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Average customer rating: Wowee!! I feel like Disneyworld is here! A Must Have for Disney Fans Wonderful. Makes you feel like you are in Disney. Walt Disney World Resort in Florida Cd Wow! Prety Nice!

Walt Disney World Resort in Florida Original Soundtrack Manufacturer: Avex Trax Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Disney's Happiest Celebration on Earth Modern Marvels - Walt Disney World (History Channel) Disney Spectacular Disneyland Park in California: The Official Album Disney's California Adventure ASIN: B00005HT8O Release Date: 2001-02-15

Tracks:

1. All Aboard!
2. Fortuosity
3. Friend Like Me
4. Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)
5. Bear Band Serenade
6. Splash Mountain Medley: How Do You Do/Everybody Has a Laughing Place
7. Grim, Grinning Ghosts
8. It's a Small World
9. Mickey's the Mouse for Me
10. Seize the Future
11. There's a Great Big Beautiful Tommorrow
12. Bright Little Star
13. Epcot Entrance Medley: Energy (You Make the World Go Round)/Golden ...
14. Test Track Medley
15. Impressions de France
16. Golden Dream
17. Hooray for Hollywood
18. Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Theme
19. Tree of Life Theme
20. Beauty and the Bees (Beauty and the Beast)
21. Fantasy in the Sky: When You Wish Upon a Star/A Whole New ...

Album Description

Subtitled - Official Album. Japanese exclusive soundtrack featuring 21 tracks. Walt Disney. 2001.

Album Details

Keep the Magic with You Wherever You Go with all the Themes Heard Round Disney World from Your Favorite Rides and Classic Tunes from the Disney Canon. They're all Here on this Marvelous Collection.

Customer Reviews:

Wowee!! I feel like Disneyworld is here!.......2006-09-17

One word: WOWEE!!!! This CD is amazing, it brings back SOO many memories of me past trips, and has all of the songs from me favorite rides like, The Tower of Terror, Test Track, Pirates, and more!! IT MAKES IT FEEL LIKE DISNEYWORLD IS AT MY HOUSE!!

A Must Have for Disney Fans.......2006-07-16

I bought this CD as a gift for my husband for Father's Day. We love it! It brings back memories from our visits to WDW, and helps add to the magic of our anticipation on returning.

Wonderful. Makes you feel like you are in Disney........2005-03-20

This is a great CD to own. It has a lot of the music from the Disney attractions. My kids and I Listen to this CD quite often. Wish we were there now.

Walt Disney World Resort in Florida Cd.......2004-11-30

This Cd Is Wonderful.. It Contains old favourites like '(There's A Great) Big Beautiful Tomorrow' by the Sherman Brothers.. It Is Pretty good that they included different versions of the song in it.. All Of The Songs Are Fantastic! Listen To Samples Of The Songs...

Wow! Prety Nice!.......2004-10-10

This CD was great! It had all the cool songs from the park! Like Splash Mountain! And the Tower of terror! Why not have this cd?

Average customer rating: [3.5] For those who knew Crush 40 had more in them than hair metal and bubblegum, this is the Sonic EP you've been waiting for Awesome songs Awesome! A must get for Shadow freaks! Lost and Found Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax Review SUPER SHADOW-SUPER CD!!!

Lost & Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Tracks Original Game Soundtrack Manufacturer: Avex Trax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal Trax Triple Threat: Sonic Heroes Vocal Trax Sonic Heroes - Official Soundtrack Sonic X, Vol. 9: Into the Darkness Sonic X: Countdown to Chaos (Vol.6) ASIN: B000CQM0UU Release Date: 2006-02-22

Tracks:

1. I Am... All Of Me
2. Almost Dead
3. Waking Up
4. E.G.G.M.A.N. Doc. Bobeatnix Mix
5. Chosen One
6. All Hail Shadow
7. Never Turn Back

Customer Reviews:

[3.5] For those who knew Crush 40 had more in them than hair metal and bubblegum, this is the Sonic EP you've been waiting for.......2007-04-27

A good deal of the personality of these Sonic vocal soundtrack EP's comes from the seemingly cryptic subtitles assigned. If "Cuts Unleashed" was resident maestro Jun Senoue's commentary on the importance of getting the Sonic Adventure 2 soundtrack out in unedited form, then maybe "Lost and Found" takes it one step further and actually refers to what was going on inside his band, Crush 40, in the process of recording it.

This is all just speculation, of course. And it's not a Crush 40 album, either, but they do claim the bookends and the highlights. Highlights because now that the mood of the game has changed, Crush 40 manages to shake off the majority of their cock-rocky tendencies while hanging onto their distinctive sound. "I Am (All of Me)" showcases a harsher, more intensive sound, but it doesn't feel like a front. And truth be told, one has to wonder if it wasn't even intentional. Even co-writer and mouthpiece Johnny Gioeli admits that when sitting down to write for this game and their eventual sophomore effort, their "sound had changed", dripping with the implications of the involuntary nature of this metamorphosis. Even when "Never Look Back" sounds like it could have been written by an early-00's Bon Jovi, Jun and John succeed in keeping themselves current equipped with nothing but their own convictions (check out the chilling piano reprise of the disc's opener) and not getting out-nü-metaled by the other acts on this disc without ever sounding as clichéd as a serious nü-metal outfit seems entitled to be these days.

Not that the bands that contribute should be ignored. Magna-Fi toss in the guilty pleasure by-the-numbers melodic hard-rocker "All Hail Shadow", while A2 slide in the dismal but hooky-as-all-hell "Chosen One". Former sci-fi rockers Powerman 5000 supply the disc with "Almost Dead", which finds the group closer to frontman Spider One's big brother Rob Zombie than anything the band has released themselves. But this album is aching for more melody and less grit, and something out of the vein of their own "Free" would have made this a much more solid album, possibly overshadowing the Remix Factory's disappointing eight-bar interlude looped over and over for three and a half minutes. Julien-K show up with "Waking Up", which sounds more in line with their "Death to Analog" demos than Heroes' throw "This Machine", which sounded more like a retooled Orgy idea (even imagining the opening riff conjures up flashes of the "Blue Monday" video).

