Loudness_-_Lightning_Strikes_(30th_Anniversary_Ltd._Ed.)-2CD-Remastered_Digipak-2016-MCA_int

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│ +   Loudness - Lightning Strikes (30th Anniversary Ltd. Ed.)   +  │
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│║ Release Information ║                                            │
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│║  Release Date.Dec-04-2016    Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║  Genre........Heavy Metal    Graber.......EAC                  ║ │
│║  Year.........2016           Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br             ║ │
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│║  Ripper.......anthem         Songs........cd1: 9 cd2: 14       ║ │
│║  Covers.......Yes            Url... www.loudnessjp.com         ║ │
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│║    Release Notes    ║                                            │
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│║ Artist : Loudness                      Rating : You Decide!    ║ │
│║ Album  : Lightning Strikes (30th AnniveLabel  : Warner Music   ║ │
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│║      Description :                                             ║ │
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│║        Since the earliest days of heavy metal bands            ║ │
│║        have been using vast amounts of Japanese culture        ║ │
│║        and art as a strong driving influence to deliver        ║ │
│║        cutting edge music. Earliest examples I know            ║ │
│║        come from N.W.O.B.H.M. bands like Tokyo Blade,          ║ │
│║        Chinatown (and their ôRun to Japanö), Tokyo Rose        ║ │
│║        (Perhaps named after RiotÆs 1977 Nippon-inspired        ║ │
│║        rocker?) and the slightly ôkoolerö Tok-io Rose.         ║ │
│║        JapanÆs Navel Ensign has to be tied as the most         ║ │
│║        adorned flag-shirt design along with the Union          ║ │
│║        Jack in heavy metal. It seems thereÆs always            ║ │
│║        been a human fascination with the distant               ║ │
│║        foreign land of the rising sun, whether it be           ║ │
│║        their spiritual history and cultural attributes         ║ │
│║        from the past or the attractions to their mass-         ║ │
│║        populated cities of the future. In my opinion           ║ │
│║        itÆs more likely a combination of the two.              ║ │
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│║        Making my point IÆve always loved that ôbig city        ║ │
│║        metalö (No IÆm not trying to pass this off as a         ║ │
│║        genre) atmosphere portrayed in songs about night        ║ │
│║        time escapades and travel to distant lands.             ║ │
│║        Loudness back from their highly successful              ║ │
│║        Thunder in the East with more commercialized            ║ │
│║        intentions proves with a collection of great            ║ │
│║        melodic metal tracks that natives really do it          ║ │
│║        (songs about big city nights) with more                 ║ │
│║        conviction than foreigners.                             ║ │
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│║        This album is very commercialized but in a neon         ║ │
│║        nights, misty alleyway, looking out of a                ║ │
│║        skyscraper window from the 9th floor while it           ║ │
│║        rains (Is this specific enough for you?) fashion        ║ │
│║        rather than your usual glam Pretty Boy Floyd            ║ │
│║        styled fellatio-fest. Let It Go their MTV effort        ║ │
│║        is a bit of a toothless monster, really not             ║ │
│║        hitting heavy enough bordering on a glam sound,         ║ │
│║        But that aside the rest of the album is pretty          ║ │
│║        consistent. Black Star Oblivion and Complication        ║ │
│║        sound like they were written in the Thunder in          ║ │
│║        the East song writing sessions, with that same          ║ │
│║        energetic almost frantic style of riffing. Ashes        ║ │
│║        in the Sky (A.K.A: Shadows of War) and Street           ║ │
│║        Life Dream are the album highlights though. Both        ║ │
│║        complex ôballad-esqueö songs with mesmerizing           ║ │
│║        both lead and clean guitar (Or best yet a               ║ │
│║        combination of both; see Street Life Dream              ║ │
│║        chorus). Speaking of which Akira Takasaki is            ║ │
│║        defiantly at the best of his game here, focusing        ║ │
│║        a little less on frantic riff work in favour for        ║ │
│║        more atmosphere and original chord progressions.        ║ │
│║        The lead guitar however is out of this world,           ║ │
│║        Less Van Halen attitude more Malmsteen straight         ║ │
