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Confusion

Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002BFO
Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

Rob Now Pay Later - Jello Biafra
W.C. - Shark Chum
Time & Matter - Fastbacks
Guilt Within' Your Head - The Gits
Party Dream - Green Apple Quick Step
Nightclubbing - Jim Carroll
Time Is Dead - Monster Truck Driver
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live) - Nirvana
I'm Sorry - Cristien Storm
She's My Bitch - Supersuckers
Frat Pig - Tribe 8
Keep Your Mouth Off My Sister - Bobby Miller
Leaving Here - Pearl Jam
Mad Dash - 7 Year Bitch
A Little Restraint - The Body Has A Head
Why We Murder - Lydia Lunch
Dig It! - Los Hornets
Digging & Striking - Gretta Harley
Limitless Expressions - The Posies
Mary's Poem - Martha Linehan
It's Just A Little Bit Of Everything (That... - Jesse Bernstein
Broken Dreams - North American Bison
Sensitive Guys Don't Go Home Alone - Michael Nichols

Tracks:

Confusion - The Presidents Of The United States Of America
Momma Why - Ann & Nancy Wilson
They Do Everything For Us - Exene Cervenka
My Man - The Viva Project
Social Love - Mia Zapata
Got What Was Coming - Natalie Jacobson
Bruises - Catfood
Go Home (Seattle Version) - Joan Jett w/The Blackhearts, K. Hanna & Evil Stig
4th Of July - Andrew Horwitz
Joyride - Kristen Barry
Kyle Petty (Son Of Richard) - Soundgarden
Theory Of Mutation - Wendy-O Matik
Spit In Your Eye - Dancing French Liberals Of '48
So Long - Maria Mabra
Untitled - Kristen Kosmas
Color Blind - Love Battery
Overtaken - Alcohol Funnycar
Scared Of Your Shadow - Tamara Paris
Say So Long - Portrait Of Poverty
Another Beer Soaked Night At The Comet Tavern - Alison L. Murchie
Solidarity - !TCHKUNG!
Clean Eyes - Christdriver

Amazon.com

It's not all that uncommon for the artists, writers, and musicians of a community to band together for a worthy local cause. But when the community is the fabled '90s rock mecca of Seattle, a local benefit is bound to assume national interest. Such is the case with Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense, a double-CD of music and spoken word poetry whose proceeds go to Home Alive, a Seattle-area non-profit organization dedicated to providing self-defense training and resources to combat violence. Home Alive's primary inspiration is Mia Zapata, singer of the Seattle band the Gits who was raped and murdered in 1993. Memories of Zapata run throughout Home Alive: Her music (with the Gits and solo), her former bandmates (as Evil Stig and Dancing French Liberals of '48), and her tragedy (violence and abuse). Brutal words from Lydia Lunch ("Why We Murder"), Natalie Jacobson ("Got What Was Coming"), and Bobby Miller ("Keep You Mouth Off My Sisters") make it clear Home Alive's response is not one of antiviolence but rather counterviolence--and that often requires fighting back forcefully.

With a few honorable exceptions (Jello Biafra, Jim Carroll, Joan Jett), Home Alive draws its talent pool entirely from the Seattle music scene, including the big guys (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Heart), the mid-sized (7 Year Bitch, Presidents of the U.S.A., Fastbacks, Supersuckers), and the little ones (Los Hornets, North American Bison, Catfood, Christdriver). The range of emotions and responses presented sends a tremendous message of solidarity to victims everywhere. And given all the grunge hype thrown Seattle's way, it's both disarming and touching to find that true substance and community actually exist there. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding.......2003-01-14

Outstanding bands, outstanding spoken word. Hard to believe after all this time it looks like the murderer was caught. On Jan 10, 2003 through DNA evidence someone was arrested.

Damned fine!.......2002-12-17

Good bands...good music...good speaking...Lydia Lunch. What's not to like?

Hmmm..........2002-06-20

Quoting a previous review: "It is an absolute waste of money to buy this CD" - yea, you get a sampling of the best of Seattle's mainstream and underground musical/spoken-word acts, and worst of all...the proceeds go to the Home Alive fund which works to promote safety through self-defense and find the rapist and murderer of Gits frontwoman Mia Zapata. What a waste indeed. A good cause, some good bands. The music is interupted for spoken word interludes by the likes of Jello Biafra and Exene Cervenka. Hardly stand-up comedy, but probably confusing to some mainstream rock kid just looking for rare Nirvana or Pearl Jam.

Very Disapointing!.......1998-08-14

This CD has all good names on it. However, besides the Nirvana's and Pearl Jam's and Soundgarden's and whatnot, this CD is horrible. It is filled with foolish talk and stand up comic routines. It is a 2 CD set and you have to search for the good stuff. It is NOT worth the money to buy this CD for the "good stuff"...The Album is screwed up. Go buy a real album like Incesticide (Nirvana) or Superunknown (Soundgarden). It is an absolute waste of money to buy this CD. If you could get it for $3.00 it may be worth it, but, stay clear of this toxic crap!!

Confusion.......1998-07-07

this is an awesom cd...the presidents, TCHKUNG!,soundgarden, pearl jam, nirvana, jello biafra. buy this...you will not be dissapointed

Home Alive - The Art of Self Defense (2 CD SET)

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Home Alive - The Art of Self Defense (2 CD SET)
Jello Biafra , Shark Chum , Fastbacks , The Gits , Green Apple Quick Step , Jim Carroll , Monster Truck Driver , Nirvana , Supersuckers , and Tribe
Manufacturer: Epic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A16LW0

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2 CD SET//Home Alive -The Art Of Self Defense Disc: 1 1. Rob Now Pay Later - Jello Biafra 2. W.C. -Shark Chum 3. Time & Matter - Fastbacks 4. Guilt Within Your Head - The Gits 5. Party Dream - Green Apple Quick Step 6. Nightclubbing - Jim Carroll 7. Time Is Dead -Monster Truck Driver 8. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter [Live] - Nirvana 9. I'm Sorry Christien Storm 10. She's My Bitch - Supersuckers 11. Frat Pig - Tribe 8 12. Keep Your Mouth off My Sisters - Bobby Miller 13. Leaving Here - Pearl Jam 14. Mad Dash - 7 Year Bitch 15. Little Restraint -The Body Has A Head 16. Why We Murder - Lydia Lunch 17. Dig It -Los Hornets 18. Digging & Striking -Gretta Harley 19. Limitless Expressions - The Posies 20. Mary's Poem - Martha Lineham 21. It's Just a Little Bit of Everything (That's Brought Me Down to This) Listen Listen 22. Broken Dreams -North American Bison 23. Sensitive Guys Don't Go Home Alone -Michael Nichols Disc: 2 1. Confusion -The Presidents Of The United States Of America 2. Momma Why - Ann Wilson 3. They Do Everything for Us - Exene Cervenka 4. My Man - Viva Project 5. Social Love - Mia Zapata 6. Got What Was Coming -Natalie Jacobson 7. Bruises - Catfood 8. Go Home [Seattle Version] - Evil Stig 9. 4th of July -Andrew Horwitz 10. Joyride - Kristen Barry 11. Kyle Petty, Son of Richard - Soundgarden 12. Theory of Mutation -Wendy-O Matic 13. Spit in Your Eye - Dancing French Liberals of '48 14. So Long - Maria Mabra 15. Colorblind - Love Battery 16. Overtaken - Alcohol Funnycar 17. Scared of Your Shadow Tamara Paris 18. Say So Long - Portrait of Poverty 19. Another Beer Soaked Night at the Comet Tavern -Alison I. Murchie 20. Solidarity -Tchkung 21. Clean Eyes Christdriver

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