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░ ██ ██ Artist: Phenomena ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Awakening █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2012 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2012-04-28 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Hard Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Escape Music ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ People should learn to expect a little awe and █
█ mystery. Phenomena takes us upon a journey where █
█ there is nothing pretty about the protagonists of █
█ the story that we shall meet along the way. The █
█ subject is good against evil. █
█ █
█ The story began in the year 1983, when Tom Galley █
█ wrote a couple of short stories with a █
█ transcendental background. Backed by record label █
█ Bronze, the recordings for the album "Phenomena" █
█ started soon which finally hit the stores in 1985. █
█ Besides the extra-ordinary concept story both █
█ musicianship and the names involved with the █
█ project are highlights to mention. Names such as █
█ Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, HTP), drum legend Cozy █
█ Powell (RAINBOW, WHITESNAKE a.o.), Don Airey (DEEP █
█ PURPLE), Neil Murray (WHITESNAKE) - the elite of █
█ the British Hard Rock scene had joined the █
█ project. "Phenomena" received high critical █
█ acclaim in the press and extremely good sales. █
█ █
█ The second PHENOMENA album "Phenomena II - Dream █
█ Runner" was released in 1987 and was welcomed with █
█ a similarly warm response. The musicians around █
█ the Galley brothers had changed slightly, so that █
█ this album in the end featured contributions from █
█ Ray Gillen (BADLANDS, BLACK SABBATH), John Wetton █
█ (ASIA), Scott Gorham (THIN LIZZY) and Max Bacon █
█ (GTR), amongst others. █
█ █
█ With new label Parachute involved, in 1991 the █
█ time was right for "final part" of the █
█ conceptional story; Phenomena III - Inner █
█ Visions". Besides Brian May (QUEEN) and Keith █
█ Murrell (AIRRACE), you'll here also find █
█ performances by Michael Sturgis (A-HA) and Scott █
█ Gorham (THIN LIZZY). The Complete Works were █
█ released in a triple fold out Digipack by Escape █
█ Music (ESM142). █
█ █
█ However, the PHENOMENA concept continued in 2006 █
█ under the banner "PsychoFantasy", (ESM125 ecolbook █
█ and 125r regular version) which strictly follows █
█ the traditions of its three predecessors. Besides █
█ the concept story background, you will once again █
█ will find a whole bunch of amazing artists █
█ performing on this record: Tony Martin (BLACK █
█ SABBATH), Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE), Keith █
█ Murrell (MAMA'S BOYS) - and Mel Galley █
█ (WHITESNAKE, TRAPEZE). █
█ █
█ In September 2010 a new chapter began with a whole █
█ host of musicians, and "Blind Faith" (ESM216) was █
█ born to explosive effect. With new Vocalists like █
█ Robin Beck, Terry Brock (Strangeways) and Rob █
█ Moratti (Saga) a whole new world was unveiled and █
█ the concept became so fresh again. The rock █
█ audience once more were thrilled to hear the █
█ latest in this timeless story. █
█ █
█ In 2012 we will all hear the new Album █
█ "Awakening", an album chock full of new ideas and █
█ featuring James Christian (House of Lords), Lee █
█ Small (Shy) and Toby Hitchcock (Pride of Lions) as █
█ well as familiar faces like Rob Moratti, Terry █
█ Brock and Mike DiMeo. Powerful songs executed by █
█ some of the finest rock musicians make this a █
█ hugely enjoyable album and it boasts a fine █
█ production from Tom Galley and Martin Kronlund. █
█ Here you will find straight ahead rockers with █
█ powerful melodies along with up-tempo ballads and █
█ beautiful choruses. █
█ █
█ Awakening is a fantastic way to start 2012, it is █
█ another chapter in the engaging story that Tom █
█ Galley began in 1983. In Short, a must. █
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░ 1. Smash It Up 4:49 ░
░ 2. Reality 4:36 ░
░ 3. Homeland 4:20 ░
░ 4. Going Away 3:14 ░
░ 5. Gotta Move 3:41 ░
░ 6. How Long 4:12 ░
░ 7. Shake 3:18 ░
░ 8. Fighter 3:20 ░
░ 9. Dancing Days 4:25 ░
░ 10. Stand Up For Love 3:53 ░
░ 39:48 ░
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