Least Worst Of
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Least Worst Of is a compilation album
from Type O Negative
featuring some previously released material alongside a few new tracks and remixes. There are two versions of this album: edited and unedited (with a parental advisory label/logo). The picture on the album cover is of the Parachute jump
at Coney Island
, in Brooklyn, New York.
Consistent with many of the band's previous 'joke tracks', the first track "The Misinterpretation of Silence and Its Disastrous Consequences (Wombs and Tombs mix)", much like the original is completely silent. The only "remix" that occurs here is simply that the track is shorter; 0:39 of silence instead of the original's 1:04. Given the title of the album, it is also an example of their self-deprecating humor style, with the logic that silence can actually be considered some of their best work.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
from Type O Negative
Type O Negative
Type O Negative was a gothic metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The band also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four"...
featuring some previously released material alongside a few new tracks and remixes. There are two versions of this album: edited and unedited (with a parental advisory label/logo). The picture on the album cover is of the Parachute jump
Parachute Jump
The Parachute Jump is a defunct amusement ride in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, whose iconic open-frame steel structure remains a Brooklyn landmark. tall and weighing 170 tons , it has been called the "Eiffel Tower of Brooklyn"...
at Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
, in Brooklyn, New York.
Consistent with many of the band's previous 'joke tracks', the first track "The Misinterpretation of Silence and Its Disastrous Consequences (Wombs and Tombs mix)", much like the original is completely silent. The only "remix" that occurs here is simply that the track is shorter; 0:39 of silence instead of the original's 1:04. Given the title of the album, it is also an example of their self-deprecating humor style, with the logic that silence can actually be considered some of their best work.
Unedited version
- "The Misinterpretation of Silence and Its Disastrous Consequences" (Wombs and Tombs mix) – 0:39
- Previously unreleased remix. The original version can be found on Slow Deep and HardSlow Deep and HardSlow, Deep and Hard is Type O Negative's debut album, released in 1991 on Roadrunner Records.-Overview:The album, originally titled None More Negative, launched the band's career...
- Previously unreleased remix. The original version can be found on Slow Deep and Hard
- "Everyone I Love Is DeadEveryone I Love Is DeadEveryone I Love Is Dead is a single by American gothic metal band Type O Negative's 1999 album World Coming Down.-Tracklist:#"Everyone I Love is Dead" - 4:54#"Everyone I Love is Dead" - 4:39#"Suggested Callout Hook #1"...
" – 4:39- Previously unreleased edit. The full-length version can be found on World Coming DownWorld Coming DownWorld Coming Down is the fifth album by Brooklyn band Type O Negative. Even though the band has often expressed dark themes through their music, the lyrical content of this album is markedly morbid.-Overview:...
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- Previously unreleased edit. The full-length version can be found on World Coming Down
- "Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)Black No.1 is a single by American gothic metal band Type O Negative's 1993 album Bloody Kisses. The lyrics detail a relationship with a woman involved with the Goth subculture, and throws many tongue-in-cheek references to Halloween, Nosferatu, and Lily Munster.A music video was made for the...
" – 4:34- Previously unreleased edit. The full length version can be found on Bloody KissesBloody KissesBloody Kisses is the third album by Brooklyn band Type O Negative. It marked significant stylistic growth for the band in terms of songwriting and production values, and it is also the last recording to feature Sal Abruscato on drums...
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- Previously unreleased edit. The full length version can be found on Bloody Kisses
- "It's Never Enough" – 8:15
- Previously unreleased studio recording, from the recording sessions of World Coming Down.
- "Love You to DeathLove You to Death (Type O Negative song)Love You to Death is a single by American gothic metal band Type O Negative's 1996 album October Rust.-Tracklist:All songs written by Peter Steele unless noted.#"Love You to Death"...
" – 4:47- Edit taken from the 1996 European single Love You to Death. The full length version can be found on October RustOctober RustOctober Rust is the fourth album by Type O Negative. It was released in 1996, and has a more gothic rock feel than earlier albums. This is the first album to feature Johnny Kelly credited as the band's drummer, though in a 2007 interview with Dave Manack for dreadcentral.com keyboardist and...
