Decent CD, horrible track order
haskpts | 11/26/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Oh boy, another Sanctuary/Castle compilation release, good way to digitize all your old Neat releases, but it can be very confusing trying to figure out the track list and such (same problem with the Jaguar & Warfare compilations). You do get all tracks from their 3 Vinyl releases, except the 2 Ian Swift sung versions of Demolition & Funeral Pyre, which are substituted here with the original versions sung by Tony Dolan. For the completist, you'll need The Neat Records Singles Collection Volume Three (on disc three) to get the "2nd" versions - which were on the Queen Of Death vinyl release.
I've included a run down of the original vinyl releases matched with the CD tracks. And by the way I have the "Made in the USA" CD version which has a total of 29 tracks (Navarre 82310-72415-2).
FUTURE WARRIORS (1985)
1. Future Warriors (Disc 2 - Track 1)
2. Starchild (Disc 1 - Track 7)
3. Dead Man's Hands (Disc 1 - Track 13)
4. Total Metal (Disc 1 - Track 1)
5. Pour The Metal In (Disc 1 - Track 2)
6. Death Valley (Disc 1 - Track 14) (I believe this is the instrumental intro to This Planet's Burning)
7. This Planet's Burning (Disc 1 - Track 14 ~ second part of song)
8. Warzone (Disc 1 - Track 8)
9. Burn In Hell (Disc 1 - Track 10)
10. Heat And Pain (Disc 2 - Track 5)
QUEEN OF DEATH (MINI) (1986)
1. Queen Of Death (Disc 2 - Track 2)
2. Protector (Disc 1 - Track 12)
3. Demolition (This version is NOT on TM - TNA) (It IS on TNRSC VOLUME THREE)
4. Funeral Pyre (This version is NOT on TM - TNA) (It IS on TNRSCV VOLUME THREE)
5. Mode III (Disc 2 - Track 6)
CONDUCTORS OF NOISE (MINI) (1987)
1. Rich Bitch (Disc 1 - Track 6)
2. Teutonic Pain (Disc 1 - Track 4)
3. Vision Of Belshazzar (Disc 1 -Track 9)
4. Foliage (Disc 1 - Track 3)
5. Requiem (Disc 1 - Track 11)
6. The Cage (Disc 2 - Track 3)
Demolition (2:24)
Funeral Pyre (3:47)
... These versions were done prior to Ian Swift joining, done when Your Mentor was recorded.
(These 2 songs are the original versions with Tony Dolan singing & playing bass, very similar but slightly different. The versions on Queen Of Death (MINI) still have Tony's bass parts, even though he wasn't credited. D.C. Rage plays bass on the title track and Protector.)"