Audio CD review:
Yoko Kanno, Seatbelt - Cowboy Bebop CD Box

Yoko Kanno, Seatbelt - Cowboy Bebop CD Box

Band: Yoko Kanno, Seatbelt Title: Cowboy Bebop CD Box Rating: Release Date: 15 October, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Dialogue 1-1 2: Tank (TV Edit) 3: Dialoge 1-2 4: Want It All Back (Clavinet Hater Version) 5: Sax Quartet 6: Dialogue 1-3 7: Encore Un Verre 8: March For Koala 9: Dialogue 1-4 10: Felt Tip Pen 11: The Egg And You 12: Dialogue 1-5 13: Pot City II (Yab's Dub) 14: Dialogue 1-6 15: NY Rush 16: Dialogue 1-7 17: Fe 18: Piano Black 19: Dialogue 1-8 20: Spokey Dorkey 21: Forever Broke 22: Dialogue 1-9 23: Road To The West (With Rhythm) 24: Dialogue 1-10 25: Metor 26: Dialogue 1-11 27: Digging My Potato 28: Dialogue 1-12 29: Rain (Female Vocal Version) 30: Dialogue 1-13 31: Green Bird 32: Dialogue 2-1 33: Cats On Mars 34: Doggy Dog II 35: Doggy Dog III 36: Dialogue 2-2 37: Piano Bar I 38: Give And Take 39: Dialogue 2-3 40: Cat Blues 41: Dialogue 2-4 42: The Singing Sea II 43: Dialogue 2-5 44: ELM 45: Waltz For Zizi 46: Dialogue 2-6 47: Track #16 48: Farewell Blues (Alernate Take) 49: Dialogue 2-7 50: Words That We Couldn't Say 51: Dialogue 2-8 52: Space Lion (Orgel Version) 53: Waste Land 54: Dialogue 2-9 55: Goodnight Julia 56: Space Lion 57: Dialogue 3-1 58: Go Go Cactus Man (Guitar Version) 59: Dialouge 3-2 60: Too Good Too Bad 61: Dialouge 3-3 62: Eye Ball 63: Dialouge 3-4 64: Track #8 65: On The Run 66: Dialouge 3-5 67: 23 68: Dialouge 3-6 69: Don't Bother None (Long Version) 70: Dialouge 3-7 71: Wo Qui Non Coin 72: Track #16 73: Call Me Call Me 74: Dialouge 3-8 75: Memory 76: Adieu (Long Version) 77: Dialouge 3-9 78: See You Space Cowboy Not Final Mix Mountain Root 79: Dialouge 3-10 80: Blue 81: Tank! - Seatbelts 82: Rush - Seatbelts 83: What Planet Is This - Seatbelts 84: Too Good Too Bad - Seatbelts 85: Bad Dog No Biscuit - Seatbelts 86: Call Me Call Me - Seatbelts 87: Mushroom Hunting - Seatbelts 88: The Real Folk Blues - Seatbelts 89: Piano Solo - Seatbelts 90: Ask DNA 91: SF Game Center 92: Rouya 93: Old School Game 94: Track #1 - Yoko Kamo 95: Track #2 - Yoko Kamo 96: Track #3 - Yoko Kamo

Customer Reviews A Bootleg Box Set, But a Good One By that, I mean to say that the person or persons that made the illegal copy did a really good job of fooling me into thinking I got a legal print, complete with going out of their way to bind a bootleg copy of the bound booklet and supplying a cardboard sleeve for the set that is embossed with the product name. It would appear that the product I bought from this page is a high quality bootleg. Yet while production aesthetics are high, the audio quality is questionable. Some tracks have skips and pops in them, which ruins the mood. What tipped me off (late) that this was a bootleg was the presence of the DVD Video logo on each of the CDs and a fake catalog number (FXCD-007-1,2,3,4). My first clues should have been the strange production done on the final disc and the absense of the 8cm BONUS disc featuring the songs sung by Ed, Andy, and Ein. But once an idiot always an idiot. Unfortuantely, I fell victem to this all in the name of wanting a "complete" audio collection. While the music is mostly in tack, it still hurts my feelings knowing that I paid some crook that claimed to be selling a legal, factory-sealed copy. Could be 5 Stars BUT!!! To be honest the music is incredible and includes a wide spectrum of kinds of music. To begin with, if you are looking at these CDs means that you: a) have seen the (amazing) CB series, and liked the music, or you have heard from somebody else that the music is very good. Now, in my humble opinion if you already own the other music CDs than you do not need to buy these CDs, except if you are a `die-hard' fan of the series. If you do not own already the music CDs of the series but would like to buy them than prefer these ones, which are much cheaper compared to the other ones and include most of the music of the series (but not all). The set consist of four CDs, which include most of the music of the CB series, and an 8 page small booklet which has the words of a few songs. As for the box set, it is solid, meaning it is made out of plastic and does not brake easily. Moreover, as for the songs another reviewer has written them done as detailed as possible, therefore it is not much for me to say except that they are incredible. Furthermore, as on the issue of the dialogs; to be honest if you have not seen the series they most probably will not make much sense to you (not to mention the fact that they are in Japanese, meaning that I do not know if you prefer dub or Japanese). Apart from it, if you have seen the series, they will make sense and it is basically up to you if you do not mind after a couple of songs the interference of the dialogs or not. Finally, to the fourth CD which has created most differences of opinions among the reviewers. To begin with, the songs 1-9 (out of 13) are recorded life. I will be honest: the matter is not which group sings the songs or not, because they are basically the ones who sing many of the other songs of the CDs. The problem is that the live record is not as (crystal) clear recorded as the other songs of the other three CDs; in other words, it is a matter of quality. In addition, my favorite song amongst the CB soundtracks, the one called "The Real Folks Blues' - the ending song of the series - which is the 9th song of the fourth CD, does not sound clear as the other three recorded CDs and loses in quality and sound. To conclude, if you would like to have most of the songs of the series, and do not mind the poor quality (in the broader sense of meaning) of the first 9 songs of the fourth CD, than these CDs are highly recommended for you. I hope I could help. . . . Rating the bootlegs While the music is good (or great - it is the soundtrack after all), be advised that most of what is available isn't exactly the product described on the Amazon page. Howdy all - Just received this set from the import king (one of many sellers offering this new at ~$30). Usually it's a bootleg, with everything packed on four discs and with different packaging (only an 8 page booklet, for example). If you're hoping for the blowout super-cool set that was originally and officially released, keep looking (or look carefully). So three stars, not because the actual music is less than five stars, but because it's deeply annoying that Amazon can't distinguish a bootleg pressing from an official one. . You can see a complete list of all Yoko Kanno, Seatbelt discography, or go back to the Yoko Kanno, Seatbelt tabs