Compilation
Noah’s Barks pages relating to media compilations.
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American Recordings 1995 CD Sampler (The Comix Zone Bonus CD)
It’s time to rock out with your comic out! Let’s spin the ‘American Recordings 1995 CD Sampler,’ most famous for its inclusion with North American copies of the Sega Genesis game, ‘Comix Zone.’ (read more)
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection
Digital Eclipse and Konami deliver this compilation of retro games spanning three generations of Game Boy handhelds. What do these vintage ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ video games offer modern card game fans and returning players? (read more)
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G.G Series Collection+
I continue ‘G.G Series,’ a Nintendo DS compilation of DSiWare games by covering one of my biggest soft spots: the run-and-gun, ‘Variable Arms.’ (read more)
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Saint Etienne – “Asleep at the Wheels of Steel” (2002)
‘Asleep at the Wheels of Steel’ features more soundtrack work by Saint Etienne. Is anything on this compilation worthwhile? (read more)
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The Wake – “Assembly” (2002)
Oi, The Wake tricked me with Assembly, so this review is dedicated to the other five fans of The Wake. The compilation Assembly ostensibly has five unreleased songs, but it’s actually two. “Rise and Shine” is a demo of “Sail Through.” “Make You Understand” is “World of Her Own.” “The Calendar” is “Torn Calendar.” They’re… (read more)
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Mission of Burma – “Forget” (1987)
Forget is a collection of pre-Vs. Mission of Burma demos. Raw and unrefined, yet appropriately so, making further evident Mission of Burma’s roots in punk, specifically of the hardcore variety. The average song tempo here is much faster than most anything on Vs. (think “How I Escaped My Certain Fate”), and vocals adopt the common hardcore… (read more)
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Mission of Burma – “Mission of Burma” (1988)
As a compilation, I can’t leverage much of a complaint about this self-titled release. Here we get Vs. and Signals, Calls, and Marches, Mission of Burma‘s two best releases on one CD alongside other rarities. The one odd flaw with this is that the B-side of Academy Fight Song, “Max Ernst,” is inexplicably absent. All the more annoying… (read more)
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Madonna – “The Immaculate Collection” (1990)
Featured on The Immaculate Collection, “Into the Groove” is in the prestigious hall of fame of “perfect pop songs.” The qualification for entering is, when you ask someone which part of the song is the hook, everyone gives you a different answer. I refuse to believe in anything being perfect, but some things are closer… (read more)
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Kyuss – “Muchas gracias: The Best of Kyuss” (2000)
Muchas gracias is a weak finish to the Kyuss legacy that also serves as a poor introduction to it. More of a collection of B-sides and rarities than a "Best of." (read more)
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Deftones – “B-Sides & Rarities”
I actually quite like these covers, particularly “Wax and Wane,” “No Ordinary Love,” and “The Chauffeur.” Problem is, they are “only” covers… and I’m going to go out and a limb and assume this isn’t a complete B-sides collection because they never fucking are (see: my Music Pet Peeves list). Anyway, a bunch of great… (read more)