Enemy of the Enemy [Enhanced] [Import]

Enemy of the Enemy [Enhanced] [Import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Fortress Europe

2. Rise to the Challenge

3. Haine

4. 1000 Mirrors

5. 19 Rebellions

6. Blowback

7. 2 Face

8. Power to the Small Massive

9. Dhol Rinse

10. Basta

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Thosand Mirrors [Visionary Underground Mix]

2. Fortress Europe [Jazzwad Remix 1]

3. 19 Rebellions [Al Scott Version] [#]

4. Assatta Dub [Original Version][#]

5. Haine [the Bug Remix] [#]

6. Fortress Europe [DJ Mehdi Remix 1]

7. Collective Mode [Audio Active Version] [#]

8. Jungle Bass [#] - Asian Dub Foundation,

9. Thousand Mirrors [Ils Remix Club Version]

10. Make Trade Fair [Original Version]

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Countdown To Armageddon
Bring The Noise
Don't Believe The Hype
Cold Lampin' With Flavor
Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
Mind Terrorist
Louder Than A Bomb
Caught, Can We Get A Witness?
Show Em Whatcha Got
She Watch Channel Zero?!
Night Of The Living Baseheads
Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
Security Of The First World
Rebel Without A Pause
Prophets Of Rage
Party For Your Right To Fight

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It Takes a Nation of Millions was the sign that hip-hop had exploded like a grenade. A rap record as abrasive, hardcore, and eloquent as a JFK speech, the 1988 disc is one classic track after another: tense, multilayered, harmonically wild music. Chuck D. declaims like a master preacher with foil Flavor Flav's voice darting around his. They've got the desperate energy of people fighting for their lives, and everything from their pumped-up rhetoric ("Prophets of Rage") to the group's quasi-paramilitary organization to the sirens and sax squeals in nearly every track declares how urgent their mission is. It's a hugely influential album, and it still sounds fresh and frightening after all these years. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

Who are the idiots??.......2007-04-14

I'm compelled to provide a review. For one reason. Why the f isn't this a five star album? Some reviewers out their need their keyboards revoked. I've been listening to this record on and off for almost 20 years. Each time I get the same old buzz. My old (much loved) Pixies albums don't come close in terms of providing everlasting pleasure.

For those that don't own this, just "do yourself a favour."

BTW - DJ Spooky Trojan Records excursion is a blast....(on the platter as I write)

As eerie as a siren........2007-02-18

You know, I once saw someone say that this shouldn't be considered music, and in one way, that person is right: it's an aural explosion on record, in a way not even an industrial band could execute it. This record came out at a time I was still coloring walls, but even I could connect well with it, it is that good. The record hasn't aged a bit. The first I heard from P.E. was "Fear of a Black Planet" a few years back, and I really enjoyed that one. I got to this and was shocked at how it was EVEN better.

Chuck D. and Flavor Flav have a delivery that can't be missed, and the Bomb Squad use some awesome loops and samples. The 3 or 4 interludes on here are great too, and not even those come off as filler. The lyrics are intellectual social/political message. There's not much quite like this today, in fact that might even be an understatement. Some tracks come off like siren tracks, like listening to songs like "Night of the Living Baseheads" and such. The live samples add to the energy of this record. It is a hip-hop record, but you don't have to be a fan of the genre to enjoy this. The energy could be appreciated by a rock fan, and the instrumental of a track like "Black Steel..." could be appreciated by a jazz fan maybe. It doesn't need to be limited to genres. It's a great record, period. The influence is something that's even been going on through the times, and that doesn't need to be explained or even justified.

It's cheaply priced and an amazing album, even sounding fresh nearly 20 years. It doesn't even need remastering any time soon! That's all the more impressive. There is so little not to like about this record, it is recommended to everyone from me.

PUBLIC ENEMY.......2006-11-13

WELL, BEING FROM "THE OLD SCHOOL"...YOU KNOW, "THE POSSITIVE ERA", ITS HARD TO FIND TODAY'S HIP-HOP SATISFYING TO MY SOUL.......SO I GO BACK, AND THERE I FIND WHAT I NEED.
PEACE

Wall of Sound.......2006-11-10

Possibly the greatest rap album of all time. The hard rhymer Chuck D. paired with the multi-layered production of Hank Shocklee(Bomb Squad) still packs as potent a punch as when it first dropped. Not to sleep on Flava, the greatest hype man in the business is essential to the final product; I can't imagine this album being as perfect as it is without him.

Mind Blowing from beginning to end...................2006-09-22

Chuck, Flav, Griff, Terminator X, The Bomb Squad and the S1W's was and still is one of the most powerful hip hop groups ever put together. Chuck's voice alone should be added as seperate member. Check the power of "Here it is BAM!" Absolute classic joints are Don't beleive the Hype, Black Steel, Night of the Living Baseheads, Terminator -Rock-n-Roll, She watch Channel Zero and rest of the album.

