Back to Attack: Live [Limited Edition] [Import]
Back to Attack: Live [Limited Edition] [Import]
Track Listings
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1. Captain Nemo
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2. Rock My Nights Away
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3. Are You Ready To Rock
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4. Cry For The Nations
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5. On & On
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6. Attack Of The Mad Axeman
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7. Into The Arena
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8. Courvoisier Concerto
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9. Lost Horizons
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10. Rock Will Never Die
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11. Im Gonna Make You Mine
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12. Systems Failing
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13. Still Love That Little Devil
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14. Armed & Ready
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15. Rock Bottom
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16. Doctor Doctor
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Editorial Reviews
Product Description
UK exclusive release, limited to 1000 copies, recorded live in Japan, 1984. 16 tracks. Zoom Club. 2003.
Back to Attack: Live,Michael Group Schenker,Zoom Club,Heavy Metal
Average customer rating:
- The penultimate collection ...
- Muisic of the Spheres
- The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection
- SciFi Album gift
- Away From to be a Collectible Peace
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The Science Fiction Album
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B000066HE5
Release Date: 2005-02-08 |
Tracks:
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Aliens
- Sound Effect - The Nostromo
- Alien
- A.I.
- Armageddon
- Sound Effect - Apollo 13 Lift-off
- Apollo 13
- Back To The Future
- Battle Beyond The Stars
- Battlestar Galactica
- The Black Hole
- Contact
- Capricorn One
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- The Day The Earth Stood Still
- Dune
Tracks:
- Galaxy Quest
- Sound Effect - Dogfight in Space
- Enemy Mine
- Ghostbusters
- Gremlins
- Heavy Metal
- Independence Day
- E.T.
- Judge Dredd
- The Last Starfighter
- Lifeforce
- Sound Effect - Crash Landing
- Lost In Space
- Mars Attacks
- The Matrix
- Predator
- The Right Stuff
Tracks:
- Moonraker
- Robocop
- Silent Running
- Sound Effect - Alien Organism
- Species
- Stargate
- Starship Troopers
- Starman
- Star Trek - TV Theme
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture End Title
- Klingon Attack
- Sound Effect - Warp Drive
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Star Trek: Generations
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Tracks:
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Sound Effect - Transporter Crew
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Theme
- Star Trek First Contact
- Star Wars
- The Empire Strikes Back
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Return of the Jedi
- Sound Effect - Battle Stations
- Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace - The Flag Parade
- Anakin's Theme
- The Adventures of Jar Jar
- Duel of the Fates
- The Time Machine
- Things to Come
- The Thing From Another World
- War of the Worlds
- When Worlds Collide
- Total Recall
- You Only Live Twice
- Superman
Customer Reviews:
The penultimate collection ..........2006-12-07
Generally I agree with Strategos in his ecstatic Spotlight Review above. It is a joy to here some of the most memorable themes and cues from some of the most memorable science fiction and fantasy movies (re)recorded in great sound and in lavish (re)orchestrations, played by renowned classical orchestras, namely the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra, no less.
I have always had a weak spot for (good, or maybe even intelligent) science fiction/fantasy and film music, especially its way of evoking mystery, grandure and wide open spaces. Call it a weakness if you want. But it was maybe really kick started off, for as far as I can remember, with Star Trek. But especially Star Trek II, III and IV - essentially a trilogy - because of their very romantic but very warm, human core, set on the broadest canvasses of unlimited and mysterious outer space. But then there was the music for adding that essential extra dimension of emotion and atmosphere. I am happy that much of the music on this album is from the Star Trek series and films, often equaling or sometimes even outclassing the original recordings.
This kind of music (for the movies) should be seen as an art on its own rights with its own merits and qualities. As such, the musical sequences on these CD's are a beautifully played cross section of some of the most evoking orchestral music for science fiction/fantasy film ever created. And I very much like the nicely blended, wide and deep orchestral soundpicture with enough reverberation to evoke a sense of wide open spaces.
