Literally, this is a fantastic compilation of Past, Present, and Future hits of the mega monster Rob Zombie. From his beginnings in White Zombie to the present, Zombie has always managed to stay in the slippery groove of industrial metal, and not only flow with the changes in the industry but present himself as a leader of it.

All but three of the songs on this CD have been released previously, but what's nice is having all these favorites together, along with the bonus material. And there is a nice array of guest vocals too, with Iggy Pop showing up in Black Sunshine, Alice Cooper in Hands Of Death, Howard Stern in The Great American Nightmare (Have $eXx With A Headless Body), and Brickhouse 2003 being mostly Lionel Richie with rap-artist Trina showing up for some fun. (and I don't like rap either, but this is a great remix!)

The new songs are Blitzkrieg Bop, Two-Lane Highway, and Girl On Fire; nice additions to the collection.

You get a full CD of tracks from Zombie's career, from White to Rob, and the three brand new songs to boot. You get a great video (and I am not a fan of music videos), including older White Zombie videos you will never see on MTV or VH1, including Demonoid Phenomenon, Return of the Phantom Stranger, and Spookshow Baby, which are not even on the Audio CD. Most music videos are boring, but not Zombie's; so plug the video into your DVD player and have some fun. The videos are inventive and, in my humble opinion, better than his movie, House Of 1000 Corpses.

On top of the audio and visual candy that Zombie holds out to us with his pale fingers, there is a nice visual offering also, in the form of a small booklet of pictures taken of Zombie over his career, from 1985 through the present. This is especially nice for the younger Zombie fans that have not witnessed his amazing visual evolution through the years, while still staying true to his metal-fused industrial rock core.

Whether you are a die-hard Zombie fan like myself, or just beginning to taste the decaying ear candy he offers, this CD will be either a great addition or a great starting point to your musical library. ENJOY!!


Rob's finest arrives just in time for Halloween   October 30, 2003
 18 out of 22 found this review helpful

Rob Zombie or White Zombie: However you look at it, it's all here. The choice cuts from Rob's career as a musician (well, since being signed by Geffen in '91 anyways) are all in their place. Every hit he had and everything in between, this compilation will satisfy anyone from the die-hard fan to the casual fan. Favorites such as "More Human Than Human," "Dragula" & "Thunderkiss '65" are all on here along with lesser-knowns such as "Supercharger Heaven" and "Black Sunshine." And for anyone who has completed their collection of Rob/White Zombie discs already, there are b-sides such as "Feed The Gods" ('Airheads' soundtrack), "I'm Your Boogeyman" ('Crow: City of Angels' soundtrack), the Howard Stern collaboration "Great American Nightmare" ('Private Parts' soundtrack) and plenty more. We are also treated to two brand new Rob Zombie cuts, "Two Lane Blacktop" and "Girl On Fire" which fit in perfectly with the rest of the Zombie catalogue and are hopefully a prelude to a new Zombie album. And, as if all of this wasn't enough, we get a bonus DVD with the greatest video hits and 3 unreleased videos from the 'Hellbilly Deluxe' album ("Demonoid Phenomenon," "Return of the Phantom Stranger" and "Spookshow Baby"). Nineteen tracks deep and a DVD with ten music videos, you just cannot go wrong with this collection. If you are or ever were a fan, you owe it to yourself to pick up this album. There is not one second of filler and for once with a Greatest Hits compilation, there is nothing that is left behind.


An Inhuman Life   September 27, 2003
 9 out of 11 found this review helpful

The most fascinating aspect of this collection is the photo montage in the center of the booklet, featuring photos of Rob Zombie taken in each of the last 19 consecutive years. You can see him becoming less and less human as he goes along, from a typical longhair metalhead to an otherworldly ghoul with possessed eyes and mad scientist scars across his face. Perhaps Rob has been slowly altering himself genetically with the goal of resembling his favorite horror movie monsters. Likewise, this collection traces Rob's gradual music development, once again from fairly conventional metal to the ultimate in gimmicky horror rock. As a related issue, this is one of those compilations that does a little too much collecting of some aspects of the artist's career, and not enough of others.

It would be nice to have more White Zombie material, but rest assured that we do get the stupendous "More Human Than Human" in all its terrifying glory. We are also graced with plenty of rare soundtrack items and special projects. Unfortunately, the covers of "Blitzkrieg Bop" and especially "Brick House" (a total unfunky catastrophe) are downright embarrassing. The two brand new tracks are far more campy than musical, which is possibly a chilling indication of Rob's current state of being. He'll surely be back to full strength with the addition of some new body parts. In the meantime, this collection is a mostly worthy chronicle of one strange life. [~doomsdayer520~]


One Star for Copy Protection   January 22, 2004
 9 out of 11 found this review helpful

This is a great CD, but be warned. It contains copy protection and you won't be able to burn the disc to your pc. I was frustrated to not be able to add this cd to my Ipod.


Good compilation. GREAT value.   October 1, 2003
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

"Greatest Hits" and "Best of" compilations are always made with the casual fan in mind. After all, die-hard fans already own all the artist's albums. When it comes to Rob Zombie, I've always been a casual fan. I've liked what I've heard over the years on the radio, Mtv, and the goth clubs, but not enough to go out and buy his CDs. When I heard about "Past, Present & Future" and what it would come with, I knew that this was the purchase I had to make.

First of all, this collection is an INCREDIBLE value. For under $14 you get a 19-track cd, 10 video DVD, and a thick booklet of awesome photos spanning Rob's whole career. There are some praising but dead-on liner notes from Rob's idol and original shock-rocker, Alice Cooper. The tracks include all the album singles I've heard from both White Zombie and Rob Zombie's solo albums, plus his songs from the House of 1000 Corpses soundtrack and the "Hands of Death" duet with Alice Cooper from the X-Files TV soundtrack. It would have been nice to see more non-album tracks, like the cover of "Children of the Grave" from one of the Black Sabbath tribute albums, "I Am Hell" from the Beavis & Butthead Experience, etc. But I realize that no single compilation is going to please everybody.

The videos on the DVD are really fun to watch. I think even those who aren't fans of Rob Zombie could still appreciate how well they're made. They're a perfect blend of horror, evil imagery, and just the right amount of subtle and colorful humor. You'll cringe, you'll giggle. Rob has a presence that's strong without coming off as pretentious.

I've bought many "Greatest Hits" and "Best of" compilations from bands that I like but am not a die-hard fan of. But out of all of them, the price of this one gives it the greatest value in terms of both physical and musical content.