Type O Negative – The Origin Of The Feces

October 22, 2024

Yes, I was one of those clowns that fell for this one. I thought indeed that it was a legit live recording, and it was only when I actually took the time to delve into “Type O Lore” that I realised I had been fooled. The wool had well and truly been pulled over my eyes.

The trouble with Origin though, is that, well, it’s not very good. On the surface of it, as a listening experience (which I suppose is what really matters) it’s a tidy recording, but to me the versions of the songs which reappear from Slow, Deep and Hard pale in comparison to the original recordings, even if the band have found their “groove” and the tracks flow a little better here (with the exception of shoe-horning the “Hey Joe” cover into the middle of another song).

A strange move, but this was a strange band!