Search - Wednesday 13's Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 :: Little Box of Horrors (5 CD / 1 DVD Box Set)

A ghoulish idea!

Alex A. Fintonis | Bay City, MI United States | 05/19/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Having just discovered Wednesday 13 a year ago with his debut solo album I have been eagerly trying to purchase his older material. For reasons I really don't know why, I waited on ordering any of the Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 albums on amazon. I am glad I waited because when I saw this box set I jumped all over it.



This set contains all four of the Drag Queens albums, a disc containing demos and rarities, and a dvd with some old live footage. For about $46 dollars this is a very good deal. I had never heard any of the FDQFP13 material before, but enjoying the Murderdolls and Wednesday's solo album I was sure I would like their albums.



After a full listen to all the discs I find them to be a ghoulish rock and roll ride. I do however think that Wednesday is just getting better with time because the Murderdolls and his solo album are better than these. But they are earlier works so it's to be expected. I didn't realize that a good portion of the Murderdolls album is old FDQFP13 material re-recorded some with different titles. All the Murderdolls versions are better but the originals are cool too because they have a much more raw and unclean feeling which works for this style of music.



Each album in the box gets better as one can hear how the band is increasing their skills and learning more about putting a record together. The dvd is neat to have but could have been done a bit better. First of all it was just recorded with someone's hand held movie camera so the sound is not very good at all plus the camera angles are all the same and color is muddy. I can get past all that because I realize the band is only 2 years old at the point when that show was recorded and still very underground. What I have a hard time with is the show is edited. There is only 9 songs done and one can tell that some of set was taken out. I don't know why they just didn't include the whole show.



As a whole I am very satistfied with this set. I would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Wednesday 13 and doesn't have any of his earlier work. Be advised that although the albums are remastered very well they are of his earlier work and they are not as well produced as the Murderdolls and his solo album. A nice group of albums all in all.



Stay Scared and Rock on!"

A Long Time Coming

Pete Madison | Pa. | 08/03/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This boxset has been a long time coming. But, was it worth the wait? ABSOLUTELY!! The Little Box Of Horrors compiles all 4 of the FDQ cds, along with an expanded rarities disc and a DVD. Now, there are some downsides to the boxset, which will disappoint very little. First, the positives. You get all 4 of the FDQ Cds in one shot. No need spending hundreds of dollars ( like me) to find good quality copies of these cds. Plus too, the Rarities cd contains things that wasn't even on the original Rare Treats cd that the band released, and a few of the tracks, even the die hards ( such as myself) haven't even heard until now. Double devil horns to Wednesday for putting together such a collection.Now,the bad side. First of all, while Wednesday did clear out the vault with this release, there are two songs missing- "Chop Off My Hand", and "Hey Mom, I just killed a chicken". The other downside is the dvd. The title of the dvd is Transvestite Chainsaw Massacre. That particular title WAS released through the band on VHS and available at shows and through mail order. However, the DVD is not the full show and only "highlights" of the video. Why Wednesday didn't put on the full show, or even the music videos that FDQ has done throughout the years, I don't know, but would like to find out. Perhaps with the success of this release, they will re-release all of the old VHS tapes on DVD, or even put out a new FDQ cd, and have the 2 missing songs as bonus tracks. This boxset was also released limitedly overseas through a different company, along with different artwork and a booklet. Here's to the future of the FDQ's. May they not rot away anytime soon."

Amazing for any Wednesday 13 fan...

Christopher D. Scott | 01/12/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was a bit skeptical at first because I was first introduced to the Drag Queens after I got into Murderdolls but this box set is completely amazing and worth every penny."