Night on Bröcken [Original recording remastered] [Extra tracks]

Night on Bröcken [Original recording remastered] [Extra tracks]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Digitally remastered reissue of 1984 album from the top selling progressive metal band of all time with 4 bonus tracks added 'Last Call' (Original Misfit Demo 1984), 'The Calling' (Rehearsal 1983), 'Kiss Of Death' (Live at L'Amour 1985) & 'Flight Of Icarus' (Rehearsal 1983). Metal Blade.

Tracks:

Buried Alive
The Calling
Kiss Of Death
Night On Brocken
S.E.K.
Misfit
Shadowfax
Damnation
Soldier Boy
Last Call (Original Misfit Demo 1984)
The Calling (Rehearsal 1983)
Kiss Of Death (Live At L'Amour 1985)
Flight Of Icarus (Rehearsal 1983)

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of 1984 album from the top selling progressive metal band of all time with 4 bonus tracks added 'Last Call' (Original Misfit Demo 1984), 'The Calling' (Rehearsal 1983), 'Kiss Of Death' (Live at L'Amour 1985) & 'Flight Of Icarus' (Rehearsal 1983). Metal Blade.

Customer Reviews:

The Other Side of the Coin.......2004-04-21

Fans of Fates Warning don't need these reviews. For those who are new to the band, there are essentially two groups of fans: those who liked the original singer, John Arch, and those who prefer Ray Alder. I fall into the latter category and quite honestly find the often quasi-religious devotion to Arch to border on the bizarre. Arch fans usually point to his voice and lyrics, but his lyrics tend to fall into the "monsters and dragons" category of Ronnie James Dio, and his voice is serviceable. His phrasing is somewhat unique. I can see where some would like it, but I find it to be a bit scattered -- especially when he sings over odd-time musical arrangements. The other review reflects the pro-Arch point of view.

Of course, this isn't to say that I don't like some of the band's work with Arch. "The Spectre Within" and "Awaken the Guardian" both had their moments and would probably be better places to start for the uninitiated. In my opinion, "Night on Brocken" is little more than a poor attempt to mimic Iron Maiden. The band simply hadn't developed anything resembling the progressive chops and focus that it became known for through albums like "No Exit," "Perfect Symmetry" and "Parallels" (i.e., after Frank Aresti and Mark Zonder joined the band). "Damnation" is the only track on this album worth listening to in my opinion.

Remastered Metal Masterpiece : Most Underrated Debut Ever!!.......2002-11-22

You have to give this release 5 stars in my opinion. It's so ahead of it's time that even today this is very fresh sounding. Remastered to perfection, "Night On Broken" is without question one of the most underrated Heavy Metal debut releases of all time.....

Those of you who are into the new age Fates Warning, like the utterly boring "A.P.S.O.G.", may not be all that interested in purchacing this masterpiece....Bluntly speaking, it's quite simply too good for your ears.

This, along with "The Spectre Within" and "Awaken The Guardian" are the best of the Fates Warning recording collection. Nothing they released after these gems were comparable in my opinion....

"No Exit" was a very simliar effort as far as musicianship is concerned, but the vocals of R. Adler left something to be desired compared to J. Arch. Arch found a different vocal area, more Heavy Metal so to speak. He was the Metal voice behind Fates, and I'll never know why they decided to replace him.....

This is for all of the old school Fates fans. It's also for those of us who long for the heavy, quickly paced, intelligent mystic that the first three Fates releases captured so seemingly easily.....

It's a timeless classic in my humble opinion, and should be recognized as one of the most impressive Heavy Metal debut releases of all time....

FATES RULES!!!!

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