Containing no less than 25 tracks, Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe is an excellent overview of Lowe's solo career, detailing how he evolved from a quirky, innovative new wave pop craftsman to a fine roots rocker. All of Lowe's absolutely essential songs -- from "So It Goes" and "Heart of the City" through "Cracking Up," "Born Fighter," and "Cruel to Be Kind" to "American Squirm," "The Rose of England," "Half a Boy and Half a Man," and "Raging Eyes" -- are here, and while Jesus of Cool and Labour of Lust are essential in their own right, Basher is a terrific introduction to his body of work. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracks
1
So It Goes
02:31
2
Heart of the City
02:01
3
(I Love the Sound of) Breaking Glass
03:12
4
Little Hitler
02:59
5
No Reason
03:31
6
36 Inches High
02:58
7
Marie Provost
02:47
8
American Squirm
02:31
9
Cracking Up
02:58
10
Big Kick, Plain Scrap
02:28
11
Born Fighter
03:09
12
Switchboard Susan
03:48
13
Without Love
02:28
14
Cruel to Be Kind
03:28
15
When I Write the Book
03:17
16
Heart
03:42
17
Raging Eyes
02:38
18
Time Wounds All Heels
02:44
19
Maureen
03:06
20
Half a Boy & Half a Man
02:55
21
7 Nights to Rock
02:46
22
She Don't Love Nobody
03:22
23
The Rose of England
03:26
24
I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)
04:26
25
Lovers Jamboree
03:42