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The power of faith
This soundtrack....
Dances With Wolves in Japan
A Diverse Score from the Land of the Rising Sun
One of the best themes ever composed

The Last Samurai
Hans Zimmer
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

A Way Of Life
Spectres In The Fog
Taken
A Hard Teacher
To Know My Enemy
Idyll's End
Safe Passage
Ronin
Red Warrior
The Way Of The Sword
A Small Measure Of Peace

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Whether Tom Cruise's portrayal of a 19th century American soldier cum samurai warrior will be remembered with the same pangs of pop-cultural bemusement that befell John Wayne playing Genghis Khan remains to be seen. But its musical soundtrack does mark an auspicious occasion: pop musician-turned-composer Hans Zimmer's 100th score since beginning his film career in 1988. A pioneer of fusing both the electronic and orchestral and the Westernized with the indigenous, Zimmer does both here with skill, drawing heavily on samples of the traditional Taiko (a massive Japanese drum) for its rhythmic action sequences, while constructing a melodic Western motif for Cruise's character that's both centerpiece and counterpoint for the score's transcultural intent. Aside from the brief, ominous thunder of the expected action/suspense boilerplate, Zimmer has constructed passages of gentle, Asian-inflected pastoralism that have parallels with much of his evocative work on The Thin Red Line. Those cues are the score's very soul, a canvas against which his more traditional themes reverberate all the stronger. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

The power of faith .......2007-05-29

Sweet as lotus flower, strong as a the solid rock of the paith, sharp as a samurai sword... close your eyes and live in an magic ancient atmosphere

This soundtrack...........2007-04-24

...is really amazing, so deep and great. The movie would never be so good without this great music.

Dances With Wolves in Japan.......2007-04-10

If you liked Dances With Wolves this is it in Japan - I do think it is Tom C's best movie. The sound track is excellent - Zimmer also did Batman Returns which has a fantastic soundtrack - Hans is comming on

A Diverse Score from the Land of the Rising Sun.......2007-03-02

I always love it when composers branch out and write music that you would never expect them to write, yet retaining their own trademark sound. Here, Hans Zimmer utilizes his own, recognizable sound, where you know it's him with eastern instrumentation, such as Taiko drums, the shakuhachi (a staple in Horner scores lately), and the koto harp. It's east meets west, a route in which Tan Dun took on in the film "Hero", and Zimmer's score follows many of those same musical ideas, only not quite as eastern sounding as Dun's score.
The main theme is a powerful 7-note anthem which tends to build its way up each time, as in "A Way of Life", "Spectres in the Fog", "Idyll's End", and "Safe Passage". You can tell it is a Zimmer theme just by its sound, but with the oriental flavor thrown in, it really adds to the mix.
The action music in the score is exciting with energetic Taiko drums keeping the pulse moving. They do not get tiresome, as you might think because Zimmer uses them more like a heartbeat, not a heart attack! "Red Warrior" is a powerful anthem, consisting of japanese warrior chants, which really add to the scope of the sound. Other noteworthy tracks are "Ronin" and "The Way of the Sword", which are enjoyable pieces of music.
I was pleased of the results of Zimmer's work here. It showcases Zimmer's diversity with his music. I hope he gets the opportunity to write more diverse scores such as this. The Da Vinci Code is certainly one of them!

One of the best themes ever composed.......2007-02-28

This soundtrack is brilliant, and Hans Zimmer even more. He is truly one of the great film composers. The Last Samurai's sounds never fail to draw emotion from me.

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Rap heaven
A Great Album, but...
Another hip hop masterpiece!!!!!
Still revolutionary!
Fight the Power!

Fear of a Black Planet
Public Enemy
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Tracks:

Contract On The World Love Jam (Instrumental
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PE's third album is dense, heavy, and urgent as a bullet. Fear of a Black Planet single-handedly added half a dozen phrases to the language, and not just from Chuck D.'s troop-rallying bellow--Flavor Flav's "911 Is a Joke" is as catchy an indictment of urban policy as anyone has ever come up with. The Bomb Squad's music is complicated, challenging, terse, and totally funky, and Chuck matches it with one impassioned pronouncement after another: on Hollywood's racism, on miscegenation, on "real history / Not his story." The album ends with "Fight the Power," the group's ultimate statement of purpose, from its pounding, atonal sound collage to its furious politics. Put Black Planet on, and it's always a long, hot summer. --Douglas Wolk

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Rap heaven.......2007-05-04

Fear of a Black Planet transcends what we know as rap and goes down as just a great piece of work in any genre. This is an album that combines all the elements: vision, cohesion, originality, scope, ambition, confidence, substance, and relevance. From the sound bites of the opening track right on down to the call to arms of "Fight the Power", this masterpiece is breathtakingly on the mark. These songs deal with a wide range of subjects such as hope ("Brothers Gonna Work It Out"), interracial dating ("Pollywannacraka"), the bigotry of showbiz ("Burn Hollywood Burn"), and everything in between to create an album of sheer power. Even the throwaways like "B-Side Wins Again" and "Reggie Jax" keep the listener interested. Fear of a Black Planet is just a massive onslaught of song-tumbling-into-song that grabs your ears and refuses to let go. Chuck D has always been a master of the 5-minute rap song and on here, he delivers maybe his best ever on "Welcome to the Terrordome", Chuck D spilling his guts about everything that pisses him off at a schizophrenic pace about the dangers of propaganda. It is truly a magnificent and moving piece of personal songwriting. All in all, Fear of a Black Planet is right up there with Blur's The Great Escape, Radiohead's OK Computer, and Massive Attack's Mezzanine for best album of the 90's. A+

A Great Album, but..........2007-04-05

...Not PEs best. Without a doubt a classic, but not better than Nation of Millions, BRtS, or Apocalypse 91. 'Fear' lacked the cohesion of these others with a few missteps like: Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man, Reggie Jax, and 4(!) instrumentals.

