The Best of Sixteen Volt
| The Best of Sixteen Volt | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | May 31, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 – 2003 | |||
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| Length | 102:39 | |||
| Label | Cleopatra | |||
| Producer | Eric Powell | |||
| 16volt chronology | ||||
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The Best of Sixteen Volt is a compilation album by 16volt, released on May 10, 2005 by Cleopatra Records. It comprises songs from the band's first four releases as selected by fans through the band's website. Disc two was recorded live in 2003 at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago.
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Stewart Mason of AllMusic gave The Best of Sixteen Volt: 1993-2003 two and a half out of five stars and the album "only for the most die-hard genre purists; the addition of an 11-track live set recorded at Chicago's Cabaret Metro in 2003 might entice hardcore fans who already have the songs on disc one, which makes its muddy sound (Powell's vocals are largely inaudible, and not in the way that vocals are usually buried in the mix in this style of music) and sloppy performances something of an insult."[1]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by 16volt
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Motorskill" | Bornzin, Fell, Powell, Taylor | Wisdom (1993) | 5:12 |
| 2. | "Wisdom" | Bornzin, Fell, Powell, Taylor | Wisdom (1993) | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Head of Stone" | Bornzin, Fell, Powell, Taylor | Wisdom (1993) | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Uplift" | Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa | Skin (1994) | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Slow Wreck" | Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa | Skin (1994) | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Stitched" | Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa | Skin (1994) | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Perfectly Fake" | Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa | Skin (1994) | 5:12 |
| 8. | "Swarm" | LaCorte, Powell | LetDownCrush (1996) | 3:25 |
| 9. | "A Cloth Like Gauze" | Powell | LetDownCrush (1996) | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Two Wires Thin" | Powell | LetDownCrush (1996) | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Crush" | LaCorte, Powell | LetDownCrush (1996) | 4:50 |
| 12. | "I Fail Truth" | Peoples, Powell | SuperCoolNothing (1998) | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Don't Pray" | Peoples, Powell | SuperCoolNothing (1998) | 4:37 |
| 14. | "Keep Sleeping" | Peoples, Powell | SuperCoolNothing (1998) | 3:16 |
| 15. | "And I Go" | Peoples, Powell | SuperCoolNothing (1998) | 4:26 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:53 | |
| 2. | "Swarm" | LaCorte, Powell | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Everyday Everything" | Peoples, Powell | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Machine Kit" | Peoples, Powell | 3:07 |
| 5. | "American Porn Song" | Peoples, Powell | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Skin" | Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Keep Sleeping" | Peoples, Powell | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Perfectly Fake" | Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Happy Pill" | Peoples, Powell | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Suffering You" | DeSalvo, Peoples, Powell | 3:32 |
| 11. | "The Cut Collector" | Powell | 4:42 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from The Best of Sixteen Volt liner notes.[2]
16volt
- Joel Bornzin – acoustic drums (1, 3)
- John "Servo" DeSalvo – drums
- Jon Fell – additional guitars (2)
- Marc LaCorte – guitars (10)
- Eric Powell – lead vocals, guitars, programming, production, recording, mixing
- Mike Peoples – bass guitar, guitars
- Jeff Taylor – guitars (5, 6, 7)
- William Tucker – guitars (10)
- Von Vinhasa – acoustic drums (6, 7)
Additional performers
- Bryan Barton – sampler (10)
- A.P. Boone – sampler (1)
- Dan Pred – acoustic drums (9)
- Stella – vocals (8)
- Chris Thomas – guitars (1, 3)
- Kraig Tyler – guitars
- Chris Vrenna – live drums (Tracks 12, 13, 14, 15)
- Clint Walsh – stage guitars
Production and design
- Keith Auerbach – recording, mixing
- Bill Kennedy – recording, mixing
- Tony Lash – recording, mixing
- Jeff "Critter" Newell – recording, mixing
- Dave Ogilvie – recording, mixing
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2005 | Cleopatra | CD | CLP 1502 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mason, Stewart. "16 Volt: The Best of Sixteen Volt: 1993-2003 > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ The Best of Sixteen Volt (booklet). 16volt. Chicago, Illinois: Cleopatra Records. 2005.
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External links[edit]
- Official website
- The Best of Sixteen Volt at Discogs (list of releases)
