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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
Rating:
Release Date: 2002-10-22
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 perfect sampling of a great Metal act's best era.


Helloween had a contractual obligation to make one more album for there record company and released this compilation which covers there first three albums, which was arguably the band's golden age. Single disc compilations of bands are often times a dreadful experience for fans and beginning listeners alike, but this happy accident is certainly an exception to the rule.

The three albums covered are there debut, "Walls of Jericho" followed by the legendary albums, "Keepers of the Seven Keys part 1" and "Keeper of the Seven Keys part 2". A few B-sides are tossed in as well to make the package even more desireable.

All the definitive tracks from the band are covered including "I Want Out", "Dr Stein" and "Future World". There very Maidenesque classic "Eagle Fly Free" is dissapointingly absent, but this is partially made up for by the inclusion of the epics "Halloween" and "Keeper of the Seven Keys".

This is one wonderful introduction to the band, a Metal act that in the late 80s had became the heir apparent to Iron Maiden's Metal legacy. A really worthwhile compilation even for the die hard fan.


Not the best sound
Only some concert versions could be also included. Selected songs were OK.
However, CD seems to be recorded not well as the sound is not satisfactory. Especially the vocal is so much distorted from the drum & guitar. Anyhow, it was good to listen best selections in 1 cd.


Helloween Halloween
This one is just such a great collection of songs, I agree the 4 sorta rare songs are the frost on the pumpkin. The Kiske years were my fav incarnation of Helloween, and every fall I listen to their early catalog endlessly and marvel at how good they used to be. You get those plus other classics like "Future World", "I Want Out", and "Dr. Stein" to name a few.

Simply put, this is the best collection of early Helloween you can find, and for the most part, this was the bands peak for me, their next 2 studio albums were not even close to being classic Helloween (even with Kiske there for those 2 also), but at least we have this collection to remind us just how good they used to be.


Best collection for Helloween 80s era
What a coincidence! Anyway all the tracks are during the 80s where Helloween is at their prime. I just receive this CD yesterday which is also on the eve of Halloween. However compare to Treasure Chest I still think this is the definitive Helloween collection.


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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