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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + TNT - A Farewell To Arms (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-27-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2010 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.tnttheband.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : TNT Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : A Farewell To Arms (Jap. Ed.) Label : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Over the course of the last two TNT studio ║ │
│║ albums with singer Tony Mills ù The New ║ │
│║ Territory and Atlantis ù TNT was on the ║ │
│║ precipice of a literal ôfarewell to arms.ö ║ │
│║ Guitar God Ronni Le Tekro let his freak flag fly ║ │
│║ on those two albums, becoming more artsy and ║ │
│║ quirky than heavy, and the fans were not ║ │
│║ forgiving. Unfairly or not, Mills took a lot of ║ │
│║ the heat as well; perhaps the fans did not ║ │
│║ understand that when Tony Harnell left the ║ │
│║ group, Le Tekro held most of the sway when it ║ │
│║ came to songwriting. ║ │
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│║ A Farewell to Arms was the title Le Tekro ║ │
│║ created when Mills suffered a heart attack; the ║ │
│║ band feared this would be the last TNT release, ║ │
│║ perhaps ever. Luckily for music in general, ║ │
│║ Mills bounced back and is in good health; the ║ │
│║ band is even calling the new release Engine in ║ │
│║ Scandinavia. That too is apropos, because TNT ║ │
│║ has restarted their engines and released the ║ │
│║ best music youÆve heard from them since My ║ │
│║ Religion. ║ │
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│║ The opener, ôEngine,ö is all balls out, with Le ║ │
│║ Tekro churning out a heavy duty riff. The song ║ │
│║ suddenly bounces into a chugging racer, happy as ║ │
│║ hell with lines like ôLet the sun shine in my ║ │
│║ heart! I hear my favorite song but the radio ║ │
│║ isnÆt on àö A tad repetitive but groovy enough ║ │
│║ for any stripper to disrobe to, ôEngineö is the ║ │
│║ perfect intro to the rest of the release. ║ │
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│║ ôShip in the Nightö owns that classic TNT ║ │
│║ riffage, a sound familiar yet new. MillsÆ vocals ║ │
│║ soar here, almost eerily stunning heÆs so good. ║ │
│║ This may remind you a bit off of something on ║ │
│║ Intuition, all pomp and melody and perfection. ║ │
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│║ It seems the band is back to having fun; maybe ║ │
│║ it took them three releases together to find a ║ │
│║ common plain. Regardless, ôTake It Like a Man à ║ │
│║ Womanö is hilarious. ItÆs basically just a song ║ │
│║ about sex, and a lot of it. Played at a ║ │
│║ breakneck pace but still featuring those mammoth ║ │
│║ harmonies fans have nearly come to take for ║ │
│║ granted, youÆll go back to it again and again. ║ │
│║ The most amazing piece of this composition is Le ║ │
│║ TekroÆs solo. The sheer chaos he creates, the ║ │
│║ sounds he forces his axe to emit à no one else ║ │
│║ can do what he can do. Why he isnÆt always near ║ │
│║ the top of the ôGreatest Guitar Playersö list in ║ │
│║ whatever magazine is a travesty. ║ │
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│║ If you were a fan of China Blue, which featured ║ │
│║ Mills as the singer, then ôDonÆt Misunderstand ║ │
│║ Meö will definitely be one of your favorites. ║ │
│║ The track opens with the chorus, and itÆs one ║ │
│║ the most AOR-leaning songs on the album. However ║ │
│║ you define what a hit song is today, well, ║ │
│║ ôDonÆt Misunderstand Meö is that definition. ║ │
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│║ In the initial press releases announcing the new ║ │
│║ album, TNT kept calling it a return to the past, ║ │
│║ to how heavy they were on Knights of the New ║ │
│║ Thunder. They donÆt disappoint, especially on ║ │
│║ the title track. ôA Farewell to Armsö is a ║ │
│║ frantic, passionate track with Mills using his ║ │
│║ effortless higher range and Le TekroÆs rhythms ║ │
│║ off the chart. After giving the new album a few ║ │
│║ spins, you will be unable to pick a favorite ║ │
│║ track, because all of the songs here are so damn ║ │
│║ good. ║ │
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│║ Just when you thought it couldnÆt get better, ║ │
│║ then you hear ôSomeone Else.ö The odd paced ║ │
│║ fills on the drums from Diesel Dahl perfectly ║ │
│║ match the lyrics, with Mills singing lines like ║ │
│║ ôAnd if you were someone else, then IÆd probably ║ │
│║ never even be myself.ö ║ │
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│║ TNT also re-recorded the classic anthem ôHarley ║ │
│║ Davidson,ö and although the purists will argue ║ │
│║ against it, the track is exponentially better ║ │
│║ with Mills manning the mic. It just is à ║ │
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│║ A Farewell to Arms is, in essence, far stronger ║ │
│║ than even their biggest fans could have hoped ║ │
│║ for. They could not have afforded to create ║ │
│║ another album the fans would deem lackluster. ║ │
│║ Instead, like Mills himself, the band has a new ║ │
│║ lease on life. All you have to do to create your ║ │
│║ own superlatives is pick up the album the minute ║ │
│║ you can in your territory, and give an ironic ║ │
│║ ôwelcome back!ö to A Farewell to Arms. ║ │
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│║ Band: ║ │
│║ Tony Mills (v) ║ │
│║ Ronnie le Tekro (g) ║ │
│║ Victor Borge (b) ║ │
│║ Diesel Dahl (d) ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Engine [04:38] │
│ 02 - Refugee [04:21] │
│ 03 - Ship In The Night [04:02] │
│ 04 - Take It Like A Man-Woman! [03:03] │
│ 05 - Come [03:44] │
│ 06 - Barracuda [02:41] │
│ 07 - A Signature On A Demon┤s Self-Portrait [00:59] │
│ 08 - Don┤t Misunderstand Me [03:29] │
│ 09 - A Farewell To Arms [02:41] │
│ 10 - Someone Elsa [04:24] │
│ 11 - God Natt, Marie [04:30] │
│ 12 - Not Only Lonely (Bonus Track) [03:38] │
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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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