Cuatro

Artist: Flotsam & Jetsam
Label: Mca
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 008811067823
EAN: 0008811067823
ASIN: B000008FNT

Release Date: 1992-10-13

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Listmania:

My Music Pt. 4
25 Essential Old School Metal Classics
Doomsday for the Beast
The Essentials of Metal!!
FLOTSAM & JETSAM AMAZING DISCOGRAPHY BY SHANNON JOHNSON
Unsung Thrash Classics
Metal Releases of 1992
Unsung Metal Heroes of the 90's
My Music Collection - Part 14
The Ultimate Metal Collection

Tracks:

Natural Enemies
Swatting at Flies
Message
Cradle Me Now
Wading Through the Darkness
Double Zero
Never to Reveal
Forget About Heaven - Flotsam & Jetsam, Neil Kernon
Secret Square
Hypodermic Midnight Snack
Are You Willing
(Ain't Nothing Gonna) Save This World

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Customer Reviews:

Just another overlooked metal masterpiece from the 90's.......2005-09-30

For metal novices, the only time you'll hear of the band Flotsam & Jetsam is when they are mentioned as the band bassist Jason Newsted left to join Metallica. For the rest of us, Flotsam & Jetsam remains one of the most underrated acts in metal over the past decade or two, and 1992's "Cuatro" is another overlooked metal masterpiece from the 90's that really went unnoticed, just like the band themselves. The first three tracks here; "Natural Enemies", "Swatting at Flies", and "Message", are masterpieces, as well as "Wading Through the Darkness" and "Are You Willing". What's even more of a shame than the band's underratedness, is the fact that "Cuatro" has been long out of print, and considering all the recent re-releases which are supposedly "re-mixed and re-mastered" (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Megadeth), this album deserves it more so. If you've never heard Flotsam & Jetsam and you're into old metal like old Metallica and Megadeth, Pantera, Slayer, Black Sabbath, and such, do yourself a favor and give this a look if you can find it.

If the first 2 tracks don't do it for you..........2005-04-05

I don't know what can. At least in terms of F'nJ. Natural Enemies is a fantastic number by these underrated thrash masters, and Swatting at Flies, with its offbeat riffs straight out of the heavy metal textbook, is so catchy you'll most likely be hooked. Everything else on Cuatro is awesome as well, but the first two tracks stand out from the rest in my humble opinion. For me, the albums you MUST HAVE from Flotsam and Jetsam are Doomsday for the Deceiver, When the Storm Comes Down, Cuatro, and High. NONE of those albums disappoint. I'm not recommending F'nJ to my more hardcore brothers and sisters, because the fact is that they might be disappointed, and that's Ok. As I've said before, fans of 80s thrash, Priest, Maiden, Sabbath, Ozzy, and maybe even some fans of 80s hair metal can be shown the way by Flotsam and Jetsam. A great metal band who deserves their time, even if it's 20 years past due.

Excellent.......2003-11-27

I love this CD. The production is better. Cool album cover too with the helicopter.They slow the music down a little bit on this release. The moods and the vibe on this one are just so cool. Swatting at flies- what a great song. I just can't say anymore about this CD. The way the whole album feels musically and mood wise is just so cool.

This was the first album I heard from Flotsam and Jetsam...........2003-06-12

and ever since then I was hooked. They truely are a great, under rated metal band. Their album "Cuatro" is awesome. With tons of kickass riffs and melodies. The CD opens up with the intense "Natural Enemies", and might I add, what a way to open up indeed. The first five songs are strong overall, then around the middle things slow down a bit but pick up again around track 9. It may not be as good as some of their earlier releases such as "No Place For Disgrace" but is a worthy album for any thrash fan's collection. Also I find it to be a rare album too, so my advice would be to pick up if you can find it. My only real complaint about the album is the production. The guitars don't sound as loud as they could be. Plus it should be noted that the CD sounds better in my stereo system rather than in my portable player. Although this is definitely not a reason to decide not to buy this album. My favorite tracks would have to be "Natural Enemies", "Cradle Me Now", "Secret Sqaure" and "(Ain't Nothing Gonna) Save This World".

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