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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent compilation--the RR reissues are all killer., April 9, 2004
If you are interested in Obituary, I would describe their sound as intelligent and moderately progressive death metal with a more gutteral and abject/pig-gutting vocalist. It really comes together well. It's brutal and gory sounding, not just laden with bloody references.Get this set and the other Roadrunner two CD set. The songwriting is uniformly excellent across all four full-length CDs. Then you have all the essential material from the band's first four albums. The extra tracks included here (and on the other CDs) are mostly live tracks for collection purposes only. The production value of these two CDs, in particular, is top-notch for mid-90's death metal. The remastering is a nice touch, too. Also, the original covers for all original LPs are included inside the case full-size on all of the RR 2-fer CD sets. The guys at RR really have fans/collectors in mind with this whole series--they are all cherry. Plus, these CDs are reasonably priced. There is no reason to buy the old version CDs unless you like the spine or something. Overall, this is a must have if you know your head from your arse when it comes to metal.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
2 Great Albums, February 4, 2006
Obituary changed the world of Death Metal. When Death Metal was all fast drumming and lightning fast guitar work, and Black Metal was High Pitched vocals (shrills) and more of the same, Obituary came and slowed it down just a bit, and for some reason if just FIT. What really makes Obituary stand out from the others is the vocal work of John Tardy, who I believe might be one of the best vocalist in Death Metal Genere (second to Chris Barnes) These are classics to have in your collection, and even though I am not happy with the direction RoadRunner Records took over the past few years (the dumped almost all their death metal acts and replaced it with the likes of Slipnot and such) my hats off the the label from giving us the "Two from the Vault Series" Its nice to see that the old school death bands are getting remastered and put out in these collections. Hopefully younger audiences will pick up on these, and ditch their Korn, My CHemical Romance, Slipknot, and other nonsense nu Metal bands and learn something about extreme music. Whats even better is there is another Obituary "Two from the Vault" Series. They were one of the best, and still kick some a** today with their new CD "Frozen in Time" If you don't know anything about Obituary, I suggest you get to know them soon..ENJOY
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Obituary Rules, February 28, 2005
I wasn't a fan back in the day, being more into thrash and power metal back then. I picked this 2 for 1 release up because I wanted to hear the band due to the fact that everything I had ever heard about this band was good.
My favorite here is The End Complete. There are not too many vocal parts in some of the songs. It is the technical musicianship of this band that really stands out. The riffs are slow to mid pace generally speaking, then there are some speed changes which lead into the faster sections, and usually an Alan West lead guitar break and solo will come into play around this time as well.
The musicianship is technically brilliant throughout. The drumming is another highlight: fast, accurate, perfectly timed, and used very well to introduce and initiate speed changes. The drums sound very crisp and clean, not like sticks on a trash can lid at all. The overall sound of course is very intense and heavy, but its obvious the band is in complete control at every moment, and totally enjoying it as well.
Another great thing I respect about Obituary is that the lyrics are decent, and inspiring, sort of like apocolyptic poetry. There's none of the sicko CC lyrics or the anti-God rubbish of Deicide, and what a bunch of losers that band are.
Obituary certainly deserve respect for what they achieved. And to hear these classics re-released, and sample the astounding consistent outstanding quality of the music, you know that this was truly a great band. Get into Obituary if you never did before. If you are into class musicianship, this band definitely should be for you
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