Customer Reviews

Your History Is Mine: 2002-2009 (2 CD Set)

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DISC 1, Tracks 1 - 12 are pre-released "best of" selection from FFAF's EP's and albums over the past 7 years. The selection is faultless (keeping in mind you have to have some from every album etc.) So if you don't know FFAF, this truly is the best starting point.

Tracks 13 - 16 are new, unreleased tracks! The "sound" of FFAF has evolved over the years, and all 4 tracks have a "sound" most like that of "Memory and Humanity." So if you old skool FFAF fans were after some early sounding stuff, sorry. But don't worry, all four tracks are AWESOME and still have the FFAF sound we've all come to love!

DISC 2 is 20 tracks, most pre-released as b-sides. The songs vary in style and production quality. The songs are listed in chonological order so they don't really "fit" together well. Even if they did list the songs from heavy/well produced to demo quality/acoustic the disc still wouldn't flow very well. But who still listens to the songs straight from the CD anyway?! Just alter your mp3 playlist to suit you! :)

The only way this b-side and rarities disc could be better is if they ditched some of the songs I've rated poorly below and replaced them for absent tracks like "Damage Inc." (Metallica cover - featured on "Remastered" a tribute to Metallica's 'Master of the Puppets" album), "Miracle of Christmas" (recorded for "A Taste of Christmas" compilation, "Crash and Burn" (the post-demo version - only available on the Japanese bonus track release of "Tales Don't Tell Themselves") and most of all "Juneau (acoustic)" - as seen/heard in their DVD "Spilling Blood in 8mm"


Below my song opinions rated from LEGENDARY > AWESOME > AVERAGE > BLAND > TERRIBLE

Track. Title - My Opinion - Release details

1. The Getaway Plan - AVERAGE - Seven Ways to Scream Your Name EP and Juneau Pt.1
2. The System - AVERAGE - She Drove Me to Daytime Television (Cd Single w/ Rare Live Track and Video)
3. You Want Romance? - LEGENDARY - Escape Artists Never Die and You Want Romance? promo single
4. 10 Scene Points To The Winner - LEGENDARY - Escape Artists Never Die single (same as above)
5. Lazarus (In The Wilderness) - AWESOME - Streetcar and bonus tracks release of Hours
6. I Am The Arsonist - AVERAGE - Streetcar and bonus tracks release of Hours
7. This Letter - BLAND/AVERAGE - (previously unreleased on CD)
8. Babylon's Burning - BLAND - (Japanese edition CD of Hours) otherwise previously unreleased on CD
9. Sunday Bloody Sunday - AVERAGE/AWESOME - Monsters (Japanese edition CD of Hours)
10. The Boys Are Back In Town - BLAND/AVERAGE - Monsters (Japanese edition CD of Hours)
11. Pirate Song - BLAND - History (Japanese edition CD of Hours)
12. The Rise And Fall - AWESOME - Into Oblivion (Japanese edition CD of Tales Don't Tell Themselves)
13. Crash And Burn (demo) - AVERAGE - (previously unreleased demo version) Post-demo version available on Japanese edition CD of Tales Don't Tell Themselves
14. In A Manner Of Sleep (home demo) - BLAND - Walk Away
15. Africa (home demo) - BLAND/AVERAGE - (previously unreleased on CD)
16. Faster - AWESOME - (Kicking & Screaming CD single) and (Japanese edition CD Memory And Humanity)
17. Join Us - AWESOME - (Japanese edition CD Memory And Humanity) otherwise previously unreleased on CD
18. Drive(acoustic Tiscali Session) - AWESOME - (previously unreleased on CD)
19. The Art Of American Football (acoustic Tiscali Session) - AWESOME/LEGENDARY - (previously unreleased on CD)
20. Into Oblivion (Haunts remix) - TERRIBLE - (previously unreleased on CD)

I would have linked them all but Amazon only allow reviewers make up to tem links per review.

DISC 1, Tracks 1 - 12 are pre-released "best of" selection from FFAF's EP's and albums over the past 7 years. The selection is faultless (keeping in mind you have to have some from every album etc.) So if you don't know FFAF, this truly is the best starting point.

Tracks 13 - 16 are new, unreleased tracks! The "sound" of FFAF has evolved over the years, and all 4 tracks have a "sound" most like that of "Memory and Humanity." So if you old skool FFAF fans were after some early sounding stuff, sorry. But don't worry, all four tracks are AWESOME and still have the FFAF sound we've all come to love!

DISC 2 is 20 tracks, most pre-released as b-sides. The songs vary in style and production quality. The songs are listed in chonological order so they don't really "fit" together well. Even if they did list the songs from heavy/well produced to demo quality/acoustic the disc still wouldn't flow very well. But who still listens to the songs straight from the CD anyway?! Just alter your mp3 playlist to suit you! :)

The only way this b-side and rarities disc could be better is if they ditched some of the songs I've rated poorly below and replaced them for absent tracks like "Damage Inc." (Metallica cover - featured on "Remastered" a tribute to Metallica's 'Master of the Puppets" album), "Miracle of Christmas" (recorded for "A Taste of Christmas" compilation, "Crash and Burn" (the post-demo version - only available on the Japanese bonus track release of "Tales Don't Tell Themselves") and most of all "Juneau (acoustic)" - as seen/heard in their DVD "Spilling Blood in 8mm"


Below my song opinions rated from LEGENDARY > AWESOME > AVERAGE > BLAND > TERRIBLE

Track. Title - My Opinion - Release details

1. The Getaway Plan - AVERAGE - Seven Ways to Scream Your Name EP and Juneau Pt.1
2. The System - AVERAGE - She Drove Me to Daytime Television (Cd Single w/ Rare Live Track and Video)
3. You Want Romance? - LEGENDARY - Escape Artists Never Die and You Want Romance? promo single
4. 10 Scene Points To The Winner - LEGENDARY - Escape Artists Never Die single (same as above)
5. Lazarus (In The Wilderness) - AWESOME - Streetcar and bonus tracks release of Hours
6. I Am The Arsonist - AVERAGE - Streetcar and bonus tracks release of Hours
7. This Letter - BLAND/AVERAGE - (previously unreleased on CD)
8. Babylon's Burning - BLAND - (Japanese edition CD of Hours) otherwise previously unreleased on CD
9. Sunday Bloody Sunday - AVERAGE/AWESOME - Monsters (Japanese edition CD of Hours)
10. The Boys Are Back In Town - BLAND/AVERAGE - Monsters (Japanese edition CD of Hours)
11. Pirate Song - BLAND - History (Japanese edition CD of Hours)
12. The Rise And Fall - AWESOME - Into Oblivion (Japanese edition CD of Tales Don't Tell Themselves)
13. Crash And Burn (demo) - AVERAGE - (previously unreleased demo version) Post-demo version available on Japanese edition CD of Tales Don't Tell Themselves
14. In A Manner Of Sleep (home demo) - BLAND - Walk Away
15. Africa (home demo) - BLAND/AVERAGE - (previously unreleased on CD)
16. Faster - AWESOME - (Kicking & Screaming CD single) and (Japanese edition CD Memory And Humanity)
17. Join Us - AWESOME - (Japanese edition CD Memory And Humanity) otherwise previously unreleased on CD
18. Drive(acoustic Tiscali Session) - AWESOME - (previously unreleased on CD)
19. The Art Of American Football (acoustic Tiscali Session) - AWESOME/LEGENDARY - (previously unreleased on CD)
20. Into Oblivion (Haunts remix) - TERRIBLE - (previously unreleased on CD)

I would have linked them all but Amazon only allow reviewers make up to tem links per review.

You get the added bonus of four brand new songs here, and they only included three songs from the past two blandish albums. The new songs are the real treat, new bass player is good and the song direction seems to be back on track.

The CD came within about five days. It was new as promised. Very efficient transaction.