Odds & Sods

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Album Details
Limited Japanese Version Featuring Lp Style Slipcase,& 12 Bonus Tracks. Digitally Remastered --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

I'm The Face
Leaving Here
Baby Don't You Do It
Summertime Blues (Studio Version)
Under My Thumb
Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
My Way
Faith In Something Bigger
Glow Girl
Little Billy
Young Man Blues (Studio Version)
Cousin Kevin Model Child
Love Ain't For Keeping
Time Is Passing
Pure And Easy
Too Much Of Anything
Long Live Rock
Put The Money Down
We Close Tonight
Postcard
Now I'm A Farmer
Water
Naked Eye

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By the mid-'70s, even The Who's leftovers had more interest than most rock best-of albums--"Glow Girl" is a concise blueprint of 1969's "Tommy"; "Naked Eye" and "Pure and Easy" were victims of the doomed Lifehouse project; "I'm the Face" was the band's mod-obsessed first single; and even "Little Billy," an antismoking advertisement, still rocks hard. John Entwistle's faux country "Now I'm a Farmer" was contemptible, but the closing anthem "Long Live Rock" redeemed such missteps. The 1998 CD reissue added studio versions of "Young Man Blues" and "Summertime Blues," among many others, and resequenced the tracks. --Steve Knopper

Customer Reviews:

Great replacement for vinyl..........2007-03-15

I purchased this CD to replace my album, and I was quite pleased with the extended play list! There are quite a few additional songs on the CD!

raw and reckless, early who .......2007-03-13

much of the material on this 23 song disc is simply going to be too crude and raw for the average listener to get into, but for rock and roll history buffs, and fanatic fans of the who, this is a fantastic gathering of rarities, outtakes, and B-sides from the earliest years of the band. the music here is sometimes powerful, sometimes sloppy, sometimes quite good. two tracks are absolutely great: the studio version of "young man blues," and "long live rock." lots of heavy pete townshend power chords and riffs on the guitar, effective at this point more from the sheer aggessive attitude of the player than for proficiency, and plenty of mania from keith moon as he assaults his drum kit in what is often more a percussive storm than an act of musical beat-keeping. highly recommended for lovers of early to mid-sixties garage rock, and for anyone who wants to catch an earful of what this band sounded like back in the beginning.

Odds & Sods.......2007-02-13

This is early songs written by the Who and has much merrit from this album.I believe this is one of the best albums with a cross section of talent from pete townshend, Roger Daltrey and the others.The variety of songs in one album is not often found and so moving in melody.If you like rock and blues then you will enjoy this collection.

A must-have.......2006-10-24

First of all, shame, SHAME, on MCA for having thouroughly muddied the discography of The Who over the years. How many CDs does a loyal fan have to collect only to find redundant tracks like "The Kids Are Alright," "A Legal Matter," or "Baby Don't You Do It" spread across several purchases? And then some genius at MCA decides to bleed us with reissues of "Live at Leeds" and just about everything else that has extra songs tacked on. If it weren't for fanatisicm...

Now, as collections of odd songs go, "Odds & Sods" is one of the true originals in The Who's catalogue ("Meaty Beatty Big and Bouncy" being the other). Assembled by John Entwistle himself during a longish Who hiatus in 1974, this album could have been a microcosm of the later compilation "Maximum R&B" set. There's early Who, High Numbers, pre-Tommy stuff, "Lifehouse" discards and "Quadrophenia" era creative. "Pure and Easy" and "Naked Eye" stand out from the "Who's Next" period, and with today's I-Tunes technology it's possible to mix a home version of what that classic album should have sounded like. Call it a snapshot of the band's history up to a point. What separates "Odds & Sods" from so-called greatest hits is its place in The Who's timeline; they were still a powerhouse band with everyone (more or less) present for duty. For a Who fan brought up on the vinyl records, the endless CD collections are more bewildering than liberating. It's one thing to hear rare material and appreciate how it augments each of The Who's distinct periods. It's quite another thing when we're bludgeoned by industry tricks. "Odds & Sods," though, is worth the reissue.

