Oceans of Time

Oceans of Time

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese edition of the acclaimed German heavy metalguitarist's 1998 album for the Domo label with anundisclosed bonus track added. Guests include Joey Joeli ofHardline on vocals & Jorg Michael of Stratovarius on drums. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Slaves of Twilight
Pay the Price
Carousel
Ashes from the Oath
Ride the Rainbow
Gates of the Seven Seals
Oceans of Time
Prelude to the Moon
Living on the Wildside
Holy Creatures

Album Description

1998 & ninth solo album by Germany's leading heavy metal guitarist virtuoso. 10 tracks, all featuring his signature guitarwork, but the additions of Johnny Gioeli and Ferdy Doernberg have caused quite a positive stir amongst his disciples! A Steamhammer/ SPV release.

Customer Reviews:

Unsung guitar hero..........2000-03-06

Featuring Johnny Gioeli on vocals,Pell's 1998 effort is a stunner-he is a guitar virtuoso,very original in style and also very articulate and inspired as a songwriter.Highlights are:'Carousel','Paying the Price',the title track,and,in fact,every song on this superb album.Top marks to Gioeli for his excellent vocal performance.If you liked Hardline,you won't be disappointed here.

Rock of the highest quality.......1999-10-28

This album is simply superb.I do not understand why are this group are not more wideley reknown.The guitar playing of axel is simply silky smooth and fast without sounding like thrash like so many other lesser bands and the voice of Johnny gioeli must be the finest and most powerful of any rock band today.I have played this album to my friends who were all knockout by it so it looks like a few more orders could be on the way.Keep up the good work Axel.

The melodic metal guitar wizard at his best.......1999-06-02

When this CD first arrived, my initial reaction was "oh no what's happened to Jeff Scott Soto". There was a new singer by the name of Johnny Gioeli peering at me from the inlay. I started to listen to the album and was hit by this guy's voice. Similar to Mr. Soto's, it was incredible, the best I've heard for a long time. This has to be Axel Rudi Pell's finest album to date, his guitar playing is magnificent, the best yet. The songs are incredibly well constructed with six of the ten tracks lasting over six minutes. The highlight of the album has to be the track "The Gates Of The Seven Seals" which is similar in style to "Black Moon Pyramid", "The Land Of The Giants" and "Casbah" from previous albums. Perhaps the most interesting track is the 9:36 long "Ashes From The Oath" which begins almost as a ballad and slowly builds in speed and complexity, showing Axel's guitar and song writing prowess to the full.

If you like Axel's previous albums this is a must have CD, if you have never bought one of his, you could ask for no better introduction.

Tracks:

One For Carter
Teu;es Redemption
Shadow
Oceans Of Time
Tosh
Mindreader
Father Demo Square
Offering

Customer Reviews:

This is Jazz album but.......2001-10-18

It progress. it contains many emotion. John Stablefield's blow are powerful. David Kikoski's piano play make you feel fine. And David Fiuczynski,He is Jazz guiter wizard. Very amazing play. Of cause Billy 's play are more swing.
This is melting many essence found on Jazz

Average customer rating:

Go and buy it right now!!
High Quality Musicianship, Average Results
Axel's Best Album!
This guy is awesome
shamefully underrated

Oceans of Time
Axel Rudi Pell
Manufacturer: Steamhammer Us [Spv]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Kings & Queens
Shadow Zone
Magic
Black Moon Pyramid
Eternal Prisoner

ASIN: B00004S5H0
Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

Slaves Of The Twilight (Intro)
Pay The Price
Carousel
Ashes From The Oath
Ride The Rainbow
The Gates Of The Seven Seals
Oceans Of Time
Prelude To The Moon (Opus #3 Menuetto Prelugio)
Living On The Wildside
Holy Creatures

Album Description

Japanese edition of the acclaimed German heavy metalguitarist's 1998 album for the Domo label with anundisclosed bonus track added. Guests include Joey Joeli ofHardline on vocals & Jorg Michael of Stratovarius on drums.

