Blessed Are the Sick (Spec) [Enhanced, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Special Edition]

Morbid Angel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Special Edition
• Label: Earache Records
• ASIN: B00008A7RJ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,112 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Fall from Grace

3. Brainstorm

4. Rebel Lands

5. Doomsday Celebration [Instrumental]

6. Day of Suffering

7. Blessed Are the Sick/Leading the Rats

8. Thy Kingdome Come

9. Unholy Blasphemies

10. Abominations

11. Desolate Ways [Instrumental]

12. The Ancient Ones

13. In Remembrance [Instrumental]

14. Blessed Are the Sick [Multimedia Track]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great Album for Death Metal Fans, July 6, 2003

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Anna Louise Mckamey (villa rica, ga United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blessed Are the Sick (Spec) (Audio CD)

This album is perhaps the definitive death metal band. This album is not boring at all. There are a few "classical" pieces written in there. The song desolate ways is awesome and could be put on a new age compilation cd. The album begins with Fall From Grace...a song that has some of the best death metal lyrics of all time. Dave Vincent has a great gutteral but understandable voice when he sings (screams/growls). There are some awesome guitar riffs in this album.....listen to the mid point in brainstorm. On the whole this is a death metal master pice, however, the lyrics are quite hateful towards christians but being a death metal fan perhaps this doesnt bother you. There are a couple songs on the record I dont like because of the talk about putting infant entrails on upside down crosses. Not my cup of tea but whatever floats your boat.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The pinnacle of death metal -- PERIOD., December 8, 2003

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Robert D. Williams (Reading, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blessed Are the Sick (Spec) (Audio CD)

I had to write this review in hopes of offset the morons who have seen fit to down "Blessed Are The Sick"... really, if you can't appreciate this album, you simply do NOT understand death metal -- end of story. This is Morbid Angel's greatest album, and it has many dimensions to it. It is pure evil set to music... everything you want it to be! The guitar work is GENIUS!!! The drumming is magnificent... lyrics, vocal delivery... what more could you want? This is, EASILY, among the greatest death metal albums EVER... I'll see you burning in the Sea of the Absu...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sick!!!!, October 1, 2008

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ethios4 (norman, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blessed Are the Sick (Spec) (Audio CD)

This is my favorite Morbid Angel album, possibly my favorite death metal album, and in my top 10 of favorite albums ever. They succeed in capturing the raw primal energy and sense of freedom that is at the heart of the best metal. I've been listening to this album for 14 years and is even better today than it was then! I can say that of only a handful of metal albums. The guitars and drums combine into a seething thick groove, and David Vincent's vocals are in top form. Some of Trey's solos on here are just unbelievable. What gets me the most about it is how much GROOVE they have going on...even at blast beat speeds! Sick!!!!!!

I owned this album in its original release form, but I bought it in it's newly remastered form and it does sound much better. It's much louder now, and there is more clarity...you can really crank it and hear every little thing going on! I highly recommend this new release.