- Audio CD (30 Jun 2009)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Extra tracks
- Label: King
- ASIN: B00276HOTK
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Starting Over |
| 2. Believe |
| 3. Cover Up |
| 4. Pick Yourself Up |
| 5. It Is Me |
| 6. No Good Goodbyes |
| 7. World Is Blind |
| 8. To Live Again |
| 9. Light |
| 10. Play My Game |
| 11. Death Race |
| 12. Shadows Are Alive |
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Tim 'Ripper' Owens has certainly made his mark in the world of metal since he was brought into replace Rob Halford in Judas Priest. Apart, that is, from having the silliest name since George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher took up vocal duties with Cannibal Corpse. Since he was ousted by a returning Halford he's sang with Iced Earth, his own band Beyond Fear and, most recently, has been the latest in a long (long) line of temps hired by Yngwie Malmsteen. But this is his debut album under his own name, one he doubtless hopes will make him the headliner, rather than his employers.
And it's good. It's not great, but it it does stand up well as a modern heavy metal record. And modern is the key word here, as the production does veer towards a 21st century metal sound that may not be to everyones taste. However, one thing Ripper is, is an excellent metal vocalist and this is one of the finest performances he's put in yet. Unfortunately, he's decided to bring in a bunch of well known musicians to bolster him, something that actually works against this standing up as an album in its own right.
He's got into cahoots with Bob Kulick, a man well known for his production line of rock/metal tribute albums, and a lot of the people enlisted are straight out of his phone book. But when you end up with five different drummers, seven different bass players and a similar number of guitarists, things do get a bit disjointed. There's no question that the supporting cast, which includes Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), Michael Wilton (Queensryche), Marco Mendoza (ex-Whitesnake / Thin Lizzy), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, ex-David Lee Roth), Rudy Sarzo (Dio, ex-Ozzy), Tony Franklin (ex-Blue Murder), Simon Wright (ex-AC/DC, Dio) and Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath / Heaven And Hell), are all top notch musicians, but you need to be an even bigger personality to impose your vision on the music.
That may be why the best tracks on offer are the ones written by Ripper, featuring his Beyond Fear bandmate John Comprix on guitar. 'Believe', 'Is It Me' and 'The World Is Blind' can stand up against the material he's recorded with others down the years, and are songs that live up to his desire to "write songs that the fans can really get into and get their fist pounding in the air." A few more songs like those and this could have been a great heavy metal album. As it stands, there are some great metal tracks, just not enough to go round.
PS - it's actually a 3.5, but Amazon don't do halves.
And it's good. It's not great, but it it does stand up well as a modern heavy metal record. And modern is the key word here, as the production does veer towards a 21st century metal sound that may not be to everyones taste. However, one thing Ripper is, is an excellent metal vocalist and this is one of the finest performances he's put in yet. Unfortunately, he's decided to bring in a bunch of well known musicians to bolster him, something that actually works against this standing up as an album in its own right.
He's got into cahoots with Bob Kulick, a man well known for his production line of rock/metal tribute albums, and a lot of the people enlisted are straight out of his phone book. But when you end up with five different drummers, seven different bass players and a similar number of guitarists, things do get a bit disjointed. There's no question that the supporting cast, which includes Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), Michael Wilton (Queensryche), Marco Mendoza (ex-Whitesnake / Thin Lizzy), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, ex-David Lee Roth), Rudy Sarzo (Dio, ex-Ozzy), Tony Franklin (ex-Blue Murder), Simon Wright (ex-AC/DC, Dio) and Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath / Heaven And Hell), are all top notch musicians, but you need to be an even bigger personality to impose your vision on the music.
That may be why the best tracks on offer are the ones written by Ripper, featuring his Beyond Fear bandmate John Comprix on guitar. 'Believe', 'Is It Me' and 'The World Is Blind' can stand up against the material he's recorded with others down the years, and are songs that live up to his desire to "write songs that the fans can really get into and get their fist pounding in the air." A few more songs like those and this could have been a great heavy metal album. As it stands, there are some great metal tracks, just not enough to go round.
PS - it's actually a 3.5, but Amazon don't do halves.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
id been looking forward to this album coming out for ages and it really didnt disappoint.
the album may not be breaking new ground or anything but the album as a whole is very solid, has some great solos on it and tim's vocals are as mindblowing as ever. in my opinion he's one of the best metal vocalists out there.
to top it off the list of talented musicians that play on the album i personally think adds to the greatness of the album and helps make the tracks stand apart from eachother evenmore.
i definatly recommend this album to all metal fans who enjoy great metal with killer vocals
the album may not be breaking new ground or anything but the album as a whole is very solid, has some great solos on it and tim's vocals are as mindblowing as ever. in my opinion he's one of the best metal vocalists out there.
to top it off the list of talented musicians that play on the album i personally think adds to the greatness of the album and helps make the tracks stand apart from eachother evenmore.
i definatly recommend this album to all metal fans who enjoy great metal with killer vocals
Format:Audio CD
Tim has always been the second best on the major metal market to the ears of the media and fans, both in Judas Priest and Iced Earth. In short - no one really wanted him on the microphone fronting either band, the majority of fans feeling he didn't fit in, despite his ever expanding vocal range. It was only right to follow in Blaze Bayley's footsteps to put together a band, name it under his own name and give all the bashers' a lovely poke in the eye.
Onto the music - there's a fine line through these songs with the riffing. Some songs are what you'd tag as 'traditional' metal (galloping, twin guitar - Maiden style in other words) , while others have a 'chugging' style of riffing, so this creates a nice balance of the traditional and the modern. There aren't any 'epic' songs here, there are no long numbers with time changes, it's all pretty straight forward intro, chorus, verse, guitar solo stuff. This doesn't mean there are no stand out tracks. Just check out 'The Cover Up', an awesome chuggy song about aliens existing, that they're out there somewhere. Every metal album has to have one about the unknown. If you're not a Ripper fan then hearing this will no doubt twist the dials of your mind. If you love his voice (pretty hard not to really...) then why are you even reading this?
Onto the music - there's a fine line through these songs with the riffing. Some songs are what you'd tag as 'traditional' metal (galloping, twin guitar - Maiden style in other words) , while others have a 'chugging' style of riffing, so this creates a nice balance of the traditional and the modern. There aren't any 'epic' songs here, there are no long numbers with time changes, it's all pretty straight forward intro, chorus, verse, guitar solo stuff. This doesn't mean there are no stand out tracks. Just check out 'The Cover Up', an awesome chuggy song about aliens existing, that they're out there somewhere. Every metal album has to have one about the unknown. If you're not a Ripper fan then hearing this will no doubt twist the dials of your mind. If you love his voice (pretty hard not to really...) then why are you even reading this?
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Play His Game, You Wont Be Disappointed!
If there was ever an award for an artist who never gets the credit they deserve Ripper would win it hands down. Another brilliant album from a brilliant singer. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2009 by S. CAMPBELL
Not as I had hoped.
I enjoyed Tim's work with Judas Priest and thought he contributed well when I saw him in Yngwie Malmsteen's band however the influence of these great acts(Or of course Iced... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2009 by Mr. Carl G. Brierley
Long live the Ripper
As a huge Ripper and Beyond Fear fan i would understand if you call me biased with this review but with all honesty this solo effort from the scream machine is not bad at all and... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2009 by K. Sharp
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