Best Of (Between the Buried and Me album)

Best Of
Greatest hits album by Between the Buried and Me
Released March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29)
Genre Progressive metal, metalcore, deathcore, death metal
Length 132:01
Label Victory (#627)
Producer Between the Buried and Me, Matthew Ellard, Jamie King
Between the Buried and Me chronology
The Great Misdirect
(2009)		 Best Of
(2011)		 The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
(2011)

Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by the American metal band Between the Buried and Me. The three-disc CD/DVD set was released by Victory Records on March 29, 2011.[1] Best Of was also released shortly after the announcement of Between the Buried and Me's signing to Metal Blade Records.[2] The album's packaging features several hidden images that can be revealed by using a decoder.[3]

Jason Lymangrover of Allmusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars, and stated, "Boasting two discs and a bonus DVD with four music videos, as well as some slick packaging, it's a nice collector's item for fans, and a good jumping-off point for people looking to get their feet wet with one of the most versatile prog-metalcore groups in the business." However, Lymangrover also said, "it's not quite the full experience because BTBAM's impressive first self-titled album is not included, and the band's albums often play conceptually from front to end, but these are minor complaints."[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Between the Buried and Me. 

Disc 1 (CD)
No. Title Original release (Year) Length
1. "Mordecai"   The Silent Circus (2003) 5:46
2. "Ad a Dglgmut"   The Silent Circus (2003) 7:38
3. "Aesthetic"   The Silent Circus (2003) 3:47
4. "Shevanel Take 2"   The Silent Circus (2003) 3:15
5. "Alaska"   Alaska (2005) 3:59
6. "Selkies: The Endless Obsession"   Alaska (2005) 7:23
7. "All Bodies"   Alaska (2005) 6:12
8. "Backwards Marathon"   Alaska (2005) 8:30
9. "Foam Born A: The Backtrack"   Colors (2007) 2:13
10. "Foam Born B: The Decade of Statues"   Colors (2007) 5:21
11. "Prequel to the Sequel"   Colors (2007) 8:36
12. "Viridian"   Colors (2007) 2:51
13. "White Walls"   Colors (2007) 14:11
Total length:
 79:42
Disc 2 (CD)
No. Title Original release (Year) Length
1. "Mirrors"   The Great Misdirect (2009) 3:36
2. "Obfuscation"   The Great Misdirect (2009) 9:05
3. "Mordecai" (live) Colors Live (2008) 5:33
4. "Shevanel Cut a Flip" (live) Colors Live (2008) 6:55
5. "Backwards Marathon" (live) Colors Live (2008) 9:03
6. "Ad a Dglgmut" (live) Colors Live (2008) 8:11
7. "Selkies: The Endless Obsession" (live) Colors Live (2008) 9:56
Total length:
 52:19
Disc 3 (DVD)
No. Title Length
1. "Mordecai" (music video)  
2. "Alaska" (music video)  
3. "Obfuscation" (music video)  
4. "Synesthesia" (Colors companion film)  

References

  1. ^ "Between the Buried and Me: 'Best Of' CD/DVD Collection Detailed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner. February 23, 2011. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154391. Retrieved March 16, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Lymangrover, Jason (2011). "Best Of – Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/best-of-r2138426. Retrieved March 29, 2011. 
  3. ^ Harris, Chris (March 8, 2011). "Between The Buried And Me: Art For Best Of Is Complicated". Gun Shy Assassin. http://gunshyassassin.com/video-2/between-the-buried-and-me-art-for-best-of-is-complicated/. Retrieved March 16, 2011. 
Between the Buried and Me
Tommy Rogers  · Blake Richardson  · Paul Waggoner  · Dustie Waring  · Dan Briggs
Will Goodyear  · Nicholas Shawn Fletcher · Jason Schofield King · Mark Edward Castillo  · Shane Blay  · Jason Roe
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