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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Alcatrazz - Disturbing The Peace + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jul-21-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........cd1: 11 cd2: 17 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Alcatrazz Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Disturbing The Peace Label : Mazzar ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The success of the debut gets Alcatrazz a deal ║ │
│║ with Capitol Records and a famous producer in ║ │
│║ Eddie Kramer. With big label support, the band ║ │
│║ hits the studio and delivers Disturbing The ║ │
│║ Peace but with a new guitaristà..Steve Vai. ║ │
│║ Yngwie Malmsteen left the band in 1984, after a ║ │
│║ successful tour of Japan, to concentrate on his ║ │
│║ solo career. Exit one guitar god, enter another. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Smack in the middle of the MTV age, the first ║ │
│║ single and video is God Blessed Video, a ║ │
│║ blistering speed rocker with clever lyrics about ║ │
│║ the video cliches of the time. God Blessed Video ║ │
│║ is probably the most accessible song for the ║ │
│║ masses to flock to, cleverly marketed for the ║ │
│║ medium it satirizes. Mercy is a mid-paced gem ║ │
│║ that has the crunch of the first album. Vai ║ │
│║ plays within the song rather than all over it, a ║ │
│║ recurring theme on this album and his career. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Will You Be Home Tonight is keyboard heavy Pop ║ │
│║ Metal. Bonnet trading his trademark yelp for a ║ │
│║ laid back singing delivery until the chorus ║ │
│║ comes in. The guitar is pushed way back as this ║ │
│║ is Jimmy WaldoÆs major collaboration with the ║ │
│║ Bonnet/Vai writing tandem. Too many keyboards, ║ │
│║ not enough guitar. WouldÆve made a decent single ║ │
│║ for the third album, Dangerous Games (1986), but ║ │
│║ seems out of place on this album. ║ │
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│║ The next five tracks are the meat and potatoes ║ │
│║ of the album: ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Wire And Wood bringing the speedy Metal back ║ │
│║ with a nice riff and a great solo by Vai. Again, ║ │
│║ Vai doesnÆt diddle too much and plays within the ║ │
│║ context of the song. I like UvenaÆs drums on ║ │
│║ this one the most. Desert Diamond is a good ║ │
│║ ballad about the Egyptian Sphinx, Bonnet ║ │
│║ exploring more exotic topics with this and ║ │
│║ Mercy. This song has one of VaiÆs better solos ║ │
│║ and WaldoÆs keys are present but not ║ │
│║ overbearing. Stripper brings another fast guitar ║ │
│║ attack, taking full advantage of VaiÆs trademark ║ │
│║ techniques and BonnetÆs high shriek. Painted ║ │
│║ Lover is a song that begs to be a single/video, ║ │
│║ just a fine Hard Rock tune, my favorite on the ║ │
│║ record. Sons And Lovers is another Hard Rock ║ │
│║ feast that has the proper recipe of meaty ║ │
│║ guitar, sing-along lyrics, and a great drum ║ │
│║ sound. This would have been my pick for a second ║ │
│║ single and video, I think it could have charted, ║ │
│║ another personal fave. ║ │
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│║ In between Painted Lover and Sons And Lovers is ║ │
│║ the requisite guitar hero instrumental, Lighter ║ │
│║ Shade Of Green. Vai does his imitation of ║ │
│║ bagpipes here and itÆs completely unnecessary, ║ │
│║ it takes away from the groove of the mid-album ║ │
│║ classics. I always forget itÆs a separate track ║ │
│║ and not some messed up intro to Sons And Lovers. ║ │
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│║ IÆm going to have to amend the above paragraphs ║ │
│║ because I forgot about Skyfire. This song has to ║ │
│║ be considered as part of the meat and potatoes ║ │
│║ as well. ItÆs a smooth Hard Rock number that ║ │
│║ kicks in the punch at the chorus. Bonnet going ║ │
│║ for a restrained approach until the chorus, ║ │
│║ matching VaiÆs riff, a perfect blend. I could do ║ │
│║ without some of WaldoÆs keyboard wanking but ║ │
│║ thatÆs just me. Breaking The Heart Of The City ║ │
│║ is ballady junk, I canÆt stand it. After a good ║ │
│║ Hard Rock song like Sons And Lovers or Skyfire, ║ │
│║ it is completely out of place. It reminds me of ║ │
│║ something Phil Collins would sing and has too ║ │
│║ much keyboard. ║ │
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│║ All in all, Disturbing The Peace is a solid ║ │
│║ album. If No Parole From RockÆn Roll is a 10, ║ │
│║ then this album is a 9. IÆm deducting a point ║ │
│║ for the last track, unnecessary keyboard and ║ │
│║ guitar noodling. This album echoes the trends of ║ │
│║ the mid-80s so itÆs a solid listen but a little ║ │
│║ dated. Just like Malmsteen on the debut, Steve ║ │
│║ Vai is at his best when he plays within the ║ │
│║ context of the song. When he starts that finger ║ │
│║ frenzy up and down the neck it gets annoying. ║ │
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│║ Alcatrazz released a live album with Malmsteen, ║ │
│║ Live Sentence (1984), before this release and a ║ │
│║ new studio offering, Dangerous Games (1986), ║ │
│║ after with another new guitarist in Danny ║ │
│║ Johnson. There is also The Best Of Alcatrazz ║ │
│║ that was released in 1998 and itÆs a good ║ │
│║ overview of the bandÆs memorable, but short, ║ │
│║ career. ║ │
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│║ ║ │
│║ Graham Bonnet - Vocals (Lyraka, ex-Blackthorne, ║ │
│║ Bonnet, Parga & Heavenstone, Taz Taylor Band ║ │
│║ (live), ex-Anthem, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Rainbow, ║ │
│║ ex-Forcefield (Gbr), ex-Michael Schenker Group, ║ │
│║ ex-Southern Comfort, ex-The Blue Sect, ex-The ║ │
│║ Graham Bonnet Set, ex-The Marbles, ex-The Party ║ │
│║ Boys) ║ │
│║ Steve Vai - Guitars (Steve Vai, ex-777, ex-Axis, ║ │
│║ ex-Circus, ex-David Lee Roth, ex-Frank Zappa, ║ │
│║ ex-Morning Thunder, ex-Ravge, ex-The Classified, ║ │
│║ ex-The Ohio Express, ex-The Out Band, ex- ║ │
│║ Whitesnake, ex-G3 (live)) ║ │
│║ Gary Shea - Bass (ex-Vinnie Vincent Invasion) ║ │
│║ Jan Uvena - Drums (ex-Alice Cooper) ║ │
│║ Jimmy Waldo - Keyboards (ex-Blackthorne, ex-New ║ │
│║ England, ex-Spirit Nation, ex-Vinnie Vincent ║ │
│║ Invasion, ex-Waterbone) ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ - CD1 [ ] │
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│ 01 - god blessed video [03:30] │
│ 02 - mercy [04:23] │
│ 03 - will you be home tonight [04:54] │
│ 04 - wire and wood [03:29] │
│ 05 - desert diamond [04:22] │
│ 06 - stripper [03:54] │
│ 07 - painted lover [03:24] │
│ 08 - lighter shade of green [00:49] │
│ 09 - sons and lovers [03:40] │
│ 10 - skyfire [03:57] │
│ 11 - breaking the heart of the city [04:56] │
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│ - CD2 [ ] │
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│ 01 - opening (live tokyo 1984) [02:05] │
│ 02 - breaking the heart of the city (live tokyo [06:10] │
│ 03 - jet to jet (live tokyo 1984) [04:39] │
│ 04 - skyfire (live tokyo 1984) [03:54] │
│ 05 - sons and lovers (live tokyo 1984) [03:03] │
│ 06 - hiroshima mon amour (live tokyo 1984) [03:52] │
│ 07 - god blessed video (live tokyo 1984) [04:50] │
│ 08 - will you be home tonight (live tokyo 1984) [05:07] │
│ 09 - kree nakoorie (live tokyo 1984) [09:09] │
│ 10 - since you've been gone (live tokyo 1984) [03:20] │
│ 11 - painted lover (live tokyo 1984) [03:40] │
│ 12 - suffer me (live tokyo 1984) [06:08] │
│ 13 - stripper (live tokyo 1984) [03:56] │
│ 14 - too young to die, too drunk to live (live [04:46] │
│ 15 - kojo no tuki (the moon over lake) (live to [02:02] │
│ 16 - night games (live tokyo 1984) [03:05] │
│ 17 - all night long (live tokyo 1984) [08:54] │
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│ Total Length : [119:5] 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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