The Best of 20 Years [Import]

1. Living Next Door to Alice

2. Lay Back in the Arms of Someone

3. It's Your Life

4. Mexican Girl

5. Needles and Pins

6. Oh Carol

7. For a Few Dollars More

8. I'll Meet You at Midnight

9. Wild Wild Angels

10. If You Think You Know How to Love Me

11. Don't Play You Rock 'N' Roll to Me

12. Something's Been Making Me Blue

13. Roll on Baby [#]

14. Midnight Lady

15. Some Hearts Are Diamonds

16. Broken Heroes

17. Sarah (You Take My Breath Away)

18. Stumblin' In - Chris Norman, Suzi Quatro

19. I Wanted to Be Needed

20. Alice (Who the X Is Alice?) (Living Next Door to Alice) [*] - Gompie

The Best of 20 Years,Smokie & Chris Norman,BMG,Euro-Rock,Pop/Rock,Soft Rock,World Music

Average customer rating: Rockin' n Rollin' all Night! THE WORST OF POISON!!!!!!!!! Great to hear Poison again! The Best of Poison I always liked this band, no matter how many other people hate it :)

The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock Poison Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits POISON'D! Motley Crue - Greatest Hits Poison - Seven Days Live Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection ASIN: B000EHQ80K Release Date: 2006-04-04

Tracks:

1. Talk Dirty To Me
2. I Want Action
3. I Won't Forget You
4. Cry Tough
5. Look What The Cat Dragged In
6. Nothin' But A Good Time
7. Fallen Angel
8. Every Rose Has Its Thorn
9. Your Mama Don't Dance
10. Unskinny Bop
11. Rock And Roll All Nite
12. Ride The Wind
13. Something To Believe In
14. Life Goes On
15. Stand
16. The Last Song
17. Shooting Star
18. Were An American Band (New track, produced by Don Was)

Album Description

From hair metal stardom to "Behind the Music" melodrama, few bands have rocked as hard and lived as high as L.A.'s famous foursome, Poison. Bret, C.C. and the boys celebrate 20 years of glam-trashed brilliance on the remastered Best of Poison. This must-have set includes all of Poison's biggest hits, including "Unskinny Bop," "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," "Talk Dirty To Me," and "Nothin' But A Good Time," plus a cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're An American Band."

Customer Reviews:

Rockin' n Rollin' all Night!.......2007-07-16

If you're talkin' bout Rock n Roll, then definitely you're talkin' bout POISON; the best hair metal band and the sons of glam rock! This 20th anniversary collection shows the undeniable truth that POISON marks as an icon to the 80's rock n roll. But I find it dissapointing that the songs included were almost the same in their first Greatest Hits collection. In my opinion, they should'nt have included songs like Were an American Band, Rock n' Roll All Nite and Your Mama Dont Dance since they were released in a revival album called Poison'd. The new songs included like Shooting Star and Last Song were impressive however. All the rest were truly great POISON classics. Overall, this CD may be the best substitute to their Greatest Hits 86-96 collection.

THE WORST OF POISON!!!!!!!!!.......2007-05-13

I HATE POISON THE SONG I HATE THE MOST IS EVREY ROSE HAS A THORN IS THE MOST HORRIBLE SONG OF ALL TIME THE FIRST TIME I HEARD IT I THOUGHT OF THROWING UP THERE ONLY GOOD SONG IS NOTHIN BUT A GOOD TIME. ALL POISON IS IS A ONE HIT WONDER!!!!!MY ADVICE IS DON'T BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!

Great to hear Poison again!.......2007-04-19

I was missing my Poison songs that I remember jamming to when I was in high school. This album brought back floods of memories! Some of their newer stuff isn't too bad either. Great collection of some of their biggest hits. Good purchase...

The Best of Poison.......2007-04-04

This is a good copulation of their work. A recommended purchase for Poison fans.

I always liked this band, no matter how many other people hate it :).......2007-01-22

Poison is one of those 1980s bands that became "unfashionable" after the 1990s grunge craze, and is now looked upon with almost universal scorn. Reviled for their big hair, spandex clothing, and simple song structures, almost nobody even admits to liking them, but I still do! For one thing, who cares if 80s music is no longer hip and trendy? Time waits for nobody, and all music eventually becomes old. The grunge music that replaced hair metal is every bit as dated as hair metal itself is, and I don't see people bashing Nirvana or Soundgarden for being "90s has beens" do you? Nothing stays hip and trendy forever. And the other argument used against Poison is that their music isn't complicated or technically complex, it only has 3 chords, and doesn't require any talent to play. Has it ever occured to you hair metal bashers that there is more to music than lightning fast guitar solos that are so impossible that nobody can play them? Sometimes 3 chords is enough to make an impression on the listener, even if it isn't hard to play. In fact, virtually all rock stars s*ck at playing their instruments. You only need to look at all the Avril Lavigne, Green Day, U2, Nickelback and Nirvana songs that have ever hit #1 on the rock charts to realize that. Nobody thinks anything less of these people for playing 3 chords on their guitars, so why should it be any different for poison? I think this band has always been underrated.

Average customer rating: LOVE YOU!!!

The Best of 20 Years Smokie & Chris Norman Manufacturer: Bmg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of Uncovered Very Best of Smokie The Collection Best of Smokie The Best of Smokie ASIN: B0000262R7 Release Date: 1999-07-15

Tracks:

1. Living Next Door to Alice
2. Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
3. It's Your Life
4. Mexican Girl
5. Needles and Pins
6. Oh Carol
7. For a Few Dollars More
8. I'll Meet You at Midnight
9. Wild Wild Angels
10. If You Think You Know How to Love Me - Smokey
11. Don't Play You Rock 'N' Roll to Me
12. Something's Been Making Me Blue
13. Roll on Baby [#]
14. Midnight Lady - Chris Norman
15. Some Hearts Are Diamonds - Chris Norman
16. Broken Heroes - Chris Norman
17. Sarah (You Take My Breath Away) - Chris Norman
18. Stumblin' In - Chris Norman, Suzi Quatro
19. I Wanted to Be Needed
20. Alice (Who the X Is Alice?) (Living Next Door to Alice) [*] - Gompie

Customer Reviews:

LOVE YOU!!!.......2001-04-23

Hy there! I am in love with this singer for 10 yrs.I love his style,voice,smile,his everything!!!!I wish one thing that I could meet him and talk to him for at least 10 minutes.Everything that he sings or does is the best.You have this album to show you that.Give it a try,you won't ever regret it!I can put my life on the line that you will just LOVE HIM like I do!!!

Average customer rating: ~New Blood~ The best of Poison - A Real Review.

The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock (CD & DVD) Poison Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Poison - Seven Days Live Video Hits Power to the People Hollyweird Songs of Life ASIN: B000FCVYKI Release Date: 2006-05-23

Tracks:

1. Talk Dirty To Me
2. I Want Action (Single Version)
3. I Won't Forget You (Single Version)
4. Cry Tough
5. Look What The Cat Dragged In
6. Nothin' But A Good Time
7. Fallen Angel
8. Every Rose Has It's Thorn
9. Your Mama Don't Dance
10. Unskinny Bop
11. Rock & Roll All Nite
12. Ride The Wind
13. Something To Believe In
14. Life Goes On
15. Stand
16. The Last Song
17. Shooting Star
18. We're An American Band

Album Description

This definitive Poison collection includes all of their biggest hits plus a brand new track "We're an American Band" produced by Don Was. BONUS DVD includes Poison's classic videos plus a special feature on the recording of "We're An American Band." DVD TRACK LISTING: 1. I Want Action (music video) 2. Every Rose Has Its Thorn (music video) 3. Your Mama Don't Dance (music video) 4. Nothin' But a Good Time (music video) 5. Something To Believe In (music video) 6. Unskinny Bop (music video) 7. Talk Dirty To Me (Live on MTV Unplugged) 8. The Making of We're An American Band

Customer Reviews:

~New Blood~.......2007-02-01

On this CD there is new material that is VERY GOOD...and of course there are the well known favorites as well. This was a great CD which led into a GREAT Concert!!!!
For those of us that weren't around or old enough to experience Poison in the beginning this CD takes us there and also shows us how much better they can get with time and experience!
This is a MUST HAVE for any Poison Fan!!!!

The best of Poison - A Real Review........2006-05-31

If you are looking to get into Poison I would start with this collection of songs and music videos that helped shape the music, style and sound of the last 20 years in rock history. The best period in Poison's career was the first three albums and this CD covers most of the music from those periods. This CD starts at the beginning of Poison's career with the Look What The Cat Dragged In album which is represented by the first five songs. Tracks 6-9 come from their second album Open up and say ahh... Tracks 10 & 12-14 come from their third album Flesh & Blood. Track 11 comes from the Less Than Zero soundtrack from 1987 and this is the first time it has appeared on a Poison album. Track 15 comes from the fourth studio album Native Tongue. Track 16 comes from the half studio - half live album Power to the People. Track 17 comes from the album Hollyweird. Track 18 as noted on the CD is a new studio track, it is a cover of the classic song by Grand Funk Railroad. Track 11 is a cover of the KISS classic Rock N' Roll All Nite.

Average customer rating: Funny, flawless acapella sounds Best of the Bobs Definitely worth owning. Also get their first 4 albums. A Must Have For Bobs Fans

Best of the Bobs: 20 Songs from 20 Years The Bobs Manufacturer: Primarily Acapella ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Too Many Santas! Shut up & Sing! I Brow Club Bendy's Law Rhapsody in Bob ASIN: B0000E1WME Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

1. The Boxer
2. Giant Robot Store
3. Weekend In Cincinnati
4. Bee Bop I Love You
5. A Cappella Choir In The Sky
6. Fluffy's Master Plan For World Domination
7. Hey Coach, Don't Call Me A Queer
8. Swingers
9. Elwood Decker
10. The Wind Cries Mary
11. White Room
12. Searchin'
13. Slow Down Krishna
14. Share A Load
15. Mopping, Mopping, Mopping
16. Please Let Me Be Your Third World Country
17. Helmet
18. Art For Art's Sake
19. Cowboy Lips
20. Helter Skelter

Customer Reviews:

Funny, flawless acapella sounds.......2007-05-13

The bets of the bobs realy makes for an awesome collection of acapella music, both from studio recordings and live shows.
While I don't agree with all the choices the editor made (where is psycho killer? that preformance from the first album was amazing!), most of the songs in this album make for a fun, light hearing.

Best of the Bobs.......2007-02-19

The Bobs have been around for a while. This disk is great. The Bobs at their best.

Definitely worth owning. Also get their first 4 albums........2006-01-16

There's no question, their first 4 albums have the most hits. I admit, I don't have this CD. However, I do own 10 of their 13 albums. I particularly mention that as I read a review on rarb.org that said this album had some live versions, at least one in particular, 'Cowboy Lips' that is superior to the studio version. I've seen the BOBS about 5 times over the last 20 years and find that their live versions are fairly close to the studio versions. They definitely do a great show and are always worth seeing live particularly as they do not tour that often.

Three features of the BOBS worth keeping in mind:
A) Almost all their songs tell a story.
B) Almost all their songs are humerous. Can humerous songs be listened to over and over? Their songs can. Can you listen to the same comedy album over and over? Let's put it this way, if you wanna buy pristine old used albums go to the comedy section, even JONATHAN WINTERS lps from the 60's will be typically virtually unplayed. Why? Because even classic lps like 60's BILL COSBY records go so far, then you master the jokes. Ok, ok, I'll admit it, when I was a young teenager I listened to several BILL COSBY albums so often I was spouting numerous comedy sentences from them for years. The difference here is that the BOBS' songs are not just about humor. No, the other piece is:
C) They have a remarkable ability to arrange songs in the a cappella form using their vocal instruments, and occasional other body parts and rarely, a spare instrument here or there, mostly on the Plugged album. If you love harmony they interweave their voices so well it's musical art. As a result, I find that I listen to the BOBS consistently over the years which is saying a lot because I get burned out hearing the same songs over and over. Sometimes I need 5 years inbetween hearing songs like of the BEATLES or the DOORS. The BOBS I listen to 'em sometime just about every year.

