Tattooed Beat Messiah [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [EXTRA TRACKS] [IMPORT]

Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 2007)
• Original Release Date: August 6, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Rock Candy
• ASIN: B000SFT77O
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,614 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Re-issue digitally remastered album with 7 bonus tracks. Originally released in March 1988 'Tattooed beat messiah' was hailed as the new rock album of its time. Choc full of rock roffs, sleazy grooves and swagger the album received critical acclaim in 1988. 19 years later the band are still touring the CD is , re-issued and remastered with 16 page booklet, new photos and extensive sleave notes. Rock candy 2007.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome! Finally the b-sides on CD!, August 8, 2008

By	Ronald Ott "Motörhead Fan" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Album is great, no question about it. The bonus tracks are the b-side singles that you could never find. Laughing In The Face Of Death, Hangover From Hell, and Mess With The Killer were from the Prime Mover single. The best part of these fun songs are at the very end where Zodiac throws in a few jokes. You had to buy two versions of the Prime Mover single to get these songs. Whore Of Babylon, Lager Women From Hell, and Messin' With My Best Friends Girl (She's 6 foot 1 and had a gun) These were the b-sides of the Backseat Education single. Lager Women from Hell is one of my favorite Zodiac songs of all time. Dog Face Driver, Go Go Baby Dream Show, and Born To Be Wild are the b-sides from the Plant Girl single. I feel these were the worst of the bonus tracks on this CD. If you don't have these songs, and love Zodiac, you need to buy this.

Now we just need Psycho Active, and I Want Your Love. Maybe they could re-issue High Priest of Love with these as bonus tracks.

These guys were/are great I wish they would have gotten bigger in the States. I only remember them coming around once. They opened for GNR, and I missed the show, due to work. If you read this Zodiac, Please come back to the states! Come to Chicago, I've been giving people around here a taste of your music since '88 and we all want to see you! Stop writting books long enough to come vist us.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First Album with optional extras, May 19, 2008

By	Ennil Pwysau - See all my reviews

Zodiac's first album is well known and already hailed as a classic. Therefore my review will concentrate on the seven bonus tracks. Overall, they are probably all demos and it's no wonder some of them didn't make it onto an album anywhere. Highlights are Whore of Babylon which is classic Zodiac Mindwarp and a great rock track and Messin' With My Best Friend's Girl, also a great ZM track. Lowlights are the fist two bonus tracks: Laughing In The Face Of Death and Hangover From Hell. Both are poor and really only show the band playing around with their studio time to make filler tracks.

Of the album itself, buy it - like I said above it's a classic, Zodiac is a great songwriter with a wry sense of humour and the band are as tight a rock group as you'd hope to hear.

4.0 out of 5 stars A piece of history, March 25, 2009

By	K. Smith (Cold, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Not for everyone, but for those of you who remember any of their music its awesome to have it again (and available on CD).
2 drinks into a Friday night.....it can't be beat.