Power of the Trinity: Great Moments in Reggae Harmony is certainly a solid comp, but, what with my being a white hipster and all, it mostly served to remind me of how much I love Heart of the Congos. I really fear I've been underrating it all these years out of contrarianism.

And the title of the Very Best Bollywood Songs is definitely a misnomer; it may be closer to what actual Indian people think is the best Filmi tracks, but for my taste it features far too much modern music, with its sickly sentimental digital synths and treacly tempi - even the tracks that are obviously just pastiches of the "classic" Bollywood sound, like "Ladki Badi Anjani Hai," completely lack the grace, soul and groove of their vintage counterparts and even with the older selections, they're mostly ballads with little of the unusual arrangements and eclecticism that animates the best filmi. The only track here I knew offhand was "Roop Tera Mastana," even though I've heard the soundtracks to Bobby and Sholay neither of the tracks present seemed familiar, which points to their lack of memorability and thus their unfitness for this comp as much as my habit of stuffing too much music into my ears.