Audio CD review:
The Beasts of Bourbon - Beyond Good & Evil: The Best of the Beasts of Bourbon

The Beasts of Bourbon - Beyond Good & Evil: The Best of the Beasts of Bourbon

Band: The Beasts of Bourbon Title: Beyond Good & Evil: The Best of the Beasts of Bourbon Rating: Release Date: 27 September, 1999 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Psycho 2: Drop Out 3: Hard for You 4: Playground 5: Door to Your Soul 6: Let's Get Funky 7: Black Milk 8: Finger Lickin' 9: Cool Fire 10: Words from a Woman to Her Man 11: Execution Day 12: Chase the Dragon 13: Just Right 14: Low Road 15: Can't Say No 16: Saturated 17: Fake 18: Make 'Em Cry 19: Is That Love 20: Goodbye Friends 21: What a Way to Live 22: Hard for You 23: Straight, Hard & Long 24: Fake 25: Make 'Em Cry

Customer Reviews Messy punks play rock and blues. Ugliness prevails. The cheap, amateurish cover art is a pretty good indicator of what pub rock was like in Sydney in the late 80's to early 90's. This is a very sloppy compilation which somehow seems to work by default. Very authentic grunge like this is way too dangerous to be accepted now in the early naughties. The crude vocals an screaming guitars are applied to all songs here, however its not predictable formula. Its more like an attitude. This CD has limited appeal in these days of slick sounds. The "Beasts of Bourbon's" Black Milk is more up to date with the times. Beasts of Brilliance discover beasts of bourbon. do yourself a favour. start with this collecion, then go nuts and get yourself the compleat collection of a band with balls, brilliance, f--k you attitude and more musical chops than the ealy (and late) Stones. steve. it's about damn time! Given the difficulty, in the US anyway, obtaining their releases & the high prices, this cd is a must. Beasts Of Bourbon at their best is like choking on the best piece of steak you;ve ever had & shunning all attempts to save you, so that you can savor it. From the moment they debuted with Axeman's Jazz in the early 80's, this band has rarely dissapointed. That's quite an accomplishment, given their incredible diversity. You will be sold from the first song, Psycho, on through to the end. The numerous line up changes over the years have done little to compromise the overall effect of The Beasts. No one would agree on twenty songs for a Beasts compilation, but this is a nice one. The only glaring omissions are Love & Death(Axeman's Jazz), The Hate Inside(Sour Mash), & Ride On(The Low Road). A decade and a half of brilliance is captured here. From punk to funk to blues to straight up rock to just plain bizarre, all of the elements that made Tex & co. so inimitable are running rampant throughout. If you have nothing on cd, this is the place to start. If you are fortunate enough to own all their discs, then this is still a must. Their are albums are so different from one another that this is the only collection that can satisfy any mood. Highlights include Psycho(The Axeman's Jazz), Hard For You/ Door To Your Soul(Sour Mash), Cool Fire/Words From A Woman To Her Man/Execution Day(Black Milk), Low Road/Can't Say No/Goodbye Friends(The Low Road),& Saturated(Gone). I don't know why Axeman's Jazz isn't properly represented, but the oversight is certainly forgivable. The live 5-song bonus disc isn't much more than a novelty. They didn't need to throw in any extras to satisfy me, but it's a cool addition to any Beasts collection. The liner notes and many photos complete an already wonderful package. After your Beasts collection is complete, go find Tex, Don & Charlie's MONDAY MORNING COMING DAY & The Cruel Sea's THE HONEYMOON IS OVER. Tex Perkins' solo album, FAR BE IT FROM ME, is also great. This band is incredible. How many underground punk bands had the guts to cover Merle Haggard? Get your fix ASAP, as their cds don't stay in circulation long. Beasts Of Bourbon are truly Australia's greatest export!. . You can see a complete list of all The Beasts of Bourbon discography, or go back to the The Beasts of Bourbon tabs