I am quite thrilled by tracks like the evocative music from Dune, truly transporting one to the vastly sands of Arrakis (the music is wonderful, but to my great regret I think the movie itself is a flawed masterpiece at best, alas.). And then there is the very different, goofy music for Ghostbusters (memories of childhood), the spoofy but electrifying music from Mars Attacks (lovingly parodist music, this, with not a little touch of irony) and the happily adventurous, forward driving Theme from Galaxy Quest ('Never give up, never surrender!'), now also used for the internet-based fan-series Star Trek: The Hidden Frontier. On the other side of the spectrum we have the atmospheric music for Enemy Mine (an underestimated 'little' movie), the Theme from The Right Stuff (actually science FACT, not fiction, this film, just like Apollo 13, of course), the eerily attractive music for Species, the original End Title for Alien (not used in the theatrical version of the movie, where it was replaced by music from howard Hanson's Second Symphony), the exquisitely exotic music for Stargate, the sweet and warmly sympathetic, beautifully re-orchestrated, theme for Starman, the title cue for Star Trek: TOS (much more melodiously played than the original! If only a series nowadays could continue to be as thought provoking and as original as Star Trek was during its launch, fourty years ago ...) and a truly overpowering End Titles Suite from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. I especially like the thrillingly grandiloquent rendition here of the music for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. And how nice it is to hear the (thematic) similarities between James Horner's music for The Wrath of Khan, his great break-through as a film music composer, and his (two years) earlier music for Battle Beyond the Stars (which did indeed help him earn the job for writing the music for Star Trek II) ...
But on the 'down side', if one is looking for - for example - the gorgeously expansively played End Titles from Cocoon, it is not included here: one has to acquire the album that 'kicked it all off', so to say, namely 'Space and Beyond', also on Silva Screen. I was very pleased also with the inclusion on that album of some of the music from the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, namely where one of the characters, Tasha Yar, in one of the episodes (Skin of Evil) is saying goodbye to her crewmmates: sweetly sentimental and simple music which I have always wanted to own on CD. I guess that a few cues from the other two sequals ('Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond II' and 'Space3: Beyond the Final Frontier') didn't make it onto this 4 CD collection-album as well, but I guess that it would be the 'better part of the bargain' to opt to buy this 'The Science Fiction Album' instead of buying all three albums separately. Well, of course it is for yourself to ultimately decide what you really want ;-)
If I were to nitpick (which is not easy with such a marvellous project as this one), then I would say that while all music is performed with magnificent grandure and with style, some of it is not performed as crisply and as technically 'on the spot' as some of the original recordings: ensemble is a little slack and the playing somewhat stilted sometimes, losing some of the edge and the originality of the writing. ET and Star Wars spring to mind, but then the soundtracks for Star Wars are traditionally recorded with the magnificent London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro John Williams himself, and these superior recordings (especially the ones for Episode I, II and III) can't really be bettered, IMHO. Likewise for the music from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, I believe that in the end one really has to resort to the ultimate reference, namely the original recording (which is true in many other instances of 'original recordings'), and then the 20th anniversay colector's edition of this soundtrack on Columbia/Legacy (truly unmissable, this veritable classic of sci-fi/film music soundtracks!).
But all in all this 4CD-collection amounts to probably being the penultimate high quality sci-fi music album collection (I certainly know of no other project that comes as close quality as well as quantity wise), with some of the most memorable musical moments from classic to modern sci-fi/fantasy film captured in lavish orchestrations.
Collection-wise: five *stars*. Playing: generally four *stars*, sometimes more. The recording quality: five *stars*. The music (qualified on its own merits as film music) and its (re)orchestrations: generally five *stars*. In the end this is all highly recommended, and certainly not to be missed by science fiction and fantasy film music fans. Klaatu barada nikto.
Muisic of the Spheres.......2006-11-06
You wonderful four disk collection of SF music. It startsa up the the grand master of SF music, 2001: A space Odyssey all the way to Superman. This is all American SF music and several themes I would have liked to have included are not there. All in all though, a collection you will enjoy.
The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection.......2005-10-23
If one person gives great gifts, it's the illustrious Codemaster Talon. I've received a fair number of gifts in my lifetime, but so far, my older sister's take the cake. Take this one for instance. I'm real big on orchestral music, to the point where I listen to them more than any other kind of music. I've got orchestral versions of video game themes, orchestral soundtracks to truck-loads of anime shows (Big O, Escaflowne, and Giant Robo are incredible), and could probably spend the rest of my life just trying to study the nuances of all the classical music I've got. Being such a huge fan of orchestral music, I also have come to believe that orchestra music produced for movies and television is the new classical music (or as someone once said, Mozart would be making music for movies if he were alive today). Being a huge sci-fi fan, that kind of music has always been particularly near and dear to my heart. But were I to buy each and every soundtrack for every sci-fi I liked it would cost quite a bundle, and would include a lot of sub-par music along with the grandiose and fantastic main and memorable themes. That's where this beauty comes in.
The moment I ripped off the shrink-wrap and popped it into my cd player was a moment of great trepidation. Believe me when I tell that I've seen my fair share of sub-par orchestral recording in my lifetime. Very often they are in those big super-packs of music, and suffer from poor direction, improper mastering, and sometime even pathetic orchestration (or worse yet have something sounding like a cheap synthesizer and a kazoo in place of a full orchestra). I needn't have worried though. This sucker is fantastic.
Many people who are not audiophiles will probably miss the point of this cd collection. It is not the original versions of the pieces. It is re-orchestrations, mostly by the phenomenal Prague Symphony Orchestra. Many of these themes didn't sound all that hot in there original versions because they were low budget films or were not recorded in high-fidelity. Here they are given the full treatment, mastered with the most loving care imaginable. Often the version found in these cds is SUPERIOR to the original.
Remember the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey? Of course you do. But how many times have you heard a cheap imitation of the original version from the movie, starting too low in volume and ending too high (and missing the essential pipe-organ that gives it that extra oomph)? Well, this first track in the entire collection is not only everything it should be instrumental and timing-wise, but it also has been oh-so-carefully adjusted during the mastering process so that at no time is the music either too low or too high in volume (surely a benchmark for every other recording ever to be made of the piece).
Or what about the theme from the (at-the-time) uber-creepy The Black Hole? The orchestration of this piece of music goes from tiumphant to terrifying and back again, with a splendor and cleanness that I CERTAINLY don't remember being in the original recording.
Then there's the new version of the theme from Independence Day, complete with a violin solo, a far more electrifying ending climax, and a chorus so thunderous that you feel like applauding at the end. Simply indescribable. Kind of like the MIND-BLOWING rendition of the theme from The Last Star Fighter. This has been one of my favorite themes for a long time now, but I've never heard it played like this. I think the original version of the theme is something like 1 minute long, but this new version doesn't just fade out (HAHAHAHA!!!!) THIS version is THREE minutes long, goes through the main theme THREE times, with the final strains being so triumphant and joyous I could not help but feel an electrifying charge the first dozen or so times (come to think of it, I still feel that way). This is superior to the original in EVERY way. AWESOME.
And let's not forget the incredible new rendition of Stargate with it's heavy use of clarinets (for Egyptian effect!) and a triumphant new ending (completely lacking the chanting from the original version. This version is so different that for the first minute it is very hard to tell that it is in fact Stargate. But then the main theme kicks in, and then you get this incredible flute solo for my favorite part of theme (the whole thing is played slower, but arguably more powerfully than the original). My goodness. At first I found the thing so different I didn't like it. But then I listened to it again. And again. And again.
I could go on and on, talking about the fantastic new rendition of Moon Raker, the ear-popping Battlestar Galactica, the classic Star Trek (First Contact has a minute or two of the theme from Star Trek:The Motion Picture before going into the main theme), or the sweet renditions of music from the Star Wars movies (or the music from E.T.).
I have to mention though that this collection was not picked based merely on what people want, or on what is popular. No, the people who made it obviously thought a GOOD music collection was better than a popular one. That's why you get a heartbreakingly beautiful theme from A.I. instead of the main theme. It's why you get music from movies that you probably never gave a second thought to the music (because the movie was lousy). It's why you get Armageddon, Judge Dredd, and Robocop (who would have guessed their music was so COOL when there was all that crazy action and bad-acting going on on-screen).
I said it before and I'll say it again. This cd-set was mastered with tender-loving-care, and it shows BIG-TIME. High-fidelity the likes of which I have not seen since the days when cds were brand-new in the world. Dolby Surround. Perfectly balanced. BEAUTIUFL orchestrations. About the only thing that makes me scratch my head is the weird sound-effect tracks (Oooookay.....). Other than that, it's PERFECT. Obviously they could not include every sci-fi theme ever (no one can), but this collection is REALLY GOOD. A lot of great themes that got away (forgotten gems :), new versions of old favorites, and under-appreciated classics aplenty, but ALWAYS the full and complete versions with nothing cut-out (the theme from Dune is quite extended).
If you love movie music (and sci-fi movie music in particular) you MUST buy this awesome collection). It is not the original recordings. Almost always the new ones are better (if they aren't better they're just equal). This is what you have been waiting for. I for one am going to be buying quite a few cds from this company in the future. Give your ears the treat they deserve. Buy it NOW.
SciFi Album gift.......2005-07-20
I bought the Science Fiction Album as a gift for my son who is twenty-one years old. He is a musician, and also a huge fan of many SciFi shows and movies. I thought this would be the perfect thing for him and I was right. He loves it!
Away From to be a Collectible Peace.......2004-12-16
If you like Sci-Fi movies and want a compilation of their important scores, this is the CD-set to buy. But let me warn you about that very few songs in the cds are from the original soundtracks. Most of them is re-recorded by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. But the sound quality of cds are very good, because they have HDCD and Dolby Surround labels. This set is away from to be a collectible peace, but it is a good general compilation of favorite Sci-Fi movie scores.
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- This More than Just Sucks
- THIS BOX SET SUCKS
- Mindblowing & Jawdropping---A Must Have!
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Back to Attack: Live
Michael Schenker
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
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ASIN: B00009RAX9
Release Date: 2003-07-08 |
Tracks:
- Captain Nemo
- Rock My Nights Away
- Are You Ready to Rock
- Cry for the Nations
- On and On
- Attack of the Mad Axeman
- Into the Arena
- Courvoisier Concerto
- Lost Horizons
- Rock Will Never Die
Tracks:
- I'm Gonna Make You Mine
- Systems Falling
- Still Love That Little Devil
- Armed and Ready
- Rock Bottom
- Doctor Doctor
Tracks:
- Captain Nemo
- Rock My Nights Away
- Are You Ready to Rock
- Cry for the Nations
- On and On
- Attack of the Mad Axeman
Tracks:
- Cry of the Mad Axeman
- Victim of Illusion
- Natural Thing
- Feels Like a Good Thing
- Rock Bottom
- Lost Horizons
- Doctor Doctor
Album Description
Special four disc digipak edition release featuring the talents of Schenker, Gary Barden, Cozy Powell, Chris Glen, Ted McKenna, Andy Nye, & Paul Raymond, performed live in Japan (1984), Oregon (1983), & Holland (1981). 29 tracks. Zoom Club. 2003.
Album Details
Four CD Live Collection Recorded in Japan 1984, USA 1983 and Holland 1981.
Customer Reviews:
This More than Just Sucks.......2004-08-18
Horrid Sound. Wouldn't mind if I had paid a few bucks, but for $40.00 plus, this is a huge ripoff. For anyone familiar with Hawkiwind, this is worse sound than "Give Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin"....by far. I have not heard many CD Collections that could compare to the disgarce that this set is!!!
Gave it one star simply because the packaging is OK.
THIS BOX SET SUCKS.......2004-07-07
I have bought no name bootlegs of lesser known bands that have sounded better than this piece of crap box set. There is one disc that is remotely audible. The other three are junk. Amazon needs to let people know that these imports, as nicely packaged as they are, are just junk bootlegs. This one is no different. To all those who misguided me with their reviews of this junk, keep in mind people are reading what you wrote and you steered me wrong on this one.