I understand from the other review that there's some unreleased songs on this album, Best of the Bobs: 20 Songs from 20 Years (2003), quite likely 'The Boxer', 'Giant Robot Store', 'Weekend in Cincinnati' and 'Bee Bop I Love You'. So, I can't say if they are hits or not. Those songs do not appear on any of their other albums so they must be the unreleased ones (The BOBS have appeared on several compilations so those songs may be from that source. They also released a fans only cassette in the 80's with some songs they did on PBS and they have a very small number of 7" vinyl records).

Aside from those caveats, if I were going to pick their 20 best songs from 20 years here would be my choices:
From this album:
1) 'Share a Load' a marvelous story of a guy and a gal who end up sharing their laundry load at the laundromat. (Songs For Tomorrow Morning 1988)
2) 'Please Let Me Be Your Third World Country', an excellent commentary on left wing causes and a man's desire to enhance his love life with his politically charged girlfriend. (My I'm Large 1987)
3) 'Helmet' One of their 8 best ever songs. Lyrically so believable, almost childlike in the narrator's enthusiasm for helmets plus their ever clever vocal arranging. (My I'm Large)
4) 'Art for Art's Sake' I almost get lost in this song from the vocal gymnastics they do on this. (s/t 1983)
5) 'Cowboy Lips' There's just no song in the world of entertainment that covers this subject. More lyrical fun and vocal artistry.
and 6) 'Helter Skelter' The bravery exhibited in taking on this song is enough to give them credit. (Sing the Songs of...1991)
I would add:
From their first album, The Bobs:
7) 'The Deprogrammer' a serious song, possibly their only serious song, with only a somewhat humerous refrain, given the intense subject matter.
and 8) 'Psycho Killer' which does TALKING HEADS proud. As with the best covers, it gives you a reinvention of the original.
9) 'Through the Wall' One of their top 8 songs. This could easily also be called one of their true masterpieces. An emotional love song about a subject you never hear about in songs with a humor thread throughout. Touching, about yearning and some of their finest vocal arrangements ever.
From My I'm Large:
10) 'My I'm Large' one of their 8 most mighty songs. Mental imagery wise and vocally they soar. Humor, as usual. A very different subject than typically found in the world of entertainment, which they manage to do on several of their best self written songs. This song is as exciting to me today as it was 17 or so years ago, as with all their best songs.
11) 'My Husband Was a Weatherman' Maybe it's just the kicker line at the end, but it also grasps an essence of marriage somehow.
12) 'Valentino's' Wot a story. Again, a surprise in how it ends up, female lead vocal. How can they do love songs with subjects that one does not hear from other sources given that the majority of pop songs are love songs? Incredible. This is so funny and, as per usual with their best songs, mighty vocal soaring.
13) 'Little Red Riding Hood' Probably their best cover and even better because the album version is live and the audience is howling at the end of the song. They improve on the original. Way. I can't get enough of this song. One of their top 8 songs.

14) 'My Shoes' One of their best ever 8 songs it's emotional. Fantasy lyrics, shoes with a mind of their own, one of their finest songs musically. I just get totally swept up in this song, still.
From Songs for Tomorrow Morning:
15) 'Santa Ana Woman' Not just one of the 8 best, likely their masterpiece. Noir story with a humor twist at the very end. One of the best songs ever, period. Emotion, humor, story, vocal intensity. Whew.
16) 'But Then, A Week Ago Last Thursday' A humorous tale, a bit fanciful, as usual, with great vocal sense of interplay. The lyrics never get tired for me, year after year and typically, I'm not much of one for lyrics unless it's praise songs at church. These guys just combine humor/story/and a cappela in a way that can be magical.
17) 'Corn Dogs' Holy smokes! I can't get enough of this song. I should make it one of the top 8 of theirs, making it 9. All about growing old together and battling the bulge so humerously and with such a great harmony refrain.
18) 'Boy Around the Corner' What a delightful tale of yearning. As ever, not a common topic despite being a love song and their great ability to harmonize, this time with the female lead vocal.
A bonus track on this album's CD version (the song comes from one of their 7" records if I recall correctly) is
19) '(First I Was a Hippie, Then I Was a Stockbroker) Now I Am a Hippie Again' Well, you can imagine, they take the story all the way through this subject in a delightful way as only the BOBS do and make it musically entertaining the entire way as well.
From Sing the Songs of (1991):
20) 'You Really Got Me' They almost always do a very refreshing take on their many covers, two albums worth. I'd also pick 'Purple Haze' and 'Whole Lotta Love' from this album but I said I'd stick with 20 total. Heck, 'You Can't Do That' and 'Fever' are on here too along with the aforementioned 'Helter Skelter' and 'Psycho Killer'. Obviously, an album worth getting all by itself. Really, just go out and buy their first four albums. Even their less than strongest songs on those four are still great. That does not end up being true with the albums that come after them beginning with:
Shut Up and Sing (1993) still has the last of their 8 amazing songs:

