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Your History Is Mine: 2002-2009 |  | Artist: Funeral For A Friend
Label: Atlantic UK
Category: Music
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 3565
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.4
EAN: 5051865607427
ASIN: B002MKP6MS
Release Date: September 28, 2009
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | 10:45 Amsterdam Conversations | | • | This Year's Most Open Heartbreak | | • | Juneau | | • | She Drove Me To Daytime Television | | • | Escape Artists Never Die | | • | Red Is The New Black | | • | Streetcar | | • | Roses For The Dead | | • | History | | • | Into Oblivion (Reunion) | | • | Walk Away | | • | Kicking And Screaming | | • | No Honour Among Thieves | | • | Built To Last | | • | Wrench | | • | Captains Of Industry |
Disc 2
| • | Getaway Plan, The | | • | System, The | | • | You Want Romance | | • | 10 Scene Points To The Winner | | • | Lazarus (In The Wilderness) | | • | I Am The Arsonist | | • | This Letter | | • | Babylon's Burning | | • | Sunday Bloody Sunday | | • | Boys Are Back In Town, The | | • | Pirate Song | | • | Rise And Fall, The | | • | Crash And Burn | | • | In A Manner Of Sleep | | • | Africa | | • | Faster | | • | Join Us | | • | Drive | | • | Art Of American Football, The | | • | Into Oblivion (Reunion) |
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| Customer Reviews:
 A biased opinion, but can you really get any better than this? November 5, 2009
Robin White
The greatest strength or the greatest weakness of Funeral for a Friend, has always been their diversity. Many of their earlier fans have sworn off their more recent material, denouncing it as not being 'Post hardcore' enough. But that very factor has attracted a new legion of fans who prefer the more rocky element they took with TDTT and (to a lesser extent) MH. Your History is Mine has a glorious mix of tracks, from the very beginnings ('This Year's Most Open Heartbreak' still being my favourite song) to the more recent 'Kicking and Screaming'. The four new EP tracks are top notch and encompass the bands career with their diversity - 'Wrench' could quite easily be one of the better tracks from Casually Dressed. They hit a peak with the final new song from the album 'Captains of Industry', taking the catchy hooks from the earlier albums and the poppy guitars from recent works and blending them fantastically. The only moan this diehard fan has is Gavin's vocals - not that they're bad, but it's just not the same as Gareth is it?
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br /The B-sides are all pretty entertaining, the acoustic version of Drive is a real treat in particular, though I'd heard many of the tracks before. If you were considering buying the album purely for the bonus material, I'd advise against it; it really is just a bonus.
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br /As a guy who grew up with Funeral for a Friend never far from my CD player, this record really sums up my youth, from the age of fourteen onwards. Their history is mine and I couldn't have been happier with the Greatest Hits.
 Greatest Hits? October 3, 2009
K. Carter
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am not the biggest fan of Ffaf, however a big enough fan to buy their cds and enjoy their music a fair bit.
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br /I decided to buy this cd because of the sheer amount of content I did not own (4 new tracks and a whole cd of demos, b-sides and remixes) and for the most part, this cd is great value for money.
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br /One of the only gripes is a couple of odd choices for the actual greatest hits part. 2 Tracks from pre-first album, four tracks from CDAIDC, 3 from Hours, 2 from TDTT and just 1 from MAH. I think the choice of a second song from TDTT (Walk Away) was odd as it didn't seem as big of a hit as The Great Wide Open. Also it would have been nice to have the inclusion of Waterfront Dance Club from MAH and also All The Rage from Hours.
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br /Moans aside, this collection turns out to be a great purchase for even die hard fans of Ffaf. The greatest hits collection will serve as a ncie playlist for fans, with the new songs added onto the end of cd two. All of which, especially single Wrench, are good additions to the Ffaf back catalogue.
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br /This brings me onto cd2. This contains a stack of b sides, demos, covers and a peculiar dance remix of Into Oblivion. This remix serves as curio, but is still welcome as by the time you get to that song you feel like you have got your moneys worth. For me, most of the b side songs were new and were fantastic additions to the collections. A cover of U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday and Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back In Town are interesting if a bit dull, but as I mentioned, very welcome to the collection. The highlight of cd2 for me is the acoustic version of Drive near its end.
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br /So, any fan of Funeral For A Friend will enjoy the fantastic amount on offer here. For people new to the band this will serve as a great introduction with hits like Juneau, History, Roses For The Dead and Into Oblivion.
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br /A must buy.
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