The Lost Tracks Of Danzig

The definition of an album has changed, I think, due to technology. It's so easy to mix and match tracks these days, does anybody but dinosaurs like me actually ever listen to records in their original order? Aren't there a lot of "albums" these days that take the form of nothing but a computer download? If an album doesn't even really physically exist, what is an "album", anyway? For that reason, I decided to approach this double-cd set as a double album. My rationale was this: could a reasonably consistent and coherent album be constructed simply by arranging the track selection in an order other than the chronological (as presented in the original)? If so, how good would the result be? The answers: yes, and great. This might even be Danzig's best album, which obviously means its an instant classic by any reasonable standard. This is Danzig's White Album, his Exile on Main St., his Physical Graffiti (only far more interesting than all that old fossilized rock, of course). First on an album, obviously, we need a killer opener. We have the best he has ever written in "White Devil Rise" (if that one doesn't get your blood pumping, you're not a real Danzig fan. It has an impressive, almost progressive structure, with a time change into a break. And what an amazing break, the best I recall on any Danzig record. Don't worry about the politically correct, conformist hacks who downgrade this album because of this song; the riff is a little recycled (from Pain in the World) but man, is it ever pure evil old-fashioned Danzig just the way we like it, and his vocals on this track are incredibly aggressive). Power ballad? Check. Danzig's purest and best power ballad is here, "Cold, Cold Rain"; it edges "Blood and Tears" and "Sistinas" by an angel hair, but it is better. (Also a perfect album closer; it should have been on Lucifuge). And "Bound by Blood", which is on here, is also in the elite league of classic Danzig ballads. It features some of the most beautiful and intelligent lyrics he has ever written, though almost Manowar-ish in their point of view. "Dying Seraph" (a typical Danzig soft-to-loud track) isn't bad, either. How about an acoustic changeup along the lines of "I'm the One"? We got that covered, and with a better song: the best version ever made of "Come to Silver". This one is a little superior to Johnny Cash's version of the Danzig-penned "13", which it recalls sonically, just because Danzig's voice is even better than the Man in Black's, in my view. Glenn sings every word very clearly on this one, unusual for him, but very effective. Superb. Of course, we need some songs with monster hooks in the bulk of the album to fill the role of singles. No problem. "When Death Had No Name", which might just be the very best Danzig song, and with his doomiest-ever riff, makes its debut on an album at last (I remember being amazed that he left this off III after it appeared as the B-side of the "Dirty Black Summer" single.) "Satan's Crucifiction" is another sinister tune worthy of the Danzig name (the riff is the most evil on any song ever that is not named "Snakes of Christ"), as are the double whammy of "Malefical" and "Soul Eater". These are the ones that caught me right away, at least, but there are a number of other strong songs, enough to form a heart of the lineup the `27 Yankees would envy. (By the way, it seems like these discs have a disproportionate amount of relatively upbeat rockers, at least by Danzig standards. "Lick the Blood off My Hands", for example, lives up to the nickname "Evil Elvis", with a 50's-ish verse melody. "Pain is Like An Animal" is just awesome straight-up hard rock and should have been the opener of Danzig I. And the "Buick McKane" cover had my jaw on the floor. As much as I liked the original Danzig band, I never thought they could just go out and absolutely smoke performance-wise like this). I was quite pleasantly surprised to hear that there's very little of the electronic goofing around that marred the second (bad) half of the Danzig run of albums, even on the tracks from that era; and that his pipes evidently were in better shape than I had thought at the time. All these songs have his voice right up front of the mix, exactly where it belongs. The vocal tracks all sound like prime Glenn Danzig, on both cds. Enough said. Summary: Whatever sins Danzig has committed against the holy religion of heavy metal since 4p are hereby expunged. There's some filler here, but Danzig's B sides turn out to be better than just about anyone else's A sides, and the good stuff here is good enough to form an album that is worthy of standing alongside anything he has done. The rest we can account bonus material. (This record proves what I suspected all along, due to Danzig's poor choices of singles releases: his taste, like Rubin's, in his own music is mystifyingly bad). This is simply the best pure metal album released in years. There will be naysayers with the usual biases and agendas; ignore them and treat your black soul to "Lost Tracks" as soon as possible. You have tread in the light too long, and it is time to feel once more that cold wind out of the blue hells, the one that your heart has so long ached for...thank you, Glenn, from an original "Angel of the Seventh Dawn".