21) 'Mr. Duality'. (ok, ok, I cannot select simply 20 greatest hit songs from the BOBS. I confess. There's a number I could still include, and even mentioned above but did not number. Again, mainly from the first 4 albums). At their best in fantasy story telling. Very clever lyrics about a guy with two sides to him, in so many ways. Presented, as ever in their finest songs, with incredible vocal arrangements.
Bobs Cover the Songs of...(1994) has two songs that won't fit in my 20 but I'll mention them anyway:
'White Room' and 'Wind Cries Mary' probably because I love CREAM and JIMI HENDRIX and love hearing great covers of their work and these songs are terrific. One could not imagine hearing these songs done a cappella (along with Whole Lotta Love which they did with Gunnar Bob live doing an unbelievable vocal drum solo) and done so well. It's all in how they re-arrange the songs.
Plugged (1995) has:
22) 'Kill Your Television' which could have been a radio hit except they have one of their rare off color words but only because it's from a bumper sticker. Who could have thought of a song consisting of nothing but sayings from bumper stickers. Great.
I can't find my Too Many Santas (1996) CD otherwise I'd probably have 1 or 2 hits from it.
I Brow Club (1997) has:
The incredible story of 23) 'Change of Heart' which I must call one of their 8 top classic songs because it has the best they bring: story/humor/passion/uncommon topic/vocal harmony as sweet as one could imagine.
Best of the Bobs (2000), an import from Germany has 17 songs from the first four albums.
Coaster (2001) has:
24) 'She Made Me Name You Earl' which lyrically alone is one of their most clever songs and emminently listenable. The number of names they list for, ahem, well, it's just another tremendous song for all their best reasons.
They have another album called Rhapsody In Bob which is apparently their most recent.

Ok, there ya go, 24 best songs in 20 years. And what's even worse is, I'm missing access to a few of their other songs because they have some bonus trax on 1 or 2 of their early albums that I don't have and they have those few 7"s and that elusive fan club only tape. You got that stuff? I implore you, kindly contact me and we'll arrange some sorta trade of some kind? Thanks, chrisbct@hotmail.com

A Must Have For Bobs Fans.......2005-03-26

This is an awesome collection of great Bobs arrangements. If you are a lover of a capella singing, clever vocal arrangements and funny lyrics - you will love this CD. Simply outstanding.

Average customer rating: Miserable sounding collection of mutilated old songs all you need in one little package Unbelievably good! Are the bonus tracks worth it... great collection.

20 Years in History (Best Of) Running Wild Manufacturer: Noise ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Masquerade Death or Glory Walls of Jericho The Dio Years Gods of War ASIN: B0000E1WML Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

1. Prowling Werewolf [Live][#]
2. Genghis Khan
3. Prisoners of Our Time
4. Branded & Exiled '03
5. Mordor '03
6. Under Jolly Roger
7. Apocalyptic Horsemen [#]
8. Raise Your Fist
9. Port Royal
10. Conquistadores
11. Riding the Storm
12. Bad to the Bone
13. Blazon Stone
14. Little Big Horn

Tracks:

1. Whirlwind
2. Treasure Island
3. Black Hand Inn
4. Privateer
5. Lions of the Sea
6. Black Soul
7. Firebreather
8. Ballad of William Kidd
9. Victory
10. Tsar
11. Welcome to Hell
12. Brotherhood

Customer Reviews:

Miserable sounding collection of mutilated old songs.......2006-09-25

It would be a huge understatement if I said how passionately I hate this disgusting collection of old songs that have been mutilated and buthered to death by digital technology and a band leader who hasn't that something which is not broken should not be fixed. First the CD itself: it epitomizes everything which is wrong with modern CDs: LOUDNESS. I had to use the output level control of my CD player to reduce the output by 10 db before I could find a comfortable volume level with my amplifier. The CD is disgustingly loud beyond belief. The second you hit play the music hits you like a brick. This is apparently the new style of metal. To hell with sound quality, just make it louder. Tone deaf metal heads will not care. The songs have been compressed to hell and back. There is ZERO dynamic range. There is no seperation between the instruments. The sound is digitally sterile, lifeless, flat and one-dimensional. I got ear-fatigue after listening for only two minutes.

