┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Axe - Twenty Years From Home 1977-1997 Best Of + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-09-2006 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │ │║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........1997 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......rainbow Songs........14 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.mtm-music.de ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Axe Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Twenty Years From Home 1977-19Label : MTM ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ These songs were re-recorded in 1997 with a new ║ │ │║ lead singer Bob Harris. The original lead singer ║ │ │║ Bobby Barth is NOT dead, as one reviewer stated. ║ │ │║ He's now singing back up vocals for the most ║ │ │║ part and of course playing lead guitar. Two of ║ │ │║ their original albums are now available on CD, ║ │ │║ Offering and Nemesis. This CD is very good but ║ │ │║ the originals with Bobby Barth on vocals are ║ │ │║ better. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Well, when I got the cd I was a lot dissapointed ║ │ │║ when I opened the case and read "ALL songs ║ │ │║ recorded march april may 1997". Why can't Ladies ║ │ │║ and Gentlemen of record labels re-release the ║ │ │║ original records on CDs? The inserts say that ║ │ │║ "were unable to work it out" Anyway, despite ║ │ │║ re-recordings the songs sound ok. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In "Twenty Years From Home", Axe has reunited ║ │ │║ and done a re-recording of some of the best ║ │ │║ material from their four albums, along with two ║ │ │║ tracks from their most recent release "Axe ║ │ │║ Five". On the first pass, I was a little ║ │ │║ disappointed in the new remix, as it seemed that ║ │ │║ the songs seemed to be missing the "hard edge" ║ │ │║ that were so much a part of their music. ║ │ │║ However, upon further listening, I find that the ║ │ │║ changes in the songs have, in most cases, added ║ │ │║ to their impact. For example, the new, two-part ║ │ │║ vocals in "Heat In The Streets" make the story ║ │ │║ much more apparent and the lyrics are much ║ │ │║ clearer than they were originally. I do miss the ║ │ │║ soaring, high-note guitar riffs that were so ║ │ │║ much a part of the "Nemesis" album, but "20 ║ │ │║ Years..." reflect the band's artistic growth. ║ │ │║ "Twenty years..." is an excellent release from a ║ │ │║ group that has been missing in action for far ║ │ │║ too long. If the hard rock of the 80's is what ║ │ │║ you're looking for, this album is a must! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Always rembered their hit "Rock-n-Roll Party In ║ │ │║ the Streets" but could never find it on CD. Well ║ │ │║ the guys in the band have come back and ║ │ │║ re-recorded thier stuff with a vengence. Don't ║ │ │║ let the fact that they're re-recording thier old ║ │ │║ songs scare you off. Most of the tracks are ║ │ │║ smoking and sound better than when they were ║ │ │║ orginally recorded. A pleasant surprise that ║ │ │║ includes some guitar driven songs like "Running ║ │ │║ the Gauntlet", "Burn the City Down", and "Heat ║ │ │║ in the Streets". If you liked 80's metal but not ║ │ │║ the hair or the glam, give this a shot. While ║ │ │║ not every song will grab your interest, there is ║ │ │║ enough here make this a worthwile purchase. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Running The Gauntlet [02:53] │ │ 02 - Rock & Roll Party In The Streets [04:32] │ │ 03 - Burn The City Down [05:05] │ │ 04 - Heat In The Street [02:50] │ │ 05 - Now Or Never [04:21] │ │ 06 - Life's Just An Illusion [03:38] │ │ 07 - Eagle Flies Alone [03:17] │ │ 08 - Living On The Edge [03:04] │ │ 09 - All Through The Night [03:01] │ │ 10 - First Time, Last Time [03:57] │ │ 11 - Forever [03:33] │ │ 12 - Back On The Streets [04:12] │ │ 13 - Heroes And Legends [05:05] │ │ 14 - Sting Of The Rain [05:40] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [55:08 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