A mere drop in the trough.......................2006-09-29

By chronologically listing the tracks, the "feel" of the original tracklisting is sabotaged. I am not saying that the inclusions of "Time is Passing", "Young Man Blues" hurt the album--NO,NO,NO. These songs actually help show what path The Who were taking at that moment in Rock History. Perhaps this is the reason for the chronological listing.

I would have preferred that the Original tracklist to be kept intact, with an inclusion of all the Bonus tracks--(Outtakes and B-sides)on a Second Disc.

The title, ODDS & SODS fits perfectly.

Against All Odds: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Against All Odds
Against All Odds Soundtrack Review
Great Soundtrack, And An Extra Treat For Genesis Fans
Brilliant
Good CD

Against All Odds: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Phil Collins , Peter Gabriel , and Stevie Nicks
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Against All Odds (Special Edition)
White Nights: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Best of Kid Creole & the Coconuts
Kid Creole Redux
The Living Daylights

ASIN: B000002IGT
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Against All Odds - Phil Collins
Violet & Blue - Stevie Nicks
Walk Through The Fire - Peter Gabriel
Balcony - Big Country
Making A Big Mistake - Mike Rutherford
My Male Curiosity - Kid Creole & The Coconuts
The Search (Main Title Theme) - Larry Carlton & Michel Colombier
El Solitario - Michel Colombier & Larry Carlton
Rock And Roll Jaguar - Larry Carlton & Michel Colombier
For Love Alone - Larry Carlton
The Race - Larry Carlton
Murder Of A Friend - Larry Carlton & Michel Colombier

Customer Reviews:

Against All Odds.......2006-05-10

I TRULY ENJOY THIS CD AND THE MOVIE. MY FAVORITE IS TRACK 1, "AGAINST ALL ODDS" (Look at me Now) by PHIL COLLINS. INCREDIBLE AND EXTREMELY TOUCHING SONG TO MY HEART. I DEDICATE THIS SONG TO "A MAN I ONCE LOVED" AND STILL DO FOREVER.... I WILL ALWAYS TREASURE THIS TRACK AND ALL OF PHIL COLLINS MUSIC...

Against All Odds Soundtrack Review.......2005-08-22

The soundtrack is good, but I actually bought it for just one song,'My Male Curiosity,' by Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The song is really good, but I couldn't find it ANYWHERE else. Amazon had it, the price was great, and the delivery was fast, so it was worth it.

Great Soundtrack, And An Extra Treat For Genesis Fans.......2005-08-13

The soundtrack to the 1984 film "Against All Odds" is an excellent album, and, if you happen to be a Genesis fan, you'll also appreciate that no less than three past members of Genesis contribute solo tracks. Of course there's singer Phil Collins with his classic, Oscar-nominated title song, but also making appearances are singer Peter Gabriel and his rhythmic track, "Walk Through The Fire", and guitarist Mike Rutherford, who contributes the pulsating rock of "Making A Big Mistake" (Mike also does a rare lead vocal on the song as well). Also onboard with great songs are Stevie Nicks, Big Country, and Kid Creole & The Coconuts (remember them?). The second half of the album features the instrumental music from the film, performed with great flare by Michel Colombier and veteran guitarist Larry Carlton, including the spooky "The Search," the romantic shades of "For Love Alone," and the manically percussive "Murder Of A Friend." "Against All Odds" is a great soundtrack disc. I highly recommend it to anyone, but I think Genesis fans in particular should take notice of it for the contributions from Phil, Peter, and Mike. (NOTE: Peter Gabriel's song, "Walk Through The Fire," as it appears on the soundtrack album, is great, but it was an even better song when it was released as a single, as it was remixed with a stronger percussion track. I hope the single version of "Walk Through The Fire" will resurface in the near future, either on a Gabriel rarities collection or box set.)

Brilliant.......2004-06-26

It's 2004 & this CD is still as hot as it was upon release. Beautiful, moody, moving music.

Good CD.......2001-02-09

Pretty good CD..The Highlight for me is the Stevie Nicks song. She's so great and it's a great song. I also like "Against All Odds" by Phil Collins. I recommend you buy it, it's worth it.

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Movie Romance
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Avalon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006NSIZ
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

My Hear Will Go On
The Godfather (Love Theme)
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Beauty and the Beast
Do You Know Where You're Going To?
Everything I Do I Do It For You
Summer of '42
The Way We Were
A Time For Us
I Will Always Love You
Nobody Does It Better
Can You Feel The Love Tonight?
Save the Best For Last

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Nothing unusual about Odds brilliance
Neat Freak in a Hurricane
Fresh sound from Canada
alternative music fan from WI
A must listen mood album

Good Weird Feeling
The Odds
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Freak City Soundtrack

ASIN: B000002HK8
Release Date: 1996-02-27

Tracks:

Truth Untold
Smokescreen (Come And Get Me)
Radios Of Heaven
I Would Be Your Man
Satisfied
Break The Bed
Oh Sorrow, Oh Shame
Eat My Brain
The Last Drink
Anybody Else But Me
Mercy To Go
Leave It There
We'll Talk

Customer Reviews:

Nothing unusual about Odds brilliance.......2006-10-15

Canadians and border-town Americans know that the 90s was a rich era for Canadian rock, among others The Tragically Hip, Sloan, Rheostatics, The Watchmen, Spirit of the West, Barenaked Ladies, and the delightful Odds. Odds personified the Canadian blend of equal parts alternative and classic rock along with smart lyrics, and Good Weird Feeling represents the pinnacle of their body of work. For better or worse, Odds are one of those bands whose CDs require several listens before the listener really feels ready to cuddle up, before appreciation is fully formed. I spent the summer of 1996 backpacking through Southeast Asia and this was one of a handful of albums I had with me, almost the proverbial "desert island" scenario, and it just got better and better as the summer went on. It's a diverse album, well balanced between hard rockers, poppy alternative, and groove-based rock. "Truth Untold", "Radios of Heaven", and "Mercy To Go" respectively being the best of these three genres. They provide signposts for the solid tracks that occupy the rest of the album. As mentioned above and by other reviewers, it's not just the music but the well stated and introspective lyrics; again a delicate balance that avoids pretention and simplicity. "I cross myself and do my best acid queen/a cross between a dime-store witch/and a whirling painted Martin Sheen/I try on your lipstick/I try on your clothes/I wanna be you for a little while/and I'm freaked out enough to bloody my own nose" (Oh Sorrow, Oh Shame). "The first thing I did when I got in the gate/was crank up the left-hand dial/I got there first/the track star seemed to take a while/now I can dance like Nuryev/with these wings on my body/St. Peter complains that it's too loud down in the lobby (Radios of Heaven).

It's a shame that Odds didn't last longer than they did, but such is life. Instead of lamenting that fact go out and pick up this album. It's where a new Odds fan should start his journey.

Neat Freak in a Hurricane.......2004-10-30

Odds have turned into one of my favorite "under the radar screen" bands. Each of their releases has a few tracks that go into my classic category of great rock. My favorite track is "Radios of Heaven" with Pat Steward's drums and Craig Northey's driving guitar, "There's a gorgeous sunset happening on the airwaves; I really want you to hear this song someday, so you behave." "The Last Drink" tracks a bit folky with acoustic strumming and Northey's wonderfully offbeat lyrics, "Someone stabbed my voodoo doll, now it hurts each time that nature calls, and you're lucky that nature's finished calling out to you. ... So I should swallow real hard & deal with this pain cause I'm as wasted as a neat freak in a hurricane." "Mercy to Go" gets a great groove going, "When you're a tower of strength, people climb up your back side." The tunes on "Good Weird Feeling" are consistently strong and at times sublime. Don't let this one get away! Bravo!

Fresh sound from Canada.......2002-02-01

Very rock'n'roll sounding band... So nothing really new there, but old rock recipe seems to work very well with those guys.
If you like Dave Mathews Band - that will be new startling discovery for you ...
But beware - you may easily make yourself addicted to it!

alternative music fan from WI.......1999-12-20

highly recommended this and all of odds collection. smart lyrics and garage band sound!

