Doomsday: Back & Forth 5-Live

Skinny Puppy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 4, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nettwerk Records
• ASIN: B00005NT2V
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,275 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, but a little disappointing, January 4, 2002

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James (Ottawa, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doomsday: Back & Forth 5-Live (Audio CD)

This CD is the thing every SP fan has been waiting for--finally Skinny Puppy have reunited temporarily and made a CD of their one-off live show in Dresden, Germany. This CD is pretty cool, it has a great selection of choice Skinny Puppy hits and is very intense and in-your-face but on the other hand is a little weak. The first thing about it that could use some improvement is the vocals. Although lots of people liked the fact that Orge didn't use that much voice distortion on this album, I think that he *should* have used the same voice distortion he used on the CD versions of these songs. "Testure" and "Dig it" are 2 of my fave SP songs but because they don't have the trademark scary vampire-like vocal distortion on the CD versions and are sung with Ogre's normal voice, they don't sound half as good. The same goes for many other tracks except for "Killing Game" and "Harsh Stone White" which are performed pretty much exactly the same as their CD versions.
Another thing that could use improvement is the albums' artwork. The booklet is only 2 pages long (not counting the back+front covers) and comprises of a mishmash of blurred and altered live photos from the concert. Its kinda cool and artistic, but in my opinion I think the booklet should have had more pages in it and more normal, clear photos and putting in the songs lyrics wouldn't have hurt either.

Still, I am not completely disappointed with this CD because of its merits-good track selection, excellent instrumental playing, and the 6 or so tracks that are sung the same as on the CD. In conclusion, I'd say this is a nice treat for any Skinny Puppy fan, new or old, but I'd suggest you take a listen at your local CD store first.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing live cd!, September 11, 2001

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William G. Piper (English, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doomsday: Back & Forth 5-Live (Audio CD)

this cd is of the Dresden Germany aug 2000 reunion show. However, there are a few songs missing (Choralone, Hardset Head, Nature's revenge and Smothered Hope). 3 due to timing issues, while HsH due to legal issues. Hardset head was intended to be on the cd, but nettwerk did not get the rights until it was too late. However, they have since gotten the rights and released the song as a 320bitrate mp3.

This cd sounds great. The versions of the songs never sounded better!! My only gripe would be there is a lack of improv, but that could be explained as they were trying to get as many songs on this release as possible. AIDY? is still my fav live SP, but this cd still f-ing rulz!! I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who likes/loves SP.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AT LONG LAST!, September 7, 2001

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Philippe Landry (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doomsday: Back & Forth 5-Live (Audio CD)

Brap 5 is EXCELLENT! i repeat: EXCELLENT! the wait was totally worth it! all the tracks are perfectly done. lots of new sounds and dynamics were added to the songs. it's such a powerful performance. it's non-stop. not a dull moment. i guess if you are looking for Brap 5 and reading this, you already know everything that has led up to this event and record. cEv and Ogre have done a wonderful job, as well as all who were involved in this effort.
SP never gives you a dull moment.
GET THIS ALBUM!