Turned Away [CD-single] [Import]

1. Things (Album Version)

2. Turned Away (Radio Edit)

3. Turned Away (Audio Bullys Remix)

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Product Description
Taken from the 2003 album, 'Ego War'. The title track is backed with two non-LP tracks, 'Turned Away' (Radio Edit & Audio Bullys Remix). Source.

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When God Turned Away
Average customer rating:

Mediocre at best.

WWIII is back, and better than before!

The Lion Still Roars

When God Turned Away
WWIII
Manufacturer: Reality Ent.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DIZRP
Release Date: 2003-11-18

Tracks:

Rise
Walk With Me
The Last Days Of The Empire Of Ignorance
Let The Flesh Rule The Mind
Fighting For The Earth
Garden Of Stone
The Hard Way
Reason
Kill The Lord Of This World
When Got Turned Away
Walk With Me - (Herwig Mauer Remix)
Let The Flesh Rule The Mind (Herwig Mauer Remix)

Customer Reviews:

Mediocre at best........2007-06-28

The unimaginative riffs and mediocre production paired with Mandy Lions overrated voice make for an album that is not indicative of the musicians talent. The songs drone together with few stand out sections. After the first few tracks, the album became monotonous to the point I had to take it out of the disk player. WWIII - "When God Turned Away" is best taken in small doses.

WWIII is back, and better than before!.......2006-07-14

It took more than a decade, but gravel-voiced Mandy Lion and company finally unleashed a new WWIII album in 2002. Despite the inevitable lineup changes, I think the band managed to make When God Turned Away an improvement over their underground classic debut album. WWIII's traditional heavy metal sound is intact (think Lizzy Borden meets WASP meets Armored Saint), but the subject matter and lyrical content has improved greatly.

Unlike the previous reviewer, I don't think the songs on the self-titled album were sexy. The lyrics were sexual in nature, but only in a juvenile kind of way. Put it this way, WWIII's songs are about as sexy as Faster Pussycat's. WWIII took a big step forward on this album, focusing the songs on war and religion, which made the subject matter match the heaviness of the music. Including a cover of Warrior's "Fighting for the Earth" was a nice tip of the hat to another great, but unrecognized, band.

When God Turned Away is a great comeback by WWIII, and should please fans of the debut album as well as anyone who is into straightforward heavy metal.

The Lion Still Roars.......2004-03-27

When I heard WWWIII were coming out with a new release I could hardly wait to hear it. I was hooked on the first album back in 1990 as soon as I heard it. It is a shame they never hit it big then. Songs like "Time for Terror", "Children of the Revolution", "Call Me Devil", and "Atomic Sex Appeal" were truly inovative and rocked. However what was so great about them is exactly what is missing on the new cd. The first cd had a way of combining extreme heaviness with extreme sexiness that hard rock so often misses and so does this cd.
However, with that said it is a very good cd. I miss the guitar sounds of Tracy G but that Mandy Lion voice is still in tact and will reach out and grab you and pull you right in. It is a very heavy yet different kind of voice than most hard bands today that just yell in some disgruntled voice. This guy sings with it and you will enjoy it. The guitar riffs are very good but nothing really new or inovative.
It may not be as instantly catchy as the first cd but songs like "Rise", "Walk With Me", and "Let the Flesh Rule the Mind" are a cut above any nu metal crap out there and will rock your world. I strongly recommend the cd.

Brian Asawa - The Dark Is My Delight And Other 16th Century Lute Songs / Tayler

Average customer rating:

Too Rushed, Low on Feeling
Beyond mediocre
Pretty voice sings pretty songs, but it's pretty mediocre...
HEAVEN!!!
HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brian Asawa - The Dark Is My Delight And Other 16th Century Lute Songs / Tayler

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003G9X
Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
His Golden Locks Time Hath To Silver Turn'd
Flow My Tears
It Was A Time When Silly Bees Could Speak
Sorrow, Stay!
Can She Excuse My Wrongs
A Shepherd In A Shade His Plaining Made
Time Stands Still
Go, Crystal Tears
I Saw My Lady Weep
Away With These Self-Loving Lads
Now Hath Flora Robb'd Her Bow'rs
Author Of Light, Revive My Dying Sprite
Come Let Us Sound With Melody The Praises
Oft Have I Sigh'd For Him That Hears Me Not
Turn Back, You Wanton Flyer
This Merry Pleasant Spring
There Were Three Ravens
The Dark Is My Delight
Willow Song
Miserere My Maker
Where The Bee Sucks
O Death, Rock Me Asleep

