The bonus tracks are better than the album!
...ok, so bonus tracks are a complete rip, but sometimes they turn out to be better than the actual album (usually when the original release wasn't anything to write home about).
First artist that comes to mind: Elvis Costello.. His catalogue has been rereleased a million times, but in some cases (Armed Forces, Goodbye Cruel World, Get Happy!!!, and especially Punch The Clock), the extra tracks are, at the least, worthy of standing alongside the album. I listen to the bonus disc of Punch The Clock far more than I listen to the album which, aside from Shipbuilding, doesn't have much on it.
Risking the ire of diehard Echo fans, I'll say that I don't really care for Heaven Up Here; the four live tracks, on the other hand, are spectacular. I really wish HUH had been a live release; that would have been something fantastic.
Thoughts/additions?
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