Killer B's tuned to A OK this product can be looked at in two ways. Either simply for it's music or in a wider context.
Firstly the music. Based just on this there isn't a lot here to make this a mandatory purchase for your averagle metalhead. A few live numbers and a few covers of varying levels of interest. It would really be up to the individual to decide what ones they prefer. Apart from that this disc has a few Anthrax curiosities for the completist though they are mostly joke tunes.
Secondly the wider context. That is that this disc was billed as an EP despite clocking in at over 40 minutes. Many bands would call this an album. Anthrax have here put together a nifty little package aimed squarely at their fans. This was never intended to be treated as the next Anthrax album -as the liner notes state - and any fan of this band who approaches this release in the right frame of mind will be rewarded with an amusing and worthwhile package of curios. Pluse the liner notes are genuinely useful and interesting.
Three stars - an average of two stars for the music alone is worth and the four stars the idea and band behind this release deserve for this useful 'round up' of odds and sods from the vault.
For the newcomer, no way. For the fan, for sure, snap it.
Good Slapdash Set of Odds and Ends Anthrax, thrash metal, fun. Yes, we know.
Now, what about the material on the disc? Overall, its pretty good. "Milk (Ode To Billy)" is about a boy who wants milk for his cereal. It sounds like standard Anthrax song. Meshing the goofyness with the sonic aggression brings a smile to my face. The rest of the album proceeds in a similar tasteful fashion. For the most part...
The live tracks are okay, but they throw off the momentum of the studio tracks. And the re-make of "I'm the Man" blows.
But man, the rest of the material is quite good. Any fan of the band, or even just any sort of faster-than-average metal, should consider adding this to their collection at some point.
Nice album I am no much familiar with Anthrax discography but I own this album and I really like it.Bring The Noise (with Public Enemy) is a killer,Keep It In The Family and Belly Of The Beast are also very successfull, the other songs in the album are not bad.
very good Startin' Up A Posse is one of the all time greatest songs, so make sure you get the version of this CD that contains the song. All the songs are fun to listen to, even though I was never really a fan of Persistance of Time that much. Long live OLD ANTHRAX!
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This album from anthrax just sucks. The songs Bring the noise and I'm the man 91 is lame. I'm the man 91 is a rap metal song that I guess is a sequel the I'm the man. It sounds like those limp biskit fags. And the songs with the highest quality are not even that decent. Oh yeah, bring the noise is another rap metal song that anthrax failed to do well. If you want rap metal from anthrax that's acually good, get I'm the man. It's awsome, funny, and the album includes a cover song from black sabbath. This time anthrax let me down.
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