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Creme de la Chrome

Michael W. Draine | Acton, MA United States | 06/07/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This incredible 55-track, 231-minute compilation documents the original acid punk assault squad's 1978-83 prime. Three CDs trace the Helios Creed/Damon Edge period from the lo-fi mutant thrash of "Alien Soundtracks" to the apocalyptic soundscapes of "Raining Milk." Robotic drumming, scorched-earth guitar, brain-jarring edits, and A Clockwork Orange sensibility fueled Chrome's psychodyleptic maelstrom. Taking cues from the Residents, Hawkwind, the Stooges, and Philip K. Dick, Chrome blazed a trail for a generation of cyberpunk bands.

This budget remastered edition brings more vivid stereo imaging and bass impact, with alien transmissions emerging from the background. Though the live tracks still sound like an audience recording, the greater clarity imparted by the remaster is striking. The albums from which the tracks are derived are not indicated in the reduced liner notes, but the same information can now be found online.

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Wow, yeah, what he said.

jdizzle | 209-Cali | 01/25/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Can't really add much to the one above other then, 2nd that. Get it, it's like getting a pound of gold for the cost of an ounce."