Greatest Highs(Explicit Version) (2008)

Product Summary Label: Ariztical Entertainment UPC: 05099951752927 Release Date: 1/15/2008 Buy.com Sku: 206661998 Item#: M3VYQP Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Where's the Weed At ~ Kottonmouth Kings 2. Full Throttle ~ Kottonmouth Kings 3. Bump ~ Kottonmouth Kings 4. Put It Down - (with Cypress Hill) ~ Kottonmouth Kings 5. Fire It Up ~ Kottonmouth Kings 6. First Class ~ Kottonmouth Kings 7. City 2 City - (with Tech None/Krizz Kaliko) ~ Kottonmouth Kings 8. 4-2-0 ~ Kottonmouth Kings 9. Peace Of Mind ~ Kottonmouth Kings 10. Tell Me Why ~ Kottonmouth Kings 11. Outcast ~ Kottonmouth Kings 12. King Klick ~ Kottonmouth Kings 13. Day Dreamin' Fazes ~ Kottonmouth Kings 14. Tangerine Sky ~ Kottonmouth Kings 15. Friends ~ Kottonmouth Kings 16. Bad Habits ~ Kottonmouth Kings 17. Rest Of My Life ~ Kottonmouth Kings 18. Dog's Life - (with Too Rude/Dog Boy) ~ Kottonmouth Kings 19. Positive Vibes ~ Kottonmouth Kings Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Can Anbody Hear Me? - (Previously Unreleased) ~ Kottonmouth Kings 2. Everybody Move ~ Kottonmouth Kings 3. Suburban Life ~ Kottonmouth Kings 4. Livin' Proof ~ Kottonmouth Kings 5. Bring It On ~ Kottonmouth Kings 6. King's Blend ~ Kottonmouth Kings 7. Sub-Noize Rats ~ Kottonmouth Kings 8. SRH ~ Kottonmouth Kings 9. Lottery, The ~ Kottonmouth Kings 10. Think 4 Yourself - (with Insane Clown Posse) ~ Kottonmouth Kings 11. Float Away ~ Kottonmouth Kings 12. Peace Not Greed - (with Jack Grisham) ~ Kottonmouth Kings 13. Dying Daze ~ Kottonmouth Kings 14. Bong Tokin' Alcoholics ~ Kottonmouth Kings 15. Gone Git High ~ Kottonmouth Kings 16. So High ~ Kottonmouth Kings 17. Life Rolls On ~ Kottonmouth Kings 18. Life Ain't What It Seems ~ Kottonmouth Kings 19. No Future - (Previously Unreleased) ~ Kottonmouth Kings 20. Rip The Night Away ~ Kottonmouth Kings   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Additional personnel: Cypress Hill, Insane Clown Posse, Jack Grisham, Krizz Kaliko. Liner Note Author: Daddy X. Photographer: Barry Underhill. Rap-metal outfit Kottonmouth Kings hails from Orange County, California, and makes music that is rooted in that region's aggressive punk tradition. But instead of taking political stances, Kottonmouth Kings sing about the necessity of marijuana, self-expression, and living large. GREATEST HIGHS is a double album that acts as a retrospective for the Kings, serving up 39 tracks of hazy head-banging noise. The set will serve as a perfect summation for staunch fans, and a good entry point for the curious. The track "Suburban Life," which appeared in the film SCREAM 2 and brought the band to national recognition, is one of the highlights. California's Kottonmouth Kings are a bong-sucking rap-rock institution that had over ten years of rebelling and getting stoned on record when Greatest Highs rolled around in 2008. In many ways, they followed the same path as the Insane Clown Posse, having been signed to a major label before being unceremoniously dropped, which thrust upon them a thing of greatness: their own cottage industry. With their Suburban Noize Records company, the Kings have no filter and are able to issue a slew of recordings from every direction -- regular albums, solo albums, remix albums, live albums -- and deliver them right to their loyal fans who have an insatiable appetite for songs about weed. This horribly limited subject matter and uncool audience -- middle-class-and-up teenagers who think the state of the world "blows" -- means the band is a joke to those who pride themselves as hip or having taste. What's fascinating is how, left to their own devices, the Kings have rolled on uninfluenced by anyone like Radiohead, Avril Lavigne, or the Neptunes and live in a world where the Beastie Boys never made it to Paul's Boutique. The hooks and their delivery are both simple and effective, while the rapping is serviceable and delivered with plenty of conviction, more than enough to let you know they really don't care what naysayers think. Tracks run from rocking, weed-smoking anthems with aggressive rapping and loud backing tracks ("Where's the Weed At?" being king of them all) to chilled, plaintive numbers that question what's wrong with this crazy world while sounding a bit like Mike Shinoda's Fort Minor project. In between are a few suburban reggae numbers and a handful of buzzed downtempo tracks with hippie flavor. Greatest Highs does a great job of shuffling the styles and picking the best numbers, making this two-disc set flow better than expected considering the very redundant subject matter and thin songwriting. With 39 tracks, newcomers need to slice it in halves or fourths, and with 37 of these tracks being previously released, the fans only get "2 New Joints." Still, with all the filler that clogs their regular albums removed, the Kottonmouth Kings sound a lot more fun. It's unsubstantial, irony-free, dumb fun that divides the world into things that "suck" (cops, Republicans, and parents who just don't understand) and "rule" (weed, bongs, and the Kottonmouth Kings), but if that makes you curious or nostalgic for junior-high rebellion, this is the best get-in/get-out strategy the Kings have offered. ~ David Jeffries Producer: Daddy X; M. Kumagai; Marco Forcone   Compilation Appearances Fire It Up (Explicit Version) Srh Presents:supporting Radical Habit (w/ Bonus DVD) (Explicit Version) Evilbong / O.s.t. Srh Presents:supporting Radical Habit(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version) Insomnia(Explicit Version) More To Hate Killer(Explicit Version) Pipe Dreams Blast From Tha Past(Explicit Version)   Technical Info Release Date : 01/15/2008 Original Release Date : 2008 Catalog ID : 17529 Label : Capitol/EMI Records Number of Discs : 2 Runtime : 154m : 51s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 50999517529270    Product Image