Amazon.com

As one of the leaders of an exciting new generation of countertenors, Brian Asawa benefits not only from his distinctive voice, but also from his record label's publicity machine, which has made his name and his first two recordings strongly recognized by critics and listeners. Asawa's success at the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in 1991 and his many opera performances in the United States and abroad certainly haven't hurt his career. The voice we hear is unquestionably pretty and technically refined, but its throaty, dark timbre sounds more like the efforts of a man trying to sound like a woman. He just doesn't have that uniquely male countertenor quality exemplified by three of Asawa's more engaging colleagues--Andreas Scholl, David Daniels, and Daniel Taylor. That's not to say that these performances of some of the 16th century's loveliest songs are not eminently listenable and occasionally sublime. Asawa's agile voice projects a strong character coupled with an effortless delivery that will appeal to many listeners. He has an annoying habit, however, of singing slightly behind the beat and gradually leaning into longer-held notes. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

Too Rushed, Low on Feeling.......2006-03-04

I've really tried to like Brian Osawa but when I hear this CD, it sounds to me like he's faking his way through the songs, though I doubt he in fact is. It's passionless.Thankfully I bought this CD used for only $9.99 CDN. Regretably, I will likely be selling it back to the used CD store from which it came. Daniel Taylor and James Bowman's Love Bade me Welcome would be a much better selection, i bought it new and its worth every cent!

Beyond mediocre.......1999-08-26

Sorry, but this self-involved, primping prissy, gen-x "amerrican" version of lute song is a far cry from what I would have hoped to have heard from this supposed "promising" artist. The only promise we can hope for is that he stops inflicting this pap on us. If this is the future of opera, get me outta here.

Pretty voice sings pretty songs, but it's pretty mediocre..........1999-07-04

This album of 16th century songs was VERY highly recommended to me by a store clerk at my local music retailer. I did not preview the album before buying it, but was intrigued by the seeming popular nature of the albums production and promotion. As a 20th centuruy composer and performer, I have dealt extensively with the human voice, in all it's many guises and forms. Asawa's voice has a sweet and fairly clean alto character, but the desired strenth and passion of the counter tenor labeling is obviously lacking. I do not doubt that future albums, perhaps featuring a more complex instrumentation and format will show that Mr. Asawa's voice can be something more than a young alto with an overindulgent rubato complex. The album is not the worst I have heard utilizing "non-traditional" male voices, but the clarity of line and sensitivity needed to convey emotion in these songs is something that perhaps is better left to a more tenured voice. I am ooking forward to seeing what the future brings us from Mr. Asawa, but I do hope he will be braver with the timbres and colors in his voice. It is truly a shame not to let the emotive quality of the counter tenor voice lead the way over "technical" purity.

HEAVEN!!!.......1998-10-01

When you start the CD and sit back you will literally think you have died and gone to heaven! Brian Asawa is heaven on Earth!

If you have not heard anything from Brian, you are in for an extraordinary treat. Brian's voice is an incredible gift that every person should be exposed to. "The Dark is My Delight" is a wonderful display of Brian's range and vocal gifts. A collection of mostly 14th Century lute songs, it is a perfect subject for Brian's unique voice. "Come Again, Sweet Love" is a perfect opening song as it gives you his full range and style. In the beginning you cannot believe that this sweet, melodious voice can be coming from a human, muchless a male. You'll be thinking that throughout this wonderful CD.

There are few CDs that are so extraordinary but then again this is Brian's first CD. EVERYONE should listen and expose themselves to Brian Asawa's talents. He can only be looked upon as a rising countertenor star soon to be at the same level as the "great tenors!" I am not exaggerating. FIVE STARS and TWO THUMBS UP!!! There is nothing more I can say!

HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......1998-09-30

Brian Asawa is simply heaven on Earth! Nothing else can describe that wonderous voice of his. You literally feel like you have died and are hearing the angels welcome you to their kingdom. When you listen to the CD you'll understand!