And, not the fault of PE, or the song, which was good when it came out, but Fight the Power was so over played I can no longer listen to it.

Another hip hop masterpiece!!!!!.......2006-03-12

PE is another hip hop music icon that'll be talked about in 100 years as pioneering the heart and soul of America's truest art form of self-expression, joy, pain, heartache and real world problems and solutions.

You don't know hip hop and you definitely know hip hop music at its highest, purest form if you don't own, know of or even heard this album.

It's overwhelming Afrocentric (par for the course circa popular hip hop 1989-mid 1990).

For all listeners, you'll definitely get a strong sense that PE has something to say about Black Empowerment and challenging the status quo.

For white listeners, please don't be scared off by this album's Pro Black sentiments.

PE's Pro-Black messages are NOT anti-white ... PE's very much about self-help.

I can remember seeing tape of a documentary back in 1993 of a PE concert they performed waaayyy out in the boonies, somewhere in Middle America where minorities are an entity the local yocals probably only saw on TV.

Point is, they talked to several members of the overwhelmingly white, big hair, mullet-sporting crowd and to my surprise and delight, the crowd "got it."

They spoke with respect and admiration of PE and explained themselves how they thought it wasn't offensive and that PE was just promoting Black empowerment and for more people to get education, question society's way and know their history.

Powerful stuff (both this album and that documentary).

Still revolutionary!.......2006-02-16

"Fear Of A Black Planet" - The title alone is worth the money.Such a great undertaking in making this album and you here it from the first cut.So much texture from the interludes to songs, practically seemless.Mostly remembered for "Fight The Power" but at so many points of this album Chuck D drops an entire history course ear whooping without the listener realizing it.He had the fury of a poet, the urgency of a street reporter and the wisdom of a teacher.Its like listening to a rebel harnessing all of his frustration and anger into some sense and direction.Flavor Flav keeping pace with his yeaah boyeees gave the songs an audience almost without getting in the way.Hank Shocklee and Co. did a masterful job with the production and arangment of the loops,samples and instrumentation.Future producers for any music can listen and learn.My track highlights are as follows:
1)Welcome to The Terrordome
2)Brothers Gonna Work It Out
3)911 Is A Joke
4)Who Stole The Soul?
5)Fight The Power

- Not in that order, just my favorites.

Fight the Power!.......2006-01-29

Most of the younger generation (those born in the 1990's) are probely familer with Flavor Flav with all the TV spotlight he gets on VH-1. Yet back in the Day when Flavor was cracked out, he was with the likes of Chuck D and Terminator X in a very important rap group Public Enemy. This is my favorite PE album of the bunch. They say three times is a charm, and since this was thier third effort, not only did they manage to pull off their best album, but one of the top ten best albums in hip-hop EVER! Almost every song here is a Gem, and for all those that listen to garbage hip-hop (50 Cent, Juvinelle, Little Jon, D-12) then maybe you should use those CD's as coasters or frisbees, and pick up Fear of a Black Planet to hear what REAL Hip-Hop soundsl like. Unfortanltly, the band started to go downhill from here, with two less then steller efforts after this one, and then completely vanishing into thin air. With the return of Flavor outta nowhere being on VH-1's "The Surreal Life" and 2 other shows on VH-1, it seems like Public Enemy also came back. I have heard some of the newer material, but it just doesn't live up to this. This is a real important piece of hip-hop history, as a matter of fact, MUSIC history. Please Put this one in your collection if you dont have it. ENJOY

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The beginning of the Public Enemy legacy--
If you're expecting the usual Public Enemy, you'll be surprised
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Conscious Hip-Hop at it's finest!!

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Tracks:

You're Gonna Get Yours
Sophisticated Bitch
Miuzi Weighs A Ton
Timebomb
Too Much Posse
Rightstarter (Message To A Black Man)
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M.P.E.
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With Yo! Bum Rush the Show, Public Enemy introduce a new kind of bravado that's not just directed at other players and sucker MCs but is an out-and-out middle-finger challenge to the whole world, as these serious brothers roll right over you in a slow-moving convoy of 98 Oldsmobiles ("You're Gonna Get Yours"). PE crowd these tracks with disparate sounds that move your butt while they buzz from every channel. Despite their serious posturing, you'll be grateful for the sloppy bass line in "Timebomb" and Terminator X's brilliant tone experiment, "Public Enemy No. 1." Yo! isn't PE's masterpiece, but it's a truly standout album, a warning shot for the full-scale assault they would later initiate on It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. --Todd Levin

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The beginning of the Public Enemy legacy--.......2007-06-04

Yo! Bum Rush the Show-
Formerly a loose congregate of college-radio DJs and party promoters in the Long Island area, `Spectrum City' became Public Enemy when Def Jam exec Rick Rubin allegedly badgered Chuck D into accepting a record deal; Chuck insisted that Flav come along, and hip-hop history was begun. Along with producers Bill Stephney and Hank Shocklee, Chuck and company considered themselves hip-hop's answer to the Clash: The first album as almost a punk effort, more about rhythm & noise rather than rhythm & blues. The LP opens with "You're Gonna Get Yours", Chuck and Flav's ode to the Oldsmobile 98: "Smoke is coming, when I burn/ rubber when my wheels turn; tinted windows so super-bad; looking like the car the Green Hornet had." The riskiest cut may have been "Sophisticated Bi*ch": hardcore metal guitar (courtesy of Vernon Reid) and hip-hop bassline make for a powerful punch. The lyrics rail against a loose woman, though later statements by Chuck assert that this was an allegorical rant against the policies of urban radio stations at the time. Other standout joints include "Public Enemy #1" (covered years later by Puff Daddy), "Miuzi Weighs a Ton", "Timebomb" ("They go `ooh!' and `ah!' when I jump in my car, people treat me like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.."), and the anti-crack-cocaine diatribe "Megablast". This is the true beginning of the PE dynasty, even before "Nation of Millions". Not to be missed.

If you're expecting the usual Public Enemy, you'll be surprised.......2006-03-16

This is a really strong album, although there are a few misses, and that's understandable, since this is P.E.'s first album. It does sound like the Public Enemy that would become world famous hip-hop icons on a few tracks, but for the most part this album sounds like a transition from old school rap to Public Enemy's own sound as heard on albums two through whatever they're on now. You can hear it in the way Chuck D raps- he sounds like himself, but with an almost Run DMC timing. It's still great, but not indespensible like It Takes a Nation of Millions or Fear of a Black Planet. I'd suggest buying this album, but either get a good deal on it, or get it after you've gotten better Public Enemy albums.

Public Enemy.......2006-02-18

This was always one of my favorite albums/tapes & I wanted the CD. IT is in great condition. Thanks so much

If you don't know; you better ask somebody.......2006-01-30

In the 80's, I never missed a Public Enemy concert. You can't be a true hip-hop master unless you know where it began. Public Enemy's music had a message. Nearly all rap in the 80's had a message, unlike todays music. This is an outstanding CD!! Do not hesitate one second; buy this CD right now!! It is worth it!!!!

Conscious Hip-Hop at it's finest!!.......2005-09-22

This was only the introduction, but what an introduction!!! Their best work (in my opinion) was yet to come, but "Yo, Bum Rush The Show" was and is the truth!!

Stand out hits are "You Gonna Get Yours", "Miuzi Weighs a Ton", the title track, and....well hey, I'm not gonna sit here and list like 9 of the 12 tracks I dig....too much typing! :) Suffice it to say, to any old schooler (who was in high school like me when this first came out) or to any young head who wants to educate themselves to when Hip-Hop music truly had something to say, this is your album to purchase! After this, exhale and then get "Fear of a Black Planet" and then...take a pause, and then get their all-time greatest (the 5-mic classic as far as I'm concerned) "It takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back".

How I miss conscious Hip-Hop! Eons away from this rap mess today. And if you don't know the difference between Hip-Hop music and rap music, IMMEDIATELY purchase Boogie Down Productions/KRS-One and Eric B & Rakim!

Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits

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Kids, put away your Paul Wall and Nelly albums...this is some REAL rap music
I think they're better than DMC, De La and even NWA...

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Public Enemy is not the kind of group that does compromise--either you own It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back and its explosive follow-up Fear of a Black Planet in their entirety or you simply hate music. So use this all-too-brief primer merely as a map to find your way to the albums that actually shook the world, mixing blunt politics with hard-hitting beats and Chuck D's prophet-like zeal for affecting change. If nothing else, tracks like "Bring The Noise" and "Fight The Power" serve as timely reminders of how much power hip-hop can wield when not tripped up in name-calling and bitch-slapping (D famously dubbed the genre "CNN for black people"), while on "911 is a Joke" Flava Flav proves there's a fine-line between laughter and tears. --Aidin Vaziri

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ok, wanted a little more variety.......2006-11-11

not bad, but i thought it'd have some of the other well-known hits on it as well. good for reminiscing about my youth!

This is what got me into Public Enemy!.......2006-08-01

Without a doubt, hip-hop was in its prime during the late 80's and early 90's. Unfortunatly, I didn't even exist untill '91...I was born into the generation of cookie-cutter "gangsta" (c)rap like 50 cent and lil john...oh, how lucky am I...

Anyway, I had heard a few samples from p.e. on tv and the internet, and decided to look for one of their cds. They sounded so different than anything I've heard before. Chuck D's vocal energy and style grabs your attention right away, while Flava's crazy wierdness keeps you hooked. While looking through Wallmart's cd selection, I came across this cd and decided that a greatest hits cd would be a perfect introduction to a group I had never really listened to before.(It was only 10 bucks, so what harm could it be?) Lemme tell ya, after listening through the cd once, my jaw was dropped, and I was floored.

