State of Euphoria

Artist: Anthrax
Label: Fontana Island
Category: Music

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Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 042284236324
EAN: 0042284236324
ASIN: B000001FSU

Release Date: 1990-06-15

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Tracks:

Be All, End All
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind
Make Me Laugh
Antisocial
Who Cares Wins
Now It's Dark
Schism
Misery Loves Company
13
Finale

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Customer Reviews:

Not bad at all.......2006-05-09

Many grief that this is Anthrax's worst album. For the record, I agree but its not so bad that its stands out being total [...]. While most of the songs are average at best, Finale and Be All, End All are very enjoyable. Music of complexity and I like that.

I Love Anthrax.......2006-02-26

I bought State Of Euphoria the night of FuMaR's inevitable last show. When I popped that sucker in, I was instantly hooked by that awesome cello intro on Be All, End All. That celloist, without a doubt, must be on the top 10 list or something, it is that good. Anyway, Anthrax's SOE is my favorite album by them or anybody, and it will remain so for years to come. I will give you a rundown of all 10 amazing tracks right now.

Be All, End All - A catchy tune that will leave you begging for more cello.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind - This song proves that Scott Ian is metals worst, and yet best, rythm guitarist out there.

Make me Laugh - my second least favorite track on SOE

Antisocial - my least favorite track on SOE

Who Cares Wins - this song contains Dan Spitz's best solo in his entire career, I am listening to it right now and it is good.

Now It's Dark - Incredible. This song has an outright addictive shout-a-long chorus and a sort of off tempo verse.

Schism - my favorite song on this Cd and by Anthrax in general. Spitz's breaks out the arsenal on this one.

Misery Loves Company - This song showcases Charlie Benante's best drumming performance in Anthrax. He really knows how to use a china.

13 - A funny little break from the madness until...

Finale - Anthrax's best closer to date. Scott Ian craps it up with the best rythm in the land. Guitar virtuoso Spitz's whips up some big cheese. Charlie pounds his bass drum of doom. Frank Bello thumps his bottom of steel. Joe Belladonna tears his vocal chords of chasmatic chaos. I love Anthrax.

In short - This is Anthrax's BEST album. If anyone wants to talk about how bad it is compared to Among The Living, I dare you to listen to this album twice for everytime you listen to ATL. This is Dan Spitz's and Charlie Benante's best musicianship ever and I love it. Over, finished, gone, done, out.

The JMAN

The Best of Anthrax!!!.......2005-11-07

This is my favorite Anthrax album, EVER!! The song writing is catchy, with great inner-song changeups and progressions! I am baffled by the negative reviews of this album. I will never forget buying this tape on a choir trip in 6th grade (1988) and listening to it with my walkman on the buss. I bought it because I liked the album cover (lol) and had heard from older friends that Anthrax was heavy, thrash metal style (I was like 10 or 11 years old). The experience changed my life! I remember riding through the Tennessee mountains listening to State of Euphoria, absolutely mesmerized. Get it!!!

a dip in form..........2005-06-04

Hmmm what can I say about STATE OF EUPHORIA? That it is an awesome metal album for starters. It is the only dip in Anthrax's Belladonna career. 1987's AMONG THE LIVING was incredible, and it's last song 'Imitation Of Life', was the final great cry from one of metals greatest vocalists, Joey Belladonna. This album sees none of his amazing high pitched screams, and in fact vocally is a muted affair. Production is also a bit shabby, as is the song writing. But, if you took this album on its own and didnt hear other Anthrax, its still great metal. Highlighs are....

1. BE ALL, END ALL - Great opener, with a violin beginning which becomes a crunching riff. Great chorus too. Its only let down is it's production? WHY IS IT SO SHABBY!?

2.OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND - Another great song, but below par from previous albums. What many bands forget is how important the second track is, and again the sound and feel let another great song down.

4.ANTI-SOCIAL - Written by Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrains' old band TRUST, this is a great song with a more punchy sound than all the other tracks. The obvious radio choice, and the only hit single off the album, this is a clear standout and an Anthrax anthem.

10.FINALE - Lame previous track '13' builds into this great track, which again could have done with some more punchy production. Great chorus, and what could have been a great closer.

13 sucks, but the rest of the album rules. Its not as bad as it is percieved to be, but yes a great let-down from Among The Living and Spreading The Disease.

State of Confusion rather than Euphoria........2005-04-11

The Anthrax back catalogue--both one of metal's strongest,and,one that has been with me since the halcyon days of the late '80's/early '90's heavy scene.Anthrax developed from a great Thrash-metal band into a dynamic,highly influential and pioneering act that expertly fused musical styles and ideas,broke new ground(Rap/Metal crossover)and,even up to 2003,released excellent and hugely underrated albums.

Rewind to early 1988.The band were on the brink of metal-megastardom,and maybe even mass appeal a la Metallica after the enormous creative and commercial magnum-opus,"Among The Living"(and the ultra-popular "I'm the Man" song/single/E.P which followed it).What followed was,and still is,a major disappointment and an album that threatened to undo the progress they had made thus far.It's the Anthrax album most criticized and I must say I agree.Anthrax's first three albums showed such musical and creative growth,all three are essential,but '88's "State Of Euphoria" is mixed-up,dull and lacks that spark that ignited the 'Thrax passion heard on the first three albums.It's not flat-out awful,or even very bad,just irritatingly mundane and mediocre,a disappointment since you know they have so much more talent in them than is showcased here.

Highlights aren't exactly plentiful,but,there are a few saving graces--"Be all,End All" kicks the album off with some fine melodies and terrific DanSpitz soloing.In fact,the soloing on this record is,for the most part,exemplary.Shame such mundane tracks were built around such exquisite solos."AntiSocial",even though it's a cover,breaks a sweat and is still in the set-list today.Not great,but,head and shoulders above such obvious and generic tracks like "Out of Sight","Schism" and the woeful "Who Cares wins".Belladonna's vocals,while mixed up-front(as with previous albums)sound lost."Among The Living" was a perfect match of thrash musical-muscle and Belladonna's mix of operatic and deep tones,but 'Euphoria' boasts(If it is a boast^) some of the most wretched of vocal lines.Another reviewer mentioned this,and,it does go a long way to taking away from some tracks.The vocal lines,in places,are very poorly written,acting almost as an anti-melody,something to turn you off a song than get you grooving to it.

Later albums were much better,although "Persistence"(the follow up to 'Euphoria'),while mostly good, still showed they were battling with vocal-melodies and arrangements.

'Euphoria'--a misstep by the band,and,save for two or three good tracks,a disappointment for fans.One for the hardcore only methinks.

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