It's an interesting listen. At the moment though I'm more excited and impressed with the artwork, than the music itself.
Some tracks work, some don't, and some feel a little pointless, barely differing from previous versions.
The real highlights for me, have to be "The Man Who Dies Every Day" and "Walk This Way".
It's interesting that half of
From Trash has been re-recorded here - or maybe these were outtakes or original versions? Anyway, the one that really stands out
is "From Trash". The heavier, treated vocal makes this version far superior to the original IMHO - this is how it should have sounded.
Unfortunately I can't say the same for "Impossible" (despite a brilliant bit of drum programming) or "A Million Cars".
Now, John, that screamy female vocal sample... Why?
Why?! It's not as bad as the "Star Trek" wails on the single version of "No-One Driving", but it surely falls into the same category!!
The vocal however is much better here.... some real power to it
.
Lovely slow version of "X-Ray Vision" too... sounding much less like the 2006 live rendition of "Slow Motion".