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Blood Stained Hitz

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Okay, the purists are correct in that re-recording your old hits is nothing but a shameless money-making scheme and "tampers" with the greatness of the originals.

Further, this is basically the main guy from the original Agent Orange with two new guys playing--you guessed it--new recordings of some of their best known songs.

Don't let those facts stop you from buying a fantastic album.

Sure, the songs are new studio versions of Agent Orange originals, but that doesn't mean they aren't great in their own right. The album rocks from start to finish, and almost has a "live in the studio" sound for those that like raw, unadorned surf-punk style tunes.

So, okay, for the guilty...yes, you will have to buy Living in Darkness and Sonic Snake Session just so you have the originals.

These two CD's pretty much cover the "original" Agent Orange's best known releases.

Then I suppose you won't have to feel guilty for loving Blood Stained Hitz.

The rest of us who long for new Agent Orange material will be more than satisfied with this collection of rawer, less polished versions of Agent Orange's best songs.

Highlight: Bite the Hand that Feeds (instrumental) is a much more rocking and less "produced" version than the original.

Low point: Cardboard case--no jewel box.

Blood stained hitz is a perfect collection of re-recorded Agent Orange songs. The new Everything Turns Grey is easily one of the best songs ive heard in years. If you're new to Agent Orange buy this cd first then buy Living in Darkness.

While containing a couple of new songs...All the re-recordings of their past hits are a little on the self-indulgent side. I love Agent Orange's old albums. Upon reciept of this, I was disipointed that the once great songwriting and musicianship had fallen into a pattern of living in the glory of the past. Save your hard earned money, and buy the originals.