The Remixes

They'll never go away you know. Despite releasing only two full length studio albums, they have posthumously (and against the original members' wishes) been anthologized and compiled to an extent befitting a band with a far more prolific and extensive back catalogue.

That said, there are many reasons why an album of Roses remixes makes a lot of sense. Along with the Happy Mondays and Primal Scream, they patented rock 'n' roll performed in a rave style. 'Fool's Gold' had a groove and swagger remarkable for any record, regardless of genre and era. The Roses were the cheeky indie kid with flares godfathers of dance culture: if anyone deserves a wicked remix tretment, they do.

Overall, however, The Remixes is less than the sum of its parts. 808 State's 'Made of Stone', Jon Carter's 'I Am the Resurrection and Mint Royale's 'Elephant Stone' are well worth hearing. Indeed, Royale's 'Elephant Stone' is absolutely wonderful, lifting Ian Brown's vocal and setting it against a swoonsome string-led backdrop.

But that high isn’t maintained, and there are disappointments from Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osbourne and from Grooverider who fails to add any oomph to ‘Fool’s Gold’.

Expect a rather subdued reaction.