And So It Begins - Sworn Amongst

Advantages: German metal at its best!
Disadvantages: I can't understand what they are saying

...After a quiet start, the blasting siren noises at the beginning of this track just whack you in the face. Bang, Bang screams Till - this track is certainly fast and furious. It was featured on the xXx soundtrack (did you see the clever link there?) The track swaps from its gentler melodies to frantic, full-on, in-your-face riffs right up until the final bang bang. 6. Mutter (Mother) - 4.28 min The gentle and calmer opening stands in stark contrast to the previous track. This is a slower song but its BIG, angry and powerful. Epic guitar riffs accompanied by Till's growls of 'Mutter' make this a worthy and memorable title track. It's not a particularly nice ode to mothers, with one of the verses translating as, "For the mother who never gave birth to me I have sworn tonight I will send her an illness and afterwards make her sink in the river... Read review

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Advantages: A true reflection of a seminal band
Disadvantages: not all of their stuff is this good

...I normally find best ofs miss some quality under-rated album tracks, but I would say wave of mutilation is a very true reflection of pixies music. Their albums are a little on the erractic side, with some poor tracks mixing amongst the classics, BUT THIS IS BEGINNING TO END BRILLIANCE. Pixies are an under-rated band with an almost underground appreciation society and when you look at the number of bands they have inspired so greatly you really begin to appreciate the unique quality in their music, they paved the way for the grunge scene and so much alt-pop and rock in the decade and a bit since their demise. This album was released before their reunion back in 2004 as the definitive and official best of and I think it really is a good starting point to this seminal band. With the unique qualities of tracks such as 'Where is my mind... Read review

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Advantages: Great voice, best songs from his entire career
Disadvantages: None

...woodwind instrument (not sure what it is!). This track was performed/recorded live at the hammerstein ballroom, nyc 25th September 1997, which is amazing as it is absolutely faultless. "All for Love" is a great harmonised love ballad sung with Rod Stewart and Sting, and the lyrics are a clever mix of slushy love lyrics and strong sworn companionship and the main chorus: "let's make it all for one, and all for love" is a spin off of the famous musketeers moto "all for one and one for all" which is also echoed by these three singers. I think this song was used consequently for a Three (or even four) musketeers movie, but I'll have to check that! Still it is one of my favorites as the men's voices all compliment each other's beautifully. "Let's make a night to remember" is an oldish song which is about, as the title suggests, proposing to make... Read review

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