Great Album. Bad down load
582840
I really liked this record alot. I like almost all the songs. I don't really like"God Is Dead".But the rest rocks. I went the lazy rought and just bought the MP3 download. I wish I hadn't. I burned it to a Cd. And It sounds Awefull. You have to turn it up really high to hear it. Which makes it distort if you really crank it. So If you buy this album. Actually go to the store and get it. Or order a physical CD.Cause the down loaded cd's don't sound very good. I give product 4 stars because I'm disapointed in how my CD turned out
2384384
This is one of my favorite albums. I received a record player this past Christmas as a gift, as well as a record which was incorrectly labeled as the weakerthans reconstruction site. As the record had been purchased in advance of Christmas, the cut off time for returns had passed before the record was opened. A little disappointed, I ordered the record on my own and was pleased to see that the correct album arrived. However, when I first tried to play the record, about ten days later, I was distraught to discover that the vinal was warped, and the record unplayable. Once again the cut off for a return had passed. I'm disappointed in the quality control here, two for two on this record. I will, in the future, be purchasing my records from a shop where I can check them myself at the time of purchase.
3171165
I felt bad giving this 2 stars - I love this album, don't get me wrong - but you know Black Box and Rules of Hell???? They need to make a box set of the post Dio/Ozzy eras, and remaster the later Black Sabbath slabs.  This is a great album - I downloaded it, listen to it at the gym on my iPod, and it sounds terrible but the songs are great - but it's like you are listening underwater.  The download of Born Again is actually better than this.  This would be excellent if they remaster it and for GODS SAKE make it louder so I can jam.  As for the product, like I say, the songs are cool - I love anything involving Iommi, he's the best.  But the audio stinks.
3193969
The album itself is great.  I think an average listener might have to give it a few spins before deciding how they feel though.

As for me, I've been an avid fan... I remember Io Echo opening for She Wants Revenge about 5 years ago or so.  I fell in love immediately.  They were amazing live!  Stage presence and quality of sound (a little on the quite side with vocals, but still enough).  I still listen to that EP regualarly (it's a black and white cover with an umbrella).  I am a little disappointed that a couple of those songs were remastered and released on this album.  "Addicted" and "Stalemate" don't have the same intensity as they did before.  I'm also surprised that "I'm On Fire" wasn't released on the album since that song was amazing.  Essentially I would rather they had all new material versus remastering the two songs.  I really hope I get to see them live again.  More importantly, I hope they release another album.  I would hate to see this band get overlooked like so many other great artists.
3778018
I love the songs. This is a great album. But the vinyl version is a terrible production with poor dynamic range. Note that I have a very good system with NAD discreet components, Vandersteen speakers, a hand-rebuilt DUAL turntable, and a high-end GRADO cartridge. No other vinyl recordings that I own, old or new, sound this muddy.
582520
Great album, good sound on vinyl. Only problem is the vinyl sleeve (I don't know the right word, the cardboard album cover that holds the record) doesn't hold the record snugly. When closed, the record can slip out if you tilt. it
3219438
Loved this album as a teen, love having it again. The music & quality are five stars. Disappointed though at the download rate which was under 250 bps. Normally, you download a CD, it's 320 bps. Yes, all of my settings are up to date. Nice thing about downloading though is no waiting for the music, it's there in 5 minutes or less.
4070660
Very great album it is a masterpiece. Unfortunately on my LP it seems to skip on the silent part after M1 A1 (Honestly it could be my record player or just bad pressing I do not have a great turntable) If it skipped in the middle of a song I would make a big deal about it but since it skips on the silent part it doesn't bother me enough to go through the hassle of returning it all I have to do is pick the needle up and just move it over to the next line.
2768789
I like this album a lot. However, its not the quality you'd expect to pay for. It sounds like something you downloaded off the Internet. Also, some parts of some songs suddenly go less audible and less clear. Had it not been for Ustad Bismillah's heavenly music, I wouldn't have given it 4 stars due to poor quality.
4765309
I  cannot find a way to play the album without interruption between songs. That's part of the magic of this album.  Is there a way to do it?
87650
I saw Gavin Degraw opening up for Barenaked Ladies, and he is quite amazing. His live show blew me away.
Sadly, a lot of the energy from the live show is just missing on the album. I think the song that suffered the most is "Just Friends", but I have to give the whole thing a few more listens before I decide that for sure.
It's a good solid album, one that I'm happy to own. Now if he can just figure out how to capture some of his live energy on a CD, he'd be #1 in no time!
4145577
I love his music, and also in direct have a nice sound, but this album was hard to play, because wasn't really 45 rpm or 33 rpm, to listen it properly you need to have a speed adjustment in your turntable. Besides that, im happy to have it.
3319764
This is one of my favorite albums but my vinyl disc came VERY warped as did a buddy of mine his wouldn't even play on his player at least mine would play just warped!!
4678584
Great album. Only problem was the container was broken in several places, but this had no effect on the great music b
4753917
This is an excellent album; there is no denying that fact. Napalm Death are in fine form on "Utilitarian," and they even manage to throw in a few curves here and there ("Everyday Pox," anyone?). You should be buying it now, if not sooner.

But Century Media has done a great disservice to the band and their fans by screwing up the digital version. The album proper is sixteen tracks, ending with "A Gag Reflex." The CD version, meanwhile, adds a seventeenth track at the end entitled "Everything In Mono." The limited edition contains two extra songs ("Aim Without An Aim," plus the aforementioned track); both of these are rather oddly inserted mid-stream so that they become tracks 13 and 14, respectively. This means that "Nom De Guerre" becomes track 15, "Analysis Paralysis" becomes track 16, "Opposites Repellent" becomes track 17, and "A Gag Reflex" becomes track 18. I honestly don't know if this was intentional on the band's part or if it was just weirdness on the part of CM, but it has led to the digital version being labelled incorrectly due to some apparent laziness.

What CM has done (in their infinitely infinite wisdom) is to encode the album based on the limited edition. But since they're only selling you sixteen songs, you can probably see where this is going: the last four tracks are mislabeled, and what you end up with is an incomplete album. Sure, you're getting the limited edition's bonus tracks, but you're also missing the last two tracks from the album in the process... "Opposites Repellent" and "A Gag Reflex" are just outright missing. Not getting extra songs is one thing, but not getting a true part of the album is something else entirely (and not something that any true fan of the band-- or music in general-- should be willing to condone). I hate to say it, but buying the CD is the best choice here. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time I've seen CM drop the ball on digital downloads (on this service, as well as others)-- and it saddens me to say that it probably won't be the last.

TL;DR... the album is great (hence the rating), but the digital version has the last four tracks mislabeled, and two songs are missing entirely. You should just buy the CD instead.
2567206
Awesome album, but all my favorite tracks skip. Now I have to deal with the hassle of returning and ordering a placement. I was sooo excited to listen to this album... until it started skipping, then I started tripping!
1625527
This is a fantastic album, but the MP3 link takes you to another album entirely, so it's impossible to purchase this album in MP3. Someone should fix this so this great album will be accessible to more people.