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(More customer reviews)This is a great collection for any fan, or someone new to Tonic who wants to check out a variety of their songs from different albums. Almost anyone will remember one of their biggest hits "If You Could Only See", and you'll probably also recognize "You Wanted More" from the American Pie soundtrack as the only tune off the soundtrack that was released as a single. "Irish" was a huge crowd pleaser when they were touring, and it took a couple of years for them to finally put it on their last studio release in 2002.
I've been listening to them steadily since I was 15 or 16(which is scary being I'm 29 now) with their first album release. I grew as a fan as time went by, and it would be nearly impossible for me to name a favorite album or song, as there are many and it depends on the day of the week. Their musical outlook seemed to flex and change throughout the years, but at the heart you can always tell it is this amazing trio of musicians and most definitely the Tonic sound. I think the music can span and dabble in a few genres from pop to rock to a little bit of a country flare now and then, and is worth checking out for any music lover. Once you hear this, you'll most definitely want to get the other albums in their entirety.
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Deluxe edition features bonus DVD with 5 music videos! After TONIC scored a platinum album, a pair of Grammy nominations and several hit singles - including "If You Could Only See," the most-played rock radio song of 1997 - the Modern Rockers went on hiatus in 2004. This summer, however, TONIC returns, first with a tour and then this fall with its first new album in seven years. In anticipation, the group's first retrospective, A CASUAL AFFAIR: THE BEST OF TONIC revisits the enormously popular band that blended the raw honesty of rock with unabashed pop appeal, killer melodies with revved-up guitar heroics. Featuring 12 selections from TONIC's three albums, A CASUAL AFFAIR: THE BEST OF TONIC provides a refresher for today's musical malaise. The three previously unreleased bonus tracks on A CASUAL AFFAIR: THE BEST OF TONIC are a live version of their signature cut "Irish," an acoustic take on "You Wanted More," and their live rendition of "Sugar." In 2005, after nearly a decade together, the band members decided to go their separate ways. Singer Emerson Hart released his successful solo debut, Cigarettes & Gasoline, guitarist Jeff Russo recorded with the Low Stars and scored TV series, and bass player Dan Lavery recorded and toured with The Fray, among others. With A CASUAL AFFAIR: THE BEST OF TONIC and the band reunited, TONIC's meaningful relationship with its fans continues.
Track listing:
CD
1. You Wanted More
2. Take Me As I Am
3. If You Could Only See
4. Knock Down Walls
5. Count On Me Somebody
6. Sugar
7. Soldier's Daughter
8. Lemon Parade
9. Mean To Me
10. Open Up Your Eyes
11. Casual Affair
12. Irish
13. You Wanted More (Acoustic)
14. Sugar (Live)
15. Irish (Live)
DVD (NTSC, All Regions)
1. Open Up Your Eyes
2. If You Could Only See
3. Soldier's Daughter
4. You Wanted More
5. Mean To Me (Director's Cut)
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