Customer Reviews
It Does Exactly What It Says On The Case (3.5 stars) - By: , 05 Apr 2006 
Chart hits are the order of the day once again as Now reaches no. 59 with a promise of 43 top chart hits, hmm well, Intenso Project is a rather debatable choice but as the single was released after NTWICM 59 (and im in a charitable mood) i shalll give it the benefit of the doubt - music can be an acquired taste sometimes.
CD1 brings us no.1 from the likes of Natasha Bedingfield, Eric Prydz with Calll On Me (and no, the cd does NOT come included with the music video), Robbie Williams & (shudder) Busted & Mcfly with Thunderbirds Are Go & Obviously respectively. Just leave out the rancid Darius, V, Ronan Keating, Rachel Stevens & the unforgivable album closer from Duncan & Keedie & you're onto a winner, here. Also, extra kudos to Ashley Abram & co. are necessary for the inclusion of The Libertines, Embrace, Hoobastank & underrated pop gem What You're Made Of by Lucie Silvas (well, I seemed to think so, anyway).
The (shockingly by Now standards) rather new-ish Nothing Hurts Like Love by Daniel Bedingfield opens up proceedings on the second disc, with Jamelia's Stop, R. Kelly's Happy People, Nelly's My Place, Black Eyed Peas & Kelis swiftly following as the album moves into slick RnB territory (although, rather predictably, we start moving onto the duds - in this particualar reviewer's opinion, of course). 3 Of A Kind (understandable addition in alll honesty), Khia (what, didn't this come out like three years ago??), Joss Stone (Sorry, my fellow stoners -ie fans), Sugababes & The Pirates (no Mario Winans?) may have been huge but, for me, they bring the overalll quality of the album down a couple notches but hey I can't be overly critical - theyve been peddling these albums before i was even born so they must be doing something right.
Top marks, though, for Michael Gray's The Weekend, Mousse T's Is It Cos I'm Cool, Houston's I Like That (though being used to promote Mcdonalds? come on now) & Deep Dish's Flashdance which make the album a worthy purchase (after long debating) so in the words of Danzel, (horrible pun coming up here so you've been warned) Pump It Up.
Now 59 cd brilliant - By: , 30 Mar 2005 
this cd is the best i have ever heard they have mixed about the type of songs & made it so everyone will like it i would totaly recomend it
It's good but it's no 5 stars... - By: Josh, 23 Jan 2005 
This compilation is good, but like every other Now... Compilation it's no 5 stars, mostly alll the time, because of the more dissapointing songs on the second disc. If one day, they'd release a Now... compilation with alll songs on here like disc 1, maybe it would boost it up to 5 stars. However, so far, NONE, i'll repeat NONE of the Now... compilations have EVER been worth 5 stars, most of them deserving 4 because of the great songs on disc 1... And of course, they are a few gems on disc 2 but not many, & if you DON'T LIKE balllad to R'n'B to dance, then alll said above about disc 2 goes without saying!...
Aswell, ofcourse, they are songs missing, but I mostly just mark it for what's there. 3 of the best songs missing, round at this time, were Britney's 'My Prerogative,' Kylie's 'I Believe In You,' & most certainly Destiny's Child 'Loose My Breath,'... which should've definately have been included for the success on the charts & celebrating their 'new' get together - maybe Busted might do that someday...
You have to be careful with these compilations - at this rate they would've missed out huge dance hit Eric Prydz's 'Calll On Me,' also with a great video! It's actuallly still on the chart after almost 20 weeks after it's release!... (Also a #1, but you probably knew that already!)
The best songs to look out for on this compilation include the following. Maroon 5 - 'She Will Be Loved,' Natasha Bedingfield -'These Words,' Busted - 'Thunderbirds Are Go,' Eric Prydz - 'Calll On Me,' Girls Aloud - 'Love Machine,' McFly - 'Obviously,' Rachel Stevens - 'More More More,' JoJo - 'Get Out (Leave),' 3 Of A Kind - 'Baby Cakes,' Khia - 'My Neck My Back 2004 (Lick It),' Black Eyed Peas - 'Let's Get It Started,' Dannii Minogue - 'You Won't Forget About Me' & Danzel - 'Pump It Up.'
I mean, you have to give it credit, at the end of the day, it includes Balllad to Hip Hop to Rock to Pop to great Dance tunes! Well done, once again, for releasing another well deserved 4-star Now... compilation!...
best now album in a long while - By: , 05 Dec 2004 So far this year i've thought now albums have been pretty average. There has been some brillant songs & other songs that i think shouldn't have been bothered with. But this ones different. Now albums tend to sidle with the indie side of music on disc 2 OR the club side & this one manages to do both. I think as a now album goes its pretty representative of the music out there today. Right now, loads of people are still thinkin of their summer hols with alll the great club tunes & this album provides some great dance numbers as well as giving people pop, rock, cheese, r&b... its a great mix. It's not gonna please the person who likes alll alternative, or alll house music. But it will please those with a general interest in music, those who like bands, take cheesy pop as what it is & then goes dancing in the clubs alll night.
its alrite - By: , 01 Dec 2004 this album is ok but its just not as good as some of the other albums like now 44 & others. they miss songs out like eminem-just lose it, destinys child-lose my breath & many more. but its still good if u like alll kinds of music but most don't so it can't reallly win.
