Review: Doves – The Places Between: The Best Of Doves

Ten Years ago, I walked into a used record store a few miles away from my childhood home with my brother and began searching through the racks. It was one of my favorite traditions in my teenage years. I remember picking up the copy of “Lost Souls” – the debut album of Doves – and seeing the giant “IMPORT” sticker on the front cover and marveling at the cover art. I decided it was worth the risk. I rushed home with my copy of “Lost Souls” and a few Echo and The Bunnymen records and got to work.

“Lost Souls” was one of those life changing albums. These types of records are few and far between in your life but this album hit a emotional and mental note with me. After all these years I still have these feelings for the record.

It is a bit of an understatement to say that I am a huge fan of the band. Greatest hits collections are always likely to be a hit and miss purchase. What makes me recommend this one, however, is the fact that it has made me fall in love with the first two Doves albums all over again. “There Goes The Fear” and “The Cedar Room” are two of the songs here that would go in my all time favourite list. The set does give longtime fans something to grab onto the DVD with all the videos and the new song have convinced me to throw down some cash in order for it to have a permanent place in my collection.