星期三, 1月 27, 2016

Avantasia - Ghostlights



Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tobias Sammet.

1. "Mystery of a Blood Red Rose"   3:51
2. "Let the Storm Descend Upon You"   Jørn Lande, Ronnie Atkins, Robert Mason 12:09
3. "The Haunting"   Dee Snider 4:42
4. "Seduction of Decay"   Geoff Tate 7:18
5. "Ghostlights"   Michael Kiske, Lande 5:43
6. "Draconian Love"   Herbie Langhans 4:58
7. "Master of the Pendulum"   Marco Hietala 5:01
8. "Isle of Evermore"   Sharon den Adel 4:28
9. "Babylon Vampyres"   Mason 7:09
10. "Lucifer"   Lande 3:48
11. "Unchain the Light"   Atkins, Kiske 5:03
12. "A Restless Heart and Obsidian Skies"   Bob Catley 5:53
13. "Wake up to the Moon" (Digibook edition bonus track) Kiske, Lande, Catley, Atkins, Mason 4:43
Total length:74:46

The Digibook edition bonus disc – Avantasia live
All songs written and composed by Tobias Sammet.

1. "Spectres"  
2. "Invoke the Machine"   Atkins
3. "The Story Ain't Over"   Catley
4. "Prelude"  
5. "Reach Out for the Light"   Kiske
6. "Avantasia"   Kiske
7. "What's Left of Me"   Eric Martin
8. "Dying for an Angel"   Martin
9. "Twisted Mind"   Martin
10. "The Watchmakers' Dream"  
11. "Another Angel Down"   Lande

The Deluxe Edition Book of the album includes the two CDs of the Digibook edition, a third CD with instrumental versions of all the tracks (except the bonus one) and a 68 page photo book.

Personnel
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals on all tracks, additional keyboards and bass
Sascha Paeth - rhythm guitars, lead guitars (except on tracks 2, 8, 10, 12), bass, additional keyboards, engineering and mixing
Michael Rodenberg - orchestration, keyboards, mastering
Felix Bohnke - drums

Guest instrumentists
Bruce Kulick (Grand Funk Railroad, ex-Kiss) – lead guitar on tracks 9, 10, 12
Oliver Hartmann (ex-At Vance) – lead guitar on tracks 2, 5, 9, 11

Guest vocalists
Jørn Lande (ex-Masterplan, ex-Ark)
Michael Kiske (Unisonic, Place Vendome, ex-Helloween)
Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids)
Dee Snider (Twisted Sister)
Geoff Tate (Operation: Mindcrime, ex-Queensrÿche)
Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot)
Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)
Bob Catley (Magnum)
Robert Mason (Warrant, ex-Lynch Mob)
Herbie Langhans (Sinbreed, Beyond the Bridge, ex-Seventh Avenue)

Dream Theater - The Astonishing







Track listing

All lyrics written by John Petrucci, all music composed by Petrucci and Jordan Rudess.

Act I

1. "Descent of the NOMACS"   1:10
2. "Dystopian Overture"   4:50
3. "The Gift of Music"   4:00
4. "The Answer"   1:52
5. "A Better Life"   4:39
6. "Lord Nafaryus"   3:28
7. "A Savior in the Square"   4:13
8. "When Your Time Has Come"   4:19
9. "Act of Faythe"   5:00
10. "Three Days"   3:44
11. "The Hovering Sojourn"   0:27
12. "Brother, Can You Hear Me?"   5:11
13. "A Life Left Behind"   5:49
14. "Ravenskill"   6:01
15. "Chosen"   4:32
16. "A Tempting Offer"   4:19
17. "Digital Discord"   0:47
18. "The X Aspect"   4:13
19. "A New Beginning"   7:40
20. "The Road to Revolution"   3:45
Total length:78:59

All lyrics written by Petrucci, all music composed by Petrucci and Rudess.

Act II

1. "2285 Entr'acte"   2:20
2. "Moment of Betrayal"   6:11
3. "Heaven's Cove"   4:19
4. "Begin Again"   3:54
5. "The Path That Divides"   5:09
6. "Machine Chatter"   1:03
7. "The Walking Shadow"   2:58
8. "My Last Farewell"   3:44
9. "Losing Faythe"   4:13
10. "Whispers on the Wind"   1:37
11. "Hymn of a Thousand Voices"   3:38
12. "Our New World"   4:12
13. "Power Down"   1:25
14. "Astonishing"   5:51
Total length:50:34

Personnel
Dream Theater
James LaBrie – lead vocals
John Petrucci – guitar, production, story and concept
Jordan Rudess – keyboards
John Myung – bass
Mike Mangini – drums, percussion

Guests
Eric Rigler - bagpipes on "The X Aspect"
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Production
Richard Chycki – engineering and mixing
Jie Ma - cover art
David Campbell - orchestral and choir arrangements