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Sat 20 Jun – TW Classic 2009

Recently I visited the latest edition on TW Classic in Werchter. It wasn't really a classic line-up but it turned out to be unforgettable.

The first artist I saw that afternoon was Tom Helsen. He's a Belgium singer, who I got to know through his collaborations with Milow. His music is a cross between Milow and a Dutch band called City to City, which had their moment of fame in 1999 when they scored a number one hit in the Netherlands with The Road Ahead. So not a very special sound a bit like middle of the road music but a nice opener. I missed Motor so I can't tell how they were.

Setlist Tom Helsen:

Sun In Her Eyes
Bring it Home
Change Yourself
Longface
Numbers & Figures
Shades
Night and Day
Easy
Slowly
Home
Out of Something
Every Little Thing
When Marvin Calls

Next in the program was Duffy. She became known to the public through her singles Stepping Stone and Mercy. Her first album Rockferry refers to the sixies, a period Amy Whinehouse like to refers to as well. On the album Duffy sings with a very mature and nice voice, but live she sounds like a thin high pitched girl with a lot of annoying vibrations at the end of every singing line. The only impression left after her performance was the clothing she wore. Since at that time it was turning colder, and she walked around on stage in a short and on high heels.

Setlist Duffy:

Rockferry
Hanging On Too Long
Rain on Your Parade
Serious
Stepping Stone
Cry To Me
Breaking My Own Heart
Warwick Avenue
Stay With Me Baby
Delayed Devotion
Stop
Mercy

My first highlight for the day Keane was the next. Since their first album Hopes and Fears I've been a great fan of the trio from Sussex, who delivers a great sound for a threesome and delivers great singles which become hit after hit. I was hoping for a good setlist including a lot of the singles, and I wasn't dissapointed. To be honest, although I'm a hugh fan of Depeche Mode for over 25 years now, It was the best performance of the day. Every song was brought with great enthusiasm and the band tried to play as much songs in an hour as possible. Although the standard of the performance was very high, there were highlights: Perfect Symmetry, one of my favourites of the last album, Is It Any Wonder? one of the singles from Under the Iron Sea and Under Pressure the Queen / David Bowie song that Keane first performed for the War Child curation concert in 2007. A very positive point towards the band was the great interaction between Tom Chaplin and the crowd.

Setlist Keane:

The Lovers Are Losing
Everybody's Changing
Bend and Break
Spiralling
This Is The Last Time[/track]
You Haven't Told Me Anyything
Is It Any Wonder?
You Don't See Me
Perfect Symmetry
Somewhere Only We Know
Crystal Ball
Under Pressure
Bedshaped

Moby had to do a good job to impress me. I'm not that familiar with his work, except for the singles. Thank god he played some, and also thank god for not playing a set full of dance and house songs. His setlist turned out to be a bit rocky, and although the bass was loud throughout his performance, it was acceptable once you were off the festival ground. I spend the duration of his concert mostly outside the vences where the drinks and food were cheaper. It was a pity because I had prefered Keane standing on the spot having an hour and an half to play their music instead of Moby.

Setlist Moby:

Extreme Ways
In My Heart
Go
Sitboth
Raining Again
Bodyrock
We Are All Made of Stars
Mistake
Porcelain
Pale Horses
Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad
That's When I Reach for My Revolver
Walk With Me
Find My Baby
Natural Blues
Lift Me Up
Feeling So Real

The last band for me was Depeche Mode. This was the band where I bought my ticket for in the first place. When they anounced in October 2008 that Depeche Mode would be the headliner of TW Classic 2009 I had bought my tickets quickly. I was anxious to hear the new album, but I was a bit disappointed about the new songs, certainly because I like the sound and atmosphere of predecessor Playing the Angel a lot, which unfortuantly was only featured with one track: Precious. I already knew that probably five or six songs of the new album would be in the setlist, but well that's just one fourth of the tracks they presented during the nearly two hours they played. Depeche Mode played a decent setlist, with some of my favourite tracks like Home , brought solo by Martin Gore, In Your Room, Enjoy the Silence and Stripped, and tracks going back to halfway the eigthies. But what I missed, and witnessed during earlier tours in the eighties and nineties, was the interaction with the audience. Dave Gahan used to stir up the crowd, but now he was more interacting with the band than with the audience. Now and then they tried to do some audience anticipation time, like during Never Let Me Down, when the audience waved their hands from left to right. I remember the old days when a concert of Depeche Mode was More Than a Party (a track they should bring back in the setlist btw). Still the acoustic evening closer Waiting for the Night gave me the creeps and completely satisfied I returned to Leuven and sat down on the terrace of one of the pubs, where while drinking some La Chouffe beers, I relived the concerts of Keane and Depeche Mode, and felt really satisfied.

Setlist Depeche Mode:

In Chains
Wrong
Hole To Feed
Walking in My Shoes
It's No Good
A Question of Time
Precious
Fly On The Windscreen
Little Soul
Home
Come Back
Peace
In Your Room
I Feel You
Policy of Truth
Enjoy the Silence
Never Let Me Down Again

Encore #1
Stripped
Master and Servant
Strangelove

Encore #2
Personal Jesus
Waiting for the Night(Bare Version)

This is a couple of old live-reviews that I found on my computer. They are all written during 2007. I haven't really read them through, so I don't really remember what they say and if they are worth posting here at all. Actually I think that they're quite badly written. I wasn't that old back then, haha. But it feels good to have everything here on last.fm, so I'll post them anyway. They are all in swedish though..


