Odds & Ends

Warrior Soul

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 1996)
• Original Release Date: August 13, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mayhem Records
• ASIN: B000003H3F
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,346 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SOMEDAY , KORY WILL BE A LEGEND!, April 26, 1999

By A Customer

I GUESS THIS IS THE END OF WARRIOR SOUL, AS THE LINER NOTES SAY, "THE BAND THAT FOUGHT THE SYSTEM AND ULTIMATELY LOST". MAYBE NOW, BUT FUTURE GENERATIONS SHOULD SEE THROUGH ALL THIS POST-NIRVANA B.S. THAT'S BEING SPEWED OUT AND SEE THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE LATE 80'S THERE WAS THIS BAND OF PISSED OFF GUYS MAKING SOLID , HEAVY, AND VERY EMOTINAL MUSIC-WITH HONESTY. EVERYTHING HERE IS GOOD, EVEN THE UNDERPRODUCED THROWAWAY TRACKS ARE SOULFUL. KISS ME, AMERICANS, AND THE ROCKER RAISED ON RIOTS COULD SUPPORT A NEW CD, ALTHOUGH THE RECORD COMPANIES WOULDN'T SEE DOLLAR SIGNS AND REFUSE IT. BLAST IF YOU THINK YOU'RE BAD, AND FEEL THE POWER OF WARRIOR SOUL.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Ton Of Tunes, May 28, 2009

By	Markus Pacal (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After 5 records, worthy praise, high hopes & dismal sales, Warrior Soul finally called it quits. Mayhem Records issued "Odds & Ends" in '96 and it's exactly what the title suggents. All the outtakes, extras, demos, etc. over the course of their carrer. Die-hard fans will definitely want this in their collections.

There are 17 songs plus a couple of hidden bonus tracks. And it's well over a hour in terms of running time. And nearly every type of musical style & sound that W. Soul put-out over their career is featured here. Kory Clarke's maniacal spoken-word rants. The political power of "Last Decade Dead Century," the metallic urgency of "Drugs God & the New Republic," the punk rawk of "Salutations...," the art of "Chill Pill" & the sonic partying of "The Space Age Playboys." It is raw and it is distorted and it is muddy. But it's supposed to be. If odds & ends is what you wanted, then you get it with this collection.

And don't forget to read the liner notes by Kory Clarke, a bitter & brilliant man. You can almost taste the bile in your mouth while reading through his thoughts. Long live Warrior Soul!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Band Ahead of Their Time!!!, November 12, 2008

By	Julianna Ness (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

They came from the back streets and dark alleys of New York City. Signed to Geffen in 1990 after only four live performances, their first release, "Last Decade Dead Century," featured the breakout hit, "The Losers" which received heavy rotation on MTV's Headbanger's Ball. This was followed up with "Drugs, God and the New Republic" in 1991, 1992's "Salutations From the Ghetto Nation," and "Chill Pill" in 1993. In 1994 they parted ways with Geffen due to the label's lack of support. That year also saw the departure of guitarist Johnny Ricco and drummer Mark Evans (who was later murdered!), who were eventually replaced with lead guitar wunderkind Alex "X-Factor" Arundel, rhythm guitarist Peter Jay, and drummer Scott Dubois. They signed to Futurist/Music For Nations and recorded their ultimate opus, "Space Age Playboys." A unique brand of "hypersonic metal" with squalls of guitar noise, riffy bass, and incessive percussive attack topped off with vocalist Kory Clarke's cryptic prose, it was apocalyptic and psychedelic-laced rock `n' roll for a new millennium. Kory vented his sociopolitical frustrations with insightful, subversive and thought-provoking lyrics and his anger could ignite a five-alarm blaze. Their live shows were full of raucous intensity and although they toured extensively all over the world, they received their most favorable press from Europe. Sadly, not many people really got it and they disbanded at the end of 1995. Were they punk? Metal? Performance art? Rebel rock? Answer: all of this and more. Now, from the band that "Fought America, fought the system...and ultimately lost," comes "Odds & Ends" - 17 tracks of previously unreleased material taken from various recording sessions over the years. Fans of "Space Age Playboys" will recognize the early versions of the songs "Punk Rock and Roll" and "Five Ways To The Gutter" which became "Rotten Soul" and "I Wanna Get Some" respectively. There's also "Last Decade Dead Century" which never made it but became the title of their first CD, as well as a few tracks of Kory reciting some of his psycho poetry. Indeed, "Odds & Ends" is a tasty nugget that will satiate the appetites of die-hard supporters of Warrior Soul, but also make new fans of those who aren't familiar with them. For the uninitiated, this is a good place to start.