The Best Album in the World...Ever Vol.5 2CD | Live Forever | I Am the Resurrection | Fake Plastic Trees | Beetlebum | Sorted for E's & Wizz | Virgin | Britpop | New & Sealed

Live Forever. The Best Album in the World...Ever Vol.5. 39 tracks across 2 CDs — the fifth instalment of Virgin’s definitive Britpop and alternative rock series — featuring Live Forever by Oasis, I Am the Resurrection by The Stone Roses, Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead, Beetlebum by Blur, Sorted for E’s & Wizz by Pulp, Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers, Beautiful Ones by Suede and Barrel of a Gun by Depeche Mode. Part of the Virgin “Best Album in the World...Ever” series. Britpop / alternative rock / indie / electronic. New & sealed.

Best Album Vol.5 — Most Searched Tracks

• Live Forever — Oasis — the most searched track on this volume — the third single from Definitely Maybe (1994) — UK number ten in August 1994 — written by Noel Gallagher as a direct response to Nirvana’s dark worldview — one of the most anthemic and uplifting songs of the Britpop era — the opening guitar riff is one of the most recognised of the decade
• I Am the Resurrection — The Stone Roses — the most searched Stone Roses track — the closing track on the Stone Roses debut album (1989) — over eight minutes long in its full version — the final two minutes of hypnotic bass and drums is one of the most celebrated instrumental passages in British indie rock — frequently voted the greatest Stone Roses track and one of the greatest British songs ever
• Fake Plastic Trees — Radiohead — the most searched Radiohead track on the compilation — from The Bends (1995) — UK number twenty in May 1995 — written by Thom Yorke after seeing a Jeff Buckley performance — one of the most emotionally resonant Radiohead songs and a fan favourite at the top of most Radiohead best-of lists
• Beetlebum — Blur — the most searched Blur track on Vol.5 — UK number one in January 1997 — lead single from Blur’s self-titled album — a significant stylistic shift from the Britpop sound of Parklife and The Great Escape towards a more lo-fi American-influenced style — written by Damon Albarn about Elastica’s Justine Frischmann
• Everything Must Go — Manic Street Preachers — the most searched Manics track — UK number five in June 1996 — the title track of the album recorded after the disappearance of Richey Edwards — one of the most powerful statements of resilience in British rock — the most searched Manics fact is that Richey Edwards disappeared on 1 February 1995 and was legally presumed dead in 2008
• I Am the Resurrection — Most Searched Stone Roses Facts: recorded at the Rockfield Studio in Wales in 1988 — produced by John Leckie — the bass line in the outro is widely regarded as one of the greatest in British rock — Mani (Gary Mounfield) is the bassist

Full Track Listing

• Sorted for E’s and Wizz — Pulp
• Tattva — Kula Shaker
• Live Forever — Oasis
• Everything Must Go — Manic Street Preachers
• Beetlebum — Blur
• Nancy Boy — Placebo
• Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Dub — Apollo 440
• Breathe — Prodigy
• Scooby Snacks — Fun Lovin’ Criminals
• Wide Open Space — Mansun
• Barrel of a Gun — Depeche Mode
• Milk — Garbage
• Hedonism (Just Because It Feels Good) — Skunk Anansie
• Beautiful Ones — Suede
• Day Before Yesterday’s Man — The Supernaturals
• Mum’s Gone to Iceland — Bennet
• Nice Guy Eddie — Sleeper
• Getting Better — Shed Seven
• Lump — Presidents of the USA
• Into the Blue — Geneva
• Pearl’s Girl — Underworld
• Out of the Sinking — Paul Weller
• Roll with It — Oasis
• The Riverboat Song — Ocean Colour Scene
• What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? — R.E.M.
• Hush — Deep Purple
• Flying — Cast
• Dark Clouds — Space
• Lucky You — Lightning Seeds
• There She Goes — The La’s
• Good Enough — Dodgy
• Your Woman — White Town
• Candy Girl — Babybird
• Lopez — 808 State & James Dean Bradfield
• One Night Stand — Aloof
• Fake Plastic Trees — Radiohead
• Lost Myself — Longpigs
• Easy — Terrorvision
• I Am the Resurrection — The Stone Roses

Frequently Asked Questions

• Who wrote Live Forever? — Noel Gallagher — as a response to Nirvana’s dark worldview — the most searched question
• What is Beetlebum about? — Written by Damon Albarn about Elastica’s Justine Frischmann — the most searched Blur question
• What happened to Richey Edwards? — Disappeared on 1 February 1995 — legally presumed dead in 2008 — the most searched Manics question
• What inspired Fake Plastic Trees? — Thom Yorke wrote it after seeing a Jeff Buckley performance — the most searched Radiohead question
• How long is I Am the Resurrection? — Over eight minutes in full — the outro bass and drums section is one of the greatest in British indie — the most searched Stone Roses question

Album Details

• Title: The Best Album in the World...Ever Vol.5
• Format: 2CD
• Tracks: 39
• Label: Virgin
• Catalogue Number: VTDCD120
• Condition: New & Sealed

Perfect for The Best Album in the World Ever Vol 5 2CD 39 tracks, Live Forever Oasis Definitely Maybe 1994 UK number ten August 1994 Noel Gallagher response Nirvana dark worldview anthemic uplifting Britpop opening guitar riff most recognised decade, I Am the Resurrection Stone Roses debut album 1989 over eight minutes closing track hypnotic bass drums greatest instrumental British indie Mani Gary Mounfield bassist Rockfield Studio Wales 1988 John Leckie, Fake Plastic Trees Radiohead The Bends 1995 UK number twenty Thom Yorke Jeff Buckley performance emotionally resonant fan favourite, Beetlebum Blur UK number one January 1997 lead single self-titled album stylistic shift lo-fi American Damon Albarn Elastica Justine Frischmann, Everything Must Go Manic Street Preachers UK number five June 1996 title track after Richey Edwards disappearance 1 February 1995 legally presumed dead 2008 resilience British rock, Beautiful Ones Suede, Barrel of a Gun Depeche Mode, Sorted for E's Wizz Pulp, Your Woman White Town, Virgin Best Album in the World Ever series, gift for 90s indie fans, gift for Britpop fans.

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