Customer Reviews

Live From Planet X

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The performance on this CD is flawless... especially Doomsday. And it was interesting to hear the Madvillain songs he performed before the CD was released; he changed them later on to make them flow better, which was a wise decision. The only problem with this CD is that it is all one track... yes, all one track. It's very strange and something Doonm would do.... not that you would skip tracks, but it's the principle of it... that's the only problem. Other than that, go out and buy it (and all of Doom's other stuff) like I did and support the underground.

EDIT: Also, the Amazon tracklisting is slightly wrong. Before Change The Beat is a cool mixture of sci-fi effects and acoustics.

My obsession with the man behind the iron mask has been overflowing within the past few months, and "Live From Planet X" plays a big part of it. This is simply one of the most raw live recordings I've ever heard. And honestly, I couldn't have hoped for anything better than what I got. Doom is presented in classic form, performing with great energy, intensity and comfort that only a seasoned veteran could bring to the table. He muscles through classics such as "Greenbacks" (originally a Prince Paul song), "Hey!", the then unheard "Accordion" (from the forthcoming Madvillain album), "Great Day", my personal favorite "Rhymes like dimes", and the Madlib produced "One Beer".

Overall, there is very little a Doom fan can complain about here. Amazon claims that it's a 50 minute live set in their description above, but it actually clocks in at just under 39 minutes. Also, even though they break up the track listing above, it's all on a single track, which really makes it feel like a complete set from start to finish. The great sound quality more than makes up for those very slight flaws.

I've gotten this over the holidays, and thought it was great.


You actually feel like your at a concert, excluding the screaming and drama. Best of all , his voice is clear. Doom would be the last person I'd think voice would be clear live. But he seemed to be on point. You may find a lot of material from Operation Doomsday here, and One Beer. Personally, I love this CD.

Sometimes you hear the people shout his name

"MF, the SUPERVILLAIN!"

Yeah, it's great stuff. That great.

If you want something to add to your collection of "liveness" then this'll be great.

Definitely recommended.

Great Show, Great Selections (tracks) and good audio for being Live at a NY lounge. Only thing is that the album has a messed up track listing and like the other reviewer noted it is one track, well worth the loot cakes tho ($).The correct song listing goes as follows Intro.

*Song Live Debut

Change the Beat, People-Places-Things, Dead Bent, Gas Drawls firt Verse (over Go w/ The Flow), Gas Drawls, Doomsday, Hey!, Accordian*, Curls*, Great Day*, Ryhmes Like Dimes, I hear Voices (pt.1), My Favorite Ladies, One Beer*, The Fine Print

And if you guys are huge fands of MF DOOM and dont know yet that hes Zev Love X, Then go cop yourself a KMD album (Black B_st_rds). For first timers go get Madvillian Madvilliany Ft Madlib on the Beats or Opperation Doomsday (if you can afford it!)

I have never ever liked live albums, what is the point, if I want to hear music being drowned out by people screaming and having the artist not performing like they do on their actual lp's I will actually make the effort and go to their concerts, but this album is the exception.MF Doom does not sound the same as he does on his studio albums but this is not him being rubbish on the contrary he just sounds different which in a way gives this album a fresh new spin even though he's going through his established tracks. The sound quality is brilliant which I have to say it is like you were there. The only bad thing I can really say about this album is that there is only one track meaning you cannot skip any of the songs which can be quite annoying if you want to listen to a particular track, but if you are a fan of Doom and you want another fix this is worthy but if you are new to MF DOOM then I advise that you try one of his other studio recorded albums first.

While a live album, this also doubles as a sort of "Greatest Hits" of the masterful mc MF DOOM. I found the quality of the recordings to be quite high, and you can tell DOOM is a real MC and has no trouble holding it down in a live performance. Sadly, this record is probably as close as many of us will actually get to experience DOOM "live" as he reportedly regularly no-shows his concerts, and instead sends doomposters. Regardless, if you're a fan of DOOM and looking to pick something up to fill out your collections this is definitely a good choice. It's also pretty cool that the entire record is "1-song" so you really get the experience of being at a concert, while some might view this as a bad thing I thought it was a unique plus

i got it for 2.00 cause its only 1 track. so if u go on vcast u can get the whole cd for 2.00

This perfomance was simply amazing, and the sound quality of the cd is great. The one issue I have with it is that there are no separate tracks, only the performance as a whole. This is only a minor sticking point, as Doom is quite simply amazing.

I bought this album because I slept on Doomsday. Not really slept on but I was short on cash at the time. I'm building up my DOOM collection and got this because of the hits I needed. Although it's one track it is extremely hot. It takes you back to the live hip hop element. If you ever seen doom live this cd will put you back in the crowd. DOOM is the MAN. Whats more I was able to greet him and give him my dungMeistergeneral OVP CD.

Maybe it's because I'm a diehard DOOM fan, but this is definitley the best live hip hop record I've ever heard. Even my friends who scoff when I mention how great DOOM is had a change of heart when I played this record for them. The only thing I dislike about this is that all the songs are on 1 track making it a chore to skip to a certain song you want to hear. But for sitting around smoking el's in the crib, it's really chill to just zone out and listen to from beginning to end. New to DOOM??? I would definitley recommend you start somewhere else, like Madvillainy, MM Food, or even King Geedorah, if you can find a copy of Operation Doomsday, that would be your best bet, but you'll probably end up shelling out some serious dough on Ebay for that one.