Wake Up & Smell the Carcass

Carcass | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 12, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Earache Records
• ASIN: B00000584Z
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,586 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a compilation...well, only for fans..., March 13, 2001

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Pablosa (Buenos Aires, Capital Federal Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wake Up & Smell the Carcass (Audio CD)

This is Carcass' last album. Is not a studio one. It's a compilation. Not a "best of...", just a mixture of leftovers, b-sides and rare stuff from all Carcass periods. TRACKS: 1-5.unrealeased from "Swansong" sessions, only available here; 6-9.Radio 1 Rock sessions, live, only here; 10&11.also available on "Heartwork ep";12-14.also available on "Tools of the trade"ep; 15&16.taken from Earache's "PATHOLOGICAL" compilation;17.taken from the "GRINDCRUSHER" compilation, rare version. The uncensored cover shows Kennedy`s smashed head after he was shot. Carcass' label, Earache, did this compilation after they disbanded; Earache did the same when Entombed left the label, a compilation of rare stuff. Anyway, you`ll find a cool booklet, with lots of photos and history of the band. If you want to listen or buy any Carcass studio material, get "Heartwork" or "Necroticism-Descanting the insalubrious", or if you want a compilation you have the "Best Of" japanese double CD($48!); "Wake up..." is only for those fans who want to have everything.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Killer cd by Englands kings of Gore-Core..., November 9, 2003

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Tim MacKenzie (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wake Up & Smell the Carcass (Audio CD)

For those familiar with the work of Carcass, this is an excellent collection of unreleased and compilation tracks on one blistering cd. This will literally peel the skin right off of your face. It opens with 5 unreleased songs from the Swansong sessions, and they're soooooo heavy. If you liked that cd, then you're gonna love this, as the unreleased tunes are amazing. Next up is 4 songs from the Radio 1 Rock Show sessions. These are Heartwork-era songs and are just wicked. No Love Lost and Edge Of Darkness are standouts, but all 4 are deadly. Next up, 2 songs from the Heartwork ep, and again, are smokin'. Next, 3 songs from the Tools Of The Trade ep. Wicked riffing from some of their pre-Heartwork era, which bring us to the next 2 songs from the cd, taken from the Pathological compilation, more of the developmental early stuff from their grindcore beginnings, like the last song on the cd, from the Grindcrusher comp., more grind beginnings from these medical dictionary reading, Discharge listening lads from across the pond. Buy and play debilitatingly loud, you won't be dissapointed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential compilation, April 12, 2009

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Johnny Ryall (Memphis, TN USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wake Up & Smell the (Audio CD)

This is an amazing journey backwards into the career of the most challenging extreme rock group of all time: CARCASS. This collection of unreleased rarities & ep material will show the listener how this band managed to mutate with each release (5 lp's), challenging their listeners instead of allowing them to become comfortable with the status quo they created. Wake up! Also, checkout the DVD companion as it includes 2 live sets and the official videos (5).