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Greatest Hits (Bonus CD)

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What do you mean when they "start" rerecording their own material? Tractor was rerecorded on Powertrip, and Medicine for God Says No. And they do offer something new, as
17. Unsolid
18. Big God
19. Into The Void
are NOT on previous albums.

In short, it's worth it to own all the videos I've never seen, and the three new tracks. Great stuff.

Don't think that this band is on its last leg...nothing could be further from the truth. The simple fact is that A&M just didn't promote them effectively. They are a great band and they have a lot more to offer. Get their newest album Monolithic Baby! on Steamhammer records and by all means, purchase this one if you're not familiar with their earlier work.

This is propably the best cd of the year. It features some very great songs: Tractor, Dopes to Infinity, Melt, Space Lord, Heads Explode, Dead Christmas etc... If you're a big fan of some great Stonerrock, than buy this one, it really shows how good they are.

Just wanted to mention in reference to the review below: The God Says No album was kind of off because the master tapes were swiped and the band had to start from scratch again, so as a 'quickie-demo-sketchpad' album, damn fine, but yes, not their best. Monolithic had some nice meaty riffs, but its hard to keep a band going after 10 years, tours, albums, etc. MM is one of my faves, especially for keeping the torch of sludge-metal alive since the early 90s when such a style was against the grundge grain. Interested fans should check out current Doom Metal bands such as Electric Wizard, Organe Goblin, High on Fire, Sleep, and its worth the time travel trip to check out Hawkwind, a direct influence on MM. Hawkwind also is significant for being the band Lemmy was in right before good old who know who.
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This album rocks , this band rocks . There is no other as dedicated as Monster Magnet .There are a couple of mediocre songs on the album , and a couple great ones missing . But you can't have it all .The lyrics are some of the best i have heard .If you are a pansy do not buy this album , it's probably not for you. But if you like to get Hizzaked and trip out on some great music this is it . Long live Monster Magnet . What's up Odium ?

pretty good cd if you like hard music. 3 or 4 really good tunes, the rest i can live without. Got it at a great price however, you got to like that part.

This a good compilation with the videos,it came out at the same time as Rob Zombies Greatest hits which came with a dvd of videos why are these videos on cdrom isn't that a bit passe now why weren't these clips put on dvd or vcd format.

I can't say that I'm that familiar with Monster Magnet. I've heard a song here and a song there and when I saw this "Greatest hits", I decided to give the band a chance. The first song "Tractor" makes me think that maybe I'm not that careful of what I'm buying since I don't like the song at all. The second track "Medicine" is slightly better but far from great. But as the third one "Dopes to infinity" sets off I begin to think that maybe this album is worth having after all. Of the following songs, I like in particular "Space lord", "Powertrip", "Bummer", "Dead Christmas" and "Kiss of the scorpion". Monster Magnet show to be capable of combining the 1970's rock (like Black Sabbath) with a more modern touch, and from time to time they do it really well. Some of the songs even bare connection to some stuff from the 1960's - just think of The Doors when you play "Dead Christmas". If you like Monster magnet, I bet you'll find The Hellacopters ("High visibility" and "By the grace of God") interesting.

Im quite disappointed by the track selection on this compilation. Ok, so its their best 'hits' but it is not anyway near a good reflection on what MM have produced over the years.

I think a 'best of' would have been more appropriate, as most of their terrific earlier stuff has been left out (i.e Pill shovel, Snake dance, Dinosaur Vacume, Superjudge, Cage around the sun.) I mean, when they have completely missed out anything from their first 2 (and best) LPs with the exception of black balloon, its does them no justice. Furthermore, it seems the collaboration is centered around the Powertrip album with tracks from that taking presidence. Im guessing they are simply trying to appeal more to fans that got into MM later on.

Another thing, 'Melt' and 'Heads Explode' are the only songs from God says no that deserve a place on such a cd. The album was a huge letdown and an insult to most of Monster Magnet older fans. Here's how this set should have looked:

1. Pill Shovel
2. Negasonic Teenage Warhead
3. Space Lord
4. Cage around the sun
5. Bummer
6. Dinosaur Vacume
7. Look to your orb for the warning
8. Dopes to infinity
9. Face down
10. Dead Christmas
11. Snake Dance
12. Atomic Clock
13. Nod scene
14. Heads explode
15. Tractor
16. Superjudge

My bad if that doesnt actually fit onto a cd but you get the idea. Anyone unfamiliar with the song 'Superjudge' from the respectively titled LP should give that a listen and tell me if it not the way to round off such an album. Now, i disagree that MM are on their last legs as one reviewer suggested, but i think if they had to release a personal compilation, they could have produced a much better and fairer one than this. The videos are pretty good; the extra tracks are modest so if your a completist, it's worth buying for these too. Be warned, if you are new to Monster Magnet and just want a taste of the band, you wont get a true idea or interpretation of the group from this.

PS. Monolithic Baby that was released last year is much better than God Says no, but still not up to the standard of their first 4 LPs. Still, a worthy purchase.

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