Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom: The Best of Hed P.E.

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Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom: The Best of Hed P.E.
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 22, 2010 (2010-06-22)
Genre
Label Suburban Noize
Hed PE chronology
The Best of Hed Planet Earth
(2006)
Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom: The Best of Hed P.E.
(2010)

Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom: The Best of Hed P.E. is a retrospective compilation by Hed PE. It was released in 2010 on Suburban Noize Records, and is the first authorized compilation of material by the band.

Contents

Music

Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom focuses primarily on the band's recordings under Suburban Noize Records, with four tracks from earlier albums recorded for Jive Records. [1] Jive had previously issued the compilation The Best of Hed Planet Earth without the band's involvement. [2] The music of Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom incorporates elements of styles ranging from hip hop and reggae to punk rock, hardcore punk and heavy metal. [3] The new song "No Rest 4 da Wicked" was recorded especially for this album, [1] and features a chorous reminiscent of The Police. [4] The band purchased new recording material for the song, which premiered on Noisecreep. [4]

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Kik Axe MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Allmusic wrote "While not a perfectly well-rounded retrospective, Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom: The Best of Hed P.E. does a good job summarizing (hed) p.e.’s recordings for Suburban Noize". [1] Kik Axe Music called the retrospective "a love letter to longtime listeners [that] just might bring some new ones into the fold as well." [5]

Tracks

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Firsty" Hed PE 2:26
2."Bartender" Broke 3:59
3."Killing Time" Broke 3:54
4."Blackout" Blackout 3:48
5."Represent" Only in Amerika 4:20
6."Sophia" Back 2 Base X 3:19
7."Let's Ride" Back 2 Base X 4:05
8."Peer Pressure" Back 2 Base X 0:44
9."Novus Ordos Clitorus" Back 2 Base X 3:13
10."Suffa" Insomnia 2:57
11."Comeova2nite" Insomnia 4:19
12."Wind Me Up" Insomnia 5:11
13."Madhouse" Insomnia 2:03
14."Renegade" New World Orphans 3:29
15."Here and Now" New World Orphans 3:36
16."Stay Ready" New World Orphans 4:15
17."Ordo (Ab Chao)" New World Orphans 2:43
18."No Rest 4 Da Wicked"Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom: The Best of Hed P.E.3:24
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Game Over (Live)"1:42
2."R.T.O. (Live)"3:40
3."Let's Ride (Live)"4:30
4."Sophia (Live)"3:42
5."Madhouse (Live)"2:04
6."Novus Ordos Clitorus (Live)"1:10
7."Peer Pressure (Live)"1:25
8."Renegade (Live)"3:25
9."Live or Die Free (Live)"2:49
10."Work on This" (featuring Tech N9ne)4:25
11."Babylon Fall"3:32
12."Born2Ride" (Big B)3:26
13."Girlfriend"4:30
14."Cities on the Moon"2:29
15."Hey Now"2:59
16."Don't Fuck With Us"2:07

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