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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Ring Of Fire - Burning Live In Tokyo 2002 (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Apr-27-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2002 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........cd1: 10 cd2: 11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Ring Of Fire Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Burning Live In Tokyo 2002 (JaLabel : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ One of the tests of the musical credibility of a ║ │
│║ Power/Prog band is their ability to faithfully ║ │
│║ recreate the wonders that they first conceive of ║ │
│║ in the studio in the live venue. Bands such as ║ │
│║ Dream Theater and Rush have consistently set a ║ │
│║ standard of perfectionism that is not easily ║ │
│║ adhered to, particularly when you write a highly ║ │
│║ complex style of music. In this effort Mark ║ │
│║ Boals and his band of top class virtuoso ║ │
│║ musicians once again rise to the challenge. ║ │
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│║ The music on here is executed flawlessly, as ║ │
│║ Tony Macalpine, Vitalij Kuprij, Virgil Donati ║ │
│║ and Phillip Bynoe live by the same perfectionist ║ │
│║ ideal that drives classical musicians to ║ │
│║ faithfully recreate the various compositions of ║ │
│║ the old maestros. And like many of those old ║ │
│║ maestros, they are not afraid to showcase their ║ │
│║ talent in the field of live improvisation. ║ │
│║ Phillip Bynoe is quite the expert at speed ║ │
│║ picking on the bass during the various Power ║ │
│║ Metal songs on here, but his slap bass solo ║ │
│║ rivals the likes of Les Claypool. Likewise, both ║ │
│║ Tony Macalpine and Kuprij showcase a fine set of ║ │
│║ improvised etudes comprised of rapid sweep ║ │
│║ picking (arpeggios in KuprijÆs case) and scale ║ │
│║ runs. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ But more important than the opportunity to ║ │
│║ dazzle an audience with oneÆs technical skill is ║ │
│║ the ability to give the audience the songs that ║ │
│║ they came to hear. One of the flaws often caught ║ │
│║ on live CDs featuring Speed Metal bands are ║ │
│║ irregularities in the double bass drum work, but ║ │
│║ Virgil Donati is like a human metronome and ║ │
│║ doesnÆt know the meaning of the phrase ôskipped ║ │
│║ beatö. Likewise, Power Metal vocalists are often ║ │
│║ mired by an inability to hit all the ║ │
│║ outlandishly high notes that they produce in the ║ │
│║ studio, but Mark Boals does not become a weak ║ │
│║ link and actually performs the songs ║ │
│║ professionally without a lot of the added shouts ║ │
│║ in between verses that some metal singers dabble ║ │
│║ in. ║ │
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│║ The bulk of the material played on here can be ║ │
│║ found on the ôRing of Fireö and ôThe Oracleö ║ │
│║ studio albums, but we also get an unreleased ║ │
│║ track in ôLeviathanö. Perks like these are ║ │
│║ always an endearing quality for live albums as ║ │
│║ they give extra incentive for would be ║ │
│║ purchasers. Essentially the song is cut from the ║ │
│║ same grain as the fast songs off ôThe Oracleö, ║ │
│║ loaded with amazing guitar soloing and keyboard ║ │
│║ themes. ║ │
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│║ If you like Power/Prog in the vain of Symphony X ║ │
│║ and Ayreon, if you heard what was on the 2 ║ │
│║ previously mentioned Mark Boals albums, and you ║ │
│║ like listening to great musicians show off their ║ │
│║ skill then this is a Live CD worth getting. The ║ │
│║ concert contained within is massive, filling up ║ │
│║ 2 CDs, and encompassing nearly ever single song ║ │
│║ found on both ôRing of Fireö and ôThe Oracleö. ║ │
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│║ Mark Boals - Vocals (lead), Guitars (acoustic) ║ │
│║ Vitalij Kuprij - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Philip Bynoe - Bass, Vocals ║ │
│║ Virgil Donati - Drums, Vocals ║ │
│║ Tony MacAlpine - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ - CD1 [ ] │
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│ 01 - Introduction - Prelude For The Oracle [01:49] │
│ 02 - Circle Of Time [05:40] │
│ 03 - City Of The Dead [06:05] │
│ 04 - Vengeance For Blood [05:55] │
│ 05 - Atlantis [07:53] │
│ 06 - Interlude "Prelude No2 BWV 847" [02:36] │
│ 07 - Death Row [03:44] │
│ 08 - Samurai [07:11] │
│ 09 - Dreams Of Empire [05:25] │
│ 10 - Guitar Solo [05:06] │
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│ - CD2 [ ] │
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│ 01 - Keeper Of The Flame [04:47] │
│ 02 - Bass Solo [04:24] │
│ 03 - Drum Solo [06:15] │
│ 04 - The Oracle [08:27] │
│ 05 - Keyboard Solo Incl. "Moonlight Sonata" [09:03] │
│ 06 - E Lucevan Le Stelle [02:22] │
│ 07 - Bringer Of Pain [03:55] │
│ 08 - Face The Fire [05:47] │
│ 09 - Fairytales Won┤t Die [02:59] │
│ 10 - Ring Of Fire - Special Message From Mark B [06:11] │
│ 11 - Leviathan (Bonus Track) [05:10] │
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│ Total Length : [110:4] min │
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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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