Combine Julien's synth trip, A2's dreary beacon of light, Powerman's industrial headbanger, and Magna-Fi's emoesque rocker and you've got a cocktail of all different kinds of grim. Almost as if each act had a different vision of the darkness that would end up as the theme of this game. (Which wound up feeling just as inconsistant.) Crush 40 bring the most to the table, though, mainly because as dark as this is, it's still a Sonic (style) game. And there's nothing slow and lumbering about it. They keep the tempo in stride with that and Johnny never sounds like he's giving anything short of 110%.

Those who found Escape from the City, Follow Me and Believe in Myself among the highlights of the Sonic series probably should skip this outing. And with a price tag that ugly, it shouldn't be hard. But for those who always knew Crush 40 had something more interesting lying within them than hair metal and bubblegum, this is likely the Sonic soundtrack you've been waiting for.

Awesome songs.......2007-01-18

I really enjoyed the game and the music, so I got this CD and I really like it. I would give I am...all of me 4/5 stars. It is very good, nice job Crush 40. I didn't really like like Almost dead to be honest, so I would give it a 2/5 stars. The voice is a bit creepy and is repetitive. Waking up is a good song so a 4/5 is about right. I dont really know why they but the eggman thing in this, but its Ok, so a 3/5. Chosen one is pretty sad, but it is nice, so 4/5. All hail shadoww is very catchy, and I like the words to it sp 4/5. The best one is definately Never turn back. I give it a solid 5/5. I love this song awesome job again. Shadow is my favorite character in the sonic series, and most of his songs don't dissapoint me.

Awesome! A must get for Shadow freaks!.......2007-01-01

Ok, i gotta say the game was way estupuido and lam, but the soundtrack is awesome! This CD contains only the vocal tracks-which really sucks cuz i like all the music. Lemme tell you a secret : If u like da other music besides the vocals, they got "Shadow the Hedgehog original soundtrack" !!! But its only fof special internet order. Youll find it if u look it up on google...Shhh...Anyway this cd is good and goodbye. :)
----DarkDiamondMaiden

Lost and Found Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax Review.......2006-12-25

Most of the songs on this cd rock. But some of them bore me. There is no bad language in the cd which I like. But Almost all of the songs on the cd have negative lyrics about death, killing, and being depressed. The best song on this cd is "I Am... All Of Me. The worst song on this cd is "Eggman Doc. Robeatnix Mix". I recommend this cd for anyone who likes "Greenday" or other hard rock bands. p.s.- If you like the cd, then get the video game.

SUPER SHADOW-SUPER CD!!!.......2006-12-14

Take a look at this review,and see my opinion on these songs:
1:I Am:10-10-Totally awesome.Great job,Crush 40.
2:Almost Dead:9-10- I'm a Christian, so I
am offended by the line,''Heaven can't save us,Hell is a joke''.Needs work.
3:Waking Up:7-10-Too robotic for my tastes.
4:Eggman Remix:5-10-Terrible.
5:Chosen One:10-10-Absolutely great.
6:All Hail Shadow:9-10-Kind of corny,but a spirit lifter.
7:Never Turn Back:10-10-Awesome song.No complaints.
I recommend this cd to any music fan!

Average customer rating:

Secret Love Swing Out Sister Manufacturer: Avex Trax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Where Our Love Grows Somewhere Deep in the Night ASIN: B000RO52SE Release Date: 2007-08-13

Album Description

Japanese pressing of their 2007 single release, 'Secret Love'. Avex.

Album Details

2007 Japan Only Release from the Duo of Corinne Drewery and Andy Connell.

Average customer rating: House misleading advertisement I give you acid... where it all begins the birth of house music!x real

Trax Records: 20th Anniversary Collection Various Artists Manufacturer: Trax Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Techno & House | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Original Chicago House Classics Trax Records: Acid Classics His Greatest Hits from Trax Trax Classix: Farley Jackmaster Funk Trax Records: Rarities and B-Sides ASIN: B0001XAOFC Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

1. Bring Down the Walls - Robert Owens
2. No Way Back [Vocal Mix] - Adonis
3. Can You Feel It [Alternate Mix] - Mr. Fingers, Robert Owens
4. House This House - Mr. Lee,
5. Jack the Bass - Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
6. This Is Acid [Radio Mix] - Maurice & Mac
7. House Nation
8. You Used to Hold Me [Kenny Jason Mix] - Xaviera Gold, Ralphi Rosario
9. House Music Anthem: Move Your Body - Marshall Jefferson
10. Washing Machine - Mr. Fingers
11. Acid Tracks - Phuture
12. I Can't Forget - Mr. Lee,
13. Fantasy - Screamin' Rachael, Z Factor
14. Aw Shucks [Long Version] - Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
15. Girls Out on the Floor
16. I've Lost Control - Sleezy D
17. In a Vision - Virgo Four
18. I'll Never Let You Go
19. Can't Get Enough [Remix] - Liz Torres
20. Dub Love [Full Version] - Master C & J
21. Your Love - Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle

Tracks:

1. Children of the Night [Radio Mix] - Kevin Irving
2. As Always [Full Vocal Version Mix] - Ricky Dillard
3. Fun With Bad Boys - Screamin' Rachael
4. Jungle [Full A-Side Version] - Jungle Wonz
5. I'll Make You Dance [Full Version] - Kool Rock Steady
6. Do It Properly [Adonis Full Version] - Adonis
7. Bird in a Gilded Cage [Full A-Side Version] - Jungle Wonz
8. 7 Ways to Jack [Full Version] - Hercules
9. Slam [Radio Mix]
10. House Beat Box
11. You Got the Love [Long Version] - Rebecca Jones, Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle
12. Baby Wants to Ride - Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle
13. We Live This Life [Long Version] - Paul Johnson,

Tracks:

1. Move Your Body - Marshall Jefferson
2. No Way Back [Vocal Mix] - Adonis
3. Can You Feel It [Alternate Mix] - Mr. Fingers, Robert Owens
4. Jungle [Full A-Side Version] - Jungle Wonz
5. Dub Love [Full Version] - Master C & J
6. You Used to Hold Me [Kenny Jason Mix] - Xaviera Gold, Ralphi Rosario
7. Baby Wants to Ride - Frankie Knuckles
8. Children of the Night [Radio Mix] - Kevin Irving
9. As Always [Full Vocal Version Mix] - Ricky Dillard
10. You Got the Love [Long Version] - Rebecca Jones, Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle
11. Fantasy - Screamin' Rachael, Z Factor
12. This Is Acid [Radio Mix] - Maurice & Mac

Customer Reviews:

House.......2005-05-02

I'm from Chicago.....This album is very good old school, from Mendel, IIT, Chicago State,wharehouse. The person who gave it less is too young to understand....You don't buy this CD to spinn or mix....Its for Jackin.....Also it states all over the CD, mixed by BLAU,BLAU....just take the time and READ....... A++++

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misleading advertisement.......2005-03-28

I am a dj from the chicago area and i am faithfully seeking all old school chicago house music. As all real dj's know, you can't use a cd that has already been mixed by another dj. When I purchased Trax 20th anniversary cd there was no indication that the tracks listed were already mixed. This cd is totally useless to me. There should be some sort of indication letting the consumer know if the track listing is mixed or individual tracks.

