Imaginations From The Other Side

Artist: Blind Guardian
Label: EMI Int'l
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 724384033729
EAN: 0724384033729
ASIN: B000005RU0

Release Date: 1998-10-27

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Tracks:

Imaginations From The Other Side
I'm Alive
A Past And Future Secret
The Script For My Requiem
Mordred's Song
Morn In A Mourning Hall
Bright Eyes
Another Holy War
And The Story Ends

Customer Reviews:

Power Metal Perfection.......2006-08-29

Just when we thought Blind Guardian couldn't possibly get any better, they hit us with 1995's Imaginations From the Other Side, which is arguably the best power metal album ever released. I know that's a bold statement, but I did say "arguably". I know there are more important power metal albums out there, and that Nightfall in Middle Earth is widely considered the best Blind Guardian album, but Imaginations is just so...powerful. No other power metal album has hit me quite like it, and I doubt any ever will.

Coming on the heels of the excellent Somewhere Far Beyond, Imaginations From the Other Side shows Blind Guardian perfecting their power metal style. All of the elements are in place - the fantasy-themed lyrics, epic song arrangements, blistering guitar riffs, and of course Hansi's unique and intensely powerful vocal delivery. Songs like I'm Alive, the Script for My Requiem, Born in a Mourning Hall, Bright Eyes, and the epic title track hit you like a heart attack, while ballad A Past and Future Secret leaves you amazed at the band's talent and versatility. There is not a weak moment on the entire album. Every song, and indeed the entire album, is power metal perfection.

Imaginations From the Other Side is nothing short of a must-have power metal album. Once you hear it, it will no doubt become the standard by which you judge all other power metal albums.

NOTE: This is the first Blind Guardian album since their debut not to feature a Kai Hansen guest appearance, but Pretty Maids vocalist Ronnie Atkins was on board providing background vocals.

NOTE 2: There are a couple of versions of Imaginations From the Other Side available. The NEMS version is my favorite, as it adds interesting demo versions of I'm Alive, A Past and Future Secret, The Script for My Requiem, and Imaginations From the Other Side as bonus tracks.

God bless Blind Guardian.......2001-10-28

Blind Guardian is no doubt the greatest metal band since Iron Maiden, and they prove it with another solid album. IFTOS is perhaps the best Blind Guardian album, with such classics as the metal epic "And the Story Ends",the King Arthur inspired "Past and Future Secret" and the powerful title track. This is the last real "heavy" Blind Guardian album since "Nightfall In Middle Earth" is a more dynamic album, so they have combined all their skills and expeirence to make a perfect album. If you like metal buy it.

the best guardian CD ever.......1999-11-03

this is absolutely one of the most fantastic music productions iýve ever heard. great classics as Bright Eyes and Mordredýs Song. i am going to buy this record very soon.

Lucky to stumble apon it. BG albums too rare in SA.......1998-12-17

This album creates such a powerful atmosphere without trying to be 'mean'. Brilliant lyrics combined with fast, mellodic guitars. I just wish it was possible to get hold of the other albums in this country.

Power metal at its finest.......1998-10-12

This is one of the greatest cd's ever. Blind Guardian created a masterpiece. This cd is very fast, but very melodic. It is very easy to listen to over and over again. I think that people who don't even like metal would be likely to enjoy this. I know Blind Guardian is pretty big in Europe, it's just a shame that Americans haven't ever heard of them. Buy this.

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