"It took Strummer a decent stretch of his post-Clash period to answer the question "And now what?". This pick-and-mix of his solo career amply demonstrates that he got there eventually. If there's one thing uniting the tracks gathered on "Assembly" it's Strummer's rediscovery of a pure-hearted joy in making music ... "Assembly" cannot help prompt rueful contemplation of what else Strummer might have accomplished had he lived past 50: the plain lovely "Long Shadow" and "Sleepwalk" suggest regrettably under-explored possibilities as a balladeer"

"A blurred, 16-track snapshot of Strummer's solo years as a global visionary"

"For anyone who hasn't explored the music Joe Strummer made after the Clash, Assembly works well as a compact introduction, but Joe Strummer 001 gives a better perspective on the full scope of his musical world view, and 2003's Streetcore, his final album, is an outstanding and fully formed record eagerly awaiting rediscovery. Hint, hint"