First off, for any fans of pop-rap with candy-coated beats, this cd is NOT for you. Public Enemy are raw, hard, and abrasive. They're definatly not for everyone.

Second, their lyrics are political, and confront many serious issues that were being ignored during that time. Pay close attention, and you'll see that they actually have something important to say and aren't just grunting about their cars, money, hoes, bling-bling, whatever.

Finally, while their music may sound somewhat cacaphony at times, they were definatly way ahead of their time. They have the rare ability to make seemingly clashing noises work together in an intriguing and almost harmoneous way. For example, "Rebel Without A Pause" uses a repetitive screeching tea kettle in the background, which would be ear-drum-breaking in any other circumstance. However, combined with the song's heavy bass and Chuck D's lyrical wit, the kettle becomes less of a nussance and more of an actual instrument that enhances the song's quality. (Yeah, that sounds really stupid, but I don't have any other way of describing it.)

So yeah, that's another one of my rambling reviews. I would recomend this cd to hip-hop fans who are open-minded and ready for beats that are rough and different from anything else. I've become a huge fan of p.e. because of this cd, and I plan to buy more of their work. That's all for now. PEACE

PE Keep Bringin That Noise! [and sonnin' Viper].......2006-07-06

What else can be said about this release? The entire collection of singles (from their Def Jam period) from the most important and influential group ever. It doesnt get much better than this.

Public Enemy albums are consistent affairs with segues, inserts and instrumentals acting as the musical glue for each release. Some have therefore argued that listening to the singles in isolation is a less cohesive affair. I disagree. While Chuck D maintains that the group has never been singles orientated, their discography begs to differ: throughout the early 1990's, Public Enemy single releases were massive affairs accompanied by groundbreaking videos and fantastic cover art. Remember that "Fight the Power" only appeared on "Fear of a Black Planet" some several months after it "hit" - as did the B side release of "Rebel without A Pause" prior to "It Takes a Nation of Millions...".

This collection of singles reinforces their creative output, musicianship and legacy. The groups most commerciably accessible offerings are all here in their high-rotation-strong-unit-sales glory: the aforementioned "Fight The Power", "Hazy Shade of Criminal", "Shut Em Down", "911 Is A Joke" and the hugely popular "Give It Up", arguably the groups most successful single in terms of retail sales.

PE have crammed 18 cuts on to this release - but this just barely represents their release schedule. There are several cuts that have been released as singles and/or videos that are ommitted, including "Livin In A Zoo" (from the CB4 soundtrack), "Get off My Back", "Shake Your Booty", "I Stand Accused", "Louder Than A Bomb (Remix)", "Anti N*gga Machine/Burn Hollywood Burn" and the love-it-or-hate-it Anthrax thrash version of "Bring Tha Noize". A double disc edition with say, 28 tracks would have been nice - but then again, Def Jam/Universal dont want to cannibalise any trailing album sales the groups catalogue may still command!

Oh yeah, the reviewer "Viper" is the embodiment of the typical ignorant white American youth that PE originally set out to educate! Its unfortunate, but he of his ilk will never understand what true hip hop is or represents. "Hip hop" to Viper and most other Generation Y'ers constists of gun toting and talking about how much money you have and how many "biyatchs" youre doing. Grafitti? Breaking? DJ'ing? Beatboxing? Get outa here - that stuff's ancient, right Viper? Cats like Juvenile and Fitty Cent are the truth yeah!? heheheheh!!!!

Not all is lost though - I know plenty of young cats who take the time to check their history and educate themselves. Its just that people like Viper are already a lost cause - this album is the antithesis to his played out, thugged out BS so it will never get heard. But thats okay, cos dudes like me will never check for G Unit or Juvenile - so like PE's ratio of message:music, in the end there is some balance...

Kids, put away your Paul Wall and Nelly albums...this is some REAL rap music.......2006-04-12

Def Jam finally did what was right and released a complete Public Enemy greatest hits compilation. All of the PE classics are here including "Fight The Power", "Welcome To the Terrordome", "Bring The Noise", and "Can't Trust It". If you are not familiar with PE, this compilation is a great opportunity for you to become acquainted with one of the greatest rap groups of all time.

I think they're better than DMC, De La and even NWA..........2006-04-08

Back when Public Enemy were shooting holes in the template, hip hop was already beginning to fracture as Bronx rapper KRS One traded insults with Queens resident MC Shan. But PE's agenda travelled beyond petty territorialism. Their look and sound was without precedent. It would change the face of music in the late twentieth century.

British rock critics hearing white noise and anger, knee-jerked their Punk Rock eulogies but Chuck D (aided by his comic foil Flava Flav) had too much to say to fit in that bracket.

The impact of their second album, It Takes A Nation Of Millions... , is still to be fully realised within hip hop. It made black politics iconic and inspirational to the dispossessed of the nation, and it did it with a soundtrack that reconfigured black music's past into a maximum velocity present.