Album Details

Same as European Version

Customer Reviews:

Go and buy it right now!!.......2005-03-04

This was the first album i listened to from ARP and i guess it was for the best.Anyone who haven't heard of him try this album first.It's by far the best album he's ever released along with shadow zone(and masquerade ball).Firstly the album begins with an instrumendal(it's a cliche for AXP beggining his albums like that)which can be passed rather unnoticed."pay the price" is a classic European power metal song that will please the power fans(im not one of them though) including fast speed guitars and drumming.In my personal opinion the album accually begins from the third track "carousel" a hard and heavy song with great melodies,guitar riffs and a magical chorus that forces your head to bang all the time!From this point of the album the tracks are getting better and better with highlights such as "ride the rainbow","gates of the seven seals","living on the wildside".And finally the two historical momentary magical art-fantasy-astonishing tracks :"ashes from the oath" and "oceans of time".Two of the best ballands i've ever heard with an unexpectable feeling that makes your heart beat faster and dream of lost stars and journeys to outer space!ARP is very lucky to have johnny Gioeli(ex-Hardline)permorm for him.This guy is not singing...he's permoming art.He writes history with his hard rough and at the same time melodic "quick physical vibrato" voice!I could run to the cd store to buy this record because of this vocalist and only!
Seek this album,give axel a chance to surprise you and if you are Gioeli fans check out Hardline-double eclipse and II.
A certain must-buy-right-now album!!!!

High Quality Musicianship, Average Results.......2005-01-06

If you are a fan of bands like Yngwie Malmsteen but you also like a slightly more rock approach then perhaps ARP is for you. I have often noticed that Axel Rudi Pell seems to be not all that well know but yet has a lot of die hard fans. I am a rarity as I know and like the band but am not a huge fan. I purchased Oceans Of Time and The Masquerade Ball since I had done my homework and could decifer that they were the most metal influenced of the ARP releases.

I gave three stars here because although I like some of the songs pretty well there are others I can more or less do without. One thing I do like about this album is that it does have a standout track which is Carousel. On the other hand some of the mid to slow paced songs such as Vodoo Nights and Night And Rain are really booring and useless standard fare rock ballads with simple paint by number lyrics.

Musicianship wise this band kicks [...]. I like Axel himself and the singer is a rock/metal God on the pipes. I think if the songwriting were a little stronger they could make it to the next level but right now the songwriting is not all that inspired. They get hot at times but too many songs have really generic hook lines and lyrics.

Axel's Best Album!.......2004-05-15

If you are new to Axel Rudi Pell, and love great vocals (Johnny Gioeli) with a melodic metal sound, this is for you. Listen to Gates of the Seven Seals, Ashes from the Oath, Carousel, Living on the Wildside, and Oceans of Time. You won't be disappointed in this album! If you enjoy it, I highly recommend The Masquerade Ball, which features Voodoo Nights, Night and Rain, The Masquerade Ball, Tear down the Walls, and The Line. Shadow Zone is another good choice, but not quite as good as Oceans of Time and The Masquerade Ball. Eternal Prisoner is another rockin album featuring Jeff Scott Soto on vocals. It rocks!

This guy is awesome.......2003-10-20

The "German Malmsteen" is,r eality, better than Malmsteen. He can play all the high sped solos, reach all the notes, but also can compose with more "heart", and has a less mechanical approach to songwriting than Malmsteen does.

Its a very good album, very good.

shamefully underrated.......2003-09-30

when i first heard this album, it was by pure chance. cool cover art...let's see how good the music is...The haunting guitar intro started shacking the foundations of my scepticism. "Carroussel" (the 3rd track) blew me to pieces. and then followed "ashes...", "living on the wildside..."and i knew i was missing something. these guys are serious. not at all interested to sound 'trendy', 'nu', or the like, ARP plays bad ass melodic power metal straight from the 80's, plus today's crisp production means. The axeman gives lavish solos on "seventh seal" and the title track, that give yngwie a run for his money. most of the songs are epic 7+ minutes long but NEVER too long! the solos are first grade, killer riffs here and there (try 'Carroussel'), drumming provided by jorg michael (Running wild, Stratovarius) is the tightest you'll ever hear. this man is a drum wiz' ! and you simply got to love the vocals! this album is an absolute treat. i also got "masquerade ball" which is just as good. i can strongly recommend starting with either album in case you're new to this totally awesome band.