Iced Earth - Tyrol, Gröna Lund - 25/9-07
Vi missade första förbandet, Turisas, på Iced Earth-konserten för att de hade tidigarelagt allt. Det var lite synd. Jag hann se den sista medlemmen gå av scenen iallafall... Annihilator var riktigt bra, bättre än på skiva tycker jag nästan, och de imponerade med ovanligt bra körsånger. Iced Earth var sjukt bra! Jag har aldrig hört de gamla låtarna med den nya sångaren men han imponerade rejält och nu är jag nästan osäker på om Barlow verkligen är bättre än Owens... De var riktigt bra iallfall. Låtarna de körde var:

01. Overture
02. Something Wicked (Part 1)
03. Invasion
04. Motivation of Man
05. Setian Massacre
---. Violate
---. Vengeance Is Mine
---. Declaration Day
---. The Hunter
---. Dracula
---. Stormrider
---. Burning Times
---. Ten Thousand Strong
---. A Charge To Keep
---. Hold At All Costs (halva)
---. High Water Mark
17. Melancholy (Holy Martyr)
18. My Own Savior
19. Iced Earth (skriket i mitten alltså... riktigt bra!)

De onumrerade är jag osäker på ordningen men har försökt komma ihåg så mycket som möjligt i alla fall. Jag glömde att ta med mig iPoden och orkade inte skriva upp låtarna. Bra setlist var det hur som helst men det var ändå några låtar de missade. Till exempel:
- Angels Holocaust
- Dante's Inferno
- Watching Over Me
- Pure Evil m.fl...

Men de kan ju inte köra alla... De lyckades iallafall pricka av nästan alla album, alla förutom Burnt Offerings, det var ganska synd. Jag tycker att de borde försöka få med någon låt från varje album på alla spelningar. De kunde ha spelat antingen Dante's Inferno, Burnt Offerings eller Diary från det albumet.


Sonata Arctica - Stockholm, Fryshuset - 31/9-07
Vi kom dit precis när insläppet började och då var kön redan hur lång som helst. Men vi ställde oss sist och tog oss sakta framåt. Efter ett tag gick vår kö ihop med en annan kö och vi upptäckte att det fanns två stycken och att vi hade ställt oss i den segare av dem men det gick ju bra ändå. Vi hamnade precis bredvid Sara, Jennifer och Hanna som hade stått i den andra kön. Det var lite lustigt, men trevligt.

När vi väl kom in i hallen hade Ride the Sky redan börjat spela så vi missade några låtar med dem. Det var inte lika synd som när vi missade Turisas på Iced Earth-konserten för de var inte riktigt något höjdarband, men ganska mysiga var de ändå. Efter dem äntrade Epica scenen och de var riktigt bra, enligt mig iallfall. Det enda som var lite tråkigt var att sångerskan Simone inte riktigt vågade sjunga ut ordentligt...

Efter en stunds väntan och trängsel för att ta sig närmare scenen kom Sonata Arctica. De körde igång ordentligt och hade bra närvaro på scenen. Setlisten var som följer:

01. Intro / In Black and White
02. Paid in Full
03. Victoria's Secret
04. Broken
05. 8th Commandment
06. Tallulah
07. FullMoon
08. Caleb
09. Black Sheep
10. It Won't Fade
11. Gravenimage
12. San Sebastian
13. We Will Rock You (med publiken som instrument)
14. My Land
15. Don't Say a Word
16. The Cage
17. Vodkaa (Hava Nagila)
18. Någon minut ur en finsk låt som jag inte vet vilken det var...

På denna konsert hade jag med mig min iPod och kunde därför lägga in alla låtarna direkt i en On-The-Go-lista. På Black Sheep körde de live-versen i början: "We're not Iron Maiden and we're not from England, we are Sonata and we come from Finland" och den är mysig. Bra låtval men de missade några av mina favoriter ändå. Till exempel:
- The End of This Chapter
- Wolf & Raven
- The Power of One
- Last Drop Falls m.fl.

De fick i alla fall med minst en låt från varje album, det var bra. Det var riktigt mycket folk på Sonata Arctica jämfört med på Iced Earth och de hade en betydligt större lokal också. Arenan på Fryshuset jämfört med Tyrol på Gröna Lund. Men jag kan ändå inte säga vilka som var bättre av dem. Iced Earth kändes mer personligt på något sätt för att lokalen var så liten. På Sonata var man bara "publiken".


Nightwish - Umeå, SkyCom Arena - 5/12-07
Förbandet Indica var väl lite sådär. Fem tjejer som såg ut som älvor och spelade lite rockig pop typ. Alltså det var inte dåligt men inget riktigt bra förband tycker jag. Förband ska vara mer uppeppande och inte ha femtio procent lugna låtar.

Nightwish däremot var sjukt bra! Nästan bättre än jag hade förväntat mig faktiskt. De körde inte så många gamla låtar, troligtvis på grund av att den nya sångerskan, Anette, inte riktigt klarar av dem på samma sätt som Tarja. Men av de få gamla låtar de körde, det vill säga fem stycken, gjorde hon riktigt bra ifrån sig. Om jag inte minns helt fel så såg setlisten ut typ såhär:

01. Bye Bye Beautiful
02. Cadence of Her Last Breath
03. Dark Chest of Wonders
04. Ever Dream
05. Whoever Brings the Night
06. Amaranth
07. The Islander
08. Poet and the pendulum
09. Sahara
10. Nemo
11. 7 Days to the Wolves
12. Wishmaster
13. Wish I Had an Angel

Det var alltså bara fem av tretton låtar från gamla album. Åtta av tretton från det senaste. Men de låtarna är ju sjukt bra också så det gjorde ingenting. Men de hade gärna fått spela en timme till faktiskt. De fick i och för sig med de viktigaste av de gamla låtarna, alltså Dark Chest of Wonders, Nemo och Wish I Had an Angel. Jag kommer ihåg hur jag efter näst sista låten tänkte att bara de spelar antingen Wish I Had an Angel eller The Kinslayer som sista låt så skulle jag vara väldigt nöjd. Och sen uppfylldes min önskan så jag kunde gå därifrån mätt och belåten. Poet and the pendulum var också riktigt sjukt härlig live, bara så att alla vet. Det var garanterat värt 350 kr, att stå ute i kylan och frysa en timme och att stå på den kalla isen i hallen och frysa fötterna av sig under första halvan av konserten. Helt enkelt så ägde det!


