Music as a Weapon II (CD & DVD) | Various Artists, Disturbed

Music as a Weapon II (CD & DVD) | Various Artists, Disturbed | Great first live disc for Disturbed

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	Music as a Weapon II (CD & DVD) Various Artists, Disturbed Reprise / Wea, 2004 average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

ALBUM HIGHLIGHTS: Disturbed?s "Dehumanized" is a previously unreleased song. The band also performs acoustic for the first time?Metallica?s "Fade To Black" and its own "Darkness."

DVD FEATURES: The DVD is a direct visual companion to the CD, capturing the molten energy of the live performances plus Disturbed?s "Liberate" music video. A menu function also allows the user to customize the playlist to play selections by artist.

AWESOME!

OK, Unlike most of you who bought this cd for Disturbed I bought it for all the bands, Taproot sounded iffy, but not every band has a great live show every time, just happened that the time they recorded the tracks was one of them. Taproot's been around probably longer than you realized, the songs that they played on the cd are all off they're second cd... which isnt there best cd, Their first cd "Gift" is where its at. If they had a few songs from that one there that would kick. Chevelle, love their stuff up there on my high list of bands to watch out for, they already have 3 singles, The Red, Closure, and Send The Pain Below. Watch out for those guys, Unloco dont know too much about these guys, but what i hear they're not bad. I Say get it, without a doubt. But thats just me talkin.

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Great first live disc for Disturbed

Even though I never attended any of the 'Music As A Weapon 2003' shows, I have seen Disturbed & Chevelle live, and that is why I found this album so appealing. Disturbed's second headlining package tour featured Taproot, Chevelle and the now defunct Unloco. Together, some of the bands best tracks are present, with a few collaborations, covers and rarities. Obviously, Disturbed are prominently featured. Most of the live songs here are pulled from 2002's 'Believe' disc, but there are a few little nuggets that stand out, such as a collaboration with Pete of Chevelle and Joey of Unloco on the hit "Stupify," the previously unreleased track "Dehumanized" (the studio version remains unheard) and a surprising cover of Metallica's "Fade To Black." The band is in top form (just as when I saw them in 2001) here. Taproot, who played direct support to Disturbed on the tour, only get three songs, which is disappointing. I would have hoped for more, especially since nothing from their debut, 'Gift,' is featured, but the band does a superb job with what they are given. Chevelle are given a mere two tracks, which is shocking considering the amount of success they have had in the past two years. "Forfeit" is an amazing song live, and Disturbed frontman David Draiman helps beef up "The Red" with a guest spot. If you want more live Chevelle, they have a live CD out called "Live From The Road," which is definitely worth checking out. As far as what they have featured here, I am a little disappointed. It would have been nice to hear some songs that are a little harder to find from them (i.e. "Don't Fake This," which they didn't play live when I saw them and doesn't appear on their live album either). Finally, Unloco, the opening band makes a decent performance with "Empty" and the far superior "Bruises." Nothing much to scream over, though. The DVD covers the same area as the CD. Same performances and all, along with the music video for Disturbed's "Liberate." All in all, it's a decent buy. It's definitely somewhat lacking, but if you went to one of the shows or have seen any of the bands live, this would be a nice little package to own. Personally, I don't feel the DVD is really necessary, and I recommend sticking to just the CD version.

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Just as good live

I have always heard that Disturbed is a great band when performing live. Now I see why. Disturbed sounds just as good live as they do on their albums. Disturbed comes across very strong when playng live. However, I was a little disappointed. Most of thier songs sounded just the same they do on their two albums. They really didn't make any effort to deviate from their own norm. I was expecting them to change things around a little bit, but they didn't. The songs and their performance (DVD) was merely routine. I did enjoy their collaboration with the other bands on this album though. The other bands performed nicely. They threw their energy out there and had a great time on stage, which makes it a very enjoyable experience for those who spent their hard earned money to go and see them. Overall, it is a good CD and I would buy it again. "Fade to Black" is definitely worth buying the CD for. Metallica couldn't have asked for anybody better to remake their song.

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Decent, Except for Taproot

i have seen disturbed and chevelle in concert before and knew what to expect. Disturbed sounds just like they do on disk (which is good actually, because they sound good on disk). Chevelle and Unloco are also ok (Unloco broke up. Just thought you needed to know that.) Taproot sucks. No, I mean, that's why the rating is only 3-- because i had to sit through the couple songs they had on here wondering "Who would ever give these guys a record deal?"
Anyway, Dehumanized is a really good song and unreleased. I bought it without the DVD part so I can't tell you about that. Sorry. I am cheap.

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Tracks
Loading the Weapon | Bound | Myself - Taproot | Dehumanized | Forfeit | Fade to Black | Empty | Sumtimes - Taproot | Darkness | Bruises | Prayer | The Red | Poem - Taproot | Stupify - Joey Duenas

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