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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-20-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1982 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... Myspace ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Vandenberg Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Vandenberg (Jap. Ed.) Label : Atco ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ http://www.myspace.com/vandenberg121 ║ │
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│║ Sound: Vandenberg is the earliest work and ║ │
│║ introduction of guitar virtuoso Adrian ║ │
│║ Vandenberg. Named after their sole guitarist, ║ │
│║ the dutch hard rock group released their debut ║ │
│║ album in 1982. This album is almost perfectly on ║ │
│║ the line between the classic rock and popular ║ │
│║ heavy metal trending at the time. I've always ║ │
│║ described them as a "European Van Halen", which ║ │
│║ is a some-what accurate description of their ║ │
│║ sound. Their moderate use of harmonized guitar ║ │
│║ solos make a very creative icing on top of their ║ │
│║ more 70's style classic rock progressions. ║ │
│║ Adrian does get pretty creative with his solos ║ │
│║ on this record, as well as providing a solid ║ │
│║ rhythm section. However, not a lot of music on ║ │
│║ this record is terribly special. It sounds just ║ │
│║ like a lot of the other hard rock that was being ║ │
│║ pumped out at the time. // 8 ║ │
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│║ Lyrics and Singing: The most famous song from ║ │
│║ this album (and from Vandenberg themselves) is ║ │
│║ the album's only single "Burning Heart". This ║ │
│║ song can be found on many 80's rock compilations ║ │
│║ and contains one of my personal favorite guitar ║ │
│║ solos of all time. Throughout this record, the ║ │
│║ lyrics are sufficient, but just like the music, ║ │
│║ not too special either. The singer's accent is ║ │
│║ very deep and easily noticeable. Also, since ║ │
│║ they were a European band, and it was their ║ │
│║ first release, their understanding of the ║ │
│║ English language probably wasn't perfect. It ║ │
│║ certainly reflects in parts of the lyrics. // 7 ║ │
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│║ Impression: Overall, this is a pretty decent ║ │
│║ record. Its got some catchy tunes, some decent ║ │
│║ singing, some good guitar work, but its ║ │
│║ definitely not the best work ever done. This ║ │
│║ band never quite got the chance to prove ║ │
│║ themselves as they disbanded 5 years later. ║ │
│║ Adrian later went on to work with Whitesnake and ║ │
│║ other heavy rock acts. "Burning Heart" is ║ │
│║ probably the best song from the record. It was ║ │
│║ the only Vandenberg song that went anywhere. ║ │
│║ Several songs do honestly have some really cool ║ │
│║ guitar parts. I would definitely recommend this ║ │
│║ to young rock guitarists who are looking for a ║ │
│║ step forward in their playing. All in all, its ║ │
│║ ok. If it went missing, I'd probably miss ║ │
│║ "Burning Heart", but probably not the whole ║ │
│║ album. // 7 ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Your Love Is In Vain [04:16] │
│ 02 - Back On My Feet [03:56] │
│ 03 - Wait [05:12] │
│ 04 - Burning Heart [04:11] │
│ 05 - Ready For You [03:58] │
│ 06 - Too Late [04:12] │
│ 07 - Nothing To Lose [03:24] │
│ 08 - Lost In A City [03:58] │
│ 09 - Out In The Streets [04:07] │
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│ Total Length : [37:14 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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