The compilation of songs here are an excellent line-up for Brian. It allows him to, in a sense, tell you stories with excellent lute accompaniment. "Come Again, Sweet Love" was an excellent choice to lead off the CD as it showcases the extraordinary abilities of Brian. His sweet and melodic voice almost transports you back to the late 1500s when this song was written. In fact, you will probably get that feeling with every song on this CD but it is to Brian's abilities that we credit this.

Tracks:

Things [Album Version]
Turned Away [Radio Edit]
Turned Away [Audio Bullys Remix]

Album Description

Taken from the 2003 album, 'Ego War'. The title track is backed with two non-LP tracks, 'Turned Away' (Radio Edit & Audio Bullys Remix). Source.

Album Details

A Double a Side "The Things/Turned Away" is from their Debut Album "Ego War". Their Sound is the Sound of the Suburbs, Two Young Lads that have Grown Up Raving to the Basslines of Hardcore, Garage and House.

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Turned Away
Audio Bullys
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000BRAFUW
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

Things [Album Version]
Turned Away [Radio Edit]
Turned Away [Audio Bullys Remix]

WWIII, When God Turned Away - Metal Hammer "Heaviest Record in Years"

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WWIII, When God Turned Away - Metal Hammer "Heaviest Record in Years"

Manufacturer: Reality Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000TRMOO4
Release Date: 2007-07-16

Tracks:

Rise
Walk With Me
The Last Days of the Empire of Ignorance
Let The Flesh Rule The Mind
Fighting For The Earth
Garden Of Stone
The Hard Way
Reason
Kill The Lord of this World
When God Turned Away
Walk With Me (maurer remix)
Let The Flesh Rule The Mind

amazon.com

Reality is proud to present WWIII's WHEN GOD TURNED AWAY. WWIII..... Metal heads all over the world know Mandy Lion's story by now. His mad max look, strong opinions, songwriting talent and powerful vocals set him on his way at the tender age of 12. By 14, he was already fronting popular bands in his native Germany, but finding bandmates who shared his viewpoint and his dedication proved frustrating, so Mandy started his own line-up. The result was a band that shocked the public with its raw intensity and blatant sexuality. Still not finding the niche he was trying to carve out for himself, Mandy knew he had to go to Los Angeles. But it was 1988, and Los Angeles was bursting with the more bubble gum, glam sounds of the LA hair band scene. Once more Mandy found himself an outcast, but in spite of the oddsbeing against him and his unique style, within months he was headlining venues wherever he played, signed to management icon Don Arden (Black Sabbath, ELO, Queen) and being signed to a deal on Hollywood Records. The band's first line-up reads like a who's who of metal talent - Jimmy Bain (Dio), Vinnie Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath) and James Kottack (Kingdom Come, Scorpions). Touring with legendary bands like Iron Maiden and Motorhead made their debut LP, WWIII a legendary metal record. Although the early 90's seemed to put metal on the back burner, Mandy himself was sought after to be part of projects with luminaries like George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob) and Jake E. Lee (Ozzy,Badlands). Over the past decade, Mandy has been often imitated, but never duplicated by such successful trendsetters as Rob Zombie, and Marilyn Manson. But there is only one Mandy Lion, and the originator of pure primal vocals has been biding his time before returning to the forefront with his new album, "When God Turned Away " on Mandy's new label, Reality Entertainment. Produced by guitarist Joe Floyd and Warren Croyle (Halford, Dickinson, Godhead, Gwar, House of Lords) , When God Turned Away is old school metal with a modern day vibe that should appeal to young and older metal fans alike. The album is filled with great songs and great riffs. The haunting melodies are delivered with Mandy's usual power vocals, leaving no doubt that on CD and live, Mandy Lion is very much a metal force to be reckoned with. With Floyd on guitar, Geezer Montez on bass, and Sledge on drums, Mandy has put together an impressive version of WWIII ready to tour this year as he bring his music to the masses once again. The album includes two Industrial, Time Warp mixes by Herwig Maurer, one of the hottest re-mixers in Germany. www.reality-entertainment.com

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Turned Away
Audio Bullys
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009L56V
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

Turned Away [Gritty Remix]
Turned Away [Tony Senghore Electric Vocal Mix]
Turned Away [Grant Nelson Vocal Mix]

Album Description

Taken from the 2003 album, 'Ego War'. Three non-LP tracks, 'Turned Away' (Gritty Remix, Tony Senghore Electric Vocal Mix, & Grant Nelson Vocal Mix). Source.

Album Details