Michael Knott / LSU
Definitive Collection
Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt
I really, really enjoy listening to this album! Some of my favorites are hearing that old, old material from Kiss of Life and Shaded Pain. This album certainly doesn't live up to its title, but it does pull from at least 9 albums' worth of material. Missing are hits like, "Tether To Tassel" and "Not A Cuss Word," as well as nothing from The Grape Prophet, Cash in Chaos, and Screaming Brittle Siren, but we still get a pleasant listen from track to track. Some of the gems that did find its way on here include: "The Bomb," "Rocket & A Bomb" (the solo version, of course, not the vulgar one from Aunt Bettys), "Shaded Pain," and "Bye, Bye, Colour." While it's easy to shoot at a compilation album's choices, it sure is nice to have a collection of Michael Knott material that spans so many albums. Hearing tunes like "Cool," "Deaf And Dumb," and "Double" remind me how cool albums like Fluid, Browbeats (I), and Grace Shaker are. Someone went to some trouble to collect these tracks, and I for one am grateful.\