Sonata Arctica - Haparanda, Aspen Urheiluhalli - 26/12-07
Såg Sonata Arctica ikväll på idrottshallen Aspen i Haparanda. De var som förra gången riktigt bra. Jag kom dit cirka en timme innan de skulle börja spela. Insläppet började 18.00 och den planerade starttiden var 19.00. Den blev dock en aning försenad. Under den första timmen gick jag bara runt i den stora lokalen och kikade lite, samt köpte en ny hoodie. En Unia-ziphoodie fick det bli den här gången. Jag visste fortfarande inte om det skulle vara något förband eller inte, men jag anade att det inte skulle vara det. När de skulle börja spela stod jag framme vid folkmassan, men då sa de något i högtalarna och jag lyckades urskilja ordet "kahdeksan" som betyder åtta och förstod då att konserten var försenad en timme. Jag förstod då också att det inte skulle vara något förband, som faktiskt var lite tråkigt, så jag satte mig på golvet och hade Brick-tävling med Jocke på iPoden.

När klockan slog 20.00 såg man bandmedlemmarna gå ner från sitt rum och alla började såklart att skrika. De började med ett nytt intro som jag inte hade hört tidigare och klev sen in på scenen och fortsatte med en liknande setlist som den på Europa-turnén. Här följer hela setlisten:

01. Intro / In Black and White
02. Paid in Full
03. Victoria's Secret
04. Broken
05. San Sebastian
06. Tallulah
07. FullMoon
08. Caleb
09. Under Your Tree
10. Black Sheep
11. It Won't Fade
12. Gravenimage
13. We Will Rock You (Queen cover, med publiken som instrument, som förra gången)
14. The Worlds Forgotten, The Words Forbidden
15. The Cage
16. 8th Commandment
17. Don't Say a Word
18. Vodkaa (Hava Nagila)
19. En snutt från någon finsk låt som jag inte vet vilken det är (Samma som förra gången)

De ändringar som har skett från Europa-turnén är alltså att de har tagit bort "My Land" men lagt till "Under Your Tree" och "The Worlds Forgotten, The Words Forbidden". Samt att de flyttade på några låtar hit och dit. Jag tycker fortfarande att de borde ha kört "The End of This Chapter", "Wolf & Raven" och "The Power of One" men det var grymt ändå! Tycker de bästa låtarna denna gång var "Black Sheep", "The Cage" och "Don't Say a Word". De hade även lagt in ett extra litet "Solo Battle" i "Black Sheep". Det var också härligt att lyssna på.

En till sak jag märkte var att Marko var där den här gången. Jag har för mig att han var borta förra gången. Nu är han hur som helst tillbaka! Sen tyckte jag när jag kom dit först att det var en väldigt stor lokal och trodde inte att den ens skulle bli halvfull. Lokalen var mycket större än den i Stockholm, som var slutsåld på 1400 personer. Jag vet inte hur många det var i Haparanda men det skulle inte förvåna mig om det var fler än i Stockholm för lokalen blev faktiskt nästan fylld. Det var hur som helst mycket folk!

Ytterligare en sak som var ganska rolig var att Tony inte kunde bestämma sig för vilket språk han skulle prata. Eftersom det var en spelning på deras Finland-turné och biljetterna bara gick att köpa i Finland eller på plats så borde han ju ha pratat finska. Men själva konserten ägde ju rum på svensk mark så det var ändå ett antal svenskar där också. Så han frågade i början, på engelska, hur många som bara kunde finska och hur många som bara kunde svenska. Det var betydligt fler som bara kunde finska men eftersom den svenska skaran ändå fanns där så bestämde han sig för att blanda finska och engelska vilt när han pratade under konserten. Oftast sa han sakerna först på finska och sen förklarade snabbt på engelska efteråt. We Will Rock You-leken var som tur var helt på engelska. Till sist måste jag bara nämna att jag fortfarande tycker att Tony Kakko och Thomas Di Leva är ganska lika varandra. Det är ganska kul!

Frei nach dem Motto “i let you be my eyes”, das Sänger Jonathon Christopher Newby schon im Refrain von “You Never Know” andeutet, zieht sich der rote Faden durch The Philosophy Of Velocity: Ein-, sowohl als auch ausgeleitet wird sie von der blühenden Fantasie der sechs Artisten aus Indiana.

Da wäre der Protagonist, den man auch auf dem Cover der CD erkennen kann, der in altertümlicher Schreibmaschinenästhetik einen Brief schreibt – im Namen der Musik. Denn jeder Buchstabe, der das Blatt erreicht wird schleichend in Töne transformiert. Töne, die progressive Ansätze verraten. Töne, die zwar beim ersten Hören plätschernd wirken, aber den Hörer danach über alle Wolken wegtragen können. Lyrisch bezaubernd und stimmlich absolut unkonventionell kommen Brazil aus dem tiefsten Untergrund und setzen Akzente – nicht zuletzt nur durch das recht ungewöhnlich eingesetzte Klavier, das ausnahmsweise absolut keinen Lückenfüller für peinlich entstandene Freiflächen darstellt. Selbst ein zerbrechliches Glöckchenklingen wertet ihre Musik auf.

Der Kenner bezeichnet diese Band ganz gern als “At the Drive-In der Neuzeit“ – und so größenwahnsinnig das auch klingen mag, BRAZIL werden diesem Image mit einem Fingerschnippen gerecht. Mit “Au Revoir, Mr Mercury” legen sie ein Queen-Tribute dar, von dem andere Bands nur träumen können: Trotz Chören, die nicht wenig an “Bohemian Rhapsody” erinnern und aufgegriffenen Songstrukturen der Helden um den verstorbenen Freddie Mercury, macht sich die Band kaum zu einer aufgesetzten Kopie derer, sondern eignet sich erfolgreich Züge der Rockband an und präsentiert sich damit erwachsener denn je – und das sieht man ihnen sogar äußerlich an. Zu Zeiten des nicht minder schlechteren Vorgängers A Hostage And The Meaning Of Life blieb uns Jonathon noch mit Zahnspange in Erinnerung und heute schon beweist er uns, dass The Philosophy Of Velocity mehr ist als ein fantastisches Album, das abwechslungsreicher kaum sein könnte – es ist der hochemotionale Reifeprozess einer atmosphärischen und kraftvollen Band aus dem kleinen Indiana. Und auch Übersee werden sie mit diesem Werk wohl endlich ergreifen.

# 29950: Vegas Two Times (Stereophonics)
So it started with the immigration information bore
You gotta know
Gambling floor, then to the
S T U D I O 54
You gotta go

Now we're leaving L A S Vegas two times
Crazy horse too spent us dry
Vietnam vet taxi ride
L A S Vegas

So parted at the ground floor, front door, car hire room for four
We gotta go
Rambling slow then to the LA marquis all the imitation folk
We gotta go.

Now we're leaving L A S Vegas two times
Crazy horse too spent us dry
Vietnam vet taxi ride
L A S Vegas

Leave

Now we're leaving L A S Vegas two times
Crazy horse too spent us dry
Vietnam vet taxi ride

Come again we'll make you fly
Vietnam vet taxi ride
Crazy horse too spent us dry
L A S Vegas two times

50. Back in Black (AC/DC)
That's kept me hanging about
I've been looking at the sky
'Cause it's gettin' me high
Forget the hearse 'cause I never die
I got nine lives
Cat's eyes
Abusin' every one of them and running wild

49. Come Into My World (Kylie Minogue)
Come, come, come into my world
Won't you lift me up, up, high upon your love

48. Next to You (The Police)
I've had a thousand girls or maybe more,
But I've never felt like this before.
But I just don't know
what's come over me,
You took me over, take a look at me.
What can I do,
All I want is to be next to you.

47. Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) (Kanye West ft. Nas, KRS-One & Rakim)
How many y'all got criminal minded you you you y'all don't be blinded
Me I got no jewels on my neck, why, I don't need 'em I got your respect

46. Jizz in My Pants (The Lonely Island)
And now I jizz in my pants
Don't tell your friends or I'll say you're a slut
Plus it's your fault
You were rubbing my butt
I'm very sensitive
Some would say thats a plus
Now I'll go home and change

45. Hasta que no salga el Sol (Los Telebolitos)
Si me desespero no me cambies la razón
por momentos no hay control
y si mis palabras hacen parte del pasado
no te puedo dejar ir
hasta que no salga el sol

44. Long Way Around (Eagle-Eye Cherry)
I'm not afraid of pride
When it's for the right side
Don't betray what I believe in
Stand where you want to stand
And I'll believe when I can
'Cause I'm telling you now
I been where you're living in

43. Feel Good Time (P!nk)
we know how to pray,
party everyday,
make our desolation look plain

riding in a rut,
till the powers cut,
we don't even have a good name

sleeping in the church,
riding in the dirt,
put a banner over my grave

Make a body work,
make a begger hurt,
sell me something big and untamed

42. Chaco (Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas)
Mis piernas son hierbas que sirven de enlace
pretendo atraparte y reírme en tu viaje
noche chaqueña luna plateada
lo nuestro se encuentra en una llamarada

41. Satin Summer Nights (Paul Simon)
I think we got something to talk about.
You're a coolie from the turf.
That's cool, but you don't get no respect around
Here unless you belong to a bopping gang...
I mean, you either belong or you get hurt.
Or you could buy some protection from me.

40. Big Bang Theory Theme (Barenaked Ladies)
Our whole universe was in a hot dense state,
Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait...
The Earth began to cool,
The autotrophs began to drool,
Neanderthals developed tools,
We built a wall (we built the pyramids),
Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries,
That all started with the big bang!

39. Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) (The Moody Blues)
Something, calls to me,
The trees are drawing me near,
I've got to find out why
Those gentle voices I hear
Explain it all with a sigh.

38. Angela (Saïan Supa Crew)
trop "chichi", trop "hein hein"
Angela me "tchip", à peur du "hin hin"

37. New Shoes (Paolo Nutini)
Take me wandering through these streets,
Where bright lights and angels meet,
Stone to stone they take me on,
I'm walking to the break of dawn.

36. 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton)
Workin’ 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin’
Barely gettin’ by
It’s all takin’
And no givin’
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It’s enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it

35. Cocaine Blues (Johnny Cash)
Early one morning while makin' the rounds,
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down,
I went right home and I went to bed,
I stuck that lovin' .44 beneath my head.

34. Ray of Light (Madonna)
Zephyr in the sky at night I wonder
Do my tears of mourning sink beneath the sun
She's got herself a universe gone quickly
For the call of thunder threatens everyone

33. Real Sugar (Roxette)
Right in the front door I recognized the perfume
The scent was perfect in the dusk by the moon
There must be many ways to ask her to my room
Why didn't I dare?

32. Simply Irresistible (Robert Palmer)
How can it be permissible
She compromise my principle, yeah yeah
That kind of love is mythical
She’s anything but typical

31. Carnival Girl (Texas)
I watch the laughter in your eyes
I see the wrinkles change in size
Yeah, time has left you now
Lovers may have tried to be
everything that's strange in me
oh much deeper now, much deeper now

30. American Terrorist (Lupe Fiasco)
Close your mind
close your eyes
see with your heart
how do you forgive the murderer of your father?
the ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr

29. L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever) (Kasabian)
I'm on it, get on it
The troops are on fire!
You know I need it, much closer
I'm trading just a little more
Step on it, electronic
The troops are on fire!
I'm much deeper, a sleeper
Messiah for the animals

28. You Can't Stop The Beat (hairspray)
You can't stop my happiness
Cause I like the way I am
And you just can't stop my knife and fork
When I see a christmas ham
so if you don't like the way I look
Well, I just don't give a damn!

Cause the world keeps spinning
Round and 'round
And my heart's keeping time
To the speed of sound
I was lost till I heard the drums
Then I found my way
'Cause you cant stop the beat

27. I Follow You (Amadou & Mariam)
When you go to East, baby, I follow you.
When you go to West, baby, I follow you.
When you go to North, baby, I follow you.
When you go to South, baby, I follow you.

