A fine slice of twentysomething alternative pop from the 1990s, the soundtrack to
Reality Bites presents the finest of the decade's mainstream alternative pop artists.
Crowded House,
the Juliana Hatfield 3, and
U2 all shine with previously released tracks,
Lenny Kravitz turns in a solid new number,
Dinosaur Jr. hands in a strong B-side, and
World Party offers the sublime musical in-joke "When You Come Back to Me," where they rearrange
David Bowie's "Young Americans" for the '90s. On the lesser side, the re-recording of
Squeeze's "Tempted" is unnecessary, and the remix of "My Sharona" removes its kitschy charm. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine