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.
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]
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]
Most of the live tracks are from the limited bonus DVD that came with the album. The studio tracks are all the bonus tracks (except one, "Bucky Lasek") from
New World Orphans when the album was released standard and in three different color variations (black, white and red).
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