I give you acid..........2005-01-19

wow... I read about this in some mag. I first heard this while I was kinda coming outta my 'goth/ alternative' stage ~1988. I bought this cassette called House Hallucinates @ Rainbow Records (a chain that is now all out of biz I think). Anyways, there were these tracks on there that was a sound I had never heard before. I played that tape hundreds of times blasting out of my silver 16v Scirocco. :) So anyways... flash forward to like 1990 or so and we're at Bonnie Dune beach in Santa Cruz for Wicked's full moon parties with SF djs Garth, Jeno, Markie and Thomas just blowing minds. But I'm outta my gourd and a couple of these songs on this compilation come on and just like take me over the top. Well, some naked guy then jumped into a camp fire and the cops don't bust the thousands of people dancing under a beautiful summer sky but ticket everyone's car... but a handful. mine included... Anyways, AcidHouse was just so raw. This compilation/ label (Trax)/ sound/ etc just completely got me hyped on the whole thing and now like 15 years later still doing the do. I bought myself a TB-303, SH-101 and all that. Here's to the infinite beat...

where it all begins.......2004-09-25

i first heard about this release in xlr8r, which was quite surprising since i was reading it at a studio run by vince lawrence, creator of one of the first (THE first, according to screamin' rachel) house tracks. he didn't go on to be a big name, but his track ('phantasy') is great. what makes this release so powerful, though, is that this is one of the lesser tracks on the three discs. not only that, the mix job on the first two is brilliant, carrying you from one track tot he next without any break in momentum. if you like house, or you ever wanted to know what it is, this is the place to start.

the birth of house music!x real.......2004-08-06

Well, I think everybody got to have this compilation..Trax it's the History of house, here are the sounds of the wind city,the 3rd millenium blues,here are the most beatiful spacey melodies you can hear,here is the beginning and the future of Music.The artists and the tracks here included are absolutely classics for every listener,try and enjoy it!

Average customer rating: The True Essence of A Final Fantasy Soundtrack Not Uematsu (tired line, I know), and just not that great Full track listing Beautiful! "Not Uematsu" doesn't mean "not good"

Final Fantasy X-2: Original Soundtrack Manufacturer: Avex Trax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Final Fantasy X Final Fantasy X-2: International/Last Mission Final Fantasy X: Original Soundtrack Kingdom Hearts, Vol. 2 Kingdom Hearts ASIN: B000087EQP Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

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Album Description

Full Title - Final Fantasy X-2 Original Japanese soundtrack to PlayStation 2 game, 'Final Fantasy X-2', which is a sequel to FFX based upon the same premise. Please note that the key-chain figurine that came with the first pressing is sold out and no longer available. Copy Control CD. Avex Trax. 2003.

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition featuring 55 Tracks from the Playstation Two Game. Also features Limited Edition Packaging.

Customer Reviews:

The True Essence of A Final Fantasy Soundtrack.......2007-04-10

Personally, I have nothing against ANY of the reviews I read but I don't think anyone really has a very consistent opinion about this soundtrack. Basically, it is what it is. A video game soundtrack. Which means, that every song will be entirely related to the events presented throughout the song. We cannot even begin to compare this soundtrack to the one from the previous Final Fantasy because the composers are different. We cannot compare Uematsu's work to these newcomers, who by the way, did an excellent job in delivering a new fresh sound, and took a big risk evolving the sound us gamers of Final Fantasy are used to. It was a bold move, a solid effort and a big sucess. It is a jewel to add to your collection of soundtracks if you wish. You would not regret, but truth be told, it is music that is solely different to anything you have ever heard before.

Not Uematsu (tired line, I know), and just not that great.......2006-08-11

Matsueda and Eguchi give the untraditional sequel an untraditional sound, which was nice in a way. However, the new sound isn't usually as good or well-written as Nobuo Uematsu's sound. Something I HATED about the music is that it doesn't use any of the themes from FFX! Even the tune of "Suteki Da Ne" just a few times would make me much happier. And it's not just the failed use of themes from X, it's no traditional themes from any of the Final Fantasy games. The music was a little too different.
Aside from that, the music is actually fairly good for the most part. The songs performed by Kumi Koda, 1,000 Words (Sen no Kotoba) and real Emotion (Kanjo Genjitsu), are by far the best. Her voice sounds very American, but she is still a great Japanese (Nihonjin) singer. These tracks get five out of five. There are far too many boring fillers, however, and the genre doesn't change enough; most of the filler tracks are upbeat Jazzy/70s sounding.
There are some more great pieces, such as the orchestral "Epilogue - A Reunion" and "FFX-2 Ending Theme," as well as several good background songs that give this soundtrack three out of five. It's not necessarily that the music isn't Uematsu, but that the music just isn't as good as his. Still good though, and worth the Import King's low price.

