"brutal truth is one of my favorite death/grindcore metal bands. I loved extreme condtitions and need to control but this one doesn't do it as much for me because of the horrible production. it still contains brutal truths best songs live and about ten cover songs so its worth buying for anything brutal truth fan but its not a good introduction to the band. you get your moneys worth with the tracks though, theres over 2 hours of brutal grindcore here, but still the production brings this album down a lot, i say get extreme conditions demand extreme responses first."
Suicide album leaves with a bang
aphexin | Snobtown, Elitistville | 01/17/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is BT's final album, but at least they go out with a bang, actually noise carnage that resembles some of the best grindcore ever released. The first cd is a live recording from Australia, and while it does have it's tinny production moments, you'll soon forget them as you succumb to the sheer brutality (pun intended) to the overall massive attack that you suffer from the songs. "Walking Corpse": awesome. "Cornucopia" stunning. "Jemenez Cricket": shattering. The second disc is a culmination of other live recordings, covers and b-side one offs. Regardless, an essential purchase for the grind freak. Kevin, gurn, rich and danny shove their primitive foot through our weak skulls for the last time."
2 discs of Brutal Truth? How could you go wrong?
lunarflame17 | Albert Lea, MN United States | 12/30/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is, of course, Brutal Truth's last hurrah, and boy oh boy is it a good one. As I'm sure you know, the first disc is a complete live set from one of their final shows in Austrailia, and the second disc is some assorted rarities, covers, and other live stuff from various other shows. The end result? Beautiful. More than 2 hours of grindcore chaos at its finest. I love it. Although the overall production kinda sucks, it's still Brutal Truth, and it's still damn good."
The best ending to a great band
lunarflame17 | 10/31/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First this collection doesn't get you (just as all the BT releases), the live songs are chaotic but then you start realising that this is really how Relapse defines: organized chaos. Disc one is all live tracks, disc two has some songs which are taken from the Japanese pressings of previous albums and some 7" EP songs. The covers are the best choices, especially "Hippie Cult" from Agathocles. The features on the inlay card are also kool, so if you are a fan of Brutal Truth, you should get this CD as the last one in the BT collection."