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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-09-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1998 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.jaguarnwobhm.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Jaguar Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Power Games Label : Neat Metal ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ ôàwhere the lands as flat as the booze and I ║ │
│║ love your shoesàö ║ │
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│║ Power Games often gets stuck on the æbad rapÆ ║ │
│║ end of the stick and this is something IÆm ║ │
│║ continually puzzled by. Okay, okay, their lyrics ║ │
│║ are known to take death-defying leaps into the ║ │
│║ great spittoon of expressiveness, but itÆs my ║ │
│║ opinion that this lonely, albeit important ║ │
│║ quality is overshadowed by the albumÆs headlong ║ │
│║ romp into metal zeal, heavy-handed only in its ║ │
│║ power cell which siphons energy from the same ║ │
│║ unfailing source tapped by Raven at the cusp of ║ │
│║ æ80/Æ81, and should be at the kill site licking ║ │
│║ its paws along side Forged in Fire, Fire in the ║ │
│║ Brain, Heavy Metal Maniac, and a dozen or so ║ │
│║ others. ║ │
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│║ YÆsee, in my book Æ83 wasnÆt a warm-up period ║ │
│║ for metal, but its heat-up period, and the ║ │
│║ terrain was just starting to turn molten. Force ║ │
│║ capacitors were inching closer to the hairier ║ │
│║ numbers on the heaviness dial, and while many ║ │
│║ bands lay there limply like garden hoses left ║ │
│║ out in the sun (see: Wildfire, Jade, ║ │
│║ Pandemonium) and thought they were doing ║ │
│║ something special, there were some that heard, ║ │
│║ and more importantly, understood the styleÆs ║ │
│║ shape-shifting call to arms. But Jaguar had ║ │
│║ already wailed a battle cry with the previous ║ │
│║ yearÆs ôAxe Crazyö single, a track that wouldnÆt ║ │
│║ charge into combat on this lp (or, for some ║ │
│║ reason, any other), but would spiral through ║ │
│║ history as an æ82 top power monger to those who ║ │
│║ heard it. These up nÆ comers looked ahead as ║ │
│║ well, with pupils bigger than a felineÆs and, ║ │
│║ heh, with really no stealth whatsoever, but ║ │
│║ shit, with a Chris Lovell quote like ôEnergy and ║ │
│║ excitement, weÆre not slow and doomy. We just ║ │
│║ crank it up, press down the gas and lay on the ║ │
│║ speed, speed, and more speed!!!ö headlining ║ │
│║ their original bioàwell, it really wouldÆve ║ │
│║ sucked if they sounded like Whitesnake. Or ║ │
│║ Sheriff. ║ │
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│║ With nary a hint of gushy filling, Power Games ║ │
│║ is a heat-seeking punch from tumultuous starter ║ │
│║ ôDutch Connectionö to finale ôColdheartö, ║ │
│║ freshly-wrought with high altitude attitude and ║ │
│║ the original swear nÆ swagger that really got ║ │
│║ the British movement going. While Paul Merrell ║ │
│║ isnÆt a master of range, his utterly uncluttered ║ │
│║ single octave is all that brawlers like ôThe ║ │
│║ Foxö, ôRun For Your Lifeö, ôPrisonerö and ôDutch ║ │
│║ Connectionö need to nudge them over the jagged ║ │
│║ edge, and itÆs an edge that wouldnÆt exist ║ │
│║ without the strong arm core of Cox, Pepperd, and ║ │
│║ Lovell pounding on it as if laid on an anvil. ║ │
│║ Really, the power level of this album is hard to ║ │
│║ ignore, and a song like ôMaster Gameö, with its ║ │
│║ mellow-moment Scorpions (with Merrell sounding ║ │
│║ more than a bit like Klaus, and sounding fine ║ │
│║ doing it)-meets-a barrage of loud ║ │
│║ ascending/descending power strokes and one ║ │
│║ helluva voltaic solo, shoots the sonic level ║ │
│║ home with all kinds of colors flying. Then ║ │
│║ thereÆs ôNo Liesö. If you feel like youÆve heard ║ │
│║ this song before, itÆs probably because it rolls ║ │
│║ firmly in a Twisted Sister/ôTear it Looseö train ║ │
│║ of structure û frantically-paced and word nÆ ║ │
│║ chorus-driven - and after a quick hike through a ║ │
│║ forest of past song anatomies, ôThe Devil Went ║ │
│║ Down to Georgiaö by Charlie Daniels as well. ║ │
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│║ Unfortunately, thereÆs one speed bump. Yeah, ║ │
│║ second from last song, ôRawdealö, is the lpÆs ║ │
│║ closest flub û slow to start, AC/DC-ish in its ║ │
│║ lackluster midsection, kinda everyday with a ║ │
│║ two-pitch guitar riff and near single lane ║ │
│║ movement û but if itÆs the rawest deal on this ║ │
│║ ride, then weÆre lookinÆ damn spiffy. ║ │
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│║ Power Games is rowdy, rampant, and aggressive, ║ │
│║ yet tight, coordinated, and semi-polished. Okay, ║ │
│║ so maybe the foursome arenÆt the least bit sleek ║ │
│║ or cat-like as they stalk metalÆs open field and ║ │
│║ maybe theyÆre not at the tippy top of the yearÆs ║ │
│║ food chain, but they certainly werenÆt prey, at ║ │
│║ least not for many. And you can hear the ║ │
│║ frigginÆ bass! ║ │
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│║ ôàthe memories are scattered, like ashes on the ║ │
│║ floor. The flames once danced for you, but ║ │
│║ youÆre not the master anymoreàö ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Dutch Connection [03:07] │
│ 02 - Out Of Luck [02:59] │
│ 03 - The Fox [02:43] │
│ 04 - Master Game [04:23] │
│ 05 - No Lies [03:19] │
│ 06 - Run For Your Life [04:09] │
│ 07 - Prisoner [04:05] │
│ 08 - Ain't No Fantasy [03:50] │
│ 09 - Rawdeal [06:28] │
│ 10 - Coldheart [05:17] │
│ 11 - Axe Crazy (Bonus Track) [02:51] │
│ 12 - War Machine (Bonus Track) [04:42] │
│ 13 - Dirty Tricks (Bonus Track) [04:21] │
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│ Total Length : [52:14 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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