A must listen mood album.......1998-09-24

This is one of those albums that just falls into your lap, and after that you can't turn it off. It has ethereal harmonies and quality crafted lyrics. All songs are good, there is no "fluff" to this recording.

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More Jimmy Farrar
Hands down the greatest Southern Rock album ever
Another Great Molly Hatchet Album
Don't be misled
Good stuff

Beatin' the Odds
Molly Hatchet
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Molly Hatchet
No Guts...No Glory
Take No Prisoners
Flirtin' with Disaster
Silent Reign of Heroes

ASIN: B0000025IW
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Beatin' The Odds
Double Talker
The Rambler
Sailor
Dead And Gone
Few And Far Between
Penthouse Pauper
Get Her Back
Poison Pen

Customer Reviews:

More Jimmy Farrar.......2006-08-19

My good friend Mr. Farrar also sang on "Take No Prisoners", thank you very much. Buy both now and save !$!

Hands down the greatest Southern Rock album ever.......2005-10-13

This album is so darn great it isn't even funny. Don't listen to the idiot reviewer "vespertin". For giving this a one star rating, he's either very stupid or has extremely bad taste in music. Farrar's voice really fits this album superbly, so don't listen to this idiot!!! I bought this just a few months after buying my first car cassette deck, and boy did I ever wear this superb southern fried rock album out!!! This was my first purchase in that category. This album feels like a greatest hits because every single song is so awesome, but some of the highlights would be "Beatin the odds", "The Rambler", "Few and far between", "Sailor", and "Penthouse Pauper". I got into these guys way before I did LYNYRD SKYNYRD, and really they're quite a bit better in my opinion. Molly Hatchets first three albums, beat Lynyrd Skynyrd's first three albums, by a long shot. I remember when this one was fighting AC/DC'S "Back in Black" on the billboard top album's list back in 1980. One week AC/DC would be number one, then the next week MOLLY HATCHET would get the number one spot, and back and forth over a couple month period. Even though their self titled debut was a masterpiece, this one is even better. If you're thinking about getting into southern rock, I would definitely start with this southern fried gem first. BELIEVE ME, YOU WILL THANK ME!!!

Another Great Molly Hatchet Album.......2003-10-05

BEATIN' THE ODDS is one of the nine best Molly Hatchet albums of all time. The title track is a great sports anthem, and "Dead And Gone" warns against the dangers of any addiction, whether it be tobacco, alcohol, drugs, food, or caffeine. This album is an essential part of any serious rock collection.

Don't be misled.......2003-03-31

Farrar's voice just doesn't fit the music. This one is only a flea's shadow in comparison with the first two albums.

Good stuff.......2003-02-16

I saw Hatchet in 1981 with Jimmy Farrar and it was a really exciting show. What most fans don't realize is that Molly Hatchet had some really good musicians in it. Bruce Crump is a great drummer and well respected in the rock community. Several band members are fine musicians.

Beatin The Odds is a well played record and well produced. Tom Werman, famed rock producer did the chores here and the quality shows it. There is not a wasted track here and this is one CD all fans of southern rock should own.

As an fyi. Jimmy Farrar did two Hatchet records. Beatin the Odds is the only one available right now and fans of Molly Hatchet or southern rock should buy it to hear his powerful and distinctive rock voice. Hopefully, the second Farrar CD will be rereleased sometime soon.

Nest
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Odds are that you will love it!

Bent to Last

Something beautiful

You guys are my Favorite

On the high end of three

Nest
The Odds
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002HOB
Release Date: 1997-01-28

Tracks:

Someone Who's Cool
Make You Mad
Hurt Me
Heard You Wrong
Tears & Laughter
Nothing Beautiful
Say You Mean It Wondergirl
Out Come Stars
Night's Embrace
Suppertime
At Your Word

Customer Reviews:

Odds are that you will love it!.......2004-10-05

Another criminally overlooked band. For whatever reason they never got the recognition and album sales they should have. This CD is very good from beginning to end. Not a flash in the pan type of band. They sound similar to how Guster sounds today. "Heard You Wrong" could be played on Guster's Keep It Together and I don't think anyone would notice the addition. And I mean that in a good way so if you are not a fan of Guster or even if you are check out the Odds. At these prices you're getting a sure thing for your money.

Bent to Last.......2003-03-23

"Nest" is the 4th set from this Vancouver band and has been described as the Lovin' Spoonful, Badfinger & Hollies with a 90's sensibility. Early in their career, they toured with Warren Zevon. As a fairly new discovery for me, "Make You Mad" is currently riding at the top of my own personal Top 10 with its throbbing guitar line & Craig Northey's breezy vocals, "When I call you beautiful, it's cause I can; and when you think I'm sucking up, I sort of am." The opener "Someone Who's Cool" was a modest hit, "It was the suit that got me the gig; it was the tear that got me the girl." "Hurt Me" thunders propulsively with breezy Beach Boy-like background vocals, "Low on meat & high on flies; you were hunted down by packs of lies." "Heard You Wrong" has a pretty melody with acoustic guitar predominating with an addictive guitar line on a dreamy breakup song. "Tears & Laughter" pumps up the amps with driving electric leads. Odds give some great hooks, a sweet pop melody combined with a cutting lyric on "Nothing Beautiful," "Out to rot when the going got tough, cockroaches turn adversity to immunity." "Say You Mean It Wondergirl" is a breezy thrill ride while "Out Come the Stars" is a midtempo radio-friendly harmony fest. "Pails of blue glass beads and baubles in the toilets of the supermodels," Northey intones on a whimsical "Suppertime," somewhere bewteen fantasy & utopia. The CD concludes with "At Your Word," a thundering rocker that references the Big Bopper & Buddy Holly, "I'll take you at your word & as far as I can throw you, leave you with the baby & I hardly even know you." "Nest" is an excellent set that mostly thunders, occasionally coos, but creates a great tension between the power pop hooks and the cutting edge lyric. U Snooze, U Lose with this little diamond. Enjoy!

Something beautiful.......2002-12-24

This album is obviously close to slipping from the ranks of the available. Which is strangely appropriate if tragic. It has to be played a fair number of times to be fully appreciated. The 3 singles hopefully will keep you listening long enough to notice that there is brilliance elsewhere. Just try the 3 and 4 cuts, 'Hurt Me' and 'Heard You Wrong'. 'Hurt Me' is a racecar-fast workout of classic guitar riffs played off against inscrutable but amusing wordplay. 'Heard You Wrong' is a funny and bloodchilling portrait of a just-dumped guy lying in disbelief in bed. Also try the last 4 cuts in sequence, from the sweet 'Out Come Stars' to the raving 'At Your Word'. It's music for the brain delivered with haunting melody and killer pop-rock hooks. Don't let it die.

You guys are my Favorite.......2002-08-09

hey, i would just like to let you know, that the personalities of the members of the band are well reflected in their lyrics with great certainty and confidence. i have know two of the members since i was very young, and met the other two when i grew up a bit, and i just wanted to give props to them, and although they arent together anymore, their words have effected me positivly and will stay with me forever.

On the high end of three.......2000-06-13

Not too much to say concerning the music, which is what they all say: a darn good band in need of a single and some air time. I'll tell ya' what's odd, though. On the back of this album, three of the four bandmembers look like Ben Folds or one of his Five. It's uncanny if not creepy...could the key lie in harmony?