I think of you every day, every night.
I think of you every time, everywhere.

Baby, don't let me down.
Baby, I follow you.
Baby, I stand by you.
I am crazy for you.

26. I Want More (Faithless)
Hills to climb, sights to see, seas to cross
Friends to make, hands to shake, the world is yours
Foods to taste, sounds to hear, love to feel
Seeds to sew, things to know, fish to reel
Space to quiz, stones to lift, life's a gift

25. Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull)
He hears the silence howling
Catches angels as they fall.
And the all time winner
Has got him by the balls.
He picks up Gideon's Bible
Open at page one.
I think God, he stole the handle
And the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down.

24. Alright (Supergrass)
Are we like you?
I can't be sure
Of the scene, as she turns
We are strange in our worlds

23. Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams)
Hell is gone and heaven's here
There's nothing left for you to fear
Shake your ass come over here
Now scream

22. My Doorbell (The White Stripes)
Now you got me waitin' in pain,
But how come it's so easy to you?
You don't strike me as the type to be careless,
But your words seem so obtuse.
But then again, I know you feel guilty,
And you tell me you want me again.
But I don't need any of your pity,
I got plenty of my own friends,
They're all above me.

21. Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley)
We've known each other for so long
Your heart's been aching, but
You're too shy to say it
Inside we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it

20. Black Is Back (Public Enemy)
If we can't reach em
Damn can't teach em
Somebody hatin'
Cause we gots the information
Do this once a moon
Like an eclipse
So back to them politics
Off my lips
Tell the scurred beware of them ghetto tricks
Tell the government
Please stay off my dick
The criss whatever I never sip
Keep the whole damn bottle
I don't even trip

19. 99 Problems (Jay-Z)
I'm like, fuck critics; you can kiss my whole asshole
If you don't like my lyrics, you can press fast forward
Got beef with radio if I don't play they show
They don't play my hits; well, I don't give a shit, so
Rap mags try and use my black ass
So advertisers can give 'em more cash for ads, fuckers
I don't know what you take me as
Or understand the intelligence that Jay-Z has
I'm from rags to riches, niggas; I ain't dumb
I got 99 problems, but a bitch ain't one; hit me

18. Boa sorte (Vanessa da Mata)
É só isso
Não tem mais jeito
Acabou, boa sorte!

Não tenho o que dizer
São só palavras
E o que eu sinto
Não mudará

Tudo o que quer me dar
É demais
É pesado
Não há paz

Tudo o que quer de mim
Irreais
Expectativas
Desleais

17. That's Not My Name (The Ting Tings)
I miss the catch if they throw me the ball
I'm the last chick standing up against the wall
Keep falling, these heels that keep me boring
Getting clamped up and sitting on the fence now
So alone all the time and I lock myself away
Listen to me, oh no
Though I'm dressed up out 'n all
With everything considered they forget my name

16. Sin Gamulán (Nicole)
Me habrás dejado,
resulta extraño,
porque a mi lado
no has estado jamás

15. Iron Lion Zion (Bob Marley)
I'm on the run but I ain't got no gun
See they want to be the star
So they fighting tribal war
And they saying Iron like a Lion in Zion
Iron like a Lion in Zion,
Iron Lion Zion

14. Foundations (Kate Nash)
Your face is pasty
'Cause you've gone and got so wasted
What a surprise
Don't want to look at your face
'Cause it's making me sick
You've gone and got sick on my trainers
I only got these yesterday
Oh my gosh, I cannot be bothered with this
Well I'll leave you there 'til the morning
And I purposely won't turn the heating on
And dear God, I hope I'm not stuck with this one

13. Brooklyn (Mos Def)
Place where I rest is on my born day
Bust it, sometimes I sit back and just reflect
Watch the world go by and my thought connect
I think about the time past and the time to come

Reminesce on Bed-Stuy when I was pride and young
I used to try and come, to the neighborhood function
Throw on my Izod, say a little something

12. [track artist=Elton John]]The Bitch is Back[/track] (Elton John)
I'm a bitch, I'm a bitch
Oh the bitch is back
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact
I can bitch, I can bitch
'Cause I'm better than you
It's the way that I move
The things that I do

11. Freetime (Kenna)
Unlike the sun that shines through a crimson sky,
I have built these walls so you can't get by,
And its alright, tonight, tonight, its alright.

10. Rain on Your Parade (Duffy)
I pity the fools who bathe in you
'Cause I know someday now, they'll see your colours too.
And if you see a smile, besides my face, no I'm doing good.
Since you've been erased.

'Cause I know in time you'll see what you did to me
And you'll come running back.

I'm gonna rain on your parade.
No, I won't take it again.
And I'll keep raining, raining, raining over you.

9. Tom Sawyer (Rush)
Though his mind is not for rent
Don't put him down as arrogant
His reserve, a quiet defence
Riding out the day's events

8. Lost+ (Coldplay)
You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesn't mean you've won
'Cause along may come
A bigger one

And you'll be lost!
Every river that you tried to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Oh and I'm just waiting 'til the firing's stops
Oh and I'm just waiting 'til the shine wears off

7. Innuendo (Queen)
You can be anything you want to be
Just turn yourself into anything you think that you could ever be
Be free with your tempo be free be free
Surrender your ego - be free be free to yourself

6. Heads Will Roll (Marion Raven)
There's a look in your eyes, am I the one you dread?
You make me wonder what's going on inside your head
(Inside your head)
You lie and you slither like a cold-blooded snake
I'll make you pay for your big mistake

5. J'ai Jamais Dit (Axelle Red)
mais qui pourrait accepter
j'aimerai trouver le premier
et qui pourrait ne pas craquer
celui qui sait j'voudrai qu'il vienne m'aider

4. The Fear (Lily Allen)
Forget about guns and forget ammunition
'Cause I'm killing them all on my own little mission
Now I'm not a saint, but I'm not a sinner
And everything's cool as long as I'm getting thinner