Now for the songs: each and every single one of them sounds worse than the original versions. What was Rolf Kasparek thinking? Did he really think in his screwed up mind that he was improving the songs by simply adding new rhythm guitar tracks or new bass lines? The man has a screw loose. There is nothing new. The songs have simply been made louder, drums have been pushed back in the mix in alot of places and it just sounds like one big huge mess. There is no balance between the instruments. Stay far away from this disaster of a best-of collection. If you are a tone deaf metal head who just wants to drink beer, bang your head and have fun, go ahead and buy this. For anyone else: stay far away.

all you need in one little package.......2006-01-02

If you like old school power metal in the Maiden/Priest vein this is a great deal. RW is solid and this 2 disc set is a steal for under 15 dollars. I view this as fun "pirate metal". And I will risk saying if you don't have any other albums just get this as RW never really branches out and sounds too different. They have their sound, they're good at it, and the denim/leather school of metal is well represented on these 2 discs. As a side note their used to be a christian band called Messiah Prophet band that sounded an awful lot like this. So if you want the christian version find their Master of the Metal album.

Unbelievably good!.......2005-08-02

I've been going back and collecting some of the old albums I used to listen to back in the mid-late '80's. Little did I know Running Wild was still around and going strong. I used to own "Branded and Exiled" and "Under Jolly Roger". I re-ordered them on CD and found this ablum, and decided it would be worth it to sample what this band has been doing since then. Little did I know what a jewel I had ordered!
I go back to the days of early Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, etc., and the only good metal band I have continued to follow from the early days is Megadeth (I got turned off to Metallica after the "Black" ablum). At first listen, I was a bit dissapointed, as "Mordor '03" and the updated "branded and Exiled" wasn't as good as the versions on the original ablum. Once the rift began for "Conquistadores" burst forth, I began to get hooked! Though the vocals on this ablum kind of get drowned out, the band is really tight. They have something of the sound of Iron Maiden at their peak, but more with a pirate edge.
Best songs: Under Jolly Roger, Conquistadores, Little Big Horn, Blazon Stone, Treasure Island, Black Hand Inn, The Privateer, Lions of the Sea, Balled of William Kidd (the best) and Tsar. Overall, this is one of the best old school style metal ablums I've heard in years; These two disks and "Y&T; Best Of, '80-86" hardly ever leave my carousel.

Are the bonus tracks worth it..........2004-11-18

For metal collectors, "best of" packages can be both a blessing and a hinderance. The reason why is because record execs have it planned perfectly to include unreleased bonus tracks in the package to suck in the die hard fans to buy the set as well as passive fans. The same is here with "20 Years in History", a two disc best of compilation of Running Wild featuring 4 unreleased tracks. Two of the bonus tracks are re-recordings of Mordor and Branded and Exhiled, two tracks that originally appeared on their sophmore album. The othe two tracks are Prowling Werewolf and Apocalyptic Horsemen which are brand new songs that were written in the early days of the band but never recorded in the studio until now. These tracks sound interesting, but sadly they don't come out so hot. The reason being is the drums, which are obviously drum machines. I have nothing against drum machines as they can sound good if done right, but the drums on these four tracks sound absolutly terrible! Other than the rather lame bonus tracks, this "best of" compilation does a wonderful job at picking great tracks from every Running Wild studio album (from their debut Gates of Purgatory through The Brotherhood). There are two songs featured from every album (except Branded and Exhiled, which the re-recordings took the place of) and they are offered in new re-mixed forms. This is definitely another beautifly "best of" release from Sanctuary Records, but there was one thing I was disappointed in other than the bonus tracks. The Sanctuary "best of" releases of Helloween, Venom, and Motorhead contained detailed booklets with the history of the band in the form of liner notes. Nothing of that sort is found here other than various pictures. Overall this is still a great reelease for passive Running Wild fans and people wanting to sample what the band has to offer. As for die hard fans, it isn't worth getting unless you have to collect every studio track the band has ever recorded.