This 2cd collection has a mix of must have songs, solid songs, and filler. What I'm enjoying the most out of it is that every listener has favorites that other listeners completely disagree with, yet they all seem to love the release so far. There's such a wide variety here that anyone who remotely likes danzig from any point in his career, will find at least half a dozen tracks here that they will enjoy, and others that won't make their favorite list but they will still enjoy. People who dropped Danzig after Danzig 4 will be happy to know that there are songs on here from danzig 5 & later that are far BETTER than anything released on the albums they were cut from, and songs not included on albums 1 - 4 that are just as good as anything that made it onto those albums. I'm a fan, but I'm not pointlessly loyal or biased. There are songs I dislike on every album including the lost tracks, yet I still gave this five stars and I think it just might be the only release he's made that'll get above 4 from me to date. Here's my personal favorite list, and again, everyone's favorite list will be different, which is a real shinning point for this album: Right now, in order of track listing: when death had no name both versions are good because the first has this metallic vocal quality that reminds me of some misfits recordings that are eluding my memory at the moment; the second is good because the whole thing cleaned up so well. I've had this on yellow vinyl in storage for years now and from the first time I ever heard it, it's sort of haunted the back of my mind ever since, and I'm glad to finally have it sort of finalized; and in a medium I can just play the hell out of it without worrying because it's not antiquated and rare. Angels of the seventh dawn This is one of those tracks where the whole thing is fun to listen to and frustrating at the same time, because you want to sing along, but the strength and passion in the song that makes it good are probably the same forces contributing to hard to distinguish vocals. One thing being a misfits fan has taught me is to never really trust 3rd party lyric sheets. Satan's Crucifiction I don't care if this was written as a joke, it's good. The guitar is smoky, brooding, in a way I love, the same reason I like 'Pain in the world' so much. Also, his vocals carry that certain 'grim herald' power to them that they have from time. To elaborate, in the beginning verse, the way he booms out 'all you...' etc, makes me imagine him as he was during the thrall/deamonsweatlive photos, at the peak of his physical shape, foot propped up atop a speaker cabinet, pointing out to the horde that came to hear him... Bound by Blood It's a good song all around. One of the reasons it makes my favorites list is because it displays a very deep personal bond between the writer and whoever he presumably wrote it for. I really appreciate this song because he usually keeps his family and love life very private, and as a big fan you wish you could know him more personally. So to have him share it with his fans, I took it as a kind gesture. If I ever had a child I imagine I would be able to sum up my feelings about them with this song pretty nicely. Dying Seraph Not a whole lot to be said from me aside from it's the melancholy atmosphere he built in this one that's just great, I eat songs like that right up it seems. It reminds me of ashes, let it be captured, pain in the world, etc. There are other songs that are good, and a few I don't like. But I can't write very well about things I don't love or hate with a passion.

I was seven years old when the first Danzig album came out, and I was in my early teens before I ever heard the band. But I'll never forget the day that my friend's older brother popped "Danzig 2" into the stereo while we were hanging out, and the opening track "Long Way Back From Hell" filled my ears and infected my thoughts with Danzig fever from that day forward. If you're reading this, then you probably know what that feeling was like. If not, the "Lost Tracks" collection isn't for you. I don't need to write about the appeal of Danzig's music. You either get it or you don't, but what makes Danzig such a rewarding musician to like is the sheer volume and variation of his work. Danzig is one of those rare individuals with the prowess to last through decades of trends, and attract multiple generations of fans throughout his career. This man has been making music longer than I've been alive. So all that being said, let's get down to business. "The Lost Tracks" gives you a lot to listen to (26 tracks each with brief descriptions of the songs and why they were cut), and spans his entire body of work under the band title of Danzig. You'll find no Misfits here, but then there is a separate box set of all that stuff. Some of the early songs have a distinct Samhain flavor, but once again, if you want Samhain, there is a box set available of that as well. The true gift of "The Lost Tracks" is reserved for the most diehard of Danzig fans. Let's face it, these songs were predominantly fat that was trimmed away from the album material, and often times it shows. These are not the best of the best, but there are some distinct gems to be found here. "Pain Is Like An Animal" and "Cold, Cold Rain" are unforgettable songs. I am at a loss as to why Rick Ruben wanted them cut in the first place. However, there are also some real stinkers. The obnoxious "You Should Be Dying", the perplexing "White Devil Rise" and the just plain laughable "Caught in my Eye" certainly weren't destined for greatness. Nonetheless, if you're the type of person who just can't get enough Danzig, and finds even his worst songs interesting, then by all means pick up "The Lost Tracks". It's rather affordable, and is something we should be glad was made available to us at all.

I am a fan of Glen's older stuff like most people. However Circle of Snakes is right up there with his early stuff as well. Having said that, I actually like the 2nd disc better than the first one! It goes against theory, but it is just WAY better. Disc 1 has a few good ones like Satan's Crucifiction, but disc 2 is wall to wall packed with gems. Totally a good buy for any Danzig fan.

I say "fans", though it should appeal to ANYONE who likes dark rock-MeTal. It is GREAT to hear the "old-style" vocals/guitar sound on some unheard(by me) songs. Also, it is great that he didn't decide to stink up the collection with a bunch of CRUMMY DISCO SONGS(like off of "Blackacidevil"....c'mon, how insulting to fans THAT album was!) There are only honestly 2 clunkers on here(in my opinion) and one of them happens to be a CRUMMY DISCO REMIX of "Unspeakable"...the other is the tedious "Buick McKane", though I can see it's appeal to some people. No need to go into the various tracks, they've been well-delineated(though sometimes unfairly/erroneously) on other reviews. I just want to add my vote of EXCELLENCE!!!! And DON'T get any pre-concieved notions about "White Devil Rise"; if nobody told anyone the backstory, they'd never know that it is written in retalliation to remarks made by one of the most psychotic, racist PIGS in the history of earth! Something for everyone on here, from Glenn's BEST-ever ballad("Cold, Cold Rain") to just plain heavy ROCKin' tunes like "Soul Eater"...let me say that I've been rather ambivalent to his releases since #4(though I think #6 is a very strong album, despite the taint of electronica), but I am BLOWN AWAY by this collection!!!! And the cover of the booklet is SUPER-COOL! I imagine that SOME may find it "distasteful", but let's keep in mind Glenn's penchant for comic books, babes, and things wicked. TWO HORNS UP, GLENN!!!

