Legendary thrash metal band Anthrax made history by being one of the first ever metal bands to include a blend of rap into their songs nearly a decade before the style became popular. To this day, I believe that Anthrax has never received the respect they deserve.

The main focus of this E.P. is obviously the groundgreaking single "I'm The Man". The song is quite simply hilarious, and the mix of musical stylings makes it perfect. The verses sound similar to a Beastie Boys song, and the chorus is pretty Gwar-like. Some of today's rock-rap bands who think making 60 songs about killing someone is "hilarious" should listen to the originaters and take notes. There's also another version of this song on "Attack of the Killer B's", but it doesn't compare to the genius of this one.

The cover of Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is extremely well-done and and shows off a different side of Joey's vocals. The only flaw with this E.P. is the live version of "I'm The Man", which sounds disorganized and sloppily done (but even then, the ad-libbed stuff from the band members is still pretty funny). The two live songs originally from "Among the Living" ("Caught In A Mosh" and "I Am The Law") are a nice addition and almost as good as the originals. Overall, if you're a fan of Anthrax, or a fan of humorous rap-metal, this is a must have.

I'm the Man was my first exposure to Anthrax. The band's extremely juvenile rap-metal hybrid was naturally a huge hit with me and my middle school metal buddies. Of course we also thought the Beastie Boys' "Fight for Your Right to Party" was genius, which ought to tell you something. As goofy as it was though, looking back you have to admire Anthrax's embrace of the decade's other rising musical movement. This would lead to the band's groundbreaking collaboration with Public Enemy and had a lot to do with the emergence of the rap-metal genre. I'm not suggesting that we owe Anthrax a debt of gratitude for inflicting Limp Bizkit on the world, but the band definitely deserves credit for defying expectations and trying something new.

20 years later, I'm the Man is every bit as goofy as it was back in the day, and I'm still not sure we really needed 3 different versions of the song, but there is still a very good reason to pick up this EP. In addition to the various takes on I'm the Man; this EP features two live tracks and an absolutely fantastic cover of the Black Sabbath classic Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. That song alone is well worth the price of the disc (especially if pick it up used like I did). Unless I'm in a particularly nostalgic mood, I usually skip right to this song and hit repeat.

Bottom line - If you're an Anthrax fan you need to own this disc. It will probably linger unheard on your shelf for great lengths of time, but it is still an important piece of Anthrax history.

This is a good CD, but not worthy of 5 stars. I really liked 'I'm the Man' but there is no need to include a censored version. Also, the live version seems a bit weak. Joey seems to be bored when he is singing it! The other two live songs are outstanding, and the Black Sabbath cover of 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' is an excellent song. The major problem is that the CD is too short. With three versions of 'I'm the Man' you kind of feel ripped-off. It would have been nice to have some more live material included. All in all, a good offering, but it could have been better.

The very first Anthrax product I bought, my autographed copy sits proudly amongst my CD collection and the reason I tell you this is so you can hopefully forgive me looking through rose coloured glasses at what is, after all, a fairly stop-gap novelty sort of thing.

You see apart from a joke 5 second mystery track this is only 6 tunes long and it's the sort of slick, annoying marketing deal that came to prominence during the 90's. But in this case it's sort of backwardly acceptable cos this came out in the 80's. As for the actual tunes, 'thrax fans will know them all. Three versions of I'm the Man (my teenage mind liked the dirtiest the best, surprise surprise) and we also get great live run throughs of Caught in a Mosh and I Am the Law. Both are incendiary and spontaneous and really make this EP worth the effort of tracking down. Lastly we get a cover version of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath which bulks up the tune in comparison to the aged original studio version.

Only an EP so not much to rave about - IMHO; get it if you see it for a decent price cos it reeks of fun and a band on a really high note.

This ep was released just after aerosmith and run DMC did something no one else had really dared to do before, mix rap and rock. Bestie boys were just starting with "no sleep to booklyn" featuring Kerry King of Slayer, but Anthrax went full blown into RAP/Metal in 1987 with the release of this. Not only does this carry the clean and uncensored version of the title track from the studio, it has the "diffinitive" live version "I'm the Man" that set the anthrax flag a sail for many of their fans. Also featured here, and only here, is a cover tune of black sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", a killer cover, and a live version of I am the Law and Caught in A Mosh. One of the best EP's of all time, a must have for a beginner into Anthrax Fanhood!!!!!