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Best of My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult

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I can imagine it was difficult to put this collection together, seeing that some of their albums are quite different from each other. But whether their songs are sexy, satanic, or just fun to dance to, alot of the good stuff is here. With a best of, you can really only complain about what's missing, though everything included here is at least good. So where is "X-communication", "Sexplosion", "Blue Buddha", and "Glamour Is A Rocky Road"? I know it may just be my opinion, but come on. Anyway, look at this disc as a sampling of the band, and then get the album that would then be most to your liking. "I See Good Spirits and I See Bad Spirits" is the most evil, "Confessions Of A Knife" is the most industrial sounding, "Sexplosion" is the sexiest (duh), "13 Above The Night" is a good mix, and "Hit and Run Holiday" is just fun. Whatever you do, join The Kult.

How do you choose tracks for a 'best-of' compilation for a band that never had more than a handful of proper singles? So many of TKK's album tracks sound like singles anyway, it's hard to pick which ones should go on a compilation--so many of them are that good. Not to mention that the band has such a dual personality (B-movie Satanism and electro-disco).

Since this is a single-disc set, a lot is left off of it. Strangely, some of the actual singles are missing here, most noticeably "Blue Buddha". There's also no "Sexplosion!" either. But there are interesting choices, like the lead-off track "13 Above the Night". There are three tracks from "Reincarnation of Luna", but only one from "Crime For All Seasons"--surely they could have put on "Blue Buddha" instead of one of the "Luna" tracks?

On the plus side, there are some excellent edit versions here that cut down on the runtime of the tracks and make them tighter. The biggest difference is in "Cuz It's Hot", which originally ran for over ten minutes. "Devil Bunnies" runs better too, a nice clean edit.

I also notice a problem with "Kooler Than Jesus" on this comp. It's as if there was a compression problem, the beats sound slightly erratic to me, like a record on a turntable that's not exactly centered. Maybe that's just me, but I can't even listen to it. The artwork seems rushed through production.

I agree with the reviewer who questioned the absence of Blue Buddha! 13 Above The Night is my favorite TKK album. I know that makes me sort of an oddball as Confession of a Night is probably more in line with what TKK sound like. I wish Final Blindess was included in this collection. It was my favorite song from 13 Above the night. Otherwise I have no complaints. This is a great collection. I'm glad to see 'Cuz it's Hot!!!

Here is a collection of songs spanning My Life With The Thrill Kult's career from their beginnings to 2004. Of course the best stuff is from the Wax Trax! years but their moves through Interscope and Ryko are featured as well. Most of the songs are infused with plenty of humor (...And This Is What The Devil Does, Kooler Than Jesus). The earlier work also has plenty of samples from films. Those samples are largely missing from the later work. If there are any glaring omissions, it is the fact that Waiting For Mommy is missing. That has always been a crowd favorite when they perform live.

This is a good starting point if you are not sure if you want to start collecting their work. If you have been a fan from the start, you probably already have everything on here in it's original format.

Starbound Records came thru for me ahead of schedule to my address in Germany with a excellent selection to anyones essential music libary. Hey! Do your own reasearch, but i recommend this selection for anyone who has a well estabilished musical taste. Enjoy :-)

I do not have this album but I have to point out to the below reviewer (who I mostly agree with) that the name of the album is Confessions of a KNIFE, not night. And, I recommend it as well, along with SEXPLOSION, my personal fav.

I have to give it 5 stars on TKK's merit alone because they are the crown jewel of sleaze-techno. No band out there can touch them. Lords of Acid is close, but not as funky. If you really want to embrace TKK, buy all the albums in cronological order and decide which of their phases touches you in the right places. You won't regret the ride...