│║        out shredding played in a controlled mix of             ║ │
│║        style and speed, Comparable to YngwieÆs 1988            ║ │
│║        Odyssey but without the synth. The other members        ║ │
│║        of Loudness all play pretty career-best stuff           ║ │
│║        but Akira Takasaki is really in the spotlight.          ║ │
│║        Who Knows (Time To Time A Stand) also deserves a        ║ │
│║        mention as possibly the most un-even song               ║ │
│║        writing in history, The song features seriously         ║ │
│║        the best chorus Loudness have ever written.             ║ │
│║        Catchy hooks, heavy, great finger gymnastics,           ║ │
│║        melodic guitar-work itÆs pretty much perfect for        ║ │
│║        Loudness standards. But the rest of the song is         ║ │
│║        just so soft and wimpy. ItÆs like the song was          ║ │
│║        made up from leftover un-used riffs and they            ║ │
│║        just put it together anyway. Great lead and             ║ │
│║        backing vocal work, MinoruÆs screaming                  ║ │
│║        emotional, aggressive vocals are so great here,         ║ │
│║        by far his standout performance on the album.           ║ │
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│║        After Lightning Strikes Loudness became too much        ║ │
│║        about media attention releasing fairly hit or           ║ │
│║        miss albums before changing direction and moving        ║ │
│║        away from the traditional metal sound they were         ║ │
│║        founded on. Out of the commercial melodic metal         ║ │
│║        era of Loudness (Æ86 û Æ91) Lightning Strikes is        ║ │
│║        the only album that deserved to really make it          ║ │
│║        commercially, which is pretty much what they            ║ │
│║        strived for.                                            ║ │
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│║        I should also mention Shadows of War and                ║ │
│║        Lightning Strikes are the same album. Apart from        ║ │
│║        the rearranged track-list and one song (Ashes in        ║ │
│║        the Sky) titled differently (Shadows of War).           ║ │
│║        Maybe Lightning Strikes is for the American             ║ │
│║        market and Shadows of War for the Japanese (As          ║ │
│║        was release around a month before Lightning             ║ │
│║        Strikes). Anyway Lightning Strikes has a cover          ║ │
│║        art more fitting to the general feel of the             ║ │
│║        album and I know the track arrangements better.         ║ │
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│║  Release Tracklist  ║                                            │
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│        - CD1                                        [     ]       │
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│     01 - Let It Go                                  [04:15]       │
│     02 - Dark Desire                                [04:20]       │
│     03 - 1000 Eyes                                  [04:36]       │
│     04 - Face To Face                               [03:50]       │
│     05 - Who Knows                                  [04:04]       │
│     06 - Ashes In The Sky                           [06:03]       │
│     07 - Black Star Oblivion                        [03:55]       │
│     08 - Street Life Dream                          [04:30]       │
│     09 - Complication                               [04:03]       │
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│        - CD2                                        [     ]       │
│        -                                            [     ]       │
│     01 - Show Me The Way (Unreleased)               [03:20]       │
│     02 - Let Me Know                                [04:23]       │
│     03 - Evil Laughin┤                              [05:10]       │
│     04 - Bunch Of Jokes                             [04:31]       │
│     05 - Yamachita Tune                             [04:11]       │
│     06 - Complication                               [04:07]       │
│     07 - Night Queen (Unreleased)                   [03:40]       │
│     08 - Speed II                                   [04:01]       │
│     09 - Leave It To Us                             [04:08]       │
│     10 - Mysterious Night                           [04:17]       │
│     11 - Love Is Blind                              [05:08]       │
│     12 - Cha Cha Cha                                [04:28]       │
│     13 - A Man Without Fear                         [03:55]       │
│     14 - Inst                                       [03:29]       │
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│                                      Total Length : [98:24 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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