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-░░+ Blind Guardian - The Forgotten Tales +░░-
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▒░ Source.........: LP ░▒
▒*░ ░░ Label..........: Nuclear Blast ░░ ░*▒
░░▓_ █▒ Cat. No:.......: NB 4329-6 ▒█ _▓░░
|▒ ▓▓ N▒▒ Genre..........: Metal ▒▒N ▓▓ ▒|
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▒▓▒ ▓░+▒ Tracks.........: 20 ▒+░▓ ▒▓▒
░▒░ ▓▓#▓▒ Bitrate........: VBR / 44.1 ▒▓#▓▓ ░▒░
░ ▓▒▒▒░ Playtime.......: 01:16:49 (150.MB) ░▒▒▒▓ ░
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▓██░ ░ Release Date...: 2019-11-17 ░ ░██▓
█▓▒ ▒, Store date.....: 2019-10-04 ,▒ ▒▓█
█ ▒▒ Encoder........: LAME 3.100 -V0 ▒▒ █
▓ ░▓ ▒▒░ URL............: http://blind-guardian.com ░▒▒ ▓░ ▓
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░▒█ ▓▒u░ Track List: ░u▒▓ █▒░
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▒#▒ ░N░█ Disc 1/2 █░N░ ▒#▒
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▒#▒ ░N░█ 1. Mr. Sandman 2:10 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 2. Surfin' USA 2:25 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 3. Bright Eyes 4:23 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 4. Lord Of The Rings 3:56 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 5. The Wizard 3:16 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 6. Spread Your Wings 4:17 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 7. Mordred's Song 5:18 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 8. Black Chamber 1:16 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 9. The Bard's Song (In The Forest) 4:13 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 10. Barbara Ann 1:44 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 11. A Past And A Future Secret 3:47 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 12. To France 4:41 █░N░ ▒#▒
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▒#▒ ░N░█ Disc 2/2 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ -------- █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 1. Theatre Of Pain 4:18 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 2. All The King's Horses 4:10 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 3. Dream A Little Dream 3:22 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 4. Don't Talk To Strangers 4:49 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 5. Beyond The Realms Of Death 7:04 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 6. Halleluljah 3:17 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 7. In A Gadda Da Vida 3:39 █░N░ ▒#▒
▒#▒ ░N░█ 8. You're The Voice 4:44 █░N░ ▒#▒
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▒ ▒▒ ▓▓░ 01:16:49 ░▓▓ ▒▒ ▒
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▒░▓▓▓░░ Description: ░░▓▓▓░▒
▒ 9▓a▓▓ Some tracks are exclusive for this edition. ▓▓a▓9 ▒
* ░ ▒▓░█ There are two sorts of artist compilations available in █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ the musical industry: the first category consists of █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ simple efforts to fleece the musical fan of a █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ particular band or artist by reprinting material on a █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ new disc (perhaps remastered, perhaps not) with new █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ artwork, and shelling it out for an industry standard █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ retail price; and the latter is an actual love letter █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ from an artist, generally a collection of live or demo █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ material, unreleased songs or a gathering of B-sides, █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ which ultimately could save the band some money from █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ having to import rare singles and such. The Forgotten █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Tales falls into the latter camp, as it's mostly a █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ collection of cover songs and alternate versions of █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ previously released tracks. █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ While a few of these tracks are actual gems, I'm going █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ to argue here that most of this release is poppycock; █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ you could skip it entirely and be none the worse for █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ wear. First, Blind Guardian are huge fans of classic █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ rock, as well as the obvious hard rock influences of █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ the 70s that partially inspired their sound. When it █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ comes to their covers of "Mr. Sandman" (The █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Chordettes), "Surfin' USA" (The Beach Boys), and █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ "Barbara Ann/Long Tall Sally (again the Beach Boys), I █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ could really live without. It's not that Blind Guardian █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ sound horrible or awkward performing them, they █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ function as silly curiosities for a single listen, and █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ then become too corny beyond that. You're not going to █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ find some sod queueing up "Mr. Sandman" on his iPoD: █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ "Guys, you've got to hear this shit, it's an amazing █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ and totally unique spin on an old classic!" And if you █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ do know that guy, please end his suffering and do the █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ world a favor. █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Far better are the covers which seem to make a lot more █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ sense. "The Wizard" works because Uriah Heep is a █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ kickass band and undoubtedly a huge influence on the █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Germans. Queen's "Spread Your Wings" fits the band █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ quite well, and this is one of the better covers you █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ will find of those gathered here. But the real surprise █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ is the cover of Mike Oldfield's "To France", given the █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ full lavish Blind Guardian treatment with powerful █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ chords, leads and excellent Hansi vocals. This one was █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ good enough to include with an album (as opposed to █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ "Barbara Ann"). In addition, if you plan on purchasing █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ this compilation, grab the 2007 remaster/re-release █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ because it includes their covers of Judas Priest's █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ "Beyond the Realms of Death" and Dio's "Don't Talk to █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Strangers", the latter of which I enjoy more than the █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ original. █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Also in this collection are a series of alternate █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ versions/takes on some of Blind Guardian's popular █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ tracks. "Bright Eyes" and "Mordred's Song" are given █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ acoustic treatments, and while they pale in comparison █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ to their heavier counterparts, they're decent to play █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ for the girlfriend, who is going to think you're a dork █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ either way for listening to this band unless she's █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ really cool to begin with. "A Past and Future Secret" █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ doesn't really belong here, you've already heard the █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ track in all its glory on Imaginations from the Other █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Side which dropped a week before this. The orchestral █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ takes on "Lord of the Rings" and "Black Chamber" are █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ quite good, and the closing orchestral/instrumental █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ version of "Theatre of Pain" is hands down the best █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ thing you will hear on The Forgotten Tales. █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ So, this release is not quite a fleecing of the band's █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ fans. Although much of the material is reprinted here █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ from the band's singles, you might end up spending less █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ money on The Forgotten Tales than those...though some █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ of them include demo tracks and the like. The only █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ tracks here I found worth my time were the orchestral █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ takes and the covers of Uriah Heep, Queen and Mike █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Oldfield, but I'm not sure that selection qualifies a █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ purchase. If you're the diehard type of power metal █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ n00b whose universe begins and ends with Blind █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Guardian, Dragonforce, Symphony X and HammeFfall, then █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ you probably own this already and do not care. █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Otherwise, weigh the value of having the few worthwhile █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ curiosities before plopping your cash down on it. █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Highlights: Theatre of Pain (orchestral instrumental), █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ Black Chamber (orchestral), Lord of the Rings █░▓▒ ░ *
* ░ ▒▓░█ (orchestral), The Wizard, To France, Spread Your Wings █░▓▒ ░ *
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