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Quintessentially Queensbridge (4 stars, ignore the 3)
awful...
The Best
Most Under Rated Artist EVER!
A classic underground banger

Against All Odds
Tragedy Khadafi
Manufacturer: Gee Street (Bmg)
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ASIN: B00005JXS3
Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

Intro (The Conflict)
Against All Odds
Crime Nationalist
Lift Ya Glass
Skit 2: The Jump Off
Bing Monsters
Live By The Gun
They Force My Hand
Permanently Scarred
Sidewalk Confessions
Say Goodbye
Blood Type
What Makes You Think
Skit 3: More Thugg More Names
Never Bite The Hand
T.M. (Message To Killa Black)
2-5 Radio
In Memory Of

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Quintessentially Queensbridge (4 stars, ignore the 3).......2007-04-05

Intelligent Hoodlum, a former member of Marley Marl's Juice Crew, released two excellent albums in the early 90s, spent eight years in and out of the streets and incarceration, and reemerged in 2001 as Tragedy Khadafi with "Against All Odds." The transformation experienced during this time is fairly drastic, but Khadafi remains the incredible lyricist he was at a young age. Tragedy Khadafi is the blueprint of a Queensbridge lyricist. His dramatic, literate tales of street crime, depression, and loss over somber beats create a sound that is quintessentially Queensbridge, and really not too far removed from the familiar sounds of Cormega, Capone-N-Noreaga, Mobb Deep, and Nas. "Against All Odds" is a good album, but at times it can be frustrating. At his best Khadafi is as effective as any of the aforementioned, capable of evoking great emotion and telling grim and enticing stories. Sometimes though, he is weighed down by conventional rap clichés, and the boring hooks and subject matter make it sound like a good lyricist on cruise control. One might accuse him of being a little one-dimensional. There is an incredibly impressive list of producers, but at times, the production doesn't help his case either. Producers include legends Prince Paul, Just Blaze, Sha Money XL, and Spunk Bigga. For every great, east coast hardcore beat on the album there's a completely uncreative and boring one. Guests appear on eleven of the fifteen songs, and they do a good job. The good songs do outweigh the skip material on "Against All Odds" though, and it really does show the amazing rapper and character that Tragedy Khadafi is. This is an album I recommend to fans of Queensbridge hip hop.

After the intro, the album begins with the title track, which is excellent, one of the best on the album. Over an awesome, fast, and angry beat, Tragedy spits three of his finest verses, explaining "the saga of his life." The collaboration "Crime Nationalists" with Headrush Napoleon and Tasha Holiday follows, a nice cut. "Lift Ya Glass" is boring musically but has pretty good verses from Khadafi and Imam T.H.U.G. Ja Rule makes a high profile appearance on the interesting prison commentary "Bing Monsters," which also features Headrush Napoleon. "Live By the Gun" is a nice song, fairly similar to a lot of the album, and it is followed by my favorite song, "They Force My Hand," a Queensbridge classic featuring fellow QB underground legend Cormega. Over some beautiful production, the duo delivers some truly heartfelt verses about growing up hard between a great chorus. The slow and thoughtful "Permanently Scarred (I Don't Wanna Wait)" uses a similar concept, telling sad stories while provoking deep thought, and an unlikely hook from the "Dawson's Creek" theme for another very effective song. "Sidewalk Confessions" has understated, tough production with great lyricism from Tragedy, Headrush Napoleon, and Killah Sha. "Say Goodbye" is a fair song, skippable for me, an angry shout to dishonest women. "Blood Type" is an angry diss track aimed at another QB rapper, a decent listen. "What Makes You Think" is boring, clichéd, and forgettable. The Milz collabo "Never Bite the Hand" is a highlight, and "T.M. (Message to Killa Black)" is a strong track musically and lyrically. The album ends with two of its very best songs. "2-5 Radio" is an upbeat party track, the only one of its kind on this disc, with a great beat and chorus. "In Memory Of" if a heartfelt song to his lost friends and family, the best verse being about his mother.

"Against All Odds" is a very appealing yet inconsistent album. Big fans of Queensbridge hip hop should surely add this to the collection, while more casual fans might find it a little redundant. In any event, it's a very entertaining and emotional album that listeners are sure to like. I don't like this as much as his next album, Still Reportin', but I still recommend it.

awful..........2006-08-07

Tragedy Khadafi's first 2 albums are well worth picking up...but this album is as much a fall off from those 2 albums as Mobb Deep's "Infamy" was compared with "The Infamous". What happened to the beats? How can these beats be considered good is beyond me...to my ears they just sound like someone has pressed some demo pre-set button on a casio keyboard. (except for the first track after the intro, which I admit is okay. the rest...forget it).