Full track listing.......2005-12-29

Disc One (66:30)
1) Eternity ~Memory of the Light and Waves~ 2:37
2) real Emotion (FFX-2 Mix) 2:33
3) YuRiPa Fight No. 1 1:29
4) Yuna's Theme 2:52
5) YuRiPa Fight No. 2 2:00
6) Mission Complete 1:36
7) Sphere Hunter - The Gullwings 2:47
8) Mission Start 2:55
9) Mt. Gagazet 3:38
10) YuRiPa Fight No. 3 1:45
11) Game Over 0:17
12) Anything Is Possible With LeBlanc! 1:44
13) I'll Give You Something Hot 2:08
14) Shuyin's Theme 3:41
15) Besaid 2:48
16) Kilika 2:16
17) Luca 1:45
18) Mi'ihen Highroad 2:18
19) Mushroom Rock Highroad 1:55
20) Youth League 2:38
21) Machina Faction 1:56
22) Guadosalam 1:42
23) Thunder Plains 1:15
24) Macalania Forest 2:55
25) Bikanel Desert 1:53
26) New Yevon Party 1:36
27) The Calm Lands 1:52
28) Zanarkand Ruins 2:31
29) Sphere Hunter 1:53
30) Temple 1:14
31) Tension 1:49

Disc Two (72:06)
1) The Gullwings March 2:32
2) Great Being 1:31
3) Good Night 0:17
4) Anxiety 2:10
5) Infiltration! LeBlanc's Hideout 1:43
6) Rikku's Theme 2:08
7) Chocobo 1:48
8) Paine's Theme 2:39
9) Bevelle's Secret 1:14
10) Under Bevelle 2:00
11) Yuna's Ballad 3:00
12) The Gullwings to the Rescue 2:21
13) Now It's Our Turn 2:58
14) Mystery 1:43
15) Confusion 1:41
16) Summoned Beast 1:06
17) Otherworld Abyss 2:23
18) Eternity ~Memory of the Light and Waves~ (Band Member Musical Performance) 3:33
19) 1000 Words (original mix) 3:53
20) Nightmare of the Cave 1:19
21) Akagi Team 3:04
22) Vegnagun Starts Up 2:31
23) Clash 1:34
24) Struggle 1:22
25) Destruction 2:58
26) Demise 2:33
27) 1000 Words Piano Version ~Feelings That Crossed Time~ 3:44
28) Ending ~Until the Day We Meet Again~ 2:10
29) 1000 Words Orchestra Version 6:29
30) Epilogue ~Reunion~ 3:28

Beautiful! .......2005-11-29

Well, I must say, when I heard the music of FFX i loved it. So I bought it. Then I played FFX-2 music was more up beat, FFX was haunting. FFX-2 has some really great songs, no one has done this, but I will:

1. Memories of waves and light 1000/5 The best song ever. Even better then FFX's title song. This song really gets you in the mood for pkaying it. It really focases on what is happining in the game.

2.Real Emotion ( Sung by Kumi Koda, not Sweetbox )4/5 At first I did not like someone singing this song other then Sweetbox, but Kumi does a good job. It is sung in japanesse.

3.YRP fight #1. 4/5 Played at when you have to fight Lebalnc when she is dressed like Yuna. Kinda of a disco song, really good song. Makes you want to dance. : )

4. Yuna's theme 2/5 I'm sorry I was expecting something quite better for Yuna's theme. Okay....

5. YRP fight #2 ...... I cannot remember this song right now.. it was okay....

6. Mission Complete 3/5 This song really got on my nerves.

7. We're the Gullwings!!! 5/5 I love this song!!! It is really fun! Main theme to the celsis

8.Mission start. 1/5 ANNOYING!!!!!!

9. Mt. Gagazat. 5/5 This song really brings out the power of the Ronso. Drums make a suprise.

10. YRP FIGHT #3 2/5 Annoying also. Really ear spilliting at the beggining.

11. Game over 2/5 I liked FFX'S game over better, it seemed to say.. Try again! While this one says... You will never win!

12. Anything goes for Lebalnc! 5/5 My fav. song after memories of waves and light. Really cool song. Diffrent thenm the rest, cannot describe it.

13. Let me blow you a kiss! ; ) 4/5 Okay..... Um played when you fight Leblanc, Logos, and Ormi. This song was annoying cuz I could never win the battle! But.. cool song AFTER i won it. : )

14. Shuyin's Theme 4/5 Haunting and eerie. Of course Shuyin is kinda supposed to be haunting.

15. Besaid. 4/5 Piano played. I liked FFX'S Besaid better. It was up beat. And really captured Besaid. Now this Besaid also captured Yuna's fellings toward Besaid. I just liked FFX's up beatness.

16. Killaka. 3/5 Um just okay.

17. Luca 4/5 Really up beat!!! I liked it.

18. The Mi'hin Higroad. 1/5 I cannot tell you how annoying this is. Think The telletubbies singing a duet with Barney. Yeah, that annoying.

19. Mushroom rock road. No comment

20. The Youth League 4/5 A really powerfull song!! You cannot really truely seem to like it though.

21. The Machina Faction 5/5 Really love this song. Gippal is introduced here. really cool song.

22. Guadosalam 4/5 I liked the FFX's Guadosalam better. But this is good too.

23. The thunder plains. 2/5 Annoying also.

24. Macalaina Woods. 5/5 Really captures the fall of Macalaina and the guado.... so sad.

25. Bikinal Dessert. 4/5 Kinda of a rock song? Um, really diffrent.

26. New Yevon 5/5 Powerful also. It has tons of Aisan infulance in it.

27. The calm lands. 3/5 Okay song.

28. Zanarakand Ruins. 100/5 My 2nd fav. song!!! Yeo beats Anything goes for Lebalnc to 3rd. This really captures Zanarkand. The falling ruins, and Yuna's feelings toward Him and Zanarkand. Beautiful.

29. Sphere Hunters? ...... No comment. Can't remember if that is the title or not......

30. The temples. 5/5 Really captures and fall of the once powerful temples, and Summoners..... really sad not hearing the Song Of prayer anymore....

31. Discord 3/5 BLAH!!! Hate it.

DISK 2:

1. Gullwings March 4/5 Really funny song!! I really makes you happy!

2. The collussos. ??? Um, I cannot remember this at all.

3. Sleep tight! 1/5 Um liked FFX's Sleep tight better..... : )

4. Disquiet. If my memory serves me right, ( Iron Chef moment here. ) This song is really hectic. And makes your palms sweat.

5. Three mice in Cheatu Leblanc. ??? Um okay song.

6. Rikku's theme. 2/5 BLAH!!! All the themes or horrible.

7. Chocobo 1/5 Annoying. Think Barney singing ' Hit me baby one more time ' Yes, that annoying....

8. Paine's theme 1/5 Like i said, the themes do not really seem like the people they potray ( I don't no what that means either )

9. Bevelle's Secrets. 5/5 My 3rd fav. song. Yes, beats out Leblnc again. This song is really haunting and eerie, and potrays Bevell's secrets to a tee.

10. The Bevelle Underground. NO COMMENT

11. Yuna's Ballad MO COMMENT

12. Your friendly neigbourhood Gullwings! 4/5 Funny song! Has a monkey at the begining!!

13. Just leave it to us!! NO COMMENT

14 and 15 NO COMMENT

16. Aeons. 4/5 Um okay... song. Annoying beacuse I cannot win the Magus sisters....... : (

17. The farplane Abyss 4/5 Slow and haunting. Of course the farplane is haunting.

18. The troupe preforms. NO COMMENT

19. 1000 words. ( Sung by Kumi Koda on Japanesse ) 4/5 I loved it when Sweetbox sung it..... liked it when Kumi sung it.. but loved it when Sweeybox sung it...

20, 21, 22,23 24, and 25 and 26 no comment.

27. 1000 Words/ Wish that spans the ages. ( Piano versions) Beautiful just Beautiful....

28. Ending, until we meet again!! 2/5 the ending theme. I loved the FFX ending theme to death. it was beautiful. and eerie and haunting. This was up beat and happy. I wish Nobou Uematsu could have come back for this last song...

29. 1000 Words ( Piano version ) 5/5 Beautiful. Plain beautiful.

30. Epilouge- reunion- * Sniff * When Tidus and Yuna are with each other... * Sniff * Wonderful!

Well, thank you for reading my review ( which was very long ! ) So go out and buy it and enjoy!!!

Songstress Lenne

"Not Uematsu" doesn't mean "not good".......2005-09-06

I wouldn't consider myself to be a professional critic, but i have played most of the ff games and have most of the music. It is also primarily what I listen to. Needless to say that this album is quite different from all of the others. I am a big fan of Nobuo Uematsu's writing style and didn't like this album as much as his works but i still enjoyed it. The album has what I would call a modern Japanese feel to it. Very fun and up-beat. There are really only about a dozen "good" songs in the soundtrack. Most of the songs are short little bits that are designed to loop over and over during gameplay, making the album, unfortunately, boring. It's most enjoyable only if you've played the game, but of course if you have played it, you would'nt be wondering how good the music on this album is.

My solution is simple. If you have played the game and liked the music, buy it. If you haven't played the game yet, buy the game and not this album as you will hear the music anyway but in a more enjoyable way, ei: during gameplay. ;)

I think this album was a good change from the traditional Uematsu music, but should only remain temporary. I feel it is good but not really Final fantasy.

Average customer rating: Sonic the hedgehog Vocal Trax Only Bought It For Zebrahead One Of The Greatest CD's I've Ever Seen(Heard,Sorry.) A for effort, C- for content. (F+ for value)

Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal Trax Sonic The Hedgehog Manufacturer: Avex Trax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lost & Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Tracks Triple Threat: Sonic Heroes Vocal Trax Sonic The Hedgehog - The Complete Series Sonic X - So Long, Sonic (Season 6 Set) Crush 40 ASIN: B000KF0TRO Release Date: 2007-01-22

Tracks:

1. His World
2. Dreams Of An Absolution
3. All Hail Shadow
4. My Destiny
5. His World (Zebrahead Version)
6. Dreams Of An Absolution (Lb Vs Js Remix)
7. His World (Crush 40 Version)

Customer Reviews:

Sonic the hedgehog Vocal Trax.......2007-07-28

My kids have loved this CD. It is fun for them to hear music that is from the video games. They really like this CD.

Only Bought It For Zebrahead.......2007-07-12

the cd is weak and boring

but that Zebrahead version of His World rocks! why they used the slow one i'll never know but i know i only bought it for the Z track i needed the hard copy of that song for my collection, a mp3 just couldn't do it i need hard copies!

One Of The Greatest CD's I've Ever Seen(Heard,Sorry.).......2007-03-23

I've beaten the game twice,and I've loved the music.Check out this review:
His World(all):9/10:The version on the CD was better than the game's.
The guitars and singers are better on this version.
All Hail Shadow:10/10:Crush 40 does a great job with the guitars and
voices.
Dreams of Absolution:7/10:Too robotic for some people's tastes,as the case
could be.Otherwise,some might like.I do,somewhat.
My Destiny:2/10:Sheesh.Sonic just HAD to have a girly,lovey-dovey song
somewhere on here.It's a spirit lifter,though.

This is a great CD,and,I must say,the game got WAY more criticism than it
deserved.I know my other review on the Shadow CD didn't make ANY sense
(sorry about that,Amazon users;it was my first review),but I know what I'm
talking about now.This is a great CD,and any rock fan will love it.

A for effort, C- for content. (F+ for value).......2007-02-12

Sensible as it may seem due to the nature of the material, splitting the music from the 3D Sonic games into a double or triple album for the score and an EP for the vocal soundtrack makes for a major thorn in the Western importer's side. While director Jun Senoue was able to scrounge up the best summary he could for American release for Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes, a failure to sell kept him from doing the same to Shadow the Hedgehog. And his efforts in Shadow the Hedgehog kept him off the most recent and confusingly second self-titled Sonic game. (Third if you count the 8-bit series.)

Or it would have, in theory, if Jun considered his work a typical 9 to 5 job. But just because he was too swamped to pen new material doesn't keep his guitarwork and his ever-morphing project Crush 40 off the game, offering up a Bond theme cover of Magna-Fi's "All Hail Shadow"; a side-by-side comparison with the original will prove how much fun it truly is to listen to Jun's infectious licks and lead vocalist Johnny Gioeli's trademark orgy of overdubs.

But as one might imagine, that only covered Shadow's theme. The task of the main theme/Sonic's theme (one in the same on this title) was thrown to Zebrahead mouthpieces Matty Lewis & Ali Tabatabae, collaborating with Gioeli to pen "His World", an synth/orchestral exercise in simply trying to satisfy too many criteria at once. It's too sluggish, despite Ali's rapping, to be a true Sonic theme, and it lacks the punch to roll over the end credits effectively.

So, the three collaborators decided to have some fun and turn this disc into a half-soundtrack/half-remix CD. Matty and Ali took His World back to Zebrahead, cranked up the tempo and turned it into a true rap-rocker, rewriting the tune to fit the band's usual caliber. Johnny stripped the work down to his own contributions and finished writing the song on his own terms, returning something entirely different from Crush 40's usual fare--you can barely tell it's the same band that sung AHS earlier on the record--Gioeli's first contribution that not only goes beyond lyrics, but composing the entire song. The fans of the two bands can bicker circles around the question of which one's better, but it's apples and oranges and all that's really apparent is both songs blow the album's opening track out of the water. Shame Sonic Team didn't use Crush's version as a main theme and Zebrahead's as Sonic's, but the game never mustered up quite as much interest as its soundtrack anyway.

This takes us to the two remaining songs, which cripple the disc. The beauty of EP's is it keeps the tunes from running together, but the material has to be consistent in quality in order to work. The Remix Factory's Lee Brotherton tries his hand at Silver's theme with "Dreams of an Absolution", but like the character, it succeeds in being little more than white noise. Once again, Jun Senoue steps in for backup, and brightens the arrangement some, but there's only so much you can do with such a droning melody. I guess the four chiefs of this disc understand that to a certain extent because they don't even touch "My Destiny", the six-minute ballad. It's simply unbearable for a whole new set of reasons. Not because of the smoggy mixing, like Shadow's SA2 level music, and not because of the cheesy lyrics, which plagued Sonic Heroes. No, it's because it's a damned six-minute ballad. Anyone could have told Sonic Team this was a bad idea, but--ever-so-unfortunately--nobody did. And here it is. (If only your CD player could total up the time a song FEELS like.)

All in all, the effort that went into His World is so impeccable, it's almost a shame that the only other highlight here is a rehash. Slap a $25 price tag on that and it's just flat-out unimpressive in the worst kind of way. The sad truth is that if Sonic Team continues down the line of producing multiple 3D games at once, there just won't be enough Jun & Johnny to go around.

Average customer rating: It's not just bad remastering! All you need now is RevCo's Beer's, Steers & Queers...LARD The other sides of a stunning band.. Gotta agree with REX on this one... yes

Side Trax Ministry Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Industrial Dance | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Early Trax Twitched Beers, Steers + Queers Big Sexy Land Cocked and Loaded ASIN: B0006213NK Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

1. Man Should Surrender
2. Anthem
3. Dont Stand In Line
4. Ballad
5. I Will Refuse (from 12)
6. No Bunny (from 12)
7. Apathy (from 12)
8. Better Ways (from 12)
9. Supernaut (from 12)
10. Hey Asshole (from 12)
11. Rubber Glove Seduction (from 12)
12. Favorite Things (from 12)
13. Show Me Your Spine (From Robo Cop) Previously Unreleased
14. No Name No Slogan Luxa/Pan 12 Mix (Ministry)
15. No Name No Slogan Cabaret Voltaire 12 Mix

Album Description

Nearly 80 minutes long, this value-packed CD takes all of the Ministry side projects and collects them in one place at last! Includes PAILHEAD - a collaboration with Ian MacKaye (from Fugazi and Minor Threat); 1000 HOMO DJ's - a collaboration with Trent Reznor (NIN), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) and others; PTP - a collaboration with Chris Connelly; ACID HORSE - a collaboration with Cabaret Voltaire

Customer Reviews:

It's not just bad remastering!.......2006-12-10

The problem here goes beyond just bad remastering. The first second or two of the first track, "Man Should Surrender", is actually CUT OFF!! This wouldn't matter so much if it were a song that fades in, but this song starts right on the beat. The original vinyl is the only way to hear this song begin on the first beat. The PAILHEAD cd that preceded this one made the same mistake with this same song, although not as much was cut off there as on SIDE TRAX. I bought this CD partly to correct that problem, but no such luck. At least the other Ministry reissue, EARLY TRAX, corrected this problem with the song, "Every Day Is Holloween". The begining of that song was butchered this same way on the TWELVE INCH SINGLES cd.

All you need now is RevCo's Beer's, Steers & Queers...LARD.......2005-05-14

This CD hasn't left my CD player since I got it...I'm from Chicago...and used to go to Wax Trax back in 89'...I remember hearing ACID HORSE'S "No Name No Slogan" for the first time there and asking Chris Connelly who sang it (most of Ministry was working at Wax Trax at one point or another)...for years I thought he said "Acid House"...Ah, the joke was on me...

The fact that this CD has all the releases from Pailhead, 1000 HOMO DJ's, PTP and Acid Horse is simply amazing...it flows like a great mix tape...all you need to get now is LARD: The Power of Lard and Revolting Cocks: Beers, Steers & Queers and your set.

Oh yeah...Pick up a copy of Ministry's Land of Rape and Honey while your at it.

The other sides of a stunning band.........2005-05-03

First off, the copy i own isn't problematic as some reviewers here report about theirs which is a big relief indeed because who would want such an essential release marred by poor sound quality?
On to more important things then, as is the case with "Early trax", this compilation was also way overdue, and it's bells in the ears for those who appreciate high quality music of any kind.

Ministry's side projects were never the usual "lets experiment with some stuff noone wants to hear" affair that is often the case with other bands. Instead they were intriguing (and diverse even) musical side projects with always something extra to offer to the band's dedicated fans.

Sure, in most of these side projects, the song remains the same in a sense. It's industrial, industrial, industrial. That, with the exception of LARD possibly -which veers off to glam rock in certain instances- is a recipe that Ministry have become the true masters of, the measuring unit (or one of the main ones in any case) for others to count themselves up against.

Everyone will differ in favorites here naturally, but in my humble opinion the track that easily stands out is "Hey as****e" from 1000 Homo DJs. It's a track that is reminiscent in a way to a Bodycount track (remember them?), with the difference being that while the setting is similar it's much more sarcastic and caustic, and definetely more explosive and bombastic.

"Supernaut" (a perennial live concert Ministry classic) is also a show stealer as are "Dont stand in line" and "Man should surrender" from Pailhead.

But it's pointless to pick out things here. This is an essential release from one of the most influential and way ahead of its time bands. Ministry were on such a par with their side projects as well as when they were being the Ministry we know.

The fact that some of these tracks go back 10 years or longer and yet they are as relevant as it gets musically still today says it all.

Gotta agree with REX on this one..........2004-12-29

Something must have gone horribly wrong in the remastering, as this disc sounds as soft and flat as the original Wax/Trax! discs (at least in the case of Pailhead and 1000 Homo DJs). It's a shame as the other Ministry/RevCo reissues are so "in your face". Perhaps a "WTF???" e-mail to Ryko is in order....

yes.......2004-11-15

i love this cd. best idea recorded to a digital disc. amazing. love it all!!!

Average customer rating: Beware copy protection If were specifically looking for the CD and songs included LOVED IT!!! Recommeded Another Great Inuyasha Soundtrack

The Best of Inuyasha, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Avex Trax Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Anime & Video Game Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of Inuyasha Inuyasha O.S.T. 3 Inuyasha O.S.T. 2 Inuyasha, The Movie 4 - Fire on the Mystic Island Inuyasha, The Movie 3 - Swords of an Honorable Ruler ASIN: B0002L4DK0 Release Date: 2004-09-20

Tracks:

1. One Day, One Dream
2. Come
3. Kiss/Day After Tomorrow
4. Angelus
5. Four Seasons
6. Brand-New World
7. Change the World
8. I Am Hitomi
9. Japanese Title
10. Grip! Every Little Thing
11. One Day, One Dream
12. Angelus
13. My Will/Dream
14. Do as Infinity
15. Dearest
16. Every Heart
17. Do as Infinity
18. Day After Tomorrow
19. Come
20. Brand-New World

Album Description

Japan exclusive compilation of soundtrack music from the popular anime 'Inuyasha'. Avex. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Beware copy protection.......2007-04-30

Beware this CD it comes with copy protection software that doesn't uninstall. It replaces 4 system DLL's with it's own. Also you can't rip this CD you can only use the supplied music player.

I recommend staying a country mile away from this CD.

If were specifically looking for the CD and songs included.......2006-08-20

The CD was great! It was what I was looking for and more. The only draw back during the process, was that they sent me the wrong CD at first. I immediately sent in back and they sent me the correct CD. I can't wait to share the CD with my friends overseas, they'll love it!

LOVED IT!!!.......2006-07-17

I liked this one alot better than the first one because I like the tv sized versons and the full versons on this cd. On the first volume the songs did'nt even sound like the same song that I heard at the end of the episodes, however it is a little annoying that that a few of the songs pop up about three times.But if you loved the inuyasha music at the end of the episodes than you'll definetly enjoy this cd!

Recommeded.......2006-07-14

First of all I know that this is a lot of money for a CD, but it is worth it. Moreover, there are sellers on ebay and other websites offering this CD for less - I wouldn't trust them. From first hand experience there are some really good bootleg copies, but they don't play the same. I got this CD for less on overstock dot com try them if you want a discount.

That said, this CD does have nearly all of the songs on the first soundtrack, but they are TV sized or the length that is ran during the opening/ending credits. There are six new songs that are full length on the CD. One is really interesting since I haven't heard it on the show (Adult Swim rarely plays the openings) and it has a salsa flare that is really good (04 ANGELUS). Plus you get a bouns instrumental that is simple wonderful.

If you are a fan of the show I'd say go of it you will not be disappointed.

Another Great Inuyasha Soundtrack.......2006-06-19

This is the second "Best of Inuyasha" CD, being the second it doesn't have as many new songs on it. I recommend buying the first Best of Inuyasha CD first because... well, because it was made first.

If you bought the first album, you would probably like the second one to complete your set. But completing the set of Inuyasha CDs is not the only reason to buy this CD, because even though it only has 6 new songs, those 6 songs are fully worth the amount you pay for this CD.

If you watch the series, all the opening and closing credit songs from "Come" to the end of the series are on this CD. All ones before "Come" are on the first "Best of Inuyasha" CD. This CD also contains the TV sized verions of all of the Inuyasha opening and ending songs, including those from the first CD, but the TV sized versions are only 90 seconds and do not pack the punch of the full versions that are all in the 4-5 minute range.

I would recommend this CD to anyone who likes the songs on the series, and if you haven't seen the series before and have the money to spend, you should buy it and see how you like it, because it is a very great CD.

Average customer rating: songs of yesteryear

The Sound of Chicago House 1985-2006 Various Artists Manufacturer: Trax Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Techno-House | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Original Chicago House Classics Trax Records: 20th Anniversary Collection His Greatest Hits from Trax House Mix: Non Stop Megamix House Attack ASIN: B0002N79EA Release Date: 2006-08-22

Tracks:

1. Love Can't Turn Around - Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Darryl Pandy
2. No Way Back
3. Give It to Me
4. Pump Up Chicago
5. House Nation - House Master Boyz,
6. Can U Dance
7. Where's Your Child [Original 12" Mix]
8. Dream Girl
9. Twilight Zone
10. Can You Feel It
11. On & On [Original Vocal Mix] - Jesse Saunders
12. Acid Thunder

Tracks:

1. Move Your Body - Marshall Jefferson
2. It's Alright [House Mix] - Sterling Void
3. Promised Land - Joe Smooth
4. As Always - Ricky Dillard, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
5. Your Love - Frankie Knuckles
6. Runaway Girl - Sterling Void
7. Let the Music Use You - Nightwriters
8. Baby Wants to Ride - Jamie Principle
9. On & On [2004 Vocal Remix] - Jesse Saunders
10. Lack of Love [Original Mix]
11. Generate Power [Wild Pitch Remix] - Photon Inc.

Customer Reviews:

songs of yesteryear.......2007-05-16

a great reference of some fine sounds, although the genious of this music was in the mix making the middles and ends of tracks quite booring and predictable. does anyone know of any similar music that has been mixed from this period?

Average customer rating: And Now That It's 13 Years Later ... Wow....just wow I wish I could give this collection 18 stars Worth the money! A wee handbook for the perplexed

Black Box: Wax Trax! Records, The First 13 Years 3 CD Set, Includes 76-Page Book Various Artists Manufacturer: Tvt ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Industrial Dance | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Techno-House | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music Techno & House | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Black Bible Side Trax Goth Industrial Club Anthems 13 Above the Night Gentle Death ASIN: B000003RGU Release Date: 1994-12-01

Tracks:

1. Supernaut (Trent Reznor Vocal Version) - 1000 Homo DJ's
2. No Devotion - Revolting Cocks
3. Beers, Steers And Queers (12' Version) - Revolting Cocks
4. Addiction - Sister Machine Gun
5. Violent Peace - Excessive Force
6. Envoye (12' Version) - The Young Gods
7. I Will Refuse (12' Version) - Pailhead
8. Faster Than Light - Lead Into Gold
9. Digital Tension Dimentia - Front Line Assembly
10. Your God Is Dead - Mussolini Headkick
11. Now Is The Time - Greater Than One
12. Shit For Brains - Pig
13. Cop Out - Hope And Kirk
14. Atomic Dog - Wreck
15. Elephant's Ground - Strike Under

Tracks:

1. Stowaway - Chris Connelly
2. Come Down Here - Chris Connelly
3. Love's Secret Domain - Coil
4. The Snow (Answers Come In Dreams 11 Version) - Coil
5. The Hacker - Clock DVA
6. Virus (12' Version) - KMFDM
7. Godlike (12' Version) - KMFDM
8. Every Day (Is Halloween) (Original 12' Version) - Ministry
9. Rigor Mortis - A Split Second
10. Butterfly Potion (12' Version) - Foetus
11. Father Don't Cry - Doubting Thomas
12. Nothing Stays - Cyberaktif
13. Words (Of The Dying) - Controlled Bleeding
14. Compulsion - In The Nursery

Tracks:

1. Rubber Glove Seduction (12' Version) - PTP
2. No Name, No Slogan (12' Version) - Acid Horse
3. What Time Is Love? (12' Version) - The KLF
4. Silicon Jesus (Duality Mix) - Psykosonik
5. Cuz It's Hot (12' Version) - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
6. Do You Fear (For Your Child) - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
7. Geburt Einer Nation - Laibach
8. God O.D. - Meat Beat Manifesto
9. Mindblower - Fred
10. I.C. Water - Psychic TV
11. Me And My Ding Dong - Pankow
12. The Name Game (7' Version) - Divine

Customer Reviews:

And Now That It's 13 Years Later ..........2007-04-04

... after the first printing of this collection, let me say LOUD and CLEAR that WaxTrax! (now TVT) Records NEEDS TO RE-RELEASE THIS COLLECTION OF CLASSICS!!! As it stands, Black Box is a hard to find collector's item, as the prices for used copies can attest (nobody's gonna have a new one available, kids, at least not for a reasonable price). You're lucky if you can find someone who kept immaculate, anal-retentive care of the discs. I was lucky to find a copy of this set at my local record shop, but the condition of the CDs would rate as GOOD, VERY GOOD at best. I'm just glad that after 13 years, they will still play in my CD player.

I'm not going to fire off a huge, elaborate critique of the set. If this kind of music from this time period pushes the dopamine receptors in your brain over the brink (and you know who you are), then this collection is for you. Yeah, it's primarily industrial in nature, but there are hints of techno, hard/goth rock, and dark experimental music. The 3-CD set clocking in at roughly 3 1/2 hours of music represents a nice, thick, bloody slice of a time and a place, and yes, it's just that damn good. Read the other reviews for point by point details. At worst, this one gets 4.5 stars. At best, it easily garners 5.

Wow....just wow.......2006-11-27

My interest in industrial music and its history lead me down the path to this little almost forgetten jem at this point.
This is industrial music as its not made anymore, as industrial music since the death of this label has become even more of a minor niche market fading into the obscure. But this box set captures industrial's golden age. An interesting mix of styles and history, it actually prompted to go visit the orginal WaxTrax store in Denver while on vacation(ironicly seeing one of the artists on the boxset.KMFDM). With all the music revials going on, I wish someone would revive this kind of industrial music, before its completely forgotten. The track that is the most well known is probably the cover of "Supernaut" with the Trent Renzor vocals, but that is to over look alot of other amazing material. You can feel the energy, the thoughtfulness, and the pioneering spirit racing though every track. The only shortcoming i'd say would be that Front 242's material couldn't be included.
Music history buffs will also get a kick out of this, there is a little booklet helping outline the history of the label, and quite a history it is. I find it quite sad that there is no real written books about WaxTrax and the chicago industrial scene of the 80s like there is for punk,hardcore,indie and their counterparts.
I recommend this comp 100%, and hope that you can feel the same love for this music as I do.

I wish I could give this collection 18 stars.......2002-11-04

I dj'd at college radio stations for 5 years in the late '80s, and was always pleasantly excited when I found a Wax Trax! label in the New bin. (Unfortunately, I usually did my shows in the dark and thought the name was "Wax Traxi" for the longest time!) The label was a mainstay of industrial music, and founders Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher consistently managed to sign and produce the most exciting musicians of the time -- the many incarnations of dear troubled genius Al Jourgensen, The Young Gods, FLA, Coil, Controlled Bleeding, Doubting Thomas, A Split Second, Lead Into Gold, Psychic TV, Foetus -- they are all here on three great discs packed with music that makes you want to move and feel. Disc One, Track One: Trent Reznor covers Black Sabbath's 'Supernaut' with 1000 Homo DJs -- a version previously unreleased, and then you are zipping through Sister Machine Gun and The Young Gods and oh so many more seminal industrial bands. Divine puts the "fun" in funky with "The Name Game", the label's second release. I was also happy to hear a few groups that had somehow slipped past me the first time around, like Wreck. I had a great time listening to this collection and am still listening to it. You can put in any of the three discs and be happy for a long time.

The packaging is beautiful -- a heavyweight black box covered with hip lettering and disturbing images; three black CD cases containing labeled discs and a listing with artist, cut, time and version information; and a terrific booklet that relates the anecdotal history of Wax Trax! -- it's artistically interesting as well as substantive and entertaining.

If you enjoy industrial music, you cannot go wrong with this incredible collection of the music and people that started it all. And why not put a few bucks into the pockets of the guys who loved the music more than the profits?

Worth the money!.......2002-02-28

This Chicago-based record label compilation is an awesome chunk of the work done by most of the best industrial bands that came out of N. America and Europe in the 80s. Very interesting and innovative music- fans of industrial music or darker techno should like most of this stuff quite a bit.

A wee handbook for the perplexed.......2000-11-25

This 3 CD set offers an excellent overview of the artists that made WaxTrax! Records synonymous with beautiful, challenging music. Coil, Thrill Kill Kult, Meat Beat Manifesto, Ministry, KMFDM, Pig, RevCo, even some early Frontline Assembly is featured on this Box. And for you NIN fans, there's even the original version of 1,000 Homo DJs' 'Supernaut' with Trent Reznor on vox. The enclosed booklet encapsulates the WT! history, including the TVT buyout. Overall, a great mix of music and information about the early days in Chicago that is well worth the price.

Album Review:

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5. Unreasonable Behavior (Bel) [Import]
6. V.I.P. Lounge [Import]
7. Veba vs. Grand Central
8. Very Best of Dina Carroll [Import]
9. Warren Suicide [Import]
10. Webster Hall's New York Dance CD, Vol. 6

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Forca Do Forro, Vol. 5 [Import]

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