Mindblowing & Jawdropping---A Must Have!.......2003-11-28
Discs 1 & 2 were recorded in Japan on 18 January 1984. Schenker's performance is undeniably top notch and superb. The rest of the band---as always---is quite excellent, too. Each song is bursting with energy, sparkle, and sizzle. The "Rock Bottom" we hear on Disc 2 is surprisingly fast but everything you could want it to be. Here's the set list for Disc 1: CAPTAIN NEMO---ROCK MY NIGHTS AWAY---ARE YOU READY TO ROCK---CRY FOR THE NATIONS---ON AND ON---ATTACK OF THE MAD AXEMAN---INTO THE ARENA---COURVOISIER CONCERTO---LOST HORIZONS---ROCK WILL NEVER DIE---Disc 2: I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE---SYSTEMS FAILING---STILL LOVE THAT LITTLE DEVIL---ARMED AND READY---ROCK BOTTOM---DOCTOR DOCTOR. The sound quality is very good even though the show was not professionally recorded with a mobile studio. It was recorded through the soundboard (the mixing desk used for the Public Address system) and therefore you will probably find it better to listen to the discs through speakers rather than headphones. [All of the shows on "Back To Attack" are soundboard recordings.] Right, and now we come to Disc 3: It was recorded in Portland, Oregon on 14 December 1983. It only contains six songs which tally up to a measly 28 minutes. HOW RUDE! Whoever made this decision has slapped our faces with a gargantuan amount of disrespect. Didn't they know that cd's can now hold 80 minutes of material? Even if the rest of this show has been lost due to accident or neglect, the Decision Maker could've put other material onto this disc. But, what makes the matter all the more hateful is the fact that this show features Schenker ON FIRE! His performance is even better than the above-mentioned show in Japan---and that's really saying something! In fact, it proves once and for all that he was the very best heavy metal guitarist of the 20th century---even better than Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Gary Hoey, Uli Jon Roth, Tommy Iommi, Vivian Cambell, Eddie Van Halen---and yes, even Hendrix! Enough said. Check it out for yourself. The set list for Disc 3 is as follows: CAPTAIN NEMO---ROCK MY NIGHTS AWAY---ARE YOU READY TO ROCK---CRY FOR THE NATIONS---ON AND ON---ATTACK OF THE MAD AXEMAN. Gary Barden is dynamite---full of hard rockin energy---and so is the rest of the band. The sound quality is usually very good and seems to highlight Schenker but there are a few minor dropouts here & there---and they're insignificant. They really are. And now we come to Disc 4. It was recorded in Holland at the Pink Pop Festival on 08 June 1981. The sound quality varies between good and very good. It's a bit rough at times but you'll get used to it. As for Schenker's performance...well, it's not as good as the other two shows in this digipack, but it's still interesting. No, it's not bad, just a little sloppy here & there...I think I'm warming up to it a little more each time I hear it...Here's the set list for Disc 4: ATTACK OF THE MAD AXEMAN---VICTIM OF ILLUSION---NATURAL THING---FEELS LIKE A GOOD THING---ROCK BOTTOM---LOST HORIZONS---DOCTOR DOCTOR. I feel very fortunate to own this 4 cd digipack. It's only early November as I write these words but I feel as happy as a spoiled brat on Christmas Day. My only complaint is that most of the discs could've & should've had more material put onto them---and maybe the Decision Makers will keep this in mind the next time they release some more concert recordings of MSG (and how about some dvd's???). I certainly hope so. (You guys could've squeezed in another show or two)...(By the way, what happened to the songs from the Assault Attack album which were played each night on the 83/84 Tour?) Anyhow, thank you Mr. Schenker & Mr. Barden. Thank you for playing so well and for releasing these recordings.
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Back to Attack: Live
Michael Group Schenker
Manufacturer: Zoom Club
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00009RAX8
Release Date: 2003-06-17 |
Tracks:
- Captain Nemo
- Rock My Nights Away
- Are You Ready To Rock
- Cry For The Nations
- On & On
- Attack Of The Mad Axeman
- Into The Arena
- Courvoisier Concerto
- Lost Horizons
- Rock Will Never Die
- Im Gonna Make You Mine
- Systems Failing
- Still Love That Little Devil
- Armed & Ready
- Rock Bottom
- Doctor Doctor
Album Description
UK exclusive release, limited to 1000 copies, recorded live in Japan, 1984. 16 tracks. Zoom Club. 2003.
Album Details
Limited to 1,000 Copies. Recorded Live at the Kosei Nenkin Hall, Sapporo, Japan, all Recordings Are Soundboard Quality and Are Supplied from Gary Barden's Personal Collection, Includes Photos by the Legendary Robert Ellis.
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- Face Fate
Music Info
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