3. Florida (Modest Mouse)
I stood on my heart supports thinkin'
"Oh my God, I'll probably have to carry this whole load."
I couldn't remember if I tried
I couldn't remember if I took my brain out, threw it so directly at the goal

2. One Night (Travis)
Lying beside you as cold as a statue your hands are still warm
Trying to wake you as daylight it breaks through the eye of the storm
So you can tell everybody
Everybody who comes
You can tell everybody
But the damage is done
The new day's begun

One night
Can change everything in your life
One night
Can make everything alright
One night
Can turn all your colours to white
One night
It's easier said than done

Track # 30000: The Bartender And The Thief (Stereophonics)
When you think about it
He's watching every word you say, yeah
Say yeah
And when he's sussed you out
He calls her up and out she comes and hustles
Us
Long digging
Gone fishing
Love drinking

The bartender and the thief are lovers
Steal what they need like sisters and brothers
Met in a church a night to remember
Robbing the graves of bodies dismembered

He watched the lesbian talk
She kissed and groped but mostly talked in lust
Crushed
He couldn't make the call
His eyes were gripped on licking tongues
Enough's enough
Failed for once

Long digging
Gone fishing
Love drinking

The bartender and the thief are lovers
Steal what they need like sisters and brothers
Met in a church a night to remember
Robbing the graves of bodies dismembered

Long digging
Gone fishing
Love drinking

The bartender and the thief are lovers
Steal what they need like sisters and brothers
Met in a church a night to remember
Robbing the graves of bodies dismembered

Saved what they stole to meet at the altar
Place where they first set eyes on each other
Flew to the sun to start life all over
Set up a bar and robbed all the locals

1. How did you get into 29? (Vixen)
My dad was really into glam metal when I was little. I just remember that I was really impressed that Vixen were a band with females that could make some kick ass songs.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (Echo & The Bunnymen)
Seven Seas

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? (Gastunk)
I don't really have one since I don't understand Japanese that well.

4. How did you get into 49? (Berlin)
I don't really remember. It might have been due to my interest in '80s music.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (Chicago)
Two, both on vinyl.

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (The Damned)
Generals

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (David Bowie)
Nope.

8. What is your favorite song by 15? (Hanoi Rocks)
There's too many to count. Umm...it probably would be Cafe Avenue.

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (Aura)
Since I listen to the Japanese band and none of the other "Aura"s, it's JUST A FRIEND...?.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Kamaitachi)
I Love You

11. What is the worst song by 40? (The Runaways)
I didn't care much for their last album...so it would be a song off of that release.

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (Loudness)
Heavier Than Hell

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Ladies Room)
The were the first Japanese rock band I got into. I actually was scared of the bassist (George) since the first picture of the group I saw had him wearing ass-less pants.

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (Sweet)
Love is Like Oxygen

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (The Doors)
Nope

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (Strawberry Fields)
Not really.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Blondie)
Heart of Glass

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (The Clash)
The chorus of London Calling.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (BY-SEXUAL)
Den~!

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (Slade)
Be

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (かまいたち)
-

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (L.A. Guns)
I just got into them recently, so I really don't have a favorite song yet. I find Down in the City extremely catchy, though.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Pt.)
Don't remember.

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (Cinderella)
I love all of their albums, so I don't have a favorite.

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Cheap Trick)
Surrender

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Decameron)
The song off of the Free-Will Anniversary 1993 album.

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (KISS)
Revenge

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (ABBA)
Dreamworld!

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Poison)
Nothin' but a Good Time

30. What is your favorite song by 8? (Queen)
I Was Born to Love You

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Heart)
0

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (Deep Purple)
Highway Star

33. How did you get into 12? (Mötley Crüe)
My dad was a fan.

34. What is the worst song by 45? (Joan Jett)
I dunno.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Prince)
1999

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? Aerosmith
Don't remember...but I guess it would have been off of Big Ones

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Camera Obscura)
Never, but I want to.

38. What is your favorite song by 36? (Boston)
More Than a Feeling

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Blue Öyster Cult)
Don't remember.

40. What is you favorite album by 7? (Electric Light Orchestra)
I guess a greatest hits album.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (The Monkees)
Daydream Believer

42. What is your favorite album by 41? (Meat Loaf)
His first one, since my dad and sister used to play that album a lot.

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Cyndi Lauper)
She Bop

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (Van Halen)
When I was little, I remember my mother taking my sister to a train station. The whole way there, Van Halen's 1984 was playing in the car. I was really sad that my sister was going away, but I cheered up when Jump started to play.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (Whitesnake)
Here I Go Again

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Three Dog Night)
Eli's Coming

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (Color)
Gekitotsu!!

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? (Quiet Riot)
O.o; I don't have one.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (Europe)
The Final Coundown

50. What is your favorite song by 20? (Guns N' Roses)
Sweet Child o' Mine

This journal section looked so empty so I decided to do this and put it here.

1. How did you get into 29? (Rihanna)
Too many hits

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (David Bowie)
Hard to say but Lady Stardust was the first I downloaded

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? (Green Day)
Probably some lyric from American Idiot or Wake Me Up When September Ends

4. How did you get into 49? (Linkin Park)
Too many hits

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (Radiohead)
One, In Rainbows

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (Robbie Williams)
Angels

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (Mika)
Nope, happy artist - happy songs

8. What is your favorite song by 15? (Bob Dylan)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (ABBA)
So many great songs from them but right now my favourite is The Name of the Game

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Queen)
Killer Queen

11. What is the worst song by 40? (The Mamas & The Papas)
I don't know all their songs so I can't say

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (Bee Gees)
How Deep Is Your Love

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Led Zeppelin)
None

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (M.I.A.)
Paper Planes of course

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (The Rolling Songs)
She's a Rainbow

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
No

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Michael Jackson)
Hard to say but Billie Jean was the first I downloaded

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (Kylie Minogue)
That French part in Your Disco Needs You

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (The Beatles)
George Harrison or Paul McCartney. I can't decide!

