Past, Present & Future [w/ Bonus DVD] [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Rob Zombie

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Original Release Date: September 23, 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B0000AVBDS
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (120 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,009 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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49 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dig Through The Ditches and Burn Through The Witches..., June 12, 2004

By	Schtinky "Schtinky" (California) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

What are you waiting for? If you are or ever have been a fan of Rob Zombie or White Zombie, grab up this collection fast, it is well worth the price.

Literally, this is a fantastic compilation of Past, Present, and Future hits of the mega monster Rob Zombie. From his beginnings in White Zombie to the present, Zombie has always managed to stay in the slippery groove of industrial metal, and not only flow with the changes in the industry but present himself as a leader of it.

All but three of the songs on this CD have been released previously, but what's nice is having all these favorites together, along with the bonus material. And there is a nice array of guest vocals too, with Iggy Pop showing up in Black Sunshine, Alice Cooper in Hands Of Death, Howard Stern in The Great American Nightmare (Have $eXx With A Headless Body), and Brickhouse 2003 being mostly Lionel Richie with rap-artist Trina showing up for some fun. (and I don't like rap either, but this is a great remix!)

The new songs are Blitzkrieg Bop, Two-Lane Highway, and Girl On Fire; nice additions to the collection.

You get a full CD of tracks from Zombie's career, from White to Rob, and the three brand new songs to boot. You get a great video (and I am not a fan of music videos), including older White Zombie videos you will never see on MTV or VH1, including Demonoid Phenomenon, Return of the Phantom Stranger, and Spookshow Baby, which are not even on the Audio CD. Most music videos are boring, but not Zombie's; so plug the video into your DVD player and have some fun. The videos are inventive and, in my humble opinion, better than his movie, House Of 1000 Corpses.

On top of the audio and visual candy that Zombie holds out to us with his pale fingers, there is a nice visual offering also, in the form of a small booklet of pictures taken of Zombie over his career, from 1985 through the present. This is especially nice for the younger Zombie fans that have not witnessed his amazing visual evolution through the years, while still staying true to his metal-fused industrial rock core.

Whether you are a die-hard Zombie fan like myself, or just beginning to taste the decaying ear candy he offers, this CD will be either a great addition or a great starting point to your musical library. ENJOY!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good compilation. GREAT value., October 1, 2003

By	Bill M. "bill_m1" (MA, USA) - See all my reviews

"Greatest Hits" and "Best of" compilations are always made with the casual fan in mind. After all, die-hard fans already own all the artist's albums. When it comes to Rob Zombie, I've always been a casual fan. I've liked what I've heard over the years on the radio, Mtv, and the goth clubs, but not enough to go out and buy his CDs. When I heard about "Past, Present & Future" and what it would come with, I knew that this was the purchase I had to make.

First of all, this collection is an INCREDIBLE value. For under $14 you get a 19-track cd, 10 video DVD, and a thick booklet of awesome photos spanning Rob's whole career. There are some praising but dead-on liner notes from Rob's idol and original shock-rocker, Alice Cooper. The tracks include all the album singles I've heard from both White Zombie and Rob Zombie's solo albums, plus his songs from the House of 1000 Corpses soundtrack and the "Hands of Death" duet with Alice Cooper from the X-Files TV soundtrack. It would have been nice to see more non-album tracks, like the cover of "Children of the Grave" from one of the Black Sabbath tribute albums, "I Am Hell" from the Beavis & Butthead Experience, etc. But I realize that no single compilation is going to please everybody.

The videos on the DVD are really fun to watch. I think even those who aren't fans of Rob Zombie could still appreciate how well they're made. They're a perfect blend of horror, evil imagery, and just the right amount of subtle and colorful humor. You'll cringe, you'll giggle. Rob has a presence that's strong without coming off as pretentious.

I've bought many "Greatest Hits" and "Best of" compilations from bands that I like but am not a die-hard fan of. But out of all of them, the price of this one gives it the greatest value in terms of both physical and musical content.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rob's finest arrives just in time for Halloween, October 30, 2003

By	Mr. Censored (Maine) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Rob Zombie or White Zombie: However you look at it, it's all here. The choice cuts from Rob's career as a musician (well, since being signed by Geffen in '91 anyways) are all in their place. Every hit he had and everything in between, this compilation will satisfy anyone from the die-hard fan to the casual fan. Favorites such as "More Human Than Human," "Dragula" & "Thunderkiss '65" are all on here along with lesser-knowns such as "Supercharger Heaven" and "Black Sunshine." And for anyone who has completed their collection of Rob/White Zombie discs already, there are b-sides such as "Feed The Gods" ('Airheads' soundtrack), "I'm Your Boogeyman" ('Crow: City of Angels' soundtrack), the Howard Stern collaboration "Great American Nightmare" ('Private Parts' soundtrack) and plenty more. We are also treated to two brand new Rob Zombie cuts, "Two Lane Blacktop" and "Girl On Fire" which fit in perfectly with the rest of the Zombie catalogue and are hopefully a prelude to a new Zombie album. And, as if all of this wasn't enough, we get a bonus DVD with the greatest video hits and 3 unreleased videos from the 'Hellbilly Deluxe' album ("Demonoid Phenomenon," "Return of the Phantom Stranger" and "Spookshow Baby"). Nineteen tracks deep and a DVD with ten music videos, you just cannot go wrong with this collection. If you are or ever were a fan, you owe it to yourself to pick up this album. There is not one second of filler and for once with a Greatest Hits compilation, there is nothing that is left behind.