Best Of (Between the Buried and Me album)

Best Of
Greatest hits album by
Between the Buried and Me
ReleasedMarch 29, 2011 (2011-03-29)
Length132:01
LabelVictory (#627)
Producer
  • Between the Buried and Me
  • Matthew Ellard
  • Jamie King
Between the Buried and Me chronology
The Great Misdirect
(2009) 		Best Of
(2011) 		The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
(2011)

Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by American progressive metalcore band Between the Buried and Me. The three-disc CD/DVD set was released by Victory Records on March 29, 2011.[1] Best Of was also released shortly after the announcement of Between the Buried and Me's signing to Metal Blade Records.[2] The album's packaging features several hidden images that can be revealed by using a decoder.[3]

Jason Lymangrover of Allmusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars, and stated, "Boasting two discs and a bonus DVD with four music videos, as well as some slick packaging, it's a nice collector's item for fans, and a good jumping-off point for people looking to get their feet wet with one of the most versatile prog-metalcore groups in the business." However, Lymangrover also said, "it's not quite the full experience because BTBAM's impressive first self-titled album is not included, and the band's albums often play conceptually from front to end, but these are minor complaints."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Between the Buried and Me

Disc 1 (CD)
No.TitleOriginal release (Year)Length
1."Mordecai"The Silent Circus (2003)5:46
2."Ad a Dglgmut"The Silent Circus (2003)7:38
3."Aesthetic"The Silent Circus (2003)3:47
4."Shevanel Take 2"The Silent Circus (2003)3:15
5."Alaska"Alaska (2005)3:59
6."Selkies: The Endless Obsession"Alaska (2005)7:23
7."All Bodies"Alaska (2005)6:12
8."Backwards Marathon"Alaska (2005)8:30
9."Foam Born A: The Backtrack"Colors (2007)2:13
10."Foam Born B: The Decade of Statues"Colors (2007)5:21
11."Prequel to the Sequel"Colors (2007)8:36
12."Viridian"Colors (2007)2:51
13."White Walls"Colors (2007)14:11
Total length:79:42
Disc 2 (CD)
No.TitleOriginal release (Year)Length
1."Mirrors"The Great Misdirect (2009)3:36
2."Obfuscation"The Great Misdirect (2009)9:05
3."Mordecai" (live)Colors Live (2008)5:33
4."Shevanel Cut a Flip" (live)Colors Live (2008)6:55
5."Backwards Marathon" (live)Colors Live (2008)9:03
6."Ad a Dglgmut" (live)Colors Live (2008)8:11
7."Selkies: The Endless Obsession" (live)Colors Live (2008)9:56
Total length:52:19
Disc 3 (DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."Mordecai" (music video)6:07
2."Alaska" (music video)3:58
3."Obfuscation" (music video)9:24
4."Synesthesia" (Colors companion film)64:13

References

  1. ^ "Between the Buried and Me: 'Best Of' CD/DVD Collection Detailed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner. February 23, 2011. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Lymangrover, Jason (2011). "Best Of – Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  3. ^ Harris, Chris (March 8, 2011). "Between The Buried And Me: Art For Best Of Is Complicated". Gun Shy Assassin. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved March 16, 2011.