Producers the Bomb Squad looped funk, jazz, soul, rock - and anything else they could lay their hands on - into a wall of sound that found its natural home way up in the red. Into it, Chuck D's proselytising lyrical barrage merged to form the greatest hip hop act of all time.

Almost everything here is of the highest grade, but for me the pummelling "Welcome To The Terrordome" - the lead-off single from their third album - sounds like the most exciting five minutes ever committed to wax. It's so fierce that it makes the hip hop that followed sound just a little less significant than you thought.

As a summary of a modern musical giant, this album is essential.

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Angela Gossow is beautiful...the Music is great, too!
Their best since Wages of Sin!
Arch Enemy - The Best !
Anything you could want from an extreme metal band
It's aighty

Doomsday Machine
Arch Enemy
Manufacturer: Century Media
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009WPLM6
Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

Enter The Machine
Taking Back My Soul
Nemesis
My Apocalypse
Carry The Cross
I Am Legend/Out For Blood
Skeleton Dance
Hybrids Of Steel
Mechanic God Creation
Machtkampf
Slaves Of Yesterday

Album Description

Sixth full length from Sweden's Arch Enemy. Their superior blend of brutality and melody accounts for an ever-growing fanbase. Look for hype galore as they play this summer's Ozzfest. Enhanced CD features buddy icons, screen savers and photo gallery. Also includes fold-out full color poster.

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Angela Gossow is beautiful...the Music is great, too!.......2007-02-19

Ever since Angela Gossow joined Arch Enemy in 2001, the band has moved in a postive direction. Doomsday Machine is Gossow's third studio album with Arch Enemy, and it is a great step forward in the band's career. Unfortunately, guitarist Christopher Amott chose to leave the band for personal reasons after the recording but Fredrik Akesson soon replaced him. Michael Amott's vision for Arch Enemy has continued with melodic Death Metal and Arch Enemy have made a great name for themselves with a relentless tour schedule after the recording of this album.

Doomsday Machine starts out with a great intro called Enter the Machine. Taking Back my Soul starts with great riffs, and once again Angela's vocals sound very powerful. Nemesis and My Apocalypse are the two main singles from this album. One of the best songs present is Mechanic God Creation. The song progresses very nicely and the riffs are unforgettable. Machtkamph is a fan favorite at live shows, and Slaves of Yesterday is the closer of the album.

After seeing Arch Enemy live numerous times since the release of Anthems of Rebellion, it is clear that this band has a lot of talent. Unfortunately, fans will not be able to see the Amott Brothers unleash hellish riffs and have solo duels on stage anymore. For those who have not viewed `Love Apocalypse,' please do it in the near future. Angela Gossow has a great stage performance and the band proves that they can perform at a top level. In my opinion, Wages of Sin is the opus of Arch Enemy, but this album is clearly a step forward from the Anthems of Rebellion release. Also, Angela Gossow is one good looking woman who can perform lead growling vocals better than a lot of men. If that will not get you to check out this band, than I do not know what will. Enjoy!

Their best since Wages of Sin!.......2007-02-07

There are 2 sides of the legacy of Arch Enemy through my observations! Their is Johan's side (former vocalist) and Angela's side. Either way, i'm on no one's side! I like AE with both singers, different but still rocks balls! There's a lot of immaturity in some of the fans, and here's why I see it that way...If you're on Johans's side, you're true to the underground, you're a "true metal head"...but, if you're on Angela's side, you're "poser" or a "mallcore kid"(whatever the hell that means). To me, they just despise the change, and assume that AE searched for a vocalist to grasp the media attention that they DESERVE. So what if they did, Angela may be a blonde petite female, but she's got some lungs that some male metal vocalists lack! This album Doomsday Machine is a deluxe effort of good melodic death metal, amazing solo work, bold intensity, and great vocal range, to me Angela masters the art of coordinating highs and lows. As soon as the CD blurred the introduction I knew right away that this album was gonna blow my mind away, and I was right! I don't give a flip who criticizes my opinion because it stands SOLID! As for the previous efforts before Angela's appearance, they still have my attention and that will continue! Arch Enemy as a whole, before/after is just balls out METAL!!!

Arch Enemy - The Best !.......2007-01-15

I'm sure that all metal fans will be surprised with this band and with what a girl can do in the vocals.
Powerfull and tecnical metal music for your ears.
If I could, I would say: Complete satisfaction or your money back!

Anything you could want from an extreme metal band.......2007-01-06

A supersexy female vocalist with such force in her voice she puts most male death vocalists to shame, Angela Gossow somehow manages to balance her undeniable power with lyrical clarity and an uncanny sense of melodicism. The guitarists play some Metallica-esque riffing that combines old school thrash and power metal with a new sound. The guitar solos are technical shred but also highly melodic and so memorable they stick in your head for days. The drumming is intense but also pushes the songs in a forward-moving groove. The songs demonstrate a good understanding of form and structure. They lyrics are empowering, and the chorus hooks are so catchy they rival the best classic metal sing along songs even with the death vocals. This band is everything you could want if you're a fan of melodic, thrash-influenced, uplifting death metal.

