Comprehensive Retrospective

Shai Hulud | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Revelation
• ASIN: B00070Q840
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,405 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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A Comprehensive Retrospective is the blueprint to Shai Hulud's legacy. From the earliest demo with original singer Damien M...see site for more info.

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3.0 out of 5 stars after you get ahold of thier other releases..., February 14, 2005

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Ryan Power (socal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Comprehensive Retrospective (Audio CD)

get this. thier first 7" on crisis, and the full length on rev are classic shai hulud at thier best. ive been into shai hulud since about '98, and very into the damien moyal era, so the origional demo on this (first 6 tracks) are also classic shai hulud. pretty much everything after that on this cd i would agree with the title "useless recordings". this is definatly for big hulud fans. if you are not into hulud you will most likely hate this. pick up zombie apocalypse, culture or strong arm instead.

3.0 out of 5 stars For Fans Only, March 5, 2005

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Xiaolei Li (Kirkland, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Comprehensive Retrospective (Audio CD)

Since the songs are either early demos or live ones, the recording quality is pretty terrible. But it is interesting to see how the songs and lyrics have progressed to their final versions in the full-lengths. If you haven't heard of Shai Hulud, definitely avoid this and pick up a full length. If you're a serious fan, you'll probably want this for completeness.

4.0 out of 5 stars For the long time fans, January 26, 2005

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K. Goolsby (Boston, Ma United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a great album for long time Shai Hulud fans. It songs and liner notes are snapshots of the band in their early stages. Having loved Hulud for several years, I really enjoyed listening to these demos and reading some of the comments about them in the liner notes. Musically, its probably not going to impress anyone who isn't already a Shai Hulud fan. Most of the recordings are pretty crappy, and several of the tracks don't even have vocals. However, if you are already a fan of all of Shai Hulud's material, this collection does show some really cool steps in the development of their songs.