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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Date.Apr-26-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2005 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.udo-online.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : U.D.O. Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Mission No. X (Jap. Ed.) Label : AFM ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Hi metalheads out there, some of you may know ║ │
│║ the great U.D.O who were founded after the godly ║ │
│║ ACCEPT had kicked singer Udo Dirkschneider in ║ │
│║ late 1987, but after the ACCEPT reunion in 1992 ║ │
│║ they broke up.... ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ When ACCEPT were finished again, the band came ║ │
│║ together again in 1997 and released a row of ║ │
│║ great albums...but that's not the topic. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ I'm here to review their newest effort "Mission ║ │
│║ No. X", and as it is their tenth studio work, ║ │
│║ the title follows the logical trend! Another ║ │
│║ word to U.D.O again, they have their own style ║ │
│║ in which they do nearly every record, comparable ║ │
│║ to RUNNING WILD! So if you don't like this ║ │
│║ style, it's senseless to read this review and ║ │
│║ even more senseless to buy the record! ║ │
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│║ It starts once again with an intro, an ║ │
│║ instrumental piece called "The Embarkation" and ║ │
│║ since we haven't had this kind of thing since ║ │
│║ the legendary "No Limits"-album in 1998, it's a ║ │
│║ welcome change! But it's nothing special, it ║ │
│║ just starts the album in a solid way, leading us ║ │
│║ directly into the titletrack and what's that??? ║ │
│║ This shall be the name bearer for this album?? ║ │
│║ This track is simply boring, no matter what Udo ║ │
│║ and Stefan thought when they made this ║ │
│║ one...simple and boring riff, awful drumbeats ║ │
│║ and Udo's singing sounds as if it had been 4 ║ │
│║ o'clock in the morning and he had been up the ║ │
│║ past three days without a break! The verse lines ║ │
│║ are uninspired, the group-sung bridge is ║ │
│║ horrible and boring and the chorus is sooooooo ║ │
│║ lame...... ║ │
│║ Let's forget that quickly, as U.D.O is one of my ║ │
│║ favorite bands, I'll give them another chance! ║ │
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│║ And with "24/7" they make a point....what a cool ║ │
│║ track! My patience has been paid back! Great ║ │
│║ riff, cool verses, an absolutely asskicking ║ │
│║ bridge and what a chorus! You could sing that ║ │
│║ for hours! "You know we live it;24/7, twenty- ║ │
│║ four hours, seven days a week" ║ │
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│║ We go on with "Mean Streets" which comes kinda ║ │
│║ unexpected for me because it's very strange! It ║ │
│║ has only that groovy-as-hell main riff and there ║ │
│║ is no real singing, there's just rapping! But ║ │
│║ that's not bad at all because it fits really ║ │
│║ well! The bridge is solid and that the chorus is ║ │
│║ a bit boring doesn't really matter! ║ │
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│║ The next one is "Primecrime on Primetime", a ║ │
│║ real stomper with a whole lot of power! The ║ │
│║ lyrics are quite good and deal with violence ║ │
│║ shown on T.V.! ║ │
│║ Especially the riff-o-riff part after the second ║ │
│║ chorus RULES!The chorus itself is very simple ║ │
│║ but memorable! ║ │
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│║ But what now follows is something I never ║ │
│║ expected: "Eye of the Eagle", one of the best ║ │
│║ songs U.D.O ever did! it buils up amazing as a ║ │
│║ ballad, then becomes a little bit more ║ │
│║ majestical, then gets back again! And that ║ │
│║ chorus is soooooooo amazing! Even the solo is ║ │
│║ great! This is truely one of the best songs I ║ │
│║ ever heard! ║ │
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│║ Next is "Shell Shock Fever" which is a realy ║ │
│║ disappointment for me! Okay, if I'm honest, ║ │
│║ nearly every song would be a disappointment ║ │
│║ after "Eye of the Eagle", but that is terrible! ║ │
│║ For me the weakest song here up to now! Terrible ║ │
│║ verses, the bridge is crap and the chorus ║ │
│║ doesn't get into my head...and that does mean ║ │
│║ something with the band that writes some of the ║ │
│║ catchiest tunes I've ever heard! Horrible! ║ │
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│║ Now comes the mighty "Stone Hard" and that is ║ │
│║ one hell of a fucking song! Skull-splitting ║ │
│║ riff, great lyrics and verses, the bridge is ║ │
│║ catchy-as-fuck and the chorus is a monster! The ║ │
│║ group-singing here is the best on the entire ║ │
│║ album besides "Eye of the Eagle", and my satan, ║ │
│║ is this one monumental! ║ │
│║ Can't get enough of it!!! ║ │
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│║ "Breaking Down the Borders" is the typical song ║ │
│║ that U.D.O has done so many times before! You ║ │
│║ can sing along after the second listen and as ║ │
│║ fast as you learned it, you forget that song ║ │
│║ again! Nothing special though the chorus is ║ │
│║ pretty decent! ║ │
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│║ "Cry Soldier Cry" is the other (half)ballad here ║ │
│║ and it rules! Great melody in the verses, an ║ │
│║ unbelievable bridge and a very emotional chorus! ║ │
│║ And the instrumental part is also great! Love ║ │
│║ it! ║ │
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│║ "Way of Life" is a coverversion of a song that ║ │
│║ U.D.O had on "No Limits" and I have to say I ║ │
│║ like the original better! Although the solo on ║ │
│║ this one is done by Mathias Dieth, who was in ║ │
│║ the band many years ago and who is surely ║ │
│║ skilled, I must also say that the original solo ║ │
│║ back then done by Jⁿrgen Graf was better for me! ║ │
│║ Nothing special here! ║ │
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│║ The closing track is "Mad for Crazy" and yeah, ║ │
│║ this one is crazy! Fast paced guitars, the drums ║ │
│║ hammer up-tempo and Udo screams his heart out! ║ │
│║ And that chorus is great again! Good closer! ║ │
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│║ All in all, this is very good! Surely not ║ │
│║ U.D.O's best, but a lot better than their ║ │
│║ weakest albums, for example better than ║ │
│║ "Thunderball"! Although there are some weaker ║ │
│║ and one horrible track, the balance is held by ║ │
│║ three great and a lot of very good songs! Highly ║ │
│║ recommended! ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Embarkation [01:31] │
│ 02 - Mission No. X [04:08] │
│ 03 - 24/7 [03:57] │
│ 04 - Mean Streets [04:21] │
│ 05 - Primecrime On Primetime [03:56] │
│ 06 - Eye Of The Eagle [05:08] │
│ 07 - Shell Shock Fever [03:53] │
│ 08 - Stone Hard [04:21] │
│ 09 - Breaking Down The Borders [03:20] │
│ 10 - Cry Soldier Cry [05:16] │
│ 11 - Rebellion (Bonus Track) [04:40] │
│ 12 - Way Of Life [03:39] │
│ 13 - Mad For Crazy [03:48] │
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│ Total Length : [51:58 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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