great collection........2004-08-25

Prowling Werewolf is *not* live. It's a rerecorded version of that unreleased song. Same with Apolyptic Horsemen. Both are like "The First Ten Years Of Piracy" songs; rerecorded by the new band. In fact almost *every* song on this compilation has been "reworked" (Rolf's words) or rerecorded. No great changes to the old stuff, but the sound's a bit 'newer'. If you liked "The First Ten Years" you'll like this and if you don't have any RW albums yet you could do far worse than starting here as there's a little bit of everything here.

Average customer rating: A good overview of Zorn's soundtrack compositions. Curious about Zorn?

The Best of Film Works: 20 Years of Soundtrack Music Manufacturer: Tzadik ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Jewish & Yiddish Music | Folk | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone At the Mountains of Madness Music Romance, Vol. 2: Taboo & Exile Film Works, Vol. 17: Notes on Marie Menken/Ray Bandar: A Life with Skulls Filmworks VXI: Working Man's Death ASIN: B000A0GPJU Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

1. Main Title
2. End Titles
3. Yakisoba
4. Punk Rock Hero
5. Through The Night
6. Surfing Samba
7. Fanfare/Theme
8. France
9. Sweden
10. Arsenal Dance Mix
11. Main Title
12. Wheelchair Racers
13. Pueblo
14. Lituus
15. Fireworks
16. End Titles
17. Deseo
18. Shanghai
19. Trembling Before G-d
20. Filming
21. Shabbos Noir
22. Chippy Charm
23. Vocal Phase
24. Shaolin Spirit
25. Main Title
26. Sekhel (Vocal Version)
27. Protocols Of Zion
28. Indonesia

Customer Reviews:

A good overview of Zorn's soundtrack compositions........2005-10-24

Over the past twenty years or so, John Zorn has built up an enormous library of composition for film, released on sixteen CDs (cleverly titled "Filmworks I", "Filmworks II", and so on...) on his Tzadik record label. For a neophyte, this can be a bit much to tackle, as such, this album, "Filmworks Anthology: 20 Years of Soundtrack Music" has been released to provide an overview of Zorn's soundtrack composition.

As an overview of Zorn's work, this succeeds well. It also appears that another goal was to represent every volume, as at least one piece is drawn from each (volumes VI and VIII get two cuts, I and XII get three, and III and VII get four). Just about everything in Zorn's diverse catalog of film soundtracks is covered-- movies, documentaries, pornography, cartoons and commercials (certainly none I've seen!) are all represented with a suitably diverse array of pieces, from gamelan to string trios to surf rock, Zorn pretty much covers a wide array of sounds and moods-- if nothing else, the diversity of these 28 tracks is a testament to his vast skills to compose in virtually any environment. I could make a few arguments about what cuts I would have picked, but by-and-large, the compilation is a rather good and thorough overview, and the cast of performers is immense, with virtually all key players in the downtown scene involved to some extent or another.

Another notable point about this release is the artwork-- packed in a digipack with a pair of photos of Zorn (one from '86, one from '05) and stills from the various pieces littered throughout the liner notes, it certainly looks great. And speaking of the liner notes, Zorn offers a superb essay on film soundtrack composition and appreciations by musicians Marc Ribot, Anthony Coleman, Jamie Saft and Cyro Baptista (all of whom appear to some extent or another on the music) are included.

I've got currently about half of the filmworks series and I found value in this overview. Several of the individual pieces hold together far better than this recording does, but it certainly does a great job providing an impression of Zorn's diverse film scoring career.

Curious about Zorn?.......2005-10-23

Considering myself a casual fan of John Zorn I have been at times either annoyingly put off or enthusiastically engaged with the diversity of his music. Admittedly, It can be daunting for a Zorn novice to find a suitable entry point in which to begin navigating through the extremities of his musical output. This new collection, which pulls material from the sixteen releases (thus far) of his FILMWORKS series, is everything the curious could want in a well-rounded introduction.

