Generation X

Generation X
$7.99
The first issue one may notice with this release is that the track listing is different from the album released in the USA in the late 1970's. The USA release actually was a compilation of most of the UK vinyl tracks (minus "Listen" and "Too Personal") with a couple of singles ("Your Generation" and "Wild Youth") and one B-side (the disposable "Wild Dub") tacked on. This is identical to what transpired with the first Clash album - and to address it Epic has reissued both versions on CD. All of the original UK tracks are included on the CD reissue. My problem with this CD is two-fold. First, the studio version of "Gimme Some Truth" which was the first track on the original vinyl release in the USA is inexplicably left off of the CD. I happen to think the Generation X version is better than John Lennon's original from his 'Imagine' LP. One might note that the CD reissue of 'Valley of the Dolls' lists "Gimme Some Truth" as a bonus track but this an inferior version recorded live at the BBC, which poses a huge dilemma in that there is no accessible way to obtain a remastered studio version. For this reason, I have kept my vinyl copy. Second, while I believe remastered CD's are a benefit 90% of the time, I believe the remastering here goes overboard. The intial CD's from Generation X did lack punch but at least the instruments and vocals were balanced. On the CD reissue, the lead guitar is cranked too high. On repeated listens I have noticed that the problem many seems to be on the first eleven tracks which represent the original UK vinyl release. "Your Generation", "Wild Youth" and the tracks from 'Valley of the Dolls' do not seem to suffer from this fate. I just think the sound person was a little too enthusiastic here (if you want to listen to some great remastering check out the phenominal job that SonyBMG did with the British reissues from glam-rockers Sweet - these are amazing). If the lead guitar was toned down slightly and "Gimme Some Truth" added as a bonus this would rate five stars.

WWE: D-Generation-X
$14.95
OK, I know this is censored. I know that the nudity and cuss words would have been sweet. But hey...there is some plus sides to this DVD. Such as...

1) The matches. You get 8 great rare but classic DX matches(Depends on how you look at it, you may not like some because they either cheated or it's too short).

2) At the main menu, it plays the DX Music Video in it's entirety. It's very rare to find that DX music video anywhere else and while it may play on the main menu, at least you get to see it played.

3) In case you're watching this with your kids, at least it's censored.

Those three reasons alone makes it a major selling factor.

I however happen to own the VHS version of this DVD. So I really have nothing to complain about. Plus it looks great along side my New And Improved DX DVD.

I strongly recommend this.

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
$15.95
'Generation X' is certainly an unusual read, and a masterful first novel by Douglas Coupland. Well in truth it really isn't much of a novel, just glimpses into the lives of young-ish slackers living in Palm Springs. Nothing much happens. But I suppose like some fine Japanese cuisine, it's not the content that matters so much but rather the presentation. The author stages his novel as some sort Generation X lifestyle handbook or bible. Most of the pages contain explanatory snippets on how this generation views life. Often hilarious but more often painfully true.


Bottom line: worthy of the hype. Strongly recommended.

Generation X
$8.94
The first issue one may notice with this release is that the track listing is different from the album released in the USA in the late 1970's. The USA release actually was a compilation of most of the UK vinyl tracks (minus "Listen" and "Too Personal") with a couple of singles ("Your Generation" and "Wild Youth") and one B-side (the disposable "Wild Dub") tacked on. This is identical to what transpired with the first Clash album - and to address it Epic has reissued both versions on CD. All of the original UK tracks are included on the CD reissue. My problem with this CD is two-fold. First, the studio version of "Gimme Some Truth" which was the first track on the original vinyl release in the USA is inexplicably left off of the CD. I happen to think the Generation X version is better than John Lennon's original from his 'Imagine' LP. One might note that the CD reissue of 'Valley of the Dolls' lists "Gimme Some Truth" as a bonus track but this an inferior version recorded live at the BBC, which poses a huge dilemma in that there is no accessible way to obtain a remastered studio version. For this reason, I have kept my vinyl copy. Second, while I believe remastered CD's are a benefit 90% of the time, I believe the remastering here goes overboard. The intial CD's from Generation X did lack punch but at least the instruments and vocals were balanced. On the CD reissue, the lead guitar is cranked too high. On repeated listens I have noticed that the problem many seems to be on the first eleven tracks which represent the original UK vinyl release. "Your Generation", "Wild Youth" and the tracks from 'Valley of the Dolls' do not seem to suffer from this fate. I just think the sound person was a little too enthusiastic here (if you want to listen to some great remastering check out the phenominal job that SonyBMG did with the British reissues from glam-rockers Sweet - these are amazing). If the lead guitar was toned down slightly and "Gimme Some Truth" added as a bonus this would rate five stars.