Feb. 19, 2000
This CD is not for everyone or the casual Godzilla listener.
What we have here are 8 remixes done by modern Japanese artists
and bands. The music is loud, manic and fast. Part of it is
Heavy Metal sounding, part Techno and some Alternative. Most of
the tracks have sampling from Godzilla films and we hear the
big G stomping, roaring and making other sound effects in many
of the tracks. We even get the crazy sound of Ghidrah's lightning
bolts coming from the three heads.
I mostly enjoyed this CD but it's better taken in small doses. It's
not a CD I'd be in a hurry to grab and put on again real soon. I
think the artists represented here did a great job but this disc
will appeal much more to teenagers than older soundtrack listeners.
The one big thing I didn't like about this CD was the cardboard
packaging. I'd rather have a jewel case and inserts. I know some
US CD manufacturers are also putting out cardboard packaging instead
of jewel cases and I avoid them whenever possible.
Soapbox on:
CD prices are already artificialy high. Remember when CD's came out
and were in the cardboard long boxes as well as jewel cases inside?
The manufacturers said this packaging was adding $1 to the cost of
CD's. When the long boxes went away did we see prices drop $1? NO!
Now that CD's are even cheaper to make, have prices gone down? NO!
In fact over the past few years prices have actually gone up a few dollars.
End of my soapbox speech.