First off, how many of you have shared a very common,understandable question when presented with a product with a title as this has, "The Lost Tracks Of Dazig?" Throwing caution and hesitation to the wind, what the Hell, lets' give this one a chance. From the very moment upon opening the package in which it was delivered in, I was blown away by not a simple compact disc jewel case... This was not just a couple of c.d.'s, it was a work of art. Lost tracks. Lost not due to them lacking the quality of music, as will the stories behind every song will explain. Each and every one of these tracks would have been welcomed on the albums that missed out on them. If you appreciate the works/art/music of Danzig, this is a must for your collection. Take a chance on this one. Every bit of it was/is money well spent...

The lost tracks cover a good portion of Danzig's early albums and it offers a unique glimpse into the changes he made musically over the years. That being said, The tracks very much are b-side tracks. Not terrible but not remarkable or really memorable either. Unless you are a die-hard fan or a completionist, There is really no need to buy this one.

First Danzig was a hero and then he was a guilty pleasure. The reality is that as tongue and cheek as some of his music is the man has produced some of my favorite music over his career that is almost as old as I am. Face it, since '77 Danzig has written and produced some of the most recognizable music in a genre that was never meant to be popular. Admittedly there are some songs in this collection that drone on, but overall it's a treasure box of classic Danzig and some surprising covers (my favorite is "Caught In My Eye" by the Germs". Make fun of Glen all you want and then go listen to some of the greatest Rock/Punk/Horror/Goth--Straight Rock 'n' Roll that spans multiple generations! PS: I'm a sucker for SWAG and the quality packaging/cover art, splatter vinyl, and included history/photo book is worth the price alone

Ja, sollte man sich kaufen, sofern man was für die Musik übrig hat. Ich war von der "Verpackung" etwas überrrascht, das Ding kommt nicht in einer normalen CD_Hülle, sondern in einer größerformatigen Papppackung - sehr gut! Musikmäßig sind ein paar wirklich gute Sachen drauf, bei denen man froh ist, dass man sie hat, weil sie es ja unglücklicherweise nicht auf die Alben geschafft haben. Nebenbei wir (wenn auch in Kurzform) erklärt, warum und was Mr. Danzig selbst über die Stücke denkt. Gutes Ding, Versand hat etwas länger gedauert als geplant, aber ist nicht weiter tragisch.

アウトテイク集ですが全盛期にお蔵入りになった楽曲がどれほどのものかとても楽しみです。９３年以来ライブでは来日していないのでそろそろ日本公演してほしいです。個人的にはデヴィッドボウイ キャットピープルのカバーが楽しみです。

je pensai moi aussi que c'etait des chansons perdu qui ne valait pas grand chose, j'ai lu quelque commantaires et j'ai decider de tenter ma chance. quelle claque en pleine tronche lors de l'ecoute de ces 2 cd remplie de 26 chansons magnifique, du pur danzig ! tout est excellent, chansons, livret, rien a jeter !!! pour faire simple, si vous etes fan de danzig jeter vous y dessus sans reflechir !

Dieser Tage erscheint das Doppelalbum "Lost tracks of Danzig" in den U.S.A. und Großbritannien. Meine Frage an das Amazon Team Deutschland, warum der Artikel nicht auch auf der deutschen Seite angeboten wird, blieb leider unbeantwortet. Resultierend daraus gibt es wieder einige pussierliche "Geschäftsleute", die dahergehend das Album aus Amerika importieren (ich frage mich, wie es hier gebraucht angeboten werden kann, wenn es selbst dort noch nicht released wurde- die Antwort findet sich dann bei den Lieferzeiten wieder) und es hier für süße 45 Euro anbieten. Ein Witz an sich.. Ich werde noch zwei, drei Tage warten und mir das Album dann in Amerika ordern, danach folgt dann hier von mir eine richtige Rezension. Allerdings hoffe ich auf Euer Verständnis, daß ich dies hier hereingestellt habe.

Well, I've been a Danzig fan for many years, and like most of you have been only half-hearted about his post 4p output. I loved 777, but thought Circle Of Snakes lacked. Anyway, this set has unreleased stuff going back to Danzig 1. We get 18 unreleased originals, 5 alternate versions of songs we already know, and 3 unreleased covers (Bowie, T Rex & The Germs). The originals range from just ok to killer, with most being above average. Any Danzig fan (of any era) should grab this, I can't see how you could be disappointed. Cool packaging too.