Thunder in the East

Artist: Loudness
Label: Wounded Bird Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 664140024625
EAN: 0664140024625
ASIN: B0000CNY4N

Release Date: 2003-10-14

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Tracks:

Crazy Nights
Like Hell
Heavy Chains
Get Away
We Could Be Together
Run for Your Life
Clockwork Toy
No Way Out
Lines Are Down
Never Change Your Mind

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Customer Reviews:

Surprise, Surprise.......2007-01-14

So, there I was, in Frankfurt, Germany, thumbing though some used cd's at the weekly Saturday flea market. I'd picked out some Satriani, Uli Jon Roth and an import Van Halen. The vendor pulled this album out and recommended I also buy it. I'd never heard of them and at first turned him down. Then he offered it to me for just one Euro. I figured that even if it sucked, then at least I had the other five disks that I knew would be worth the ten total Euro I'd spent. WOW!!! What a great album! I'd never even heard of these guys, but I'm going to look into getting more albums. Akira Takasaki can shred along with the likes of Eddie Van Halan and George Lynch. Stand out songs are Clockwork Toys and Never Change Your Mind. The production quality is a bit low. But this album is about 22 years old. A re-release would be cool, but this does just fine. If you like early Van Halen, Cinderella, Dokken, then you'll probably dig these guys, too.

These guys can PLAY!.......2006-09-28

Loudness was unfairly lumped in with all the '80s so-called "hair-metal" bands because of their look (probably due more to mis-management than actual personal styles), and unfortunately that label seemed to have stuck with them, despite the release of 4 brilliant CDs, this one being the first Major Label American release. Led by the "Oh yeah Yngwie? Check THIS out!" guitar work of Akira Takasaki, Loudness was a band of guys who could PLAY, not pose. Yes, the lyrics are fairly simple and sometimes juvenile, but I don't remember anyone else writing anything considered prose at the time either. Especially if you are a guitar player, this CD is a must have. Try to see whether or not you can match up with the straight picked solo in "Clockwork Toy" and then call this mediocre. I don't think so.

Aged Well..........2006-06-25

Look, here's the deal. This album sounds better now than it did when it came out in '85. And it sounded pretty good back then, too.
First off, the playing is superb and the sound is amazing even now. Second - while 'Thunder' isnt 'innovative' - the writing is INTELLIGENT, and every song has its own identity. There is definite Van Halen, Accept, Maiden influences. Even a slight progessive sound on "Run For Your Life". "Clockwork Toy" has early thrash influences. And there is more. Get past the rather cheesy chorus of the opening track though, and its a great listen.
There are a lot of different 'sounds' here. Which is good, right? The bottom line is this album sounds better than it did when I was in High School. Its a lost classic. You cant go wrong if you like this style of metal.

Loudness-Thunder in the East.......2006-03-21

This is great cd. It's a good listen at the progressive 80's hard rock movent that happened in Japan. All the players are extremely skilled musicians and the songs are very creative. The production of this album is outstanding.

Thunder in the East......Loudness is a Beast.......2005-12-31

Killer CD. Akira Takasaki has a great sound and plays some great riffs. Oh yeah, the solos are righteous as well. The band is tight and the songs are really good. I actually like the vocals. He's got a good voice with a heavy accent, it's cool. Best tracks are No way out, Lines are down and Heavy Chains. Take a step back in time, 1985 to be exact and remember when metal was king! This CD should be in your metal collection.

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