Compilations of dancefloor hits are very rarely worth sitting down and actually listening to, and this two-disc set looks for all the world like just one more generic collection of mindless thumpathons -- until you look at the back cover, that is, and notice that the featured artists include the Crystal Method, Daft Punk, Dirty Vegas, and Sinéad O'Connor, and that the tracks include one Gordon Lightfoot cover and one dancefloor appropriation of material from the James Joyce novel -Ulysses. These discoveries are enough to raise one's expectations significantly, and while it's true that not everything on this album is a brilliant success, there's at least plenty to hold your attention. Disc one turns out to be the best of the two, featuring a charming little slice of vocoder funk in the form of Daft Punk's "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger," as well as a brilliant gospel-influenced number by Kim English titled "Unspeakable Joy," along with both the Lightfoot cover and the Joyce adaptation. Disc two doesn't quite rise to the same standard, leading off with Robin S.'s disappointingly generic "Show Me Love" and Funky Green Dogs' equally tiresome "Fired Up!," but it recovers near the end thanks to Sinéad O'Connor, whose "Troy (The Phoenix from the Flame)" is one of the collection's highlight tracks. Strongly recommended overall. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide