
I've bought this album (regular version) about seven years ago; back then, internet hadn't strike the industry that bad yet. There's no dvd promo cd's, not that much remastered re-isues, just a beautiful little circles. So I'm a cynic and not support this kind of releases (10th year, 25th year, 50th year??? anniversary realeses) at some degree. But this album is exception. Remastering sound is great. Actually in the lot of remastering stuff, you can't spot the differences, especially albums like as raw as goddamnit. But this time you really feel the improvement. Belive or not; It's slightly better than the led zep's lettest collection. And the dvd is a little gem. Lot of early era trio stuff with band interview. My only complain is sound quality of the new concert footage. It's like one dimensional sound that cross the tools of air- (It's year 2008, come on?) So the verdict? It's a clear one. If you don't have this album yet, It's a must; metaphor driven, time beatin' pop punk classic. But the real question is; is it really good enough to re purchase? For me year 08' bang with old memories that cleared itself with Millencolin, NUFAN and letter Rancid, new Alkaline record, New Ragan project and maybe new Social D. album (if it's really out at some point) This record is kind of a badge that marked the way for 2008. Recall the past and mixed with the new ideas; it's a stand alone retrospective. So the answer is yes. At some point, you have to buy this. Buy it for beliveing and beginning. Again.
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