Space Metal [Import]

Product Description
Japanese Version featuring a Cover of Led Zeppelin's 'no Quarter' featuring Lana Lane as a Bonus Track.

Space Metal,Star One,Avalon,Rock

Average customer rating: Mott's Ritual listen with your ears not your mouth Psychedelic Warlords! One of the best live cds ever Don't Kid Yourself

Space Ritual Hawkwind Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hall of the Mountain Grill In Search of Space Doremi Fasol Latido Hawkwind Sea Shanties ASIN: B00005MCX2 Release Date: 2001-08-27

Tracks:

1. Earth Calling
2. Born To Go
3. Down Through The Night
4. The Awakening
5. Lord Of Light
6. Black Corridor
7. Space Is Deep
8. Electronic No.1
9. Orgone Accumulator
10. Upside Down
11. 10 Seconds Of Forever
12. Brainstorm

Tracks:

1. 7 By 7
2. Sonic Attack
3. Time We Left This World Today
4. Master of The Universe
5. Welcome To The Future
6. You Shouldn't Do That
7. Master Of The Universe
8. Born To Go

Album Description

UK remastered & repackaged reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1973 album with 3 added bonus tracks 'You Shouldn't Do That', 'Master Of The Universe' & 'Born To Go'. 2001.

Album Details

Digitally remastered with 3 bonus tracks!

Customer Reviews:

Mott's Ritual.......2006-10-10

In the lead up to Christmas 1972 there was a massive disturbance in the force as the mighty Hawkwind had a freak hit single with their `Silver Machine ` reaching Number three in the singles chart. I am not saying that this exactly made Hawkwind into pop stars, but it certainly gave them access to a far wider audience.
`Silver Machine' was even more of a freak than it appears. For a start it was a live recording, which was almost unheard of in singles land, especially as it was nearly five minutes long (even if it had been heavily edited with Robert Calvert's vocals completely erased and replaced with the far more aggressive growl of Hawkwind's bass player Ian Kiliminster, known to all as Lemmy). The sight of the Hawkwind video being played next to the Nolan Sisters on Top of the Pops did bring a smile to the face, but imagine if they had let Lemmy into the same studio as the Sisters?
It's not as though Hawkwind had not already enjoyed success, as their first three albums had already charted in the U.K. `Hawkwind' (1970), `In Search of Space' (1971) (complete with fabulous foldout cover and Hawklog), and `Doremi Fasol Latido' (1972) which had a vaguely space concept.
But with the money generated by a hit single Hawkwind decided to take their Space Ritual on the road for a massive tour of the United Kingdom and surrounding planets. A road crew was brought in, the most impressive display of lights were acquired under the auspicious eye of Liquid Len accompanied by his crew of Lensmen, costumes were fashioned, famous English D.J. Andy Dunkley was appointed Mothership control, one of the most impressive stage settings was put together to house the band for their rocket ride, actual dancers were put on the payroll and given chorography, and most impressively the band put in some rehearsal time.
The band had been stable for a whole year, which for this bunch of space cadets was in itself an event. Baring in mind that there had already been three other bass players before Lemmy secured the job, a lead guitarist had been lost and nobody had bothered to replace him, whilst the drum stool had already moved into Spinal Tap mode. It was almost a rule in the band that they never did two studio albums with the same line up.
From these early beginnings, though, nobody could have ever imagined that over the years Hawkwind would have such a heavy influence on such diverse musical threads as Ambient, World, Disco (seriously), Trance, Stoner Rock, Heavy Metal, and of course Space Rock.
Fortunately for us all several of the shows were recorded, and the best of two of them from Liverpool and Manchester have been spliced together to give the complete experience, all done in the correct running order. This was first released as a double album in 1973 at the price of a single album, Hawkwind being Hawkwind and always giving value for money. As well as a poster size foldout cover, you also got two booklets, one telling the story of the Space Ritual joining the dots between songs, the other giving you all the information you could possibly want about the tour.
In 1996 EMI went one step further and re-released the Space Ritual in Digi-Pak form reproducing the original artwork, whilst adding some extra photos from the tour. The music itself has been wonderfully re-mastered to give a much clearer sound than the original vinyl, or for that matter the first CD release. Due to time constraints first time round (you could only get eighty minutes of music on four sides of vinyl) the encore of `You Shouldn't Do That' had to be left off. Well no more; here you get the full concert encore and all. As if that was not enough over twenty minutes of bonus live Hawkwind has been tacked onto the end with two tracks from the hard to get Greasy Truckers benefit concert.
The concert starts with the Starship Hawkwind on final countdown for its rocket ride. Robert Calvert, Hawkwind's resident poet, gets things underway with `Earth Calling' amidst an array of Hawkwind, bubble music, audio generators, countdowns, swazzles, electronic robot music, swishing, and after burns.
Blastoff occurs with Dave Brock blazing out the riffs from his sonic axe of `Born To Go'; then the rest of the band comes thundering in. Now you must remember that nobody had ever bothered to mention to Lemmy that the bass guitar was a rhythm instrument, as he goes note for note with his captain's guitar. Simon King on drums may have had his failings, but subtlety was not one of them as he thrashes away for all he is worth.
Everybody's favourite, hippy Nik Turner hoots and honks his way through every song on his battered saxophone, only reverting to the flute for those short quieter moments when Robert Calvert would get up to read out some of his poetry or to speak out the words of Michael Moorcock the famous science fiction writer who had written special passages for the Space Ritual. `Sonic Attack' is particularly disturbing in the concept of the Space Ritual, with the whole band echoing the narrator's speech. Then behind this you had the twin attack of Del Dettmar and Dik Mik on synthesisers, audio generators, and electronics giving out that very special Hawkwind wall of sound. The songs were most of `Doremi Fasol Latido' plus any songs that fitted in from the Hawkwind back catalogue. `Masters of The Universe' for example fitted in very well, plus material specially written for the mission. This was Heavy Metal at its very best, no matter what different wrapper you want to give it.
Of course Hawkwind was a very visual band in every way. Out the front of the stage for the journey was the larger than life Amