Total 13 [Import]

Total 13 [Import]

Total 13 [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. Made Me Madman
2. U.F.O. Romeo
3. Highlights
4. Get Dead
5. Look at You
6. Let's Go to Hell
7. Spotlight the Sun
8. 8-Balled
9. Ghetto You
10. Subculture Hero
11. Bombed (Out of My Mind)
12. Hey, I'm Sorry
13. Robber of Life
14. Powderhead [*]
15. Can't Find the Door [*]
16. Wireless Mind [*]
17. Rocker [*] - Backyard Babies, Michael Monroe

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese version of the Swedish punk act's 1997 album with four bonus tracks added, 'Powderhead', 'Wireless Mind', 'Can't Find The Door' and 'Rocker' (with former Hanoi Rocks vocalist Mike Monroe). 'Total 13' also features the singles 'Look At You' & 'Highlights'. 17 tracks total. 1998 MVG release.

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The Science Fiction Album
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The penultimate collection ...
  • Muisic of the Spheres
  • The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection
  • SciFi Album gift
  • Away From to be a Collectible Peace
The Science Fiction Album
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066HE5
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  2. Aliens
  3. Sound Effect - The Nostromo
  4. Alien
  5. A.I.
  6. Armageddon
  7. Sound Effect - Apollo 13 Lift-off
  8. Apollo 13
  9. Back To The Future
  10. Battle Beyond The Stars
  11. Battlestar Galactica
  12. The Black Hole
  13. Contact
  14. Capricorn One
  15. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  16. The Day The Earth Stood Still
  17. Dune

Tracks:

  1. Galaxy Quest
  2. Sound Effect - Dogfight in Space
  3. Enemy Mine
  4. Ghostbusters
  5. Gremlins
  6. Heavy Metal
  7. Independence Day
  8. E.T.
  9. Judge Dredd
  10. The Last Starfighter
  11. Lifeforce
  12. Sound Effect - Crash Landing
  13. Lost In Space
  14. Mars Attacks
  15. The Matrix
  16. Predator
  17. The Right Stuff

Tracks:

  1. Moonraker
  2. Robocop
  3. Silent Running
  4. Sound Effect - Alien Organism
  5. Species
  6. Stargate
  7. Starship Troopers
  8. Starman
  9. Star Trek - TV Theme
  10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture End Title
  11. Klingon Attack
  12. Sound Effect - Warp Drive
  13. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  14. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  15. Star Trek: Generations
  16. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Tracks:

  1. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
  2. Sound Effect - Transporter Crew
  3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Theme
  4. Star Trek First Contact
  5. Star Wars
  6. The Empire Strikes Back
  7. The Empire Strikes Back
  8. Return of the Jedi
  9. Sound Effect - Battle Stations
  10. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace - The Flag Parade
  11. Anakin's Theme
  12. The Adventures of Jar Jar
  13. Duel of the Fates
  14. The Time Machine
  15. Things to Come
  16. The Thing From Another World
  17. War of the Worlds
  18. When Worlds Collide
  19. Total Recall
  20. You Only Live Twice
  21. Superman

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The penultimate collection ..........2006-12-07

Generally I agree with Strategos in his ecstatic Spotlight Review above. It is a joy to here some of the most memorable themes and cues from some of the most memorable science fiction and fantasy movies (re)recorded in great sound and in lavish (re)orchestrations, played by renowned classical orchestras, namely the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra, no less.

I have always had a weak spot for (good, or maybe even intelligent) science fiction/fantasy and film music, especially its way of evoking mystery, grandure and wide open spaces. Call it a weakness if you want. But it was maybe really kick started off, for as far as I can remember, with Star Trek. But especially Star Trek II, III and IV - essentially a trilogy - because of their very romantic but very warm, human core, set on the broadest canvasses of unlimited and mysterious outer space. But then there was the music for adding that essential extra dimension of emotion and atmosphere. I am happy that much of the music on this album is from the Star Trek series and films, often equaling or sometimes even outclassing the original recordings.

This kind of music (for the movies) should be seen as an art on its own rights with its own merits and qualities. As such, the musical sequences on these CD's are a beautifully played cross section of some of the most evoking orchestral music for science fiction/fantasy film ever created. And I very much like the nicely blended, wide and deep orchestral soundpicture with enough reverberation to evoke a sense of wide open spaces.
I am quite thrilled by tracks like the evocative music from Dune, truly transporting one to the vastly sands of Arrakis (the music is wonderful, but to my great regret I think the movie itself is a flawed masterpiece at best, alas.). And then there is the very different, goofy music for Ghostbusters (memories of childhood), the spoofy but electrifying music from Mars Attacks (lovingly parodist music, this, with not a little touch of irony) and the happily adventurous, forward driving Theme from Galaxy Quest ('Never give up, never surrender!'), now also used for the internet-based fan-series Star Trek: The Hidden Frontier. On the other side of the spectrum we have the atmospheric music for Enemy Mine (an underestimated 'little' movie), the Theme from The Right Stuff (actually science FACT, not fiction, this film, just like Apollo 13, of course), the eerily attractive music for Species, the original End Title for Alien (not used in the theatrical version of the movie, where it was replaced by music from howard Hanson's Second Symphony), the exquisitely exotic music for Stargate, the sweet and warmly sympathetic, beautifully re-orchestrated, theme for Starman, the title cue for Star Trek: TOS (much more melodiously played than the original! If only a series nowadays could continue to be as thought provoking and as original as Star Trek was during its launch, fourty years ago ...) and a truly overpowering End Titles Suite from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. I especially like the thrillingly grandiloquent rendition here of the music for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. And how nice it is to hear the (thematic) similarities between James Horner's music for The Wrath of Khan, his great break-through as a film music composer, and his (two years) earlier music for Battle Beyond the Stars (which did indeed help him earn the job for writing the music for Star Trek II) ...

But on the 'down side', if one is looking for - for example - the gorgeously expansively played End Titles from Cocoon, it is not included here: one has to acquire the album that 'kicked it all off', so to say, namely 'Space and Beyond', also on Silva Screen. I was very pleased also with the inclusion on that album of some of the music from the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, namely where one of the characters, Tasha Yar, in one of the episodes (Skin of Evil) is saying goodbye to her crewmmates: sweetly sentimental and simple music which I have always wanted to own on CD. I guess that a few cues from the other two sequals ('Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond II' and 'Space3: Beyond the Final Frontier') didn't make it onto this 4 CD collection-album as well, but I guess that it would be the 'better part of the bargain' to opt to buy this 'The Science Fiction Album' instead of buying all three albums separately. Well, of course it is for yourself to ultimately decide what you really want ;-)

If I were to nitpick (which is not easy with such a marvellous project as this one), then I would say that while all music is performed with magnificent grandure and with style, some of it is not performed as crisply and as technically 'on the spot' as some of the original recordings: ensemble is a little slack and the playing somewhat stilted sometimes, losing some of the edge and the originality of the writing. ET and Star Wars spring to mind, but then the soundtracks for Star Wars are traditionally recorded with the magnificent London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro John Williams himself, and these superior recordings (especially the ones for Episode I, II and III) can't really be bettered, IMHO. Likewise for the music from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, I believe that in the end one really has to resort to the ultimate reference, namely the original recording (which is true in many other instances of 'original recordings'), and then the 20th anniversay colector's edition of this soundtrack on Columbia/Legacy (truly unmissable, this veritable classic of sci-fi/film music soundtracks!).

But all in all this 4CD-collection amounts to probably being the penultimate high quality sci-fi music album collection (I certainly know of no other project that comes as close quality as well as quantity wise), with some of the most memorable musical moments from classic to modern sci-fi/fantasy film captured in lavish orchestrations.
Collection-wise: five *stars*. Playing: generally four *stars*, sometimes more. The recording quality: five *stars*. The music (qualified on its own merits as film music) and its (re)orchestrations: generally five *stars*. In the end this is all highly recommended, and certainly not to be missed by science fiction and fantasy film music fans. Klaatu barada nikto.

5 out of 5 stars Muisic of the Spheres.......2006-11-06

You wonderful four disk collection of SF music. It startsa up the the grand master of SF music, 2001: A space Odyssey all the way to Superman. This is all American SF music and several themes I would have liked to have included are not there. All in all though, a collection you will enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection.......2005-10-23

If one person gives great gifts, it's the illustrious Codemaster Talon. I've received a fair number of gifts in my lifetime, but so far, my older sister's take the cake. Take this one for instance. I'm real big on orchestral music, to the point where I listen to them more than any other kind of music. I've got orchestral versions of video game themes, orchestral soundtracks to truck-loads of anime shows (Big O, Escaflowne, and Giant Robo are incredible), and could probably spend the rest of my life just trying to study the nuances of all the classical music I've got. Being such a huge fan of orchestral music, I also have come to believe that orchestra music produced for movies and television is the new classical music (or as someone once said, Mozart would be making music for movies if he were alive today). Being a huge sci-fi fan, that kind of music has always been particularly near and dear to my heart. But were I to buy each and every soundtrack for every sci-fi I liked it would cost quite a bundle, and would include a lot of sub-par music along with the grandiose and fantastic main and memorable themes. That's where this beauty comes in.

The moment I ripped off the shrink-wrap and popped it into my cd player was a moment of great trepidation. Believe me when I tell that I've seen my fair share of sub-par orchestral recording in my lifetime. Very often they are in those big super-packs of music, and suffer from poor direction, improper mastering, and sometime even pathetic orchestration (or worse yet have something sounding like a cheap synthesizer and a kazoo in place of a full orchestra). I needn't have worried though. This sucker is fantastic.

Many people who are not audiophiles will probably miss the point of this cd collection. It is not the original versions of the pieces. It is re-orchestrations, mostly by the phenomenal Prague Symphony Orchestra. Many of these themes didn't sound all that hot in there original versions because they were low budget films or were not recorded in high-fidelity. Here they are given the full treatment, mastered with the most loving care imaginable. Often the version found in these cds is SUPERIOR to the original.

Remember the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey? Of course you do. But how many times have you heard a cheap imitation of the original version from the movie, starting too low in volume and ending too high (and missing the essential pipe-organ that gives it that extra oomph)? Well, this first track in the entire collection is not only everything it should be instrumental and timing-wise, but it also has been oh-so-carefully adjusted during the mastering process so that at no time is the music either too low or too high in volume (surely a benchmark for every other recording ever to be made of the piece).

Or what about the theme from the (at-the-time) uber-creepy The Black Hole? The orchestration of this piece of music goes from tiumphant to terrifying and back again, with a splendor and cleanness that I CERTAINLY don't remember being in the original recording.

Then there's the new version of the theme from Independence Day, complete with a violin solo, a far more electrifying ending climax, and a chorus so thunderous that you feel like applauding at the end. Simply indescribable. Kind of like the MIND-BLOWING rendition of the theme from The Last Star Fighter. This has been one of my favorite themes for a long time now, but I've never heard it played like this. I think the original version of the theme is something like 1 minute long, but this new version doesn't just fade out (HAHAHAHA!!!!) THIS version is THREE minutes long, goes through the main theme THREE times, with the final strains being so triumphant and joyous I could not help but feel an electrifying charge the first dozen or so times (come to think of it, I still feel that way). This is superior to the original in EVERY way. AWESOME.

And let's not forget the incredible new rendition of Stargate with it's heavy use of clarinets (for Egyptian effect!) and a triumphant new ending (completely lacking the chanting from the original version. This version is so different that for the first minute it is very hard to tell that it is in fact Stargate. But then the main theme kicks in, and then you get this incredible flute solo for my favorite part of theme (the whole thing is played slower, but arguably more powerfully than the original). My goodness. At first I found the thing so different I didn't like it. But then I listened to it again. And again. And again.

I could go on and on, talking about the fantastic new rendition of Moon Raker, the ear-popping Battlestar Galactica, the classic Star Trek (First Contact has a minute or two of the theme from Star Trek:The Motion Picture before going into the main theme), or the sweet renditions of music from the Star Wars movies (or the music from E.T.).

I have to mention though that this collection was not picked based merely on what people want, or on what is popular. No, the people who made it obviously thought a GOOD music collection was better than a popular one. That's why you get a heartbreakingly beautiful theme from A.I. instead of the main theme. It's why you get music from movies that you probably never gave a second thought to the music (because the movie was lousy). It's why you get Armageddon, Judge Dredd, and Robocop (who would have guessed their music was so COOL when there was all that crazy action and bad-acting going on on-screen).

I said it before and I'll say it again. This cd-set was mastered with tender-loving-care, and it shows BIG-TIME. High-fidelity the likes of which I have not seen since the days when cds were brand-new in the world. Dolby Surround. Perfectly balanced. BEAUTIUFL orchestrations. About the only thing that makes me scratch my head is the weird sound-effect tracks (Oooookay.....). Other than that, it's PERFECT. Obviously they could not include every sci-fi theme ever (no one can), but this collection is REALLY GOOD. A lot of great themes that got away (forgotten gems :), new versions of old favorites, and under-appreciated classics aplenty, but ALWAYS the full and complete versions with nothing cut-out (the theme from Dune is quite extended).

If you love movie music (and sci-fi movie music in particular) you MUST buy this awesome collection). It is not the original recordings. Almost always the new ones are better (if they aren't better they're just equal). This is what you have been waiting for. I for one am going to be buying quite a few cds from this company in the future. Give your ears the treat they deserve. Buy it NOW.

5 out of 5 stars SciFi Album gift.......2005-07-20

I bought the Science Fiction Album as a gift for my son who is twenty-one years old. He is a musician, and also a huge fan of many SciFi shows and movies. I thought this would be the perfect thing for him and I was right. He loves it!

3 out of 5 stars Away From to be a Collectible Peace.......2004-12-16

If you like Sci-Fi movies and want a compilation of their important scores, this is the CD-set to buy. But let me warn you about that very few songs in the cds are from the original soundtracks. Most of them is re-recorded by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. But the sound quality of cds are very good, because they have HDCD and Dolby Surround labels. This set is away from to be a collectible peace, but it is a good general compilation of favorite Sci-Fi movie scores.
Total 13
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • TOTAL 13 - 10 Stars out of 5
  • A Favorite
  • Glorious Total Rock Cacophony
  • BACKYARD BABIES #1 ROCK BAND ON EARTH RIGHT NOW!
  • Modern Day Social D........
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ASIN: B00002EPKI
Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

  1. Made Me Madman
  2. U.F.O Romeo
  3. Highlights
  4. Get Dead
  5. Look At You
  6. Let's Go To Hell
  7. Spotlight The Sun
  8. Eight-Balled
  9. Ghetto You
  10. Subculture Hero
  11. Bombed (Out Of My Mind)
  12. Hey I'm Sorry
  13. Robbers Of Life
  14. Track 14
  15. Track 14

