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│ + Damned Nation - Grand Design + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-02-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2000 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Damned Nation Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Grand Design Label : Z ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This is the guys' 3rd album, 2nd for Z Records ║ │
│║ after their last record Road Of Desire. ║ │
│║ On Grand Design, the band, once again led by ║ │
│║ guitarist Roger Warnqvist and vocalist Thomas ║ │
│║ Thorsen, are heading further into developing ║ │
│║ their own sound and doing their best to top ║ │
│║ their last 2 albums. ║ │
│║ Road Of Desire was certainly better than their ║ │
│║ debut, but when I reviewed it I mentioned that ║ │
│║ the production is OK, but on the heavier numbers ║ │
│║ the sound tended to be muddied a little. ║ │
│║ There are a few differences now on Grand Design. ║ │
│║ Firstly the production and mix is clearly ║ │
│║ better. ║ │
│║ The band is also not trying as hard to be heavy ║ │
│║ rockers. The last album was quite melodic, but ║ │
│║ maybe over shadowed a little by guitars and a ║ │
│║ rhythm section that were too heavy. ║ │
│║ On this album, the band is in a more comfortable ║ │
│║ groove and the songs are more balanced. I think ║ │
│║ the album has easily got a more melodic edge to ║ │
│║ it and the band compliment the vocals, rather ║ │
│║ than try to compete with them. ║ │
│║ Thomas is singing great here, bringing more of ║ │
│║ his pop edge when he sings like Eric Martin of ║ │
│║ Mr. Big and mixing it with his heavy tones, when ║ │
│║ he tends to compare with David Coverdale. ║ │
│║ And overall the songs here are stronger then the ║ │
│║ guys last albums. They are getting better with ║ │
│║ each release, which is what a fan or listener ║ │
│║ hopes for. ║ │
│║ The opening three tracks are all great hook ║ │
│║ filled upbeat heavy AOR that will go down very ║ │
│║ well with most. ║ │
│║ Fortuneteller is a darker and moodier number ║ │
│║ that leads well into the first ballad of the ║ │
│║ album, as that track Desperate Call is also ║ │
│║ quite moody. The chorus has a great bridge ║ │
│║ leading into it. ║ │
│║ Eyes Of A Stranger and Hands Of Time are tracks ║ │
│║ where the band try and be heavier than what ║ │
│║ probably suits them best, but it's works pretty ║ │
│║ well, no doubt due to the better production. ║ │
│║ Going Crazy is a good ballad with some great ║ │
│║ crunch guitar and solid backing vocals. ║ │
│║ Just when you start to think maybe the first ║ │
│║ half of the album is better than the second, ║ │
│║ songs like Scream Of Anger and Love Reaction ║ │
│║ move back towards the more melodic AOR style. ║ │
│║ Dance In Darkness ends the album, but lacks a ║ │
│║ little compared to some of the better tracks of ║ │
│║ the album. ║ │
│║ BOTTOM LINE: The best tracks of the album are ║ │
│║ certainly the first 5, but overall this is an ║ │
│║ improvement again on the last album and ║ │
│║ therefore the guy's best yet. A better ║ │
│║ production and mix is coupled with better songs ║ │
│║ and a more melodic style that really suits the ║ │
│║ band and vocalist Thomas. Any fan of the band is ║ │
│║ going to be happy with this, as will any fans of ║ │
│║ European melodic hard rock. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Stonecold Woman [05:08] │
│ 02 - Hiding From the World [04:54] │
│ 03 - Heart On The Run [04:24] │
│ 04 - Fortune-teller [04:28] │
│ 05 - Desperate call [05:06] │
│ 06 - Eyes Of A Stranger [04:00] │
│ 07 - Hands Of Time [03:46] │
│ 08 - Going Crazy [04:55] │
│ 09 - Scream Of Anger [05:03] │
│ 10 - Love Reaction [04:57] │
│ 11 - Dance In Darkness [05:10] │
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│ Total Length : [51:51 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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