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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Bonfire - Don't Touch The Light + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-25-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2009 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........16 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.bonfire.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Bonfire Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Don't Touch The Light Label : Yesterrock ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Ah, the good old days of genuine, honest, ║ │
│║ quality melodic hard rock. Seems most bands ║ │
│║ trying to replicate that sound today either ║ │
│║ struggle with how to properly re-create the ║ │
│║ atmosphere or miss the mark entirely. Quite ║ │
│║ often it's necessary to take a trip back and ║ │
│║ remind ourselves of how this AOR stuff is done ║ │
│║ right. Bonfire is a perfect example. Don't Touch ║ │
│║ The Light was their first album following their ║ │
│║ name change from Cacumen, and let's be honest, ║ │
│║ "Bonfire" resonates with a wider audience. Their ║ │
│║ prior experience pays off as well, as the ║ │
│║ resulting "debut" album has all the sense of ║ │
│║ industry veterans at the helm, however the ║ │
│║ length leaves something to be desired. With only ║ │
│║ 8 full-length songs, this could almost be an EP ║ │
│║ rather than a long-player. ║ │
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│║ Following the obligatory intro track, the ║ │
│║ familiar riffs and vocals of Dokken wash over ║ │
│║ the speakers. Wait, what? No, that's definitely ║ │
│║ Bon Jovi . . . or is it Thunder? That's really ║ │
│║ the thing about Bonfire during this era; if you ║ │
│║ didn't already know they were a German band, it ║ │
│║ would be just that easy to tag them as an LA ║ │
│║ glam rock copycat. However, if you look and ║ │
│║ listen a bit closer, there's something else at ║ │
│║ work here. The real key to Bonfire's inherent ║ │
│║ accessibility is their straightforward approach ║ │
│║ to creating pure, melodic rock. While their ║ │
│║ Cacumen days may have held more heaviness, and ║ │
│║ following albums would be more resonant with ║ │
│║ fans, Don't Touch The Light could be seen as ║ │
│║ laying the groundwork for how the new Bonfire ║ │
│║ lineup would structure their albums. Much credit ║ │
│║ should be given to the smooth singing of Claus ║ │
│║ Lessman, although the whole band provides ║ │
│║ additional vocals. ║ │
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│║ In short, if you enjoy melodic rock with a few ║ │
│║ metal elements, such as Fair Warning and Pretty ║ │
│║ Maids, you'll appreciate most of this (rather ║ │
│║ short) album. Opener Starin' Eyes might not have ║ │
│║ been the best choice for the first track, but ║ │
│║ nonetheless sets up a decent groove riff before ║ │
│║ washing over into the syrupy chorus vocals. Next ║ │
│║ up is Hot To Rock, which should have started the ║ │
│║ album off as it's a great rock anthem with ║ │
│║ uptempo verses. You Make Me Feel is a well-done ║ │
│║ power ballad, followed by a pair of harder ║ │
│║ tracks in Longing For You and the title track. ║ │
│║ L.A. closes out the album with another great ║ │
│║ opening riff courtesy of guitar duo Hans Ziller ║ │
│║ and Horst Maier. They use a very distinctive ║ │
│║ tone that reminds me of a huge stack of Marshall ║ │
│║ amps. ║ │
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│║ While anything but groundbreaking, Don't Touch ║ │
│║ The Light remains nonetheless a good album and ║ │
│║ solid introduction to what Bonfire was creating ║ │
│║ at the time. The next few years would see the ║ │
│║ release of Fireworks and Point Blank, which only ║ │
│║ served to increase their foothold as German ║ │
│║ melodic rock masters. Released a year before Def ║ │
│║ Leppard and Whitesnake dropped their bombshell ║ │
│║ albums and before Bon Jovi really got rolling ║ │
│║ (and reissued in 2009 with 7 live tracks), this ║ │
│║ is a great entry in the logbook of Bonfire's ║ │
│║ early years. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Intro [01:56] │
│ 02 - Starin┤ Eyes [04:10] │
│ 03 - Hot To Rock [04:12] │
│ 04 - You Make Me Feel [04:44] │
│ 05 - Longing For You [03:45] │
│ 06 - Don┤t Touch The Light [04:31] │
│ 07 - S.D.I. [05:47] │
│ 08 - No More [04:10] │
│ 09 - L.A. [04:56] │
│ 10 - Intro/Starin┤ Eyes (Live Bonus Track) [05:17] │
│ 11 - Don┤t Touch The Light (Live Bonus Track) [05:02] │
│ 12 - S.D.I. (Live Bonus Track) [06:05] │
│ 13 - You Make Me Feel (Live Bonus Track) [03:08] │
│ 14 - Longing For You (Live Bonus Track) [03:38] │
│ 15 - You Are My Destiny (Live Bonus Track) [04:11] │
│ 16 - Bad Widow (Live Bonus Track) [08:08] │
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│ Total Length : [73:40 minn │
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