{"id":38821,"date":"2014-03-28T07:12:03","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T12:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=38821"},"modified":"2014-03-28T07:12:03","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T12:12:03","slug":"d-a-d-30-years-30-hits-best-of-d-a-d-1984-2014-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/d-a-d-30-years-30-hits-best-of-d-a-d-1984-2014-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"D-A-D | 30 Years 30 Hits \u2013 Best of D-A-D 1984-2014<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist\/News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"D-A-DDanish hard rockers D-A-D (briefly known as Disneyland After Dark) celebrate their 30th Anniversary this year, a fact that may surprise a lot of American fans who only know the band from their breakthrough 1989 album No Fuel Left For the Pilgrims<\/em>. D-A-D was rocking Europe well before the US got hip to them, and they\u2019ve continued to do so long afterwards, releasing a steady stream of albums and becoming one of Denmark\u2019s most successful rock acts. With their 30th anniversary at hand, D-A-D has decided to celebrate with a career-spanning retrospective titled 30 Years 30 Hits \u2013 Best of D-A-D 1984-2014<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Spread across two CDs, 30 Years 30 Hits<\/em> covers D-A-D\u2019s entire career, from their 1986 debut Call of the Wild<\/em> to their most recent album, 2011\u2019s Dic.Nii.Lan.Daft.Erd.Ark<\/em>. No Fuel Left For the Pilgrims<\/em> is well represented, so we still get the recognizable hits like \u201cSleeping My Day Away,\u201d \u201cGirl Nation\u201d and \u201cJihad\u201d (but sadly, not \u201cLords of the Atlas\u201d) alongside the more cowpunk-ish earlier material and their quirkier (but still rockin\u2019) later songs. It\u2019s a really nicely picked selection of songs, it covers the band\u2019s career quite well, and the sound quality is consistent throughout. This is all studio material taken from the band\u2019s albums \u2013 no live tracks, b-sides or demos.<\/p>\n

30 Years 30 Hits \u2013 Best of D-A-D 1984-2014 doesn\u2019t have much to offer the D-A-D die-hards, since all of this is previously released material. It\u2019s designed for newcomers or the casual fans who might have only heard one or two of the band\u2019s \u201880s albums) and want to get a comprehensive, affordable retrospective without going all out for the recent D-A-D \u201cThe Overmuch Box\u201d set. At that it succeeds brilliantly. Grab a copy and get to know this overlooked (at least on this side of the Atlantic) and unique rock band\u2019s 30-year career.<\/p>\n

Genre: Hard Rock, Melodic Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nJesper Binzer (v)
\nJacob Binzer (g)
\nStig Pederson (b)
\nLaust Sonne (d)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/p>\n

Disc 1
\n1.\tMarlboro Man
\n2.\tCall of the Wild
\n3.\tRiding With Sue
\n4.\tIt\u2019s After Dark
\n5.\tIsn\u2019t That Wild
\n6.\tI Won\u2019t Cut My Hair
\n7.\tBlack Crickets
\n8.\tSleeping My Day Away
\n9.\tJihad
\n10.\tPoint of View
\n11.\tGirl Nation
\n12.\tBad Craziness
\n13.\tGrow or Pay
\n14.\tLaugh and a \u00bd
\n15.\tReconstrucdead<\/p>\n

Disc 2
\n1.\tNaked (But Still Strippin\u2019)
\n2.\tEmpty Heads
\n3.\tHome Alone 4
\n4.\tHate To Say I Told You So
\n5.\tEverything Glows
\n6.\tNineteenhundredandyesterday
\n7.\tSomething Good
\n8.\tEvil Twin
\n9.\tSoft Dogs
\n10.\tScare Yourself
\n11.\tLawrence of Suburbia
\n12.\tMonster Philosophy
\n13.\tA New Age Moving In
\n14.\tI Want What She\u2019s Got
\n15.\tWe All Fall Down<\/p>\n

Label: AFM<\/p>\n

Website: www.d-a-d.dk<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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