Hell of a Collection

Infobox Album |
Name = Hell of a Collection
Type = Compilation album
Artist = The Rasmus


Released = 2001
Recorded = 1995 - 2001
Genre = Alternative rock
Pop rock
Funk rock
Length = 61:33
Label = Warner Music Finland
Producer = Various (See below)
Reviews =
Last album = "Hell of a Tester"
(1998)
This album = "Hell of a Collection"
(2001)
Next album = "Into"
(2001)

"Hell of a Collection" (sometimes written "Hellofacollection", as one word) is the first and only compilation album by the Finnish band The Rasmus, released in 2001 by Warner Music Finland.

The band recorded it when they still were "Rasmus" (later they changed their name from "Rasmus" to "The Rasmus"). It is the first album that they made since Janne Heiskanen, the previous drummer who left the band, was replaced by Aki Hakala in 1998. It is composed of eighteen songs, nearly all of which are revamped versions of songs from their previous three albums. The exceptions are the final track, "Liquid" (Demo), which is a demo tape of their hit song "Liquid", and the songs "F-F-F-Falling" and "Chill" which were the first new songs released after Aki replaced Janne.

"Rakkauslaulu" is a B-Side of the single "1st" (1995), and a non-album song.

"Life 705" was originally released on the band's debut album "Peep" in 1996. A new version was made in 1999 and is available on the single "Swimming with the Kids".

Except for all the revamped and remixed versions of songs, the album did not contain any new tracks.

New logo

The band changed their logo (which earlier just said "Rasmus") to a new one with flames. This is the first release where their new logo appears on. It also appears on the album "Into" and all its singles. The logo was not used a long time though; in 2003 they changed it again to the current "leaf" logo.

Track listing

Tracks 1-2 written by Lauri Ylönen, Eero Heinonen, Pauli Rantasalmi and Aki Hakala. Tracks 3-18 written by Lauri Ylönen, Eero Heinonen, Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen (except for number 12).

# "F-F-F-Falling" - 3:52 (later released on "Into")
# "Chill" - 4:13 (later released on "Into")
# "Liquid" - 4:17 (from the album "Hell of a Tester")
# "Every Day" - 3:18 (from the album "Hell of a Tester")
# "City of the Dead" - 3:22 (from the album "Hell of a Tester")
# "Help Me Sing" - 3:24 (from the album "Hell of a Tester")
# "Playboys" - 2:57 (from the album "Playboys")
# "Blue" - 3:14 (from the album "Playboys")
# "Ice" - 2:45 (from the album "Playboys")
# "Sophia" - 2:42 (from the album "Playboys")
# "Wicked Moments" - 2:56 (from the album "Playboys")
# "Ghostbusters" (Ray Parker Jr.) - 3:35 (from the album "Peep")
# "Funky Jam" - 2:11 (from the album "Peep")
# "Myself" - 3:53 (from the album "Peep")
# "P.S." - 2:56 (from the album "Peep")
# "Rakkauslaulu" - 3:35 (from the single "1st")
# "Life 705" (Version '99) - 5:42 (from the single "Swimming with the Kids")
# "Liquid" (Demo) - 3:11

Producers

*Track 1-2 produced by Mikael Nord and Martin Hansen
*Track 3 produced by The Rasmus and The Nose
*Track 4-6 produced by The Rasmus and Teja Kotilainen
*Track 7-11 produced by The Rasmus and Illka Herkman
*Track 12-16 produced by The Rasmus and Teja Kotilainen
*Track 17 produced by The Rasmus

Chart positions

Since "Hell of a Collection" is not a studio album, but a compilation album, it did not reach high positions on many chart lists. Just on the Finnish Album Charts, it went #2 in 2001. [ [http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rasmus#Albumit Chart positions for "Hell of a Collection"] ]

Trivia

*The album booklet features a small poster with photos of the band's most important moments.

References

External links

* [http://www.therasmus.com The Rasmus' official website]