Audio CD review:
Danzig - The Lost Tracks Of Danzig (2CD)

Danzig - The Lost Tracks Of Danzig (2CD)

Band: Danzig Title: The Lost Tracks Of Danzig (2CD) Rating: Release Date: 10 July, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Pain Is Like An Animal 2: When Death Had No Name 3: Angel of the Seventh Dawn 4: You Should be Dying 5: Cold, Cold Rain 6: Buick McKane 7: When Death Had No Name 8: Satans Crucifiction 9: The Mandrake's Cry 10: White Devil Rise 11: Come to Silver (Acoustic) 12: Deep 13: Warlok 14: Lick the Blood Off My Hands 15: Crawl Across Your Killing Floor 16: I Know Your Lie 17: Caught In My Eye 18: Cat People 19: Bound by Blood 20: Who Claims the Soulless 21: Malefical 22: Soul Eater 23: Dying Seraph 24: Lady Lucifera 25: Under Belly of the Beast 26: Unspeakable Shango Mix

Customer Reviews An alternate history of the rise and decline of Danzig . Got this boxed set yesterday and was reminded why I loved Glenn's post-Samhain work so much in high school . . and why I hated it so much after Danzig 4 and "Mother" being played to death on eMpTy V. Back when Glenn seemed to buy into his own hype and threaten bodily harm to Rikki Rachtman on Headbanger's Ball any time he mentioned the Misfits (and how funny it seems now, given how Glenn got dropped by that one guy backstage on YouTube in ONE punch). The first disc is great, yes, it's everything I loved about the band to begin with and all I can do is repeat what's been said earlier. However, when Glenn ditched the band, decided he wanted to be a demonic Trent Reznor on Danzig 5, that's when the "Elvis-singalike Conan the Barbarian starring in The Omen" schtick began to wear thin. I really wish he hadn't recorded "White Devil Rise" because confronting hate with hate only leads to more hate and as someone else pointed out, it could be an anthem for the KKK, Aryan Nation or WAR or some other shaved head, hillbilly, intolerance spreading band of idiots, particularly since his stage surname is "Danzig," as these were the very people who used to give me grief for listening to his work because it was "demonic" and I was going to burn for eternity . . . what rubbish. Otherwise, it's nice to finally have "When Death Had No Name" on CD as opposed to the horrid copy I had on tape from a friend who had the CD5 of "Dirty Black Summer. " Signed, epsteinsmutha . "Dammit, Danzthig" No alternate takes, alternate lyrics, live versions, re-recorded, acoustic, MIDI, vitaphone, megaphone, Jew's harp, violin, or harpsichord King Diamond versions whatsoever. Beavis and Butthead would be very proud of this collection, even though it doesn't contain a single take of "Mother" anywhere on it. So, the absence of the song automatically rockets this release up to 3 stars. What bumps it up to 4 stars is the sheer volume of material, and the fact that most of it is surprisingly worthy of not being thrown into the garbage and pooped upon. Most. There are duds, for sure. But it's really shocking that a lot of these songs never appeared on any albums. I could name 15-20 crappy songs on Danzig I-IV (45-50 on all of the latter albums) that should never have been on albums, and could have easily been replaced with some cuts from this release. Whatever, Dammit Danzthig must have known what he was doing all along. Somewhat beside the point, Dammit Danzthig also should never have ousted the sweet evil trio of Christ/Biscuits/Von. They were the best version of Danzig that could ever have existed, even theoretically, hypothetically, clinically, or categorically. Why he replaced them with some sucky mexicans will never be understood. Whatever, Dammit Danzthig must have known what he was doing all along. But some Christ Biscuits sound pretty good right about now though, eh? Some butter, honey, whatever topping you like. So, 4 stars on this release. That's the equivalent of 9 cookies, 84. 5554 cherry Twizzler licorice sticks, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 10,000 lakes, and the square root of pi seahorses. Huh? . A MUST have for any Danzig fan. From The Misfits to Soundtracks, and from Samhain to Black Aria, you name it, I have it. I have every album Glen Danzig has ever been a part of. I haven't been as impressed with the last few Danzig albums. I would say anything since 4P has been good, but not great. This is GREAT. There are many songs that have the "old" Danzig sound that we all came to love on the first two albums. If you're a fan of the older Danzig material you MUST add this album to your collection. . You can see a complete list of all Danzig discography, or go back to the Danzig tabs