Cost: $3.00
This CD is available for trade.
I've frequently seen copies of this kicking around used racks, but never bought one before because they were always full used price, and I thought it was dumb to plunk down 7 or 8 bucks for a short, non-rare EP. Finally scored a cheap one, although unfortunately it's the 1997 Metal Blade reissue with the ultra-generic black disc face rather than the original co-branded Enigma press.
This was Bitch's last sign of life at the time, with 3 '89 remixes of older tracks (one each from the Bitch full-lengths and the Betsy s/t) album, and three unreleased tracks. I don't think the song choices for the remixes are particularly great, so on to discussing the unreleased material:
Walls of Love ("new" track) - Disappointing, especially with the deceptive start. The intro riff (which is revisited during the choruses) is great and even hearkens back to Be My Slave. But then they introduce some commercial L.A. metal tendencies, like the odd backing vocals. I had figured the new material would have either continued in the same, more-commercial direction as the Betsy album, or reverted back to the heaviness of their older stuff. They end up mixing some elements of both, and it doesn't work that well.
Throw Me In (unfinished track from The Bitch is Back sessions, completed in 1989) - This is right in line with the other The Bitch is Back material, although had it actually been on the album, it wouldn't be one of the better songs.
Crashthepartysmashthecake (unfinished track from the Be My Slave sessions, completed in 1989) - Despite the lame title, a great instrumental. I'm assuming the '89 work on the track has a lot to do with it, but it doesn't sound much like a Be My Slave-era song, or even a Bitch song, for that matter. The very beginning brings Holy Terror's "Black Plague" to mind. It then treads territory more akin to classic Omen and Savage Grace for a bit before adding in some playful melodies and gradually losing momentum. Best track by far.
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