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (The Killers)
Read My Mind

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (Keane)
No good or bad memories

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (Duffy)
Rockferry

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (The Chemical Brothers)
Hey Boy Hey Girl

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (U2)
I don't actually have any full albums by U2 so I can't say

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Britney Spears)
Me Against the Music

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Sugababes)
Round Round

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (Madonna)
Confessions on a Dance Floor

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (Coldplay)
I can't say one so I say many: Clocks, Viva la Vida, Life in Technicolor ii, Speed of Sound, The Scientist

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Simon & Garfunkel)
Mrs. Robinson

30. What is your favorite song by 8? (Arctic Monkeys)
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (The Clash)
Oh, I'm too young

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (The Kinks)
You Really Got Me

33. How did you get into 12? (Muse)
When I heard Supermassive Black Hole for the first time

34. What is the worst song by 45? (Daft Punk)
Too Long because it's too long :D

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Gwen Stefani)
If we don't count No Doubt's songs then the first one is What You Waiting For?

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? (Beyoncé)
If we don't count Destiny's Child's songs then the first one is Crazy in Love

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Scissor Sisters)
Never

38. What is your favorite song by 36? (John Lennon)
If we don't count Beatles' songs then probably Imagine

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Pink Floyd)
Another Brick in the Wall part 2

40. What is you favorite album by 7? (Elvis Presley)
Any greatest hits collection from him

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (The Who)
No because all songs remind about CSI's

42. What is your favorite album by 41? (Justin Timberlake)
FutureSex/LoveSounds

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Disney)
Prince Ali from aladdin

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (Björk)
When I listened All Is Full of Love in the middle of the Norwegian mountains. Great moment.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (Kanye West)
Diamonds from Sierra Leone is very good

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
Three Little Birds

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (The Beach Boys)
Pet Sounds

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Anthony Kiedis, the singer

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (Nirvana)
Probably Smells Like Teen Spirit

50. What is your favorite song by 20? (Nelly Furtado)
All Good Things (Come to an End) - like this journal entry!

(Previous NWoBHM Band of the Week)


Let's start with a music video and see if you reach the same first impression as I did, this is Saracen - Love On Sight:


If one of your first thoughts was "Poor man's Queen", you reached a similar first impression to mine. The above was one of three very similar music videos arranged by Neat records circa 1985, admittedly it's probably the softest of the three, and neither my favourite nor least favourite of those three, but let us now turn to the chronological beginning:

Apparently there are two bands from the UK called Saracen. I will only be looking at the better known one of the two.

Saracen, according to metal-archives.com (reference), formed in 1976 in Derbyshire as Lammergier, changing their name in 1980 to Saracen.

The band's recorded career kicked off with a single for Nucleus called No More Lonely Nights (youtube) b/w Rock Of Ages. On the basis of said single, it is hard to see how the band were saddled with the tag of heavy metal in the first place. While it may be the case that some aggression could have been toned down in the studio in comparison to live gigs, Saracen were one of the few nwobhm associated bands to employ a keyboard, and there is heavy reliance on it as it dominates the sound, beckoning more comparison with new wave pop or the radio friendly hard rock of Queen than most supposed contemporaries. Even fellow keyboard utilisers White Spirit and Praying Mantis both sound much more aggressive than No More Lonely Nights, or at least they did around this time. Further, Steve Bettney's vocals lack the youthful, aggressive, frustrated, punk-influenced edge of contemporaries regarded recently in the series such as Avenger, Tank and Sledgehammer, instead, again prompting a Queen comparison as some distinctive Freddie Mercury-isms emerge briefly and often, seemingly teasing at a possible segue into Radio Ga Ga (despite the fact it wouldn't be released for another three years).

The b-side on the other hand, Rock of Ages, bears a closer resemblance to some contemporaries. Saracen here show a more up tempo side with a rhythm section that pound out a up-tempo shuffle rhythm beat most of the way through, making for easy comparison with the majority of the 70s glam scene (which relied heavily upon shuffle rhythm) and here we have a comparison to suggest that Saracen might be leaning more toward the harder, almost metal, side of rock than the poppier style heard on the a-side. Undoubtedly though, what stands out as the most metal thing here is the slightly pirate-like, Emerald-like, jig-like guitar line that comes up a few times and is arranged in triplets (courtesy of guitarist Robert Bendelow). Vocally here I may be more inclined to draw comparison to Kiss or Paul Rogers than Freddie Mercury, it's slightly more aggressive here but still firmly toward the melodic end of the nwobhm spectrum of vocalists.

Later that year both sides of the single would feature on the band's debut album Heroes, Saints & Fools (reviewed here by Deathriderdoom). You may be glad to learn that four of the album's five tracks that weren't on the single clock in over six minutes and showcase a very different sound to the single.

Opener Crusader sounds to me like a track from Sin After Sin or Stained Class complete with some much more Halford sounding vocals than the two sides of the single. At 6:20 I'm obviously thinking of some of the longer Priest tracks like, for example Let Us Prey/Call For The Priest. Though I use Rob Halford as a comparison for vocalists far too often, I feel the comparison is extremely relevant here. Unlike some later imitators and exaggerators, and even later performances by Halford himself, Bettney captures much of the emotion and timbre of Halford's performances from 3-4 years previously at times becoming difficult to differentiate from the real thing. Despite the ever-present keyboard a Judas Priest similarity carries through the other mini-epics like Horsemen Of The Apocalypse and Ready To Fly. Vocally, the Halford comparison wanes a little on Horsemen..., but there's some very good guitar work there keeping Priest in mind through the majority of the song but also invoking some comparison to later (then yet to be recorded) Iron Maiden tracks. The keys surface for a lot of Horseme's duration, sounding mainly Keith Emerson and Tony Banks influenced in tone, though keyboardist Richard Lowe displays far greater restraint than Emerson, sticking mainly to just playing one theme when cued. Ready to Fly sounds to me firmly Priest inspired during the verses, while the organ backed extended guitar solo is more in line with Deep Purple.