The selections chosen for this disc make for an exhilarating listening experience from start to finish as the focus jumps from one musical genre to the next, from cartoon scores to punk rock to jazz and surf music. Most selections early on clock in at under 4 minutes, with many others zipping by under just one. All these various styles meld together so effortlessly that it's impressive it all comes from a single creative mind.

The packaging is also deserving of mention, as the CD is housed in a fold-out digipack case with two booklets attached inside. In one of these booklets Zorn describes his methods and self-imposed rules in creating music for film (as well as for dealing with snoopy film directors). The other booklet features short essays by a few of Zorn's collaborators on what the creative sessions were like. There are also many photos from the films the music accompanies. (So far the only films I've seen with Zorn's scores are "Trembling Before G-D" and "Protocols of Zion".)

Favorite tracks: "Surfing Samba", "Arsenal Dance Mix", "Shanghai", "Main Title (Invitation to a Suicide)"
Final Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

Average customer rating:

The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock Poison ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000EXDP0A Release Date: 2006-03-07

Tracks:

1. Talk Dirty To Me
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3. I Won't Forget You (Single Version)
4. Cry Tough
5. Look What The Cat Dragged In
6. Nothin' But A Good Time
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13. Something To Believe In
14. Life Goes On
15. Stand
16. The Last Song
17. Shotting Star
18. We're An American Band

Album Description

Poison, one of hard rock's most iconic, enduring and controversial bands, celebrates 20 years in 2006. The Best Of Poison: 20 Years Of Rock has been put together to commemorate this anniversary milestone and the band's career tally of more than 25 million albums and DVDs sold around the world. The new 18-track collection packs Poison's biggest hits and fan favourites and will also debut the group's explosive new version of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're An American Band," produced by Don Was (The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan).

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The Girl Group Sound, Volume Nine (The Early Years) Claire Lane & Group , Elouise Brooks & The Dreamers , Della Casa & The Escorts , The Nightingales , Ria & The Reasons , Jackie Forrest & Group , The Dew-Drops , The Rachelles , The Darlettes , and Candy Reed Manufacturer: Sha-Boom Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000TULWYY

Product Description

The early years of the girl group sound features the Starlites, Dolls, Darlettes and many more! 23 songs. Song list: 1. The Boy Next Door - Claire Lane & Group, 2. Charles My Darling - Elousie Brooks & Dreamers, 3. La La Lover - Seekers, 4. Private Party - Nightingales, 5. My Darling - Starlites, 6. My Memories Linger On - Ria & Reasons, 7. My Memories Of You - Yolanda & Naturals, 8. A Fool Is the One That Cries - Rachelles, 9. Give Me A Chance - Gleams, 10. Why Did He Leave - Del-Airs, 11. Someone To Watch Over Me - Della Casa & Escorts, 12. Mama Don't Sit Up & Wait For Me - Jackie Forrest & Group, 13. Louella - Avalons, 14. No Other Guy - Dew-Drops, 15. Wait Wait Wait - Del-Rios, 16. Tear Drops - Rochelles, 17. Give Me Love - Candy Reed & Group, 18. I Need You - Reginas, 19. My Love Is Gone - Betty Smith & Group, 20. I Wonder Why - Ambassadors, 21. Just You - Darlettes, 22. Go Away Baby - Dolls, and 23. Don't Let Me Fall In Love - Harris Sisters

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Frank Mills: The Twentieth Anniversary (Together Through the Years) Manufacturer: Capitol Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000F50MK8

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20 Years in History (Best Of) Running Wild Manufacturer: Sanctuary ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000C42ZF Release Date: 2004-03-22

Tracks:

1. Prowling Werewolf [Live][#]
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6. Under Jolly Roger
7. Apocalyptic Horsemen [#]
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11. Riding the Storm
12. Bad to the Bone
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14. Little Big Horn

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4. Privateer
5. Lions of the Sea
6. Black Soul
7. Firebreather
8. Ballad of William Kidd
9. Victory
10. Tsar
11. Welcome to Hell
12. Brotherhood

Album Description

2003 remastered & remixed compilation for the German metal act includes two previously unreleased tracks 'Prowling Werewolf' & 'Apocalyptic Horsemen'. Noise.

Album Details

2 CD, 24 track anthology.

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