Front 242 - Back Catalogue

Great introduction and a great value!

Backcatalogue is a great introduction to early Front 242. It's also a great value since it has all 4 songs from the Politics of Pressure EP and all 3 from the Endless Riddance EP, both of which can be expensive if bought by themselves.
If you like what you here on this CD be sure to get Geography (the remastered version is much better, but pricey) and No Comment for a complete history of the early years of the band. December 11, 2006

Dialogues

What I said, good intro to 242 for those on an industrial strength budget,(Re review for "Geography"). March 12, 2005

Featuring older material

As the album title indicates this collection features material right from when the band first started out. Throughout it you can trace their development in sound, though the material itself only covers a brief moment of time in Front 242's career, from 1981 to 1985.

It is very much a good buy. Fans of Front 242 should get this as it features material from various early albums and EP's by the group, which some may have missed.

Sounding much more basic than their later works, the songs on here are early dance songs and electro tracks. It shows the group honing their sound and working on sounds. For those that are not as into their later hard dance works such as 'Up Evil' or 'Off' then this maybe a better bet.

The best songs on here are 'U-Men', the instrumental 'Kampfbereit', the almost hip-hop-ish, breakbeat 'Take One', 'Lovely Day' and the swooping 'Don't Crash'. January 18, 2004

I'll always return to my first love!

This is a great complilation album. I personally prefer Front 242's early work to the later, dance-oriented stuff. The only tracks I don't care for are the 2 live ones at the end.

This album has completely withstood the test of time. I've had it for almost 10 years now, and I had the original vinyl records before that. Groups like Prodigy or Chemical Brothers I'll like for a few years, and then grow sick of them and toss them, always returning to this amazing album and my other favorite Front 242 record, Offical Version. The more I listen, the more I love it, and the more there is to hear.

Headhunter and Welcome to Paradise are cool dance tunes, but they are a little forced, and pop-ish in comparison. March 8, 2001

electronic music pioneers

it's amazing AMAZON carry such an excellent record.Captures early landscapes of electronika that takes me back to the early computers ,KRAFTWERK and the very early 80's. It's not so much a dance compilation as it is the essence of the true/original alternative- INDUSTRIAL or whatever u wanna call this genre. It's incredible how this REAL musicians/composers made music like this with rudimentary-antique instrumentation.They were the pioners in sampling sounds besides a deep subliminal message and good- sticky lyrics. ATT. AnibalW-02-27-00 February 28, 2000

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