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Helloween - The Best, the Rest, the Rare Audio CD

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Helloween Band: Helloween
Title: The Best, the Rest, the Rare
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Release Date: 1998-08-04
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I Want Out 2: Dr. Stein 3: Future World 4: Judas 5: Walls of Jericho [Instrumental] 6: Ride the Sky 7: Halloween 8: Livin' Ain't No Crime 9: Save Us 10: Victim of Fate 11: Savage 12: Don't Run for Cover 13: Keeper of the Seven Keys

A great collection of Helloweens older works!!!
It is by far one of the best greatest hits compilations available for any band, much like alice coopers greatest hits in 1974. This album was originally put out in 1991 prior to pink bubbles go ape on noise records, the old lable of hellowen to finish out their contract. This album has the harder to find tracks "livin ain't no crime", "Save Us" and re-recordings with michael kiske's vocals of "savage", possibly the definitive version. Kiske re-recorded many of these old "Walls of Jerhico" tracks on this, which can also be found on the Pumpkin Box, or the album 2006 re-masters. Kia Hansen was a good vocalist, but I am glad he stepped aside to focus on guitar, because he is one of the best thrash/power guitarist around. This is well worth adding to your collection, and likely a great introduction/solo disc if a person only wants to own one helloween disc.

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Pretty good Helloween sampler
"The Best, the Rest, the Rare" is a pretty good Helloween sampler, a good album to pick up if you want to find out what all the buzz was about Helloween in the late 80's. . "I Want Out" is the opener, the song that was pushed ad nauseum by MTV to hype up the Headbangers Ball Tour (remember that?); it's nonetheless a great song and one of their more accessible, friendlier tracks. . . a shame they don't do it live anymore. . . "Dr. Stein" is next, again a great track, off the legendary "Keepers Part 2" album. . . "Future World" is one of their best, Michi's vocals begin to come into their own on this track. . . "Judas", an old Kai Hansen-era track, was one of their heaviest up to that point. . . great lyrics. . . "Walls of Jericho" is an instrumental with the now familiar "Happy Happy Halloween" fanfare. . . "Ride the Sky", another Kai Hansen vocal track, is one of my favorites. . . great drums & guitars. . . "Halloween", the 13+ minute opus: what can be said? If you haven't heard this track by now then you don't know what songwriting is all about. . . "Livin' Ain't No Crime", a b-side, is kinda cool. . . "Save Us": Why is this here? I mean, out of all their tracks that they can label as "the rest" or "the rare", why this? Why not "White Christmas" or better yet "Oernst of Life" (if you've heard these rare babies then you know what I'm talking about). . . "Victim of Fate", a re-mix done with Michi's vocals, is pretty good; the original, off the "Helloween" EP, is still heavier, though. . . "Savage", my absolute favorite track off this compilation, is the fastest thing Helloween has ever done; Michi's songwriting is so good on this song, I listen to his other stuff and I wonder, "What happened? You started out so promising. . . ". . . "Don't Run for Cover" is awesome; not too fast, but heavy. . . "Keeper of the Seven Keys" rounds out the album, their other 13+ minute song. Not as good as "Halloween", but pretty damn close. . . Like I said, Helloween fans will get this just to complete the collection (as any die-hard Helloween fan already has these songs through their various albums & EPs). . . Newbies may want to pick it up to listen to one of the greatest metal bands of all times. . . the choice is yours.


Average Hits Collection.
It's got some better-than-good songs on it, but there are also some songs that are just okay and nothing great. I've had this greatest hits collection from Helloween for several years. The best songs would be "Halloween," "Future World," and "I Want Out. " The older songs with the different vocals (without Michael Kiske) are okay. "Living ain't No Crime," "Don't Run for Cover," and "Savage" aren't that great. No doubt though, Helloween have always been great musicians. This is a pretty good hits collection.


The best band! The bests greatest hits
This great cd include the bests songs of Helloween, with some singles, that's why i say The Best.


AWESOME
The weeping and whailing. The melodies that pours forth from Kai and Mike's guitars just stir the soul. . . No other band can compare.


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