'These are your favorite songs from the / era. You voted and we listened.' So writes in the liners to, 's tribute to their past, their fans, and their present tense. Message board voters built the track list, and they did well, hitting on a mix of classics and fan favorites from the group's first five albums. But also unites the band's early creative zenith with the resurgent promise of 2003's. That album wasn't a comeback, since had never really left. But it was definitely a return to form after a few years spent casting around for direction. Mary Ann Sieve Shaker Manual Lawn.

Hearing the 2004 lineup of,,,, and absolutely rip into cuts like 'Metal Thrashing Mad' and 'Caught in a Mosh' -- and have their passion matched by raw and thumping production -- combines the thrill of returning to a great old album with knowing that the band's loving it just as much as you. Is particularly engaged for 'Indians,' and 's frenetic soloing to open 'A.I.R.' Is a perfect foil to the track's near-hardcore bottom end. The beginning of 'Madhouse' sounds like magnets ripping away iron plating, and 'I Am the Law' and 'Gung-Ho' are still clinics on thrash. Fans are sure to love, especially since they picked the tracks. Rankings On Trucks here. But what's even better about the set is how vital it makes the band itself sound.

Find a Anthrax - The Greater Of Two Evils first pressing or reissue. Complete your Anthrax collection. Ibm Thinkpad Type 2611 Manualidades on this page. Shop Vinyl and CDs. Jan 20, 2016 Band: Anthrax Album: The Greater Of Two Evils Released: 2004 Recorder: November 2004 (At the Sanctuary Record Label) Produced: Anthrax Formation: John Bush.

Re-recording your greatest hits is rarely a good idea. The only positive exception I could think of is Aria's incredibly dynamic Live in Studio album that revamps the group's heavy metal classics in an energizing fashion. In the case of The Greater of Two Evils, the final result is a mixed bag. On the positive side, the record has a vivid live atmosphere and especially the instrumentation sounds crunchier than on the band's first five records. The band sounds hungry and clearly performs with passion. John Bush's powerful and throaty vocals sound slightly better than what Neil Turpin had to offer on Anthrax's debut release. Therefore, the vivid reinterpretations of 'Deathrider', 'Metal Thrashing Mad', 'Panic' and 'Anthrax' on some editions can be considered highlights of this release.

On the negative side, fans have become comfortable with the original versions. The overall sound of the reinterpretations is a little bit darker and the guitar solos aren't as enthusiastic, fast and high-pitched as back in the band's early years. Obviously, this instrumentation suits John Bush's vocals very well. It's always recommendable to adapt the sound of a band to its vocalist. If you don't do that, you will witness a result similar to the stressful live concerts with Blaze Bayley when he was in Iron Maiden. It's not necessarily a bad thing that Anthrax tries to give its new songs a slightly new identity.

However, John Bush's vocals aren't as energizing, free-spirited and juvenile as Joey Belladonna's unique vocal skills back then. The revamped versions of the songs from Joey Belladonna's first stint with the band simply can't mess with the original versions. I've never understood why some fans defend John Bush and even consider him Anthrax's best vocalist. In my opinion, those people must be tone deaf because Joey Belladonna's vocals are an essential part of Anthrax's vivid spirit and indentity. I also can't find many positive things to say about the failed grunge album Sound of White Noise, the uninspired groove metal releases Stomp 442 and Volume 8 - The Threat Is Real and finally the tiresome alternative metal record We've Come for You All.

To be honest with you, I wouldn't miss any of those four records if they had never been released. Anthrax should just have gone on hiatus after Joey Belladonna left in my humble opinion and focus on several of its side projects such as Stormtroopers of Death. Listening to The Greater of Two Evils is nowhere near as exciting as listening to any of Anthrax's first five albums. Even the weakest of the bunch, namely Fistful of Metal, with all its obvious flaws was more convincing than The Greater of Two Evils because of its juvenile pioneer spirit. It would have been acceptable to release another live album where John Bush performs old and new songs of the band but the release of The Greater of Two Evils is completely pointless in my opinion.