Music and Lyrics
Forgotten Freshness Volumes 1 & 2 features several scrapped songs intended for some of the group's previous albums. The songs "Fat Sweaty Betty," "Willy Bubba," and "I Didn't Mean To Kill 'Em" were all intended to be released on Riddle Box. "Fat Sweaty Betty" was eventually given away as a single at the group's two "Mental Warp" shows. The song "House of Wonders" was originally set to be released on The Great Milenko, but was later released on Mutilation Mix.
"Piggy Pie (Old School)" is the original version of the song "Piggie Pie," found on The Great Milenko. The Walt Disney Company, owner of the group's label at the time, asked that the lyrics to the original be changed, threatening to not release the album otherwise. The song "Southwest Strangla" was planned to be released on Shaggy 2 Dope's second solo album Shaggs The Clown, but the entire project was scrapped. In the beginning of the song, a news brief is played about the actual looting of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 which crashed on I-94 in Detroit in 1987.
The album also features two remixes, "Mr. Johnson's Head" and "Hokus Pokus." "Dead Pumpkins" was the first Hallowicked single given away in 1994, while "Mr. Rotten Treats" and "Halloween on Military Street" were the 1995 and 1996 singles. With a change in beat and lyrics, the song "Hey, Vato" became "Wagon Wagon" found on the Ringmaster album. Some lyrics from the song are also found on the song "Who Asked You," also on Ringmaster. This is currently the only ICP album under Island Records that you can pick up on Psychopathic's official merchandise website, Hatchetgear.
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