Death Club: Best of Rozz Williams 1981-1993

Christian Death | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 15, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B000A2H9H0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,510 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #78 in Music > Alternative Rock > Goth & Industrial > Industrial > General

Track Listings

1. Dogs

2. Deathwish

3. Cavity - First Communion

4. Romeo's Distress

5. Cervix Couch

6. The Drowning

7. Ashes

8. The Luxury of Tears

9. Spectre

10. Haloes

11. This Mirage

12. The Angels (Cruciform)

13. Venus in Furs

14. Psalm (Maggots Lair)

Editorial Reviews

Review

The definitive highlights compilation from Christian Death, one of the most groundbreaking bands of the 80s and 90s!

Featuring hand picked selections from the classic, Rozz Williams era including Romeo s Distress, Ashes, the brilliant cover Venus In Furs and many more!

Includes an entire live concert and an ultra rare cable access performance plus interviews with Williams and guitarist Rikk Agnew - all on DVD for the first time ever!

Monster print media campaign to raise consumer awareness and motivate the massive Christian Death fanbase! --Cleopatra Records

Product Description

DISC 1: CD
1. Dogs
2. Deathwish
3. Cavity - First Communion
4. Romeo's Distress
5. Cervix Couch
6. The Drowning
7. Ashes
8. The Luxury Of Tears
9. Spectre
10. Haloes
11. This Mirage
12. The Angels (Cruciform)
13. Venus In Furs
14. Psalm (Maggots Lair)

DISC 2: DVD
Live At The Mason Jar - January 14, 1990
1. Intro
2. Cavity - First Communion
3. Figurative Theatre
4. Burnt Offerings
5. Untitled
6. Mysterium Iniquitatis
7. Dream For Mother
8. Spiritual Cramp
9. Romeo s Distress
10. Resurrection - Sixth Communion
11. Deathwish
12. Sleepwalk
13. Dogs
Media Blitz TV Performance
14. Cavity - First Communion
15. Romeo s Distress

BONUS FEATURES
Interview with Rozz Williams & Christian Death
Interview with Rikk Agnew

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars R.I.P. Rozz Williams, May 14, 2006

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scott c "scottc23" (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Death Club: Best of Rozz Williams 1981-1993 (Audio CD)

First, the CD. Yes, it's a "best of " of sorts and not a bad one at that. There are some tracks that are rare and hard to find which gives it some credibility. I would suggest this more for the collector than the first time fan. Only Theatre Of Pain is THE album. It stands not only as the best Christian Death album but one of the best albums of all time. If you don't know Christian Death, and you want to, start there.

The DVD. The fact that you get a DVD with the CD for about $17 is a great deal. The interview with Rikk is cool, the two or three songs they did on some public access station actually sounds really good while the video quality, as can be expected, is poor but can be overlooked. The 1990 reunion show in Phoenix is, well, ok. It's great to see the band playing all of Theatre Of Pain and a couple extra tracks as well. However, the club is really small, the sound is so-so and the fact is, it's not 1982 anymore. Rozz's voice has changed, drugs have taken hold and it makes a huge difference. Rozz and Eva O look like they're just going through the motions to get paid and score dope. It's almost sad in a way because the edge they had is gone, the sense of rebellion is over and they're reuniting solely because they know people will show up to hear the early material; their best. But that's far better than dropping out and into mainstream society.

It was hard watching it because I kept thinking that in 8 years, he'd be dead. And the years in between were mired in addiction, alcoholism and increasing despair. At one time Rozz was an artist who dabbled in drugs. Then, he became an addict who dabbled in art. While a lot of his material was sub-par, he did leave behind a legacy. Christian Death was death rock. The first and the best. It didn't last and it never could. But the impact of his early work is eternal.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Join The Club, December 8, 2005

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Bryce Ignacio (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Death Club: Best of Rozz Williams 1981-1993 (Audio CD)

"Death Club" is essentially to Christian Death/Rozz fans what "Crackle" is to Bauhaus devotees---a sampler of the band's best years with Rozz as frontman, plus some extra little goodies to make this album worth buying to anyone who already owns all of the albums highlighted here.

The only album cuts NOT included are those from "The Iron Mask"(understandably, as it's only re-recordings of most of these songs anyways), "The Rage Of Angels" and Christian Death's various live releases, which weren't particularly good anyways. Included though are the semi-hard to find "Invocations" studio cuts,which include "Haloes", "This Mirage" and the rarer "Spectre(Love Is Dead)" as well as plenty of DVD extras including video clips from a live show, their appearance on "Media Blitz" and interviews with both Rozz and Rikk Agnew from the band's early days.

For the uninitiated, buy this album and think of it as Christian Death footnotes. Then go buy the albums you can find still. For established Rozz fans the rare inclusions and DVD extras make this a must have to complete the Christian Death history and should be accompanied with a purchse of the new Shadow Project DVD "...And Then There Was Death".

4.0 out of 5 stars The DVD and Rare Songs Are a Plus, May 26, 2010

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Jeffrey Hall "KrazyAboutKoalas" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death Club: Best of Rozz Williams 1981-1993 (Audio CD)

Let's start with the greatest hits part aka the compact disc. It is all Rozz Williams era songs so their is no Valor stuff like "Lake of Fire" or "Heresy" but their is varios compilations for Valor era Christian Death. The rare songs "Haloes" which I love alot excellent vocals and the violens nice touch. and "Brother of a Low Degree" Too cabaret for me but never the less it shows off Rozz Williams Diverse Qualities not a very "Christian Death" song tho. The chosen tracks for Deathwish ep was ok but too bad it was missing "Desperate Hell" and they chose excellent songs from "Only Theater of Pain" Album. As for Catastrophe Ballet I would of liked "Sleep Walkers" and "Electra Descending" but at least it had "Drowning" The greatest hits part is ok but the main reason I bought this was rare songs, the DVD, and the interviews. The DVD is neat it has a concert of the "Only Theater of Pain" album in it's entirity and is sung better without that gay lisp souding voice he used on the original album and has a rare song meant to be on that album but was never released. The DVD also has a interview with The Guitarrist explaining how he got the band together for the reunion concert featured on the DVD. It also has a interview with the band when Valor was guitarrist and two live songs featuring a outfit Marylyn Manson would wear ripping Rozz Off Later. The interview with Rozz is on the disc with the songs. Not visual but interesting. I don't buy hits with good bands only halfway decent bands like Alien Sex Fiend but this had rare songs and a DVD with a few interviews and a booklet with many pictures an essential for any fan small or big this cd is definitely worth buying but not perfect but the greatest hits of good bands never usually are. Led Zeppelin for example too many good songs too fit on a disc the same goes for Christian Death.