Album Description

Domestic debut of the 1997 & second album by the acclaimed Swedish punk act. 15 tracks, including the singles 'Look At You', 'Highlights' & 'Bombed (Out Of My Mind)', plus two hidden bonus tracks, 'Babylon (Downe/ Steele)' and 'Rocker' (featuring Mr. Michael Monroe). All tracks have been digitally remastered. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars TOTAL 13 - 10 Stars out of 5.......2006-07-03

Il capolavoro assoluto dei Backyard Babies. Cattivi, sporchi, incazzati e carichi di rabbia e attitudine, ecco come erano i ragazzi svedesi ai tempi della pubblicazione di "Total 13". C'è ben poco da dire su questo disco se non che è semplicemente PERFETTO dall'inizio alla fine.
Poche band emergenti sarebbero riuscite a dispensare l'energia dei BYB del 1998.
I brani che costituiscono "Total 13" sono veloci e potenti, non lasciano scampo all'ascoltatore, lo avvolgono durante l'ascolto, gli violentano i timpani e lo trasportano in un viaggio senza ritorno.
Ascoltare questo disco vuol dire divenire fans della band o odiarli senza limite alcuno.
Nessun compromesso dunque, a partire dalla scelta del suono, cupo, grosso, violento, aggressivo oltre ogni limite. I 13 brani che compongono "Total 13" sono un'esperienza unica per chi ama il rock n' roll con influenze punk, sporco e rauco.
Si potrebbe anche creare un parallelo tra i BYB e i Social Distortion, certo, ma per questo episodio discografico sarebbe ancora forzato.
Trascurabilissimo il disco precendete a questo. Trascurabilissima ogni precedente pubblicazione. "Total 13" è il disco definitivo dei BYB.

5 out of 5 stars A Favorite.......2005-11-27

Thank you for saying that Nicke Borg is a dead ringer for Mike Ness. Yes I agree! Nicke Borg is one of my favourite singers. He takes a song and makes it his own. Strong vocals. This cd is just great. The first one I bought from BYB. I love it. My favourite songs are Get Dead, Ghetto you & U.F.O. Romeo (what an opening line to a song)I just love it! Oh and Look At You, the song that got me into BYB in the first place. If you like great music & wanna be rocked out your clothes here they are Ladies & Gents BACKYARD BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars Glorious Total Rock Cacophony.......2005-01-28

One word describes this album: raucous, and unrelentingly so at that. It's an absolute gem. Imagine equal parts Sex Pistols, Hanoi Rocks, Motorhead, Guns 'n' Roses, and Social Distortion (singer/guitarist Nicke Borg is a dead ringer vocally for Mike Ness) and you're nearly there. But BYB go further still, and they're hands down the best pure punk 'n' roll band on the planet right now.

Every song on here is great, but for me "Subculture Hero" is the pick of the bunch -- killer main riff and a powerchord chorus to die for. These guys have all the looks, hooks, chops, and songwriting suss you could ever ask for. This is an essential album for any rocker's collection. I can't wait to see 'em live.

5 out of 5 stars BACKYARD BABIES #1 ROCK BAND ON EARTH RIGHT NOW!.......2003-09-20

Before you read my review get off your computer and get this CD anywhere, by any means necessary. Your musical life depends on it! You can thank me later.

Now that you have it in your hot little hands, i'll get down to business. This CD should be a part of any true rocker-metalhead-punk-glam-sleazy-rock-n-roll-music lover's collection in the same way having The Ramones, Guns N Roses, KISS, Hanoi Rocks, AC DC, Misfits, Black Sabbath, Motley Crue, and Thin Lizzy are essential in your library. These guys are the BEST band on the planet Earth right now. They embody so many elements of all those bands. BIG Monsterous Guitar Hooks, catchy melodies, and songs that drip sleaze.

This album is absolutley on my Top 20 albums of all time. There isn't one crappy, mediocre, filler song here. Each one is a gem. A classic. Everytime I listen to it a different song becomes my favorite. When i first got hold of it I would tell anyone who would listen to me about the BACKYARD BABIES and this album. I was like a person who just found the Lord, praising his gloriousness. all hail the BACKYARD BABIES!!

This is the kind of album that as you are listening to it you can't wait to hear it again. You will turn this CD on LOUD, grab a guitar, a tennis racket, or even a broom handle, and rock out in your bedroom like a madman.

I can't tell you how much I love this band and this CD. When, not IF you buy this you will not be disapointed. You will become instant fans of this band and seek everything they've ever done. [...]

BACKYARD BABIES FOREVER!!

5 out of 5 stars Modern Day Social D...............2000-07-04

To say the Backyard Babies third album Total 13 is Excellent would be an understatement, these Sweedish rockers Kick Butt! Nicke's gritty vocals, Dregens heavy guitar licks and well writen lyrics are the evoy of any punk or hard rock band. Their cover of Faster Pussycats "Babylon" makes the original sound more like a Sinatra song. Look for the Backyard Babies to be EXPLODING onto the US charts with their next release.

BUY THIS ALBUM NOW!
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Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • rock on!
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ASIN: B0000278P3
Release Date: 2005-09-19

Tracks:

  1. Made Me Madman
  2. U.F.O. Romeo
  3. Highlights
  4. Get Dead
  5. Look at You
  6. Let's Go to Hell
  7. Eightballed
  8. Spotlight the Sun
  9. Ghetto You
  10. Subculture Hero
  11. Bombed [Out of My Mind]
  12. Hey, I'm Sorry
  13. Robber of Life
  14. Babylon [*]
  15. Rocker [*] - Backyard Babies,

Album Description

1997 & second album by the acclaimed Swedish punk act. 13 tracks, including the singles 'Look At You', 'Highlights' & 'Bombed (Out Of My Mind)'. An MVG Records release.

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring a Bonus Track featuring Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks).

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars rock on!.......2006-04-14

Buncha straight-to-hell punky rock'n'roll songs. Your momma won't like it unless she's a night club stripper. Crank it up and get it on with your booze-up party! Chicks are getting hot on "babies". This rocks!

5 out of 5 stars Rock of Ages.......2002-12-26

Great cd!! Finally some great music out there. With guest singer Michael Monroe from Hanoi Rocks on the cd only makes it rock more. BYB rock! Buy this cd, you won't regret it. The version of Faster Pussycats' Babylon is hysterical. They did the song justice. Made Me Madman, you can't ask for better. Trust me, buy it.

5 out of 5 stars Goodgawd! Leave it to the Swedish.......2002-03-05

... to remind us what rock is supposed to be! In this age of lame rap metal and lamer boy bands, Backyard Babies is rock n' roll, and rock n' roll is Backyard Babies. That's that, and Total 13 is their best album so far. While this band is categorized as Swedish punks, that's not too accurate. They're definitely Swedish, but punk is only their starting point. One problem with American and British punks is they're usually afraid to branch out from that restrictive category, and are worried about looking like they're not "authentic" enough if they show any skill or experimentation. Since Backyard Babies are from Sweden, they're either unfamiliar with that rule or just plain don't care, as this album rocks out in ways that are much closer to metal or hard rock in the tradition of Jane's Addiction, Guns n' Roses, and other fearless heavy rock bands. Peder Carlsson and John Blomqvist are the heaviest and most relentless rhythm section heard in years, and deliver a succession of slamming grooves to really ignite this album. Dregen and Nicke Borg have their guitars amped up to eleven, and these guys sound deafening even when you turn down the volume on your stereo. The resulting Backyard Babies sound is huge and anthemic, far beyond the minimalism of standard punks. Fave tracks here are the skullcrushing and metallic "Highlights;" the big maximalist anthems "UFO Romeo," "Subculture Hero," and "Robber of Life;" and the frantic punk groovers "Look at You" and "Let's Go to Hell." Also check out the Jerry Lee Lewis-style boogie piano in "Bombed (Out of My Mind)."

These guys should be as huge as their sound! For guitar freaks out there, I would also like to draw attention to lead guitarist Dregen, who truly reminds me of Dave Navarro or Slash, and easily rises above the limitations of punk rock with a blistering arsenal of maximum grooves, huge sounds, and breakneck guitar solos. Dregen should be a guitar hero among Western rock aficionados.

5 out of 5 stars A hard-rockin' noise explosion.......1999-08-21

Backyard babies are the future. No question about it, they give music back what is has missed for so long: a sense of fun. Go and get this album.

5 out of 5 stars Rock Lives!.......1998-12-10

Rock 'n' Roll is alive and well and living in Sweden! This band is amazing. Take the best from the Nomads, Hanoi Rocks, and Stooges with a touch of Motorhead and the Sex Pistols and you get the BB. Excellent punk/hard rock songs that are catchy as all hell. "Bombed", "Made Me Madman", and "UFO Romeo" are all great songs that would be all over US radio if there were any justice in the world at all! Buy this.
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Heart Rock: 40 Great Love Songs [Time-life Music]
Various Artists 1. Take My Breath Away -- Berlin 2. Joanna -- Kool & The Gang 3. Total Eclipse Of The Heart -- Bonnie Tyler 4. A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) -- Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio 5. In Too Deep -- Genesis , Use Ta Be My Girl -- The O'Jays 7. All By Myself -- Eric Carmen 8. I Can Dream About You -- Dan Hartman 9. Still -- Commodores , Jr With Bill Withers 11. Sexual Healing -- Marvin Gaye 12. Just Remember I Love You -- Firefall Just The Two Of Us -- Grover Washington , Too Little, Too Late -- Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams 16. Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me -- Gladys Knight & The Pips Even The Nights Are Better -- Air Supply 14. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me -- Culture Club 15. Too Much , Shake You Down -- Gregory Abbott 18. Being With You -- Smokey Robinson 19. I'd Really Love To See You Tonigh -- England Dan & John Ford Coley , 1. Minute By Minute -- The Doobie Brothers 2. Time After Time -- Cyndi Lauper 3. Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose -- Ann Wilson & Mike Reno 4. Lotta Love -- Nicolette Larson 5. I'm In You -- Peter Frampton , 6. Run To Me -- Dionne Warwick & Barry Manilow 7. Endless Love -- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 8. Secret Lovers -- Atlantic Starr 9. After The Love Has Gone -- Earth Wind & Fire 10. Torn Between Two Lovers -- Mary MacGregor , 11. Can't We Try -- Dan Hill With Vonda Sheppard 12. One Hundred Ways -- Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram 13. L-O-V-E (Love) -- Al Green 14. You're Only Lonely -- John David Souther , 15. All Cried Out -- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 16. You're All I Need To Get By -- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 17. Keep On Loving You -- REO Speedwagon , and 18. I Go Crazy -- Paul Davis 19. Open Arms -- Journey 20. Hold Me Now -- The Thompson Twins 21. You Are So Beautiful -- Joe Cocker
Manufacturer: Time Life
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MI5EOM

Product Description

Heart Rock (Disc A) Label: Time-Life Music Year: 1988 Track Title 1. Take My Breath Away -- Berlin 2. Joanna -- Kool & The Gang 3. Total Eclipse Of The Heart -- Bonnie Tyler 4. A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) -- Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio 5. In Too Deep -- Genesis 6. Use Ta Be My Girl -- The O'Jays 7. All By Myself -- Eric Carmen 8. I Can Dream About You -- Dan Hartman 9. Still -- Commodores 10. Just The Two Of Us -- Grover Washington,Jr With Bill Withers 11. Sexual Healing -- Marvin Gaye 12. Just Remember I Love You -- Firefall 13. Even The Nights Are Better -- Air Supply 14. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me -- Culture Club 15. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late -- Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams 16. Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me -- Gladys Knight & The Pips 17. Shake You Down -- Gregory Abbott 18. Being With You -- Smokey Robinson 19. I'd Really Love To See You Tonigh -- England Dan & John Ford Coley ---==== Heart Rock (Disc B) Label: Time-Life Music Year: 1988 Track Title 1. Minute By Minute -- The Doobie Brothers 2. Time After Time -- Cyndi Lauper 3. Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose -- Ann Wilson & Mike Reno 4. Lotta Love -- Nicolette Larson 5. I'm In You -- Peter Frampton 6. Run To Me -- Dionne Warwick & Barry Manilow 7. Endless Love -- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 8. Secret Lovers -- Atlantic Starr 9. After The Love Has Gone -- Earth Wind & Fire 10. Torn Between Two Lovers -- Mary MacGregor 11. Can't We Try -- Dan Hill With Vonda Sheppard 12. One Hundred Ways -- Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram 13. L-O-V-E (Love) -- Al Green 14. You're Only Lonely -- John David Souther 15. All Cried Out -- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 16. You're All I Need To Get By -- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 17. Keep On Loving You -- REO Speedwagon 18. I Go Crazy -- Paul Davis 19. Open Arms -- Journey 20. Hold Me Now -- The Thompson Twins 21. You Are So Beautiful -- Joe Cocker

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars TRACK LIST.......2007-01-08

Heart Rock (Disc A)
Label: Time-Life Music
Year: 1988

Track Title
1. Take My Breath Away -- Berlin
2. Joanna -- Kool & The Gang
3. Total Eclipse Of The Heart -- Bonnie Tyler
4. A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) -- Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
5. In Too Deep -- Genesis
6. Use Ta Be My Girl -- The O'Jays
7. All By Myself -- Eric Carmen
8. I Can Dream About You -- Dan Hartman
9. Still -- Commodores
10. Just The Two Of Us -- Grover Washington,Jr With Bill Withers
11. Sexual Healing -- Marvin Gaye
12. Just Remember I Love You -- Firefall
13. Even The Nights Are Better -- Air Supply
14. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me -- Culture Club
15. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late -- Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
16. Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me -- Gladys Knight & The Pips
17. Shake You Down -- Gregory Abbott
18. Being With You -- Smokey Robinson
19. I'd Really Love To See You Tonigh -- England Dan & John Ford Coley

Heart Rock (Disc B)
Label: Time-Life Music
Year: 1988

Track Title
1. Minute By Minute -- The Doobie Brothers
2. Time After Time -- Cyndi Lauper
3. Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose -- Ann Wilson & Mike Reno
4. Lotta Love -- Nicolette Larson
5. I'm In You -- Peter Frampton
6. Run To Me -- Dionne Warwick & Barry Manilow
7. Endless Love -- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
8. Secret Lovers -- Atlantic Starr
9. After The Love Has Gone -- Earth Wind & Fire
10. Torn Between Two Lovers -- Mary MacGregor
11. Can't We Try -- Dan Hill With Vonda Sheppard
12. One Hundred Ways -- Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram
13. L-O-V-E (Love) -- Al Green
14. You're Only Lonely -- John David Souther
15. All Cried Out -- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
16. You're All I Need To Get By -- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
17. Keep On Loving You -- REO Speedwagon
18. I Go Crazy -- Paul Davis
19. Open Arms -- Journey
20. Hold Me Now -- The Thompson Twins
21. You Are So Beautiful -- Joe Cocker

Schranz Total 13.0
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    Schranz Total 13.0
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Top Trax De
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000B5XLWI
    Release Date: 2005-10-03

    Tracks:

    1. Dressurreiter - S.EWE
    2. Face Down Ass Up - The Beat-Jackerz Part 1
    3. Family - Kaoz the Assassin
    4. U Betta Run - Huhsovitz, Just
    5. Bergraufkletterer - S.EWE
    6. Pump Up - Kaoz the Assassin
    7. Werk That Bitch [DJ Bam Bam Remix] - Red Tide
    8. Abstract - Kaoz the Assassin
    9. Darkness - Waldhaus
    10. Threatening You - Dave Demon, Hardtrax
    11. Kondon - Seema
    12. Wild West Platte - Frank Kvitta
    13. Ready to Fight - Sven Wittekind
    14. I Saw It Last Night - Robert Natus
    15. French Kiss - Robert Natus
    16. Konstablerwache 2000

    Tracks:

    1. Red Planet - Seema
    2. Poly - Thomash Gee
    3. Get Up - Theo Schwarz
    4. More Bullshit - Ben Santo
    5. Devon Is Back - Thomash Gee
    6. Bitches [Mhonolog Remix] - Viper XXL
    7. Pimp Your Character - Mario Ranieri
    8. Ulstertaler Kletterhase - Mahatma
    9. What We Love - Chris Highhat, Waldhaus
    10. Hungarian Polka - Arkus P.
    11. This Is...I [Softmixer] - Sandy Warez
    12. Shitbull - Frank Kvitta, Switchblade
    13. Our Proffession - Arkus P., Robert Natus
    14. Thrill - Arkus P., Hardtrax
    15. Lost Souls - Weichentechnikk
    16. Avidadelatinaa - Weichentechnikk
    17. Fuck Schranz Call It Hardtechno - Mario Ranieri
    18. Makombo - Thomash Gee
    Total 13
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • rock on!
    • Rock of Ages
    • Goodgawd! Leave it to the Swedish
    • A hard-rockin' noise explosion
    • Rock Lives!
    Total 13
    Backyard Babies
    Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000088E8
    Release Date: 1998-03-31

    Tracks:

    1. Made Me Madman
    2. U.F.O. Romeo
    3. Highlights
    4. Get Dead
    5. Look at You
    6. Let's Go to Hell
    7. Spotlight the Sun
    8. 8-Balled
    9. Ghetto You
    10. Subculture Hero
    11. Bombed (Out of My Mind)
    12. Hey, I'm Sorry
    13. Robber of Life
    14. Powderhead [*]
    15. Can't Find the Door [*]
    16. Wireless Mind [*]
    17. Rocker [*] - Backyard Babies, Michael Monroe

    Album Description

    Japanese version of the Swedish punk act's 1997 album with four bonus tracks added, 'Powderhead', 'Wireless Mind', 'Can't Find The Door' and 'Rocker' (with former Hanoi Rocks vocalist Mike Monroe). 'Total 13' also features the singles 'Look At You' & 'Highlights'. 17 tracks total. 1998 MVG release.

    Album Details

    Japanese Release featuring a Bonus Track featuring Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks).

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars rock on!.......2006-04-14

    Buncha straight-to-hell punky rock'n'roll songs. Your momma won't like it unless she's a night club stripper. Crank it up and get it on with your booze-up party! Chicks are getting hot on "babies". This rocks!

    5 out of 5 stars Rock of Ages.......2002-12-26

    Great cd!! Finally some great music out there. With guest singer Michael Monroe from Hanoi Rocks on the cd only makes it rock more. BYB rock! Buy this cd, you won't regret it. The version of Faster Pussycats' Babylon is hysterical. They did the song justice. Made Me Madman, you can't ask for better. Trust me, buy it.

    5 out of 5 stars Goodgawd! Leave it to the Swedish.......2002-03-05

    ... to remind us what rock is supposed to be! In this age of lame rap metal and lamer boy bands, Backyard Babies is rock n' roll, and rock n' roll is Backyard Babies. That's that, and Total 13 is their best album so far. While this band is categorized as Swedish punks, that's not too accurate. They're definitely Swedish, but punk is only their starting point. One problem with American and British punks is they're usually afraid to branch out from that restrictive category, and are worried about looking like they're not "authentic" enough if they show any skill or experimentation. Since Backyard Babies are from Sweden, they're either unfamiliar with that rule or just plain don't care, as this album rocks out in ways that are much closer to metal or hard rock in the tradition of Jane's Addiction, Guns n' Roses, and other fearless heavy rock bands. Peder Carlsson and John Blomqvist are the heaviest and most relentless rhythm section heard in years, and deliver a succession of slamming grooves to really ignite this album. Dregen and Nicke Borg have their guitars amped up to eleven, and these guys sound deafening even when you turn down the volume on your stereo. The resulting Backyard Babies sound is huge and anthemic, far beyond the minimalism of standard punks. Fave tracks here are the skullcrushing and metallic "Highlights;" the big maximalist anthems "UFO Romeo," "Subculture Hero," and "Robber of Life;" and the frantic punk groovers "Look at You" and "Let's Go to Hell." Also check out the Jerry Lee Lewis-style boogie piano in "Bombed (Out of My Mind)."

    These guys should be as huge as their sound! For guitar freaks out there, I would also like to draw attention to lead guitarist Dregen, who truly reminds me of Dave Navarro or Slash, and easily rises above the limitations of punk rock with a blistering arsenal of maximum grooves, huge sounds, and breakneck guitar solos. Dregen should be a guitar hero among Western rock aficionados.

    5 out of 5 stars A hard-rockin' noise explosion.......1999-08-21

    Backyard babies are the future. No question about it, they give music back what is has missed for so long: a sense of fun. Go and get this album.

    5 out of 5 stars Rock Lives!.......1998-12-10

    Rock 'n' Roll is alive and well and living in Sweden! This band is amazing. Take the best from the Nomads, Hanoi Rocks, and Stooges with a touch of Motorhead and the Sex Pistols and you get the BB. Excellent punk/hard rock songs that are catchy as all hell. "Bombed", "Made Me Madman", and "UFO Romeo" are all great songs that would be all over US radio if there were any justice in the world at all! Buy this.
    Total Destruction
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      Total Destruction
      Ural 13 Diktators
      Manufacturer: Forte Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00004Z0DS
      Release Date: 2001-04-17

      Tracks:

      1. Total Destruction
      2. Diktators Masterplan
      3. Hits Not Hype
      4. Name of the Game
      5. Direction Ural
      6. High Energy
      7. You Wont My Love
      8. Party Vision
      9. Total Destruction [Johannes Heil Remix]
      13 Songs
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        13 Songs
        Total Fury
        Manufacturer: Gloom Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD
        ASIN: B000JJILJE
        Total 13
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          Total 13
          Backyard Babies
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B0002549FU
          Release Date: 2004-01-20

          Album Description

          Japanese pressing of 1998 album featuring 4 bonus tracks - 'Powderhead', 'Can't Find The Door', 'Wireless Mind' & 'Rocker' (feat. Mike Monroe). MVG Records.
          Total 13
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Totally freaking awesome
          • Un-freakin-believable!
          • Mind blowin', hard hittin', blood pumpin', all out R'n'R!!!!
          Total 13
          Backyard Babies
          Manufacturer: Bmg
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B00000889W
          Release Date: 1998-03-23

          Tracks:

          1. Made Me Madman
          2. U.F.O. Romeo
          3. Highlights
          4. Get Dead
          5. Look at You
          6. Let's Go to Hell
          7. Eightballed
          8. Spotlight the Sun
          9. Ghetto You
          10. Subculture Hero
          11. Bombed [Out of My Mind]
          12. Hey, I'm Sorry
          13. Robber of Life
          14. Babylon [*]
          15. Rocker [*] - Backyard Babies,

          Album Details

          13 Tracks from this Stockholm - Based Rock Band.

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Totally freaking awesome.......2000-09-06

          The true gods of dirty Rock-n-Roll they blow buckcherry and the supersuckers to the weeds dark,dirty,sleazy and heavy These swedish boys ROCK...Bring on the new DISC!!!!!!!!!!!

          5 out of 5 stars Un-freakin-believable!.......2000-04-24

          When I first heard Total 13, by Backyard Babies, I thought it was excellent. But it got better with every listen. I've listened at least twenty times and like it more each time. The other review here is not hype; this record really IS that good. Sounds like two big, fat, crunchy Gibson Les Pauls through Marshall stacks. Power. This record will rip your head off. I can't wait for another CD from them.

          5 out of 5 stars Mind blowin', hard hittin', blood pumpin', all out R'n'R!!!!.......1999-02-06

          This is one of the few bands left that stand for good old rock'n'roll, they are fantastic! This albun show the whole world that rock is on its way back to the top. Kickin' off with the adreniline rush of 'Made me Madman','U.F.O. Romeo' and 'Highligts'. The later a little different in the way that it doesn't wizz past at a zillion chors per second. It continues all the way through the album with the good old Stooges, Pistols, Ramones and Dolls R'n'R. The final three tracks are just superb- 'Bombed out of my Mind' a hard hitting 'sing along', 'Hey I'm Sorry' just screems The Ramones and'Robber of Life' really just show how the sex has ben put back into honest music.The album is perfect, it simply couldn't be any better and so is the band, four little white Swedish boys who were born to be celebrities. The live shows are even better, as you would expect. I've seen them three time and each time I've left the building with the feeling that I accomplish anything(and of corse a big fat smile).Wham, Bham,Thankyou Glam!!!!!!

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          1. Trinity
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