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For certain, there is no shortage of options for someone looking to get acquainted with H.I.M. Those new to the work of the Finnish goth-metal group could get their feet wet with 2004's exceptional And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits ’97-’04; wade into the pool of B-sides on Uneasy Listening, Vols. 1 & 2; or go completely overboard with The Singles Collection, an expansive ten-disc sampler for the hardest of hardcore fans. The 20-song disc XX: Two Decades of Love Metal does a reasonable job of expanding on what was their most likely starting point, And Love Said No. However, choosing between the two is a matter of taste. With this one, a Neil Diamond cover is replaced with a previously unreleased cover of "Strange World" by Kevin Grivois (aka Ké). In return for losing "Close to the Flame," "And Love Said No," and "It’s All Tears (Drown in This Love)," we gain two songs apiece from Dark Light, Venus Doom, and Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice. These later-era songs are up to snuff with the earlier material, so it really comes down to whether you can live with the fact that eight of these songs are radio edits. If so, this is an excellent way to start experiencing the fuzzed-out gloom and doom. Then the next logical step is to go back to square one and check out Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666 (which isn't a compilation, despite the misleading name).
© Jason Lymangrover /TiVo
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HIM, Performer - Kevin Grivois, Composer - Kevin Grivois, Lyricist - Michael Prendergast, Composer - Michael Prendergast, Lyricist
(P) 2012 Sony Music Entertainment Finland Oy
HIM, Arranger - HIM, Performer - John Fryer, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist
(P) 1999 BMG Finland
HIM, Performer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Arranger - HIM, Performer - John Fryer, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist
(P) 1999 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Performer - Randy Staub, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist
(P) 2001 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Performer - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Arranger - HIM, Performer - John Fryer, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist
(P) 1999 BMG Finland
HIM, Arranger - HIM, Performer - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist
(P) 1997 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Performer - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Performer - Chris Isaak, Composer - Chris Isaak, Lyricist - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Engineer - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Mixing Engineer - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer - Ville Valo, Arranger
(C) 1996 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Performer - HIM, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Producer - John Fryer, Producer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - T.T. Oksala, Engineer - T.T. Oksala, Producer
(P) 2001 BMG Finland Oy
HIM, Arranger - HIM, Performer - John Fryer, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist
(P) 1999 BMG Finland
HIM, Performer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist - Hiili Hiilesmaa, Producer
(P) 1999 GUN
HIM, Performer - HIM, Producer - Ville Valo, Composer - Ville Valo, Lyricist - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Engineer - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Producer - T.T. Oksala, Engineer - T.T. Oksala, Producer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Finland Oy
Albumbeschreibung
For certain, there is no shortage of options for someone looking to get acquainted with H.I.M. Those new to the work of the Finnish goth-metal group could get their feet wet with 2004's exceptional And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits ’97-’04; wade into the pool of B-sides on Uneasy Listening, Vols. 1 & 2; or go completely overboard with The Singles Collection, an expansive ten-disc sampler for the hardest of hardcore fans. The 20-song disc XX: Two Decades of Love Metal does a reasonable job of expanding on what was their most likely starting point, And Love Said No. However, choosing between the two is a matter of taste. With this one, a Neil Diamond cover is replaced with a previously unreleased cover of "Strange World" by Kevin Grivois (aka Ké). In return for losing "Close to the Flame," "And Love Said No," and "It’s All Tears (Drown in This Love)," we gain two songs apiece from Dark Light, Venus Doom, and Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice. These later-era songs are up to snuff with the earlier material, so it really comes down to whether you can live with the fact that eight of these songs are radio edits. If so, this is an excellent way to start experiencing the fuzzed-out gloom and doom. Then the next logical step is to go back to square one and check out Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666 (which isn't a compilation, despite the misleading name).
© Jason Lymangrover /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:04
- Main artists: HIM
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2012 Sony Music Entertainment Finland Oy
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