Shai Hulud has become one of the more influential bands in hardcore. This is partly due to them surviving longer and through more line-up changes than most bands and still managing to put out great music in each incarnation. A Comprehensive Retrospective is a collection of the early recordings made by the band (hence the subtitle "Or: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Release Bad and Useless Recordings"). It includes their first demo with original singer Damien Moyal (As Friends Rust, Culture, Morning Again), scratch guitar tracks, warehouse recordings, a live session at NYU, Chad Gilbert's first demo with the band (vocalist for Shai Hulud's release Hearts Once Nourished with Hope and Compassion. Compiled by original member Matt Fox. CD book is almost as much fun as the cd itself.
Oliver Chapoy - Guitar
Matt Fox - Guitar
Chad Gilbert - Vocals
Steve Kleisath - Drums
Jason Lederman - Drums
Damien Moyal - Vocals
Dave Silber - Bass
1. Hardly (Original Shai Hulud Demo / Damien Moyal On Vocals - 1995)
2. Orwell (Original Shai Hulud Demo / Damien Moyal On Vocals - 1995)
3. Unlearned (Original Shai Hulud Demo / Damien Moyal On Vocals - 1995)
4. Sauve Qui Peut (Original Shai Hulud Demo / Damien Moyal On Vocals - 1995)
5. This Wake I Myself Have Stirred (Original Shai Hulud Demo / Damien Moyal On Vocals - 1995)
6. Favor (Original Shai Hulud Demo / Damien Moyal On Vocals - 1995)
7. Solely Concentrating On The Negative Aspects Of Life (Live At NYU / Chad Gilbert On Vocals - 1997)
8. Gyroscope (S.F.A. Cover) (Live At NYU / Chad Gilbert On Vocals - 1997)
9. Hardly (Live At NYU / Chad Gilbert On Vocals - 1997)
10. "Stop Now!" (Brief Miscellaneous Ramblings - Non Musical)
11. Keep Your Day Jobs (Brief Miscellaneous Ramblings - Non Musical)
12. New Song (Sauve Qui Peut) (Warehouse Practice - 1995)
13. Tree (Hardly - Early Version / Pre-Demo)
14. This Wake I Myself Have Stirred (Early Version / Pre-Demo)
15. Unlearned (Early Version / Pre-Demo)
16. This Wake I Myself Have Stirred (Guitar Demo - 4 Track Recording / No Vocals - 1995)
17. For The World (Chad Gilbert - First Demo / 4 Track Recording - 1996)
18. This Wake I Myself Have Stirred (Chad Gilbert - First Demo / 4 Track Recording - 1996)
19. Hardly (Chad Gilbert - First Demo / 4 Track Recording - 1996)
20. Unlearned (Matt Fox Scratch Tracks / Guitar Only - 1995)
21. 100 Acre Wood (Matt Fox Scratch Tracks / Guitar Only - 1995)
22. Tree (Hardly) (Matt Fox Scratch Tracks / Guitar Only - 1995)
23. This Wake I Myself Have Stirred (Matt Fox Scratch Tracks / Guitar Only - 1995)
24. Sauve Qui Peut (For The World) (Matt Fox Scratch Tracks / Guitar Only - 1995)