It's aighty.......2007-01-03

There are a few good songs and a few quite annoying ones. Overall I like it, don't get me wrong.

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Interstellar travel in your headphones.
Stargate Music Album
Not as good as the 1st Music release
one for the fans
Sweet

Best of Stargate SG.1

Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Stargate
Stargate SG-1 - Season 9 Boxed Set (Thinpak)
Stargate SG-1: The Ultimate Visual Guide

ASIN: B00005N8TS
Release Date: 2001-10-02

Tracks:

Stargate SG-1: Main Title
Suite From The Enemy Within
Suite From Cold Lazarus
Suite From Emancipation
Suite From Torment Of Tantalus
Suite From Thor's Hammer
Suite From The Nox
Suite From Hathor
Suite From Tin Man
Suite From Within The Serpent's Grasp
Stargate SG-1: End Credits

Customer Reviews:

Interstellar travel in your headphones........2007-05-31

Well, Stargate SG.1 has finally ended after 10 seasons, and this soundtrack CD covers only the first two. I think there's room for a new CD or two, and hopefully the Stargate SG.1 people will get around to creating one.

Anyway, I've listened to this CD once so far and I was very impressed. The music really is enjoyable on its own, and I found myself listening to the Cold Lazerus music twice before I continued throught the rest of the CD.

Finally, don't think there isn't much music on this CD because of the small nunber of tracks. Many of these tracks are six to ten minutes long.

Stargate Music Album.......2007-05-12

Great CD throughout. It's a shame the show is being cancelled after 10 years but this music helps to keep the memory on.

Not as good as the 1st Music release.......2004-10-24

The best of Stargate SG-1 is infact a 9 track compilation of the 1st 2 seasons of the TV show. It's really not the best of Stargate. I rather enjoyed the 1st release namely called Music of Stargate SG-1 and the actual movie music-score. However I still enjoyed the music from several episodes of the 2nd season, most notable being the music suite of Hathor.

A fan of the TV show should be pleasantly surprised by the suites in this CD. It won't disapoint.

one for the fans.......2004-05-07

This CD is really one for the fans. If you've not watched Stargate SG-1 before, then it will be very limited in its' appeal.
I personally enjoyed the CD, as I could relate the music back to the particular episodes in which they appeared. Some of the tracks are sweet and melodic, others are more ominious, so it doesn't come up short on variety.
The music sounds, for the most part, rather sythesised (which is why, if you are used to sprawling epic soundtracks from mainstram movies, I generally don't recommend this if you have never watched the show). Tracks are usually a mixture of synthesised sounds combined with more organic notes from traditional instruments, creating a very "sci fi" sound.
This is a great CD to work and study to as it provides great background music without being too intrusive.

Sweet.......2004-02-23

This is a great CD. Just listing to it makes me feel like I'm watching the show.

Stars & Stripes: America's Greatest Hits

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worth money
Great Patriotic Music
A good choice of tunes with good quality
Brilliant!!!
Best Patriotic Music I've Found

Stars & Stripes: America's Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: Compendia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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American Anthems
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ASIN: B000000BMS
Release Date: 1997-02-25

Tracks:

The Star Spangled Banner
George M. Cohan Medley: Yankee Doodle Dandy/Harrigan/Mary's A Grand Old Name/You're A Grand Old Flag
American Salute
The Washington Post
El Capitan
Armed Forces Medley: The Army Goes Rolling Along/Anchors Aweigh/Semper paratus/The U.S. Air Force...
God Bless America
Colonel Bogey
National Emblem March
Americans We
Manhattan Beach
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
The Yellow Rose Of Texas
Hoe-Down From 'Rodeo'
Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring

Tracks:

Fanfare For The Common Man
Overture To 'Strike Up The Band'
America The Beautiful
76 Trombones
Victory At Sea Suite
America From 'West Side Story'
Liberty Bell
Variations On 'America'
The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

worth money.......2007-05-24

this cd set is definately worth the money spent. i haven't heard some of the music before but was willing to give it a try.

Great Patriotic Music.......2007-02-21

Beautiful music perfect for feeling patriotic. Received CD promptly and in great condition.

A good choice of tunes with good quality.......2005-06-30

If you like military tunes and marches, this 2-CD is a good choice. The orchestration is good, it is well played and the quality of recording is good. If you like this kind of music, it is a good choice to buy.

Brilliant!!!.......2003-08-11

I have the CD at home and the songs sound fabulous. I've heard the Houston Symphony's version of the Star Spangled Banner many times on TV as this anthem has been used at sign-off (when this was happening). It's as powerful a version you'll hear. Probably the finest patriotic music CD you can find out there.

Best Patriotic Music I've Found.......2001-09-20

Loved the CD! I am buying it to use with a Musical Freestyle Ride for a Quadrille. A horse oriented endeaver. The music will be perfect to bring positive patriotism to fairs and fund raisers for NYC.