The title track completely stumps me. The words 'rock opera' spring to mind. We're not just talking about long metal songs anymore, the line to prog influence has most definitely been crossed. It's hard to pin down a single band who couldn't be named as a possible influence on the song. It sounds like it could have been written today, while it was obviously recorded in the 80s. There's perhaps a bit more Yes in the instrumental parts here than some other acts and, certainly than the other songs on the album. It brings to mind the rock operas of Ayreon and The Who, while obviously preceding Ayreon by nearly two decades and not displaying an overtly obvious debt to anything pre-1970. I wish there was a youtube link for this one because I'm not sure anyone reading this will have a clue what I'm on about otherwise unless they find some other way to hear it.

Dolphin Ride is a fairly bland instrumental led by Richard Lowe's keyboard. It's pleasant and tuneful, and makes up for the lack of non-epic tracks that weren't on the preceding single but I wouldn't say it adds too much.

As usual, I don't know the what the sales figures were like, but judging by the relative infrequency of the band's name's inclusion on various nwobhm short lists, I'm guessing it wasn't a surprise success domestically. ...though there are reports that it did well in Venezuela. Go figure. Interestingly the few magazine quotes I've come across all opt to describe Saracen as progressive rock and not as heavy metal. I would hypothesise that this frame of mind could be a contributing factor to the infrequency with which the band is mentioned in nwobhm lists. However, the 6-8 minute tracks on the debut album don't all resemble our usual perception of prog, unless, that is, you would be inclined to put some late 70s Priest tracks into the progressive category as well.

Whatever actually did happen, it wasn't until 1984 that a follow up surfaced. Change Of Heart was released on neat records and preceded by the single We Have Arrived (youtube) b/w A Face In The Crowd (youtube). The single doesn't show a huge difference over the previous single, with a return to the Queen-like AOR/ melodic hard rock sound displayed three years prior, but in comparison to the debut album, it would appear to be a major step toward stripping down the length and dumbing down for radio, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, if that happens to be your thing.

The album, Catalogue number: NEAT 1016, included both sides of the single again, and this time failed to surpass the 4:33 mark. The major change, of course, is the revamped line-up, now retaining only two members from the past album, vocalist Bettney and keyboardist Lowe. The split having occurred before signing to Neat, just as a major label, Polygram, had taken an interest in the band. Needless to say, the split lost the interest of Polygram leaving the remains of the band to turn to Neat instead.

Tracks like Cheatin (youtube) and Seabird (youtube) as well as Love on Sight (see top, remember?) continue the unambitious AOR like trend of Change of Heart, though Seabird, nearing four and a half minutes does have a slight touch of prog to it.

The group disbanded a year after Change of Heart and remained split until a reunion circa 2000. Two further albums were issued in 2003 and 2006, the former (Red Sky) composed mainly of re-recordings of earlier songs, the latter a Da Vinci Code-esque concept album about Templar Knights entitled Vox In Excelso. Meet Me At Midnight (youtube) is a recording for Vox...

For further details and preview clips try the official website. A review of Red Sky can be found here. Interested parties may wish to check out Rob Bendelow's solo project Templar, which shares a section of the same official website.

My summarising thoughts are that this band has four very, very good songs on their debut album. They also have a pumped up glam rocker on that album, if that's your thing. After that, not so much. I haven't been tempted to change my first impression of "Poor man's Queen" for the second release, and what I've heard of the later stuff hasn't enthralled me, though a comparison to Magnum may be in order, particularly seeing as Bob Catley shares a drummer with the current line-up. Seemingly a four track wonder here though.

Same rules, same game, and I'm back with another 25 track pack.


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Total Scores of all packs here.



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Join, enjoy the challenge and get to know some bands.

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PACK 6 (25 tracks) -> Pack 6 download

This pack contains: progressive metal, heavy metal, power metal, symphonic metal, classic rock, metal, hard rock, progressive rock, instrumental rock


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Tracks Guessed:


1- Eden's Curse- The Voice Inside (gordonluckman)
2- Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah (Masterwork2k)
3- Andy McKee - Common Ground (Masterwork2k)
4- Circus Maximus (gordonluckman) - ???
5- Symphony X - Oculus Ex Inferni (Jockelarsson)
6- Dream Theater - Rite of Passage (Masterwork2k)
7- Almah - Beyond tomorrow (Jockelarsson)
8- Stratovarius - Black Diamond (xxX-fabio-Xxx)
9-
10- Mastodon - Sleeping Giant (Masterwork2k)
11-
12- Scorpions - Deep and Dark (Jockelarsson)
13- Xutos e Pontapés (Masterwork2k) - ???
14- Liquid Tension Experiment - Freedom of Speech (gordonluckman)
15- Stone Sour - Made of Scars (Masterwork2k)
16-
17- Dream Theater - Count of Tuscany (Masterwork2k)
18-
19- Nightwish - The Islander (Onieo)
20- G3 - Foxey Lady (Jockelarsson)
21- Heaven & Hell - Atom and Evil (Jockelarsson)
22-
23- Iron Maiden - Caught Somewhere In Time (Jockelarsson)
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25-



Tracks Not Guessed:

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Pack 6 Score:

Masterwork2k - 13 points
Jockelarsson - 12 points
gordonluckman - 5 points
Onieo - 2 points
xxX-fabio-Xxx - 2 points




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(Just connections):
Dream Theater Sonata Arctica John Petrucci Nightwish Symphony X Metallica Sabaton Led Zeppelin Katatonia Paradise Lost Ayreon Buckethead Iron Maiden Within Temptation HammerFall Disturbed Scorpions Steve Vai Joe Satriani Circus Maximus Epica Ozzy Osbourne Opeth Tool Dire Straits The Old Dead Tree Helloween Threshold Liquid Tension Experiment Pink Floyd System of a Down Queen Led Zeppelin Guns N' Roses Rammstein Ensiferum Disturbed Majesty Megadeth