Family Values '98 - Various Artists > Reviews > Here are the new family values

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Advantages:	great intro to some excellent bands
Disadvantages:	those easily offended need not apply

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yes

Full review

Firstly, don’t be put off by the crap cover design. This is an exceptional collection of live rock music with a hip-hop crossover and an introduction to some bands virtually unheard of in Britain. It includes Rammstein with the power stomping ‘Du Hast’ to a total ‘Korn’ fest. The down points are the Ice Cube tracks which seem rather out of place and is very old Skool like ‘Check Yo Self (Remix)’. The interludes can be a bit annoying after a bit too. The best songs for me are probably Rammstein’s ‘Du Hast’, Korn’s ‘Got the Life’ and ‘Freak on a Leash’, Incubus’s ‘New Skin’ and although not original, a fun version of ‘Faith’ performed by Limp Bizkit and a storming version of ‘Jump Around’. I reckon twelve out of the fifteen songs are excellent