Not sure what’s happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better II gets. II simply stated is one of their best CDs to date.

It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that’s exactly what I must say about this one. There simply isn’t a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all, with each song standing tall on it's own.

These days it’s a very rare CD on which every single song is good or better than the one before it. This CD is certainly one of those rare CDs.

Listen to this CD and I believe you’ll find there's not much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, the production is simply outstanding, and this is clearly the work of a group of musicians in top form. So much so that if you're even mildly into Rock music you'll enjoy this CD.

While the entire CD is outstanding some of my favorites are track 2 - There's Something On My Side, track 5 - Ghosts Along The Mississippi, and track 15 - Landing On The Mountains Of Meggido

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Lysergik Funeral Procession. It’s a great track!

II Release Notes:

Down originally released II on March 26, 2002 on the Elektra Entertainment label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Lysergik Funeral Procession 2. There's Something On My Side 3. Man That Follows Hell, The 4. Stained Glass Cross 5. Ghosts Along The Mississippi 6. Learn From This Mistake 7. Beautifully Depressed 8. Where I'm Going 9. Doobinterlude 10. New Orleans Is A Dying Whore 11. Seed, The 12. Lies, I Don't Know What They Say But... 13. Flambeaux's Jamming With St. Aug 14. Dog Tired 15. Landing On The Mountains Of Meggido

Down: Philip Anselmo (vocals); Pepper Keenan (electric guitar, timpani); Kirk Windstein (guitar); Rex Brown (Farfisa organ, keyboards, bass); Jim Bower (drums).

Additional personnel includes: Wayne Lohr (Fender Rhodes piano); Opal Anselmo (background vocals).

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