With THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS franchise growing each year, Walt Disney Records is releasing a brand new cover album, NIGHTMARE REVISITED. The album features unique, ALL NEW RECORDINGS on the eccentric cult classic, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS soundtrack, covered by a diverse group of artists across different music genres. Artists such as AMY LEE from EVANESENCE, KORN, RISE AGAINST, SHINY TOY GUNS, FLYLEAF, POLYPHONIC SPREE, and more! Take a spin with these great songs and show us there is still plenty of nightmare to revisit.
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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
The name of the cd is PERFECT!:
This is a great CD! The songs are great! I am going to say when i got this i didn't even know who half these bands or people were! The only people i knew were, flyleaf, amy lee, korn, plain white T's, all american rejects, and rise against, just to name them! :] My favorite track, well i have 2 are sally's song & what's this! They really did a great job on this Album, they picked the right bands for the right songs! It sounds great! This is for any nightmare before christmas fan! You would love it! it... more info
Great for Nightmare faithfuls:
I've been obsessed with the film for years, so my mum surprised me with this album when I came home for Christmas. I was skeptical at first, doubting that anyone could do justice to these classic songs. However, the fundamentals of Elfman's score are still there and some of the tracks offer a great new twist. As a matter of fact, this material made me appreciate artists I'd previously scoffed at (namely All-American Rejects and Marilyn Manson, who's usually not my style). Like some other reviewers, I... more info
Got a couple cool tracks:
Well I bought it just for a couple of songs. I really like Sally's song Amy Lee is sooo cool. Kidnap the Sandy Claws was flippin awesome! Then This is halloween By MM was cool, Whats this by Fly Leaf was diff. The acoustic version of Ogies Song was cool. Making Christmas was cool. So 6 of 21 tracks were cool. The rest of the tracks are not memorable.
Very Hit and Miss:
This album gave me mixed feelings about what the producers actually allowed to be played. I know a lot of the artists poured their heart and soul into one song, but thats just what some of them did and not capture the beauty and feeling of the original song. So lets get right to it... The good:
Marilyn Mansons rendition of "This is Halloween". You could take out the original song from the movied and maybe even feel a little bit more scared to watch NBC. Fantastic version. KoRns cover of "Kidnap... more info
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