PANTERA – Far Beyond Driven [20th Anniversary Edition] (2014)

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2014 marks the 20th Anniversary of PANTERA’s landmark album “Far Beyond Driven” and Rhino Records celebrates with a special two-disc edition that includes a remastered version of the album, along with a live performance from the 1994 Monsters Of Rock Festival at Donington, UK.

After Pantera’s breakthrough album 1992′s Vulgar Display of Power was released, there were a lot of expectations for the band’s next record. They delivered big time with “Far Beyond Driven”, easily the heaviest metal album at the time to debut at #1 of Billboard’s SoundScan era (Skid Row might beg to differ).
And while the album debuted at #1, it wasn’t a case of the band selling out in any way. Instead of making a more commercial record, the late (and underrated) Dimebag Darrell and Co. produced a material heavier than anything they’d put out.
Kicking off with the one-two punch ”Strength Beyond Strength” and “Becoming,” the album really doesn’t slow down until the end, with an acoustic cover of Black Sabbaths’ “Planet Caravan.”

This Rhino remaster of “Far Beyond Driven” sounds crisp and even punchier than before, including the original censored cover artwork as well.
But this 20th Anniversary Edition includes a second disc, with Pantera’s show at Monsters Of Rock in Donington, 1994. A material that circulated as bootleg among fans for years, but now receives a proper mastering & mix.

I know this is not the typical stuff presented on this blog, but this album simply rocks. And marked the lives of many rock ‘n roll fans, no matter the genre of preference.
Very Recommended edition.

Disc One – Original Album Remastered
01. “Strength Beyond Strength”
02. “Becoming”
03. “5 Minutes Alone”
04. “I’m Broken”
05. “Good Friends And A Bottle Of Pills”
06. “Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks”
07. “Slaughtered”
08. “25 Years”
09. “Shedding Skin”
10. “Use My Third Arm”
11. “Throes Of Rejection”
12. “Planet Caravan”

Disc Two – Live From Donington ‘94
1. “Use My Third Arm”
2. “Walk”
3. “Strength Beyond Strength”
4. “Domination/Hollow”
5. “Slaughtered”
6. “Fucking Hostile”
7. “This Love”
8. “Mouth For War”

Philip Anselmo – lead vocals
Dimebag Darrell – guitar, backing vocals
Rex Brown – bass, backing vocals
Vinnie Paul – drums

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