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- Edit taken from the 1996 European single Love You to Death. The full length version can be found on October Rust
- "Black Sabbath (From the Satanic Perspective)Black Sabbath (song)"Black Sabbath" is a song by British heavy metal band of the same name, written in 1969 and released on the band's debut album, Black Sabbath...
" (Ozzy OsbourneOzzy OsbourneJohn Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
, Tony IommiTony IommiAnthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in...
, Geezer ButlerGeezer ButlerGeezer Butler is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and lyricist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was also involved in Heaven & Hell from 2006 to 2010.-Career:Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed, with old friend John "Ozzy" Osbourne in the autumn of...
, Bill Ward) – 7:44- Edit taken from the 1996 European single My Girlfriend's Girlfriend. This cover originally appeared on the Black SabbathBlack SabbathBlack Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
tribute Nativity in BlackNativity in BlackNativity in Black is the name of two Black Sabbath tribute albums that came out in the 1990s and 2000s. The albums were recorded with various heavy metal bands paying tribute to Black Sabbath for their influence on the heavy metal genre of rock music....
, but this version has Peter SteelePeter SteelePeter Thomas Ratajczyk , better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative...
's own lyrics, sung from the perspective of LuciferLuciferTraditionally, Lucifer is a name that in English generally refers to the devil or Satan before being cast from Heaven, although this is not the original meaning of the term. In Latin, from which the English word is derived, Lucifer means "light-bearer"...
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- Edit taken from the 1996 European single My Girlfriend's Girlfriend. This cover originally appeared on the Black Sabbath
- "Christian Woman" – 4:25
- Edit taken from the 1993 European single Christian Woman. The full length version can be found on Bloody Kisses.
- "12 Black Rainbows" – 5:10
- Taken from the 1999 European single Everything Dies. It is from the recording sessions of World Coming Down. The song revolves around non-sexual foreplay, relationship breakups, alcohol abuseAlcohol abuseAlcohol abuse, as described in the DSM-IV, is a psychiatric diagnosis describing the recurring use of alcoholic beverages despite negative consequences. Alcohol abuse eventually progresses to alcoholism, a condition in which an individual becomes dependent on alcoholic beverages in order to avoid...
, and heartacheLove sicknessBeing lovestruck is a non-medical term used to describe mental and physical symptoms associated with falling in love: 'love-struck. It means to be hit by love...you are hit in your heart by the emotion of love'....
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- Taken from the 1999 European single Everything Dies. It is from the recording sessions of World Coming Down. The song revolves around non-sexual foreplay, relationship breakups, alcohol abuse
- "My Girlfriend's GirlfriendMy Girlfriend's GirlfriendMy Girlfriend's Girlfriend is a song from American gothic metal band Type O Negative's 1996 album October Rust, describing a polyamorous relationship...
" (Cheese Organ Mix) – 3:43- Previously unreleased alternate mix. The original version can be found on October Rust.
- "Hey PeteHey Joe"Hey Joe" is an American popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and as such, has been performed in a multitude of musical styles by hundreds of different artists since it was first written. "Hey Joe" tells the story of a man who is on the run and planning to head to Mexico...
" (Pete's Ego Trip Version) (Billy RobertsBilly RobertsBilly Roberts is an American songwriter and musician credited with composing the 1960s rock music standard "Hey Joe"...
) – 5:19- Previously unreleased studio version. The faux live version can be found on The Origin of the FecesThe Origin of the FecesThe Origin of the Feces is the second album by Brooklyn band Type O Negative, which was released in 1992. The album was produced to sound as if it had been recorded at a live show by adding crowd noises, banter with the fictitious audience, and even a song stopping because the venue supposedly had...
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- Previously unreleased studio version. The faux live version can be found on The Origin of the Feces
- "Everything DiesEverything DiesEverything Dies is a single by American gothic metal band Type O Negative from their 1999 release World Coming Down. It was a successful single for the band making #37 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks....
" – 4:33- Edit taken from the 1999 European single Everything Dies. It is from the recording sessions of World Coming Down.
- "Cinnamon GirlCinnamon Girl (Neil Young song)"Cinnamon Girl" is a song by Neil Young. It debuted on the 1969 album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, which was also Young's first album with backing band Crazy Horse...
" (Depressed Mode Mix) (Neil YoungNeil YoungNeil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
) – 3:50- Taken from the 1997 U.S./European single Cinnamon Girl. The original version can be found on October Rust.
- "Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity" – 12:29
- Taken from Slow Deep and Hard.
- "Stay Out of My Dreams" – 8:15
- Previously unreleased studio recording, from the recording sessions of World Coming Down.
Edited version
- "The Misinterpretation of Silence and Its Disastrous Consequences" (Wombs And Tombs mix) – 0:39
- Previously unreleased remix. The original version can be found on Slow Deep and Hard
- "Everyone I Love Is Dead" – 4:39
- Previously unreleased edit. The full-length version can be found on World Coming Down.
- "Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)" – 4:35
- Previously unreleased edit. The full length version can be found on Bloody Kisses.
- "Love You to Death" – 4:47
- Edit taken from the 1996 European single Love You to Death. The full length version can be found on October Rust.
- "Black Sabbath (From the Satanic Perspective)" (Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward) – 7:44
- Edit taken from the 1996 European single My Girlfriend's Girlfriend. This cover originally appeared on the Black Sabbath tribute Nativity in Black, but this version has Peter Steele's own lyrics, sung from the perspective of Lucifer.
- "Christian Woman" – 4:25
- Edit taken from the 1993 European single Christian Woman. The full length version can be found on Bloody Kisses.
- "12 Black Rainbows" – 5:10
- Taken from the 1999 European single Everything Dies. It is from the recording sessions of World Coming Down. The song revolves around non-sexual foreplay, relationship breakups, alcohol abuse, and heartache.
- "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend" (Cheese Organ mix) – 3:43
- Previously unreleased alternate mix. The original version can be found on October Rust.
- "Hey Pete" (Pete's Ego Trip version) (Roberts) – 5:19
- Previously unreleased studio version. The faux live version can be found on The Origin of the Feces.
- "Everything Dies" – 4:33
- Edit taken from the 1999 European single Everything Dies. It is from the recording sessions of World Coming Down.
- "Cinnamon Girl" (Depressed Mode mix) (Young) – 3:52
- Taken from the 1997 U.S./European single Cinnamon Girl. The original version can be found on October Rust.
- "Gravitational Constant: G = 6.67 x 10-8 cm-3 gm-1 sec-2" – 9:04
- Taken from Slow Deep and Hard.
- "Stay Out of My Dreams" – 8:15
- Previously unreleased studio recording, from the recording sessions of World Coming Down.
Personnel
- Peter SteelePeter SteelePeter Thomas Ratajczyk , better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, lead vocals, additional guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, additional keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Kenny HickeyKenny HickeyKenneth Shaun Hickey is an American heavy metal musician. He was the guitarist for the gothic metal band Type O Negative. He is also the vocalist and guitarist for heavy metal band Seventh Void, and the touring guitarist for Danzig...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Josh SilverJosh SilverJosh Silver was the keyboardist and producer for the band Type O Negative. He joined the band at Peter Steele's request...
- keyboards, synthSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
and effects, backing vocals - Sal AbruscatoSal AbruscatoSal Abruscato is a former drummer for Type O Negative. Currently playing in Life of Agony and Supermassiv. He is also the frontman for his own band called "A Pale Horse Named Death" which has released one album titled "And Hell Will Follow Me"...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
and backing vocals on "The Misinterpretation of Silence and Its Disastrous Consequences (Wombs and Tombs mix)", "Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare-All)", "Christian Woman", "Hey Pete (Pete's Ego Trip Version)", "Unsuccessfully Coping With The Natural Beauty of Infidelity" and "Gravitational Constant: G = 6.67 x 10-8 cm-3 gm-1 sec-2" - Johnny KellyJohnny KellyJohnny Kelly is the former drummer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative from Brooklyn, New York. He is the current drummer for the bands Danzig, and A Pale Horse Named Death.He joined Type O Negative in 1994 to replace Sal Abruscato...
- drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s, percussion and backing vocals on "Everyone I Love Is Dead", "It's Never Enough", "Love You to Death", "Black Sabbath (From the Satanic Perspective)", "12 Black Rainbows", "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend (Cheese Organ Mix)", "Everything Dies", "Cinnamon Girl (Depressed Mode Mix)" and "Stay Out of My Dreams"
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Billboard 200 | 99 |