Reincarnation Volume One - NWOBHM Compilation | ||
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Album Cover: ![[Image]](../../Images/reincarnation1.jpg)
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Label: Heavy Rock Records Producer: ? Year: 2001 Total Playing Time: 68:09 m:s Review date: 19/04/2001 |
| Web site: www.heavyrockrecords.com Email: info@heavyrock.co.uk | ||
| Rating: 63 % | ||
| Verdict: Hit and miss nostalgia tip | ||
| As I'm sure I've said before in the page of Mood Swings, the NWOBHM played a large part in forming my musical tastes and I used to love listening to the Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1 which played tracks and studio sessions by many of the bands. In more recent years, Lars Ulrich of Metallica's fascination with the music has helped to bring it to the attention of younger listeners. It certainly was a good time to be a rock fan. Of the bands featured here, I remember Quartz and The Handsome Beasts. However, there were a hell of a lot of bands emerging at the time and my old gray cells aren't up to remembering them all.
Ricochet - The single, "Midas Light", is the band's claim to fame in the NWOBHM history books. It contains all the NWOBHM hallmarks and is a good example of the genre. The other two tunes fail to match up in comparison. The band enjoyed re-recording "Midas Light" so much that a complete album will follow later in the year. Quartz - Not only a band that I remember but a couple of tunes - Satan's Serenade & Mainline Rider. The band were closely associated with fellow Brummie's Black Sabbath, with Tony Iommi producing their first album. The sound is NWOBHM meets Sabbath. Demolition - Demolition's no-frills rocking is too basic and generic to do much for me. Razorback - Razorback was a collaboration between members of Stray and Nightwing. The band cover "Faith Healer" in tribute to Alex Harvey who died in the arms of Razorback's singer. The best tune is "The Game" which plods along somewhat, but which does include a touch of melody in the chorus. Damien - "The Finn" from Ricochet toured Germany and stayed to form this Anglo-Germany outfit. "Words" is the best tune on offer and is one the better songs on this compilation. A Damien album is being planned. Handsome Beasts - The band are best know for their large vocalist. The band are currently re-recording their unreleased 3rd album. This is a taster. "No Kinda Lovin'" is a slow bluesy ballad. Quartz and Handsome Beasts outclass the other contributors to the album. Ricochet and Damien hit the mark with one tune each. This is interesting as a trip down memory lane for me, but during future listening sessions I'll be being selective about the tracks I listen to. | ||
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