- Audio CD (30 Jan 2006)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Frontiers
- ASIN: B000CCW16W
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 63,364 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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This double-CD set offers the best material by this AOR/melodic hard rock institution. Disc 1 is billed as 'The Essential Rockers' and Disc 2 as 'The Essential Ballads'. Covering a ten-year span, the songs were re-recorded by the band's lineup as it was in 2005.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It beats me that this masterpiece of an album hasn't gone platinum. Currently, hardly anyone seems to have noticed that there's a musical gem here to be discovered. So, guys, here goes:
Ten is a British progressive rock group that got together in 1995, and they have been recording great songs all through the years. The Essential Collection 1995 - 2005 marks their 10-year anniversary, and it's a fine collection of some of their greatest songs. What's special here is that all songs in this collection have been recorded anew and have a modern heavy drive, a clear production, and more mature singing and musicianship.
The genius behind Ten is Gary Hughes, and he composes, writes the lyrics, sings and does the programming and production. Around 2004 Chris Francis took over the lead guitar in Ten, and he added a lot of excitement and depth to the music. All members are topnotch musicians.
Gary gives his all in his singing, and his voice creeps in under your skin and keeps moving around there. But not that Ten is Gary Hughes with backing: He's given the other guys lots of freedom, and the music is unrelentingly hard-driving.
But this album should appeal to far more than heavy rock fans. There's so much melody and atmosphere too.
It's true, as has been mentioned by another reviewer, that there is some annoying hissing in the production, particularly in some of the ballads, but the music is so intense that you forget it quickly. Else the production is excellent.
Gary & Co. have created a masterpiece here that has everything that rock fans love, a slow grower that we'll be enjoying again and again.
Let's take a look at a few of my faves: Through The Fire is where Gary's voice burns through most intensely, a breathtaking love song, charged with emotion.
Yesterday Lies In The Flames is another beautiful love song with an unusual song line that builds up and a heavy edge.
The Name Of The Rose is a full-scale heavy rocker with everything you can ask for: melody, harmony, intriguing lyrics, terrific guitar runs, and more.
Apparition has an amazing buildup, starting out with Gregorian chant, segueing into a music line with spacious 12-string broken chords and a ghostlike synth sailing above it (the apparition), breaking loose into a heavy rhythm with a crazy guitar wailing, and then Gary's edgy singing. Wow, I say.
Just to give you some impressions.
So, if the message hasn't come across, I'll just add that this is an album that will make a difference in your life.
Nicky Brown.
Ten is a British progressive rock group that got together in 1995, and they have been recording great songs all through the years. The Essential Collection 1995 - 2005 marks their 10-year anniversary, and it's a fine collection of some of their greatest songs. What's special here is that all songs in this collection have been recorded anew and have a modern heavy drive, a clear production, and more mature singing and musicianship.
The genius behind Ten is Gary Hughes, and he composes, writes the lyrics, sings and does the programming and production. Around 2004 Chris Francis took over the lead guitar in Ten, and he added a lot of excitement and depth to the music. All members are topnotch musicians.
Gary gives his all in his singing, and his voice creeps in under your skin and keeps moving around there. But not that Ten is Gary Hughes with backing: He's given the other guys lots of freedom, and the music is unrelentingly hard-driving.
But this album should appeal to far more than heavy rock fans. There's so much melody and atmosphere too.
It's true, as has been mentioned by another reviewer, that there is some annoying hissing in the production, particularly in some of the ballads, but the music is so intense that you forget it quickly. Else the production is excellent.
Gary & Co. have created a masterpiece here that has everything that rock fans love, a slow grower that we'll be enjoying again and again.
Let's take a look at a few of my faves: Through The Fire is where Gary's voice burns through most intensely, a breathtaking love song, charged with emotion.
Yesterday Lies In The Flames is another beautiful love song with an unusual song line that builds up and a heavy edge.
The Name Of The Rose is a full-scale heavy rocker with everything you can ask for: melody, harmony, intriguing lyrics, terrific guitar runs, and more.
Apparition has an amazing buildup, starting out with Gregorian chant, segueing into a music line with spacious 12-string broken chords and a ghostlike synth sailing above it (the apparition), breaking loose into a heavy rhythm with a crazy guitar wailing, and then Gary's edgy singing. Wow, I say.
Just to give you some impressions.
So, if the message hasn't come across, I'll just add that this is an album that will make a difference in your life.
Nicky Brown.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Although this album is a Best Of.. I do like the fact that instead of just collecting the studio songs and releasing them on one or two albums they have tried to do something different and re record them. I think the songs sound great and the album is well worth a listen to. I think they are a very underated band as with so many of the newer bands, Royal Hunt is another one that springs to mind.