Average customer rating:

Oceans of Time
Axel Rudi Pell
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002XNDKE
Release Date: 2004-01-06

Album Description

Average customer rating:

Oceans of Time
Christa Dulude
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0009315RK
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

Moon Got in My Eyes
Party's Over
I'm in the Mood for Love
My Mother's Son-In-Law
Very Thought of You
No Regrets
Oceans of Time
Since You've Been Gone
Don't Fence Me In
My Blue Heaven

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Acoustic Journal by Bill Binkelman, New Age Reporter

Acoustic Journal
Doug Hamer
Manufacturer: JRT Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Jazz | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0001GDE4M
Release Date: 2004-01-30

Tracks:

Fern Grotto
Island Memories
Come The Rain
Cycles
Next To Me
Woodlands
Java
Wind In The Windmill
Indigo Skies
Spirit Dance
Celtic Garden
No Strings
Laurel Ann
Harlequin
Goodbye Shanghai

Album Description

Acoustic Journal has truly been a musical journey, a special voyage of the heart to places and experiences that have left an indelible impression on the artists soul. Every composition is intended to carry the listener across time, across mountains and oceans through a wide array of emotions. Each original piece represents a memory and is intended to capture an impression of a special moment in time. Fingerstyle solo guitar at its best

Customer Reviews:

Acoustic Journal by Bill Binkelman, New Age Reporter.......2006-11-19

Acoustic Journal is a melodic tapestry of fourteen solo (and one duet) acoustic guitar instrumentals, all of them accessible and easy to enjoy from the first playing. Moods and tempos vary but not in any way so as to present jarring juxtapositions between songs. If I was asked to compare Doug Hamer to other acoustic guitarists, I'd classify him as a blend of Clarelynn Rose and Ken Bonfield. He can kick up his proverbial heels on a song like "Java" which sways and rocks, albeit in a gentle fashion, or let subtle influences color his songs, such as on "Island Memories" (which draws from the Hawaiian slack key school) or the appropriately titled "Celtic Garden." At other times, he takes a more impresssionistic approach, playing in a sparser vein, e.g. "Fern Grotto," which displays his control of nuance and shading, as well as demonstrating some well-executed studio engineering techniques (echo effect) which can go a long way toward giving the music some depth and extra feeling. Later in this track, the pace picks up even while the mood remains draped in mystery, as Hamer's fingers fly every which way on the fret board and across the strings, picking fingerstyle in a dazzling display of control.

The strengths of Acoustic Journal are its relative simplicity (this is, after all, just a solo acoustic guitar CD, with no keyboards or other accompaniment, wtih the exception of the presence of a second guitarist on the song "Next to Me", a gentle romantic ballad, on which Hamer is joined by Dean Nissen) and it's wider than usual variety of music, embracing an assortment of moods and tempos. That Hamer manages to vary the music as much as he does while still keeping the overall "feel" of the CD on the quiet side (perhaps achieved through attention to detail in the recording process, e.g. mic placement, mixing, and engineering) makes the recording an ideal soundtrack to Saturday afternoon chores, especially outdoors, or maybe as the musical backdrop to a distant thunderstorm.

From the self-described (in the copious liner notes) "haunting chordal structure and swaying tempo" of "Wind in the Windmill" to the slyly cheerful "Indigo Skies" to the uptempo blues of "No Strings" and the serene album closer, "Goodbye Shanghi," Doug Hamer paints a multi-hued sonic landscape on his acoustic guitar, taking the listener through peaceful rural towns, winding through fog-shrouded valleys, and hiking to the tops of rolling hills. As I've always maintained, most acoustic intrumental music is especially well-suited for playing while enjoying our wonderful natural environment, whether it's the peaceful north woods of the Midwest, the expansive vistas of the Rockies or Grand Tetons or the breathtaking ocean views from Highway 1 along the Pacific coastline. Doug Hamer's Acoustic Journal is ideal music to listen to in any of these environs or you can enjoy it almost as much as an armchair traveler,too. Either way, I solidly recommend the album.

Bill Binkelman
Music Reviewer
New Age Reporter