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Review
lacking...
Arch Enemy delivers.
ANGELA RULES
I've Grown To Like This Much More + An Apology

Anthems of Rebellion
Arch Enemy
Manufacturer: Century Media
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AM6MY
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

Tear Down the Walls (Intro)
Silent Wars
We Will Rise
Dead Eyes See No Future
Instinct
Leader of the Rats
Exist to Exit
Marching on a Dead End Road
Despicable Heroes
End of the Line
Dehumanization
Anthem
Saints and Sinners

Tracks:

Lament of a Mortal Soul [Live][Multimedia Track]
Behind the Smile [Live][Multimedia Track]
Diva Satanica [Live][Multimedia Track]
Exist to Exit [Dolby Digital 5.1 Mix]
Leader of the Rats [Dolby Digital 5.1 Mix]
Dead Eyes See No Future [Dolby Digital 5.1 Mix]

Album Description

2003 release for the thrash, power metal band features 13 tracks. Century Media.

Customer Reviews:

Review.......2007-01-16

Anthems Of Rebellion is indeed a great album with crushing guitars, excellent rhythms, a great yet unique vocalist, and astounding solos and riffs off of some of the songs off the album. The solo off of the song Silent Wars is so amazing, it's the sole solo that launchs you into the album and helps make the album sound so good. We Will Rise also does the same job beautifully and brutally, exactly how melodic death metal should be. Even more there's a lot of unique moments off the album like the technoish styled guitars off of the song Instinct, the opera like ending off the song Exist To Exit, an accoustic interlude called Marching On A Dead End Road which is an INSTANT highlight, the strange Anthem interlude, and Angela's unique vocals off of Dehumanization which is the only song is Arch Enemy's catalogue that you can hear these mysterious vocals. The lyrics off of the album are very cool also. For me Dehumanization, End Of The Line, and Instinct are the lyrical highlights off the album. "Welcome to the circus, leave your brain outside, sit back, relax, as we feed you lies" - End Of The Line <
Favorites: Silent Wars, We Will Rise, Leader Of The Rats (amazing rhythms off this song), Marching On A Dead End Road, Dehumanization, and Saints And Sinners

Least Favorites: Instinct, End Of The Line, and Dead Eyes See No Future (being my least favorite one). Don't be fooled though as ALL of the songs are amazing to my ears.

Recommended for a melodic metal fan.

lacking..........2006-11-22

when you listen to an arch enemy record, you exspect melody and complexity. this lacks both. it has a few good moments but it could have been way better. i did really like the clean vox. its some of their best, thrown in with some of their worst. i think they corrected this problem with doomsday machine, which was really good. if you are just starting to listen to arch enemy, buy wages of sin or stigmata. this one is for diehards only.

Arch Enemy delivers........2006-10-06

Usually when a singer is replaced, it's bad news, except in the case of AC/DC, Iron Maiden (when they switched to Dickinson, not that other loser), and Arch Enemy. So if you have any reservations about a female vocalist in a metal band, you can relax.

In fact, what we have here is a top-notch metal album with clever producing (Andy Sneap is friggin' brilliant), great musicianship, and very memorable songs. One song after another is, as far as I'm concerned, a classic. Among your Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold, In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Trivium drek Arch Enemy really sets themselves apart.

ANGELA RULES.......2006-06-02

I love Arch Enemy so much. Melodic Death Metal is so much better than the "normal" death metal! CRUSH 'EM!!!

I've Grown To Like This Much More + An Apology.......2006-05-18

Since I'm not allowed to change my star ratings while editing a review, I'd like to say to say that depending on the day, this is a 4 or 5 star album. Since I reviewed this CD last May of June (I can't remember) I've grown to appreciate Arch Enemy's new material much more. In fact, I'll go as far as to say I like it more than the original Arch Enemy (frontman: Johan Liima). I'll say it again, Arch Enemy has been blessed with some of the greatest musicians on the planet (not just for metal). I recently heard that Michael's brother Christopher has left the band and is teaching music lesson's for the time being. Great bass playing and very good percussion. I went to go and see Arch Enemy in concert and they're amazing. One of the best shows I've ever seen. Angela Gossow really knows how to put on a show and captivate an audience. I don't like this particular album as much as Wages of Sin or Doomsday Machine but it is packed with solid tracks. Very good.
I recently read a comment posted by a Mr.Ty Arthur who "confronted" me about some of the sexist comments in my previous review of this CD. If anyone was offended by them, I apologize. I would like to thank Mr. Arthur for calling me on my absolute stupidity. I couldn't have more respect for Angela Gossow. She is a true innovator.
Lastly I'd like to say buy any of Arch Enemy's albums, personally this isn't my favorite but it is very good none-the-less.

Strong Songs: We Will Rise, Dead Eyes See No Future (good EP as well), Instinct, Dehumanization (cool intro, good song), Saints & Sinners

Not So Strong: Personally I didn't like Silent Wars that much, plus of the 13 songs, 4 are under 2:15...just a thought

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Black Earth
Arch Enemy
Manufacturer: Regain Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NQPZUQ
Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

Bury Me An Angel
Dark Insanity
Eureka
Idolatress
Cosmic Retribution
Demoniality
Transmigration Macabre
Time Capsule
Fields Of Desolation
Losing Faith
The Ides Of March
Aces High

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