My favourite tracks on the "rockers" cd are After The Love Has Gone, Spellbound, Name Of The Rose and Red. On the ballads side i love Silent Night, Sail Away, Through The Fire and We Rule The Night.
My favourite tracks on the "rockers" cd are After The Love Has Gone, Spellbound, Name Of The Rose and Red. On the ballads side i love Silent Night, Sail Away, Through The Fire and We Rule The Night.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A masterpiece that makes a difference
31 Oct 2007
Format:Audio CD
It beats me that this masterpiece of an album hasn't gone platinum. Currently, hardly anyone seems to have noticed that there's a musical gem here to be discovered. So, guys, here goes:
Ten is a British progressive rock group that got together in 1995, and they have been recording great songs all through the years. The Essential Collection 1995 - 2005 marks their 10-year anniversary, and it's a fine collection of some of their greatest songs. What's special here is that all songs in this collection have been recorded anew and have a modern heavy drive, a clear production, and more mature singing and musicianship.
The genius behind Ten is Gary Hughes, and he composes, writes the lyrics, sings and does the programming and production. Around 2004 Chris Francis took over the lead guitar in Ten, and he added a lot of excitement and depth to the music. All members are topnotch musicians.
Gary gives his all in his singing, and his voice creeps in under your skin and keeps moving around there. But not that Ten is Gary Hughes with backing: He's given the other guys lots of freedom, and the music is unrelentingly hard-driving.
But this album should appeal to far more than heavy rock fans. There's so much melody and atmosphere too.
It's true, as has been mentioned by another reviewer, that there is some annoying hissing in the production, particularly in some of the ballads, but the music is so intense that you forget it quickly. Else the production is excellent.
Gary & Co. have created a masterpiece here that has everything that rock fans love, a slow grower that we'll be enjoying again and again.
Let's take a look at a few of my faves: Through The Fire is where Gary's voice burns through most intensely, a breathtaking love song, charged with emotion.
Yesterday Lies In The Flames is another beautiful love song with an unusual song line that builds up and a heavy edge.
The Name Of The Rose is a full-scale heavy rocker with everything you can ask for: melody, harmony, intriguing lyrics, terrific guitar runs, and more.
Apparition has an amazing buildup, starting out with Gregorian chant, segueing into a music line with spacious 12-string broken chords and a ghostlike synth sailing above it (the apparition), breaking loose into a heavy rhythm with a crazy guitar wailing, and then Gary's edgy singing. Wow, I say.
Just to give you some impressions.
So, if the message hasn't come across, I'll just add that this is an album that will make a difference in your life.
Nicky Brown.
Ten is a British progressive rock group that got together in 1995, and they have been recording great songs all through the years. The Essential Collection 1995 - 2005 marks their 10-year anniversary, and it's a fine collection of some of their greatest songs. What's special here is that all songs in this collection have been recorded anew and have a modern heavy drive, a clear production, and more mature singing and musicianship.
The genius behind Ten is Gary Hughes, and he composes, writes the lyrics, sings and does the programming and production. Around 2004 Chris Francis took over the lead guitar in Ten, and he added a lot of excitement and depth to the music. All members are topnotch musicians.
Gary gives his all in his singing, and his voice creeps in under your skin and keeps moving around there. But not that Ten is Gary Hughes with backing: He's given the other guys lots of freedom, and the music is unrelentingly hard-driving.
But this album should appeal to far more than heavy rock fans. There's so much melody and atmosphere too.
It's true, as has been mentioned by another reviewer, that there is some annoying hissing in the production, particularly in some of the ballads, but the music is so intense that you forget it quickly. Else the production is excellent.
Gary & Co. have created a masterpiece here that has everything that rock fans love, a slow grower that we'll be enjoying again and again.
Let's take a look at a few of my faves: Through The Fire is where Gary's voice burns through most intensely, a breathtaking love song, charged with emotion.
Yesterday Lies In The Flames is another beautiful love song with an unusual song line that builds up and a heavy edge.
The Name Of The Rose is a full-scale heavy rocker with everything you can ask for: melody, harmony, intriguing lyrics, terrific guitar runs, and more.
Apparition has an amazing buildup, starting out with Gregorian chant, segueing into a music line with spacious 12-string broken chords and a ghostlike synth sailing above it (the apparition), breaking loose into a heavy rhythm with a crazy guitar wailing, and then Gary's edgy singing. Wow, I say.
Just to give you some impressions.
So, if the message hasn't come across, I'll just add that this is an album that will make a difference in your life.
Nicky Brown.
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