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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Praying Mantis - To The Power Of Ten (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-28-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1995 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.praying-mantis.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Praying Mantis Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : To The Power Of Ten (Jap. Ed.)Label : Pony Canyon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ To The Power Of Ten begins the Gary Barden era ║ │
│║ of Praying Mantis. Barden's vocals brought a ║ │
│║ stability to the band for a while and helped ║ │
│║ them further flesh out the arena rock anthem ║ │
│║ sound that has become the hallmark of Praying ║ │
│║ Mantis' music.. ║ │
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│║ This album is a mixed bag. There are some ║ │
│║ terrific compositions on it and a few that fans ║ │
│║ would just as soon forget. The remix of "Only ║ │
│║ the Children Cry" is not as good as the original ║ │
│║ one done with Mark Thompson-Smith at the ║ │
│║ microphone. That observation comes from my own ║ │
│║ preference for the vocals and the heavier sound ║ │
│║ on the song's first issue. The title track, ║ │
│║ however, remains one of my favorite Praying ║ │
│║ Mantis songs. It has a wonderful edge, a raw, ║ │
│║ rocky feel that captures the potential of the ║ │
│║ band with an over-the-top metal anthem.. ║ │
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│║ This album also sees a continuation of the more ║ │
│║ intense focus on the songwriting. The "mixed ║ │
│║ bag" feel comes more from the way the songs ║ │
│║ don't flow comfortably together. They are all ║ │
│║ over the map in tone and theme. I think that may ║ │
│║ be partly due to the constant shuffle in lead ║ │
│║ singers that Praying Mantis experienced in the ║ │
│║ early 90's. The reaching in several directions ║ │
│║ at once and experimenting with a wide variety of ║ │
│║ musical expressions are all part of the growing ║ │
│║ pains experienced by all bands. It is a ║ │
│║ testimony to the resolve of the core of this ║ │
│║ band that they weathered the storms of growth ║ │
│║ and "came of age" during this time. The results ║ │
│║ of the growth are seen in the discs released ║ │
│║ from 1998 and on. The time spent on the road ║ │
│║ after the release of this disc gave the band a ║ │
│║ period of introspection that is reflected in ║ │
│║ those albums. This CD, along with Only the ║ │
│║ Children Cry, are wonderful insight into the ║ │
│║ struggle for identity through which Praying ║ │
│║ Mantis has come. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark [05:34] │
│ 02 - Bring On The Night [04:20] │
│ 03 - Ball Of Confusion [04:57] │
│ 04 - Welcome To My Hollywood [06:05] │
│ 05 - Another Time, Another Place [06:59] │
│ 06 - To The Power Of Ten [04:36] │
│ 07 - Little Angel [04:16] │
│ 08 - Victory [06:47] │
│ 09 - Only The Children Cry [04:28] │
│ 10 - Night And Day [03:50] │
│ 11 - Angry Man [03:56] │
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│ Total Length : [55:48 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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