Blogcritics: Comments on CD REVIEW: Awake: The Best Of Live

Comment by alanna

Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:33:13 EST

dophins cry is the best song on the c.d IT ROCKS

Comment by Temple Stark

Thu, 16 Dec 2004 04:07:19 EST

but Phil - do you have it on vinyl? Me neither :) This did make it up on Advance.net finally. Congratulations and thank you for the review. -- Temple

Comment by Phillip Winn

Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:38:41 EST

Mental Jewelry was my first, and still the best to my ears. I've listened so much that I've memorized the album, down to the gaps between tracks.

Comment by Aaman

Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:49:49 EST

I personally find Throwing Copper the only listenable album of theirs - but what a listen! Selling The Drama and Shittowne are marvelous songs. I am surprised that Freaks was omitted from this set.

Comment by Matt Wardlaw

Fri, 3 Dec 2004 00:12:22 EST

Thanks man - That's interesting, and the first time I have heard "pretentious" mentioned in regards to Mental Jewelry. I would be much more apt to tag one of their later albums with the possibility of getting tagged with that description by the masses. Live has put out some "pretentious" stuff, for sure, but I would never put Mental Jewelry in that category. Thanks for the feedback! Matt

Comment by Matt Egan

Fri, 3 Dec 2004 00:09:36 EST

Nice review, matt. I am big Live fan, and I am looking forward to picking up the disc. One of my favorite songs from Live is "the Distance" off of The Distance From Here album. Brilliant stuff, especially on Mental Jewelry. MJ got some slack because some thought it was too pretentious, with songs like The Beauty of Gray (a song I dig). Regardless, its a great album, and my favorite Live disc.