Uneasy Listening: Vol. 2

HIM | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Universal Republic
• ASIN: B000PC6FYS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,372 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #99 in Music > World Music > Europe > Scandinavia > Finland

Editorial Reviews

Uneasy Listening Vol. 2 is the companion album to Uneasy Listening Vol. 1. Both albums are collections of previously unreleased versions of the band's classic tracks. Uneasy Listening Vol. 2 features rarities and hard-to-find versions of some of HIM's biggest hits. This special album includes demos, remixes, live and alternate studio recordings of the band's heavier repertoire. Much of this material has never before been released and is highlighted by the highly sought after version of "Buried Alive By Love" featured in Bam Margera's CKY4 DVD.

Whereas Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 featured the sentimental side of HIM, Vol. 2 focuses on the band's harder side and all versions have been selected by the band's singer Ville Valo. He explains, "Most of these versions are hard to find nowadays. Fans have frequently been asking us where to find these songs. The songs are also important to the band. They are songs that have allowed us to express our musical perversions." Valo

summarizes the two-volume set: "Vol. 1 is music for Sunday mornings whereas Vol. 2 is for Saturday nights."

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars sweet relief, June 6, 2007

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Kim Makoi (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uneasy Listening: Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

Some people think it's a cop-out to release CDs of remixed songs, but I think it's legit as long as it sounds good and gives a different flavor than the original, and this CD delivers. A lot of these mixes would not really work in a live performance setting, and that's probably why they were not released initially. Anyway, it's sweet relief for the ears to have new HIM sounds to listen to!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Metal At Its Best, May 23, 2007

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Valo Yössä (Bakersfield, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Uneasy Listening: Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

I ordered this cd early from Finland on the original release date in april and i can't stop listening to it. The 616 versions of "Buried Alive By Love" and "Endless Dark" are amazing, my favorites by far; the live material is great, "Hand of Doom" and "Sailin' On" are the best live covers i've heard. A Must Have. BUY THIS CD NOW! Can't wait for Venus Doom in July, its going to be the best ever!

5.0 out of 5 stars H.I.M. rocks it again, June 23, 2009

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Cinsearae R. Santiago "Mistress Rae" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uneasy Listening: Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

I'm a big fan of HIM, and even the remixes are worth listening to. I loved the versions of "Wicked Game", "Endless Dark" and even the more harder version of "Beautiful". "Rendevous With Anus" is a title that makes me chuckle, but the song still rocks. Any HIM fan will enjoy this.