Tragedy Khadafi is a solid emcee but I cant listen to this because of the beats.

The Best.......2006-05-05

Tragedy Khadafi is one of the best M.Cs alive possibly THE BEST his verses are deep and his word play is put together so nice its almost hard to believe.Personally i cant think of another rapper with the skills he displays.Now as for his albums i cant choose one i like better than another thats like asking me which one of my kids i love better LOL.So all i can say is get them all.
Yo Biggy was nice 2pac was nice but Tragedy is on another level.PEASE

Most Under Rated Artist EVER!.......2005-11-09

Yo, you cant get better than this. This guy is incredible with everything he does. I have all his cds and Im glad I do. This is his "BEST" cd in my eyes. Its worth the price, if u dont wanna pay this much there is always best buy, fye, circuit city all them and they sell it cheaper hahahahaha. Forreal though this cd is a classic and this guy is definetly slept on big time. If you're new to Tragedy get this cd first I have yet to pass up one of his songs and I was introduced to him thru this cd and you all who buy this cd will find out why.

A classic underground banger.......2005-09-19

This is definately an underground banger! Alot of people sleep on Tradg. Yall need to wake up!

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The Greatest Album On Earth
Don't let only 6 songs prevent you from buying this
Against all odds

Against All Odds
Conflict
Manufacturer: Mortarhate Records
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ASIN: B000024ZXB
Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

Against All Odds
Slaughter of Innocence
Assured Mutual Destruction
Greatest Shown on Earth
Message to Who
State of Mind

Album Description

Recorded at the same session as 'The Final Conflict' in January 1989. This album also includes Steve Ignorant on vocals. 6 tracks. Includes lyrics. Mortarhate Records. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

The Greatest Album On Earth.......2006-04-13

This is, by far, my favorite album from Conflict. Sure, some of thier other songs are great, but as an album goes, this one is it! The Title track, Against All Odds, is great! It says alot about life and struggle, or maybe that's just my perception. As a big fan of Old Sk00l UK Hardcore and Oi, this is at the top of my list with Subhumas, Crass and The Anti-Nowhere League. Enjoy!

Don't let only 6 songs prevent you from buying this.......2005-09-08

to let you know, the 1st song is 14:00 minutes long. this is the reason why there are only six songs. this is a good album for fans. the only weird thing is the song the greatest show on earth sounds like your in a circus of some sorts. this and The Final Conflict are good.

Against all odds.......2005-02-26

definantly in the top 5 of my favorit albums ever, and Steve Ignorant (Vocals, formaly from Crass) is amazing! this cd is short but very very good.

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Climb Against the Odds
Beth Nielsen Chapman , Nanci Griffith , Paula Cole , Celine Dion , Karen Pernick , Billie Myers , Jami Sieber , K.D. Lang , Mary Chapin Carpenter , and Various Artists
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JZC2
Release Date: 1999-08-24

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Happy Girl - Beth Nielsen Chapman
Across The Great Divide - Nanci Griffith
Me - Paula Cole
Love Can Move Mountains - Celine Dion
Against The Odds - Karen Pernick
Mother, Daughter, Sister, Lover - Billie Myers
Tell It By Heart - Jami Sieber
Just Keep Me Moving - K.D. Lang
Marcy's Theme (Original Score) - Laura Karpman
Why Walk When You Can Fly - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Everything In Its Own Time - Indigo Girls
Fulani Chant - Sweet Honey In The Rock

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Wow!.......2002-09-04

I originally found this album after watching the documentary associated with it, about a group of women climbing to raise awareness about breast cancer. The soundtrack sent shivers down my spine, and alternately cheered, or saddened as appropriate - and sent me straight to amazon to find it. The music ranges from cheery folk and rock to ballads, and one spine tingling instrumental. Wonderful!

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Classics Explained: Rite of Spring
Stravinsky , Rahbari , and Brt Po Brussels
Manufacturer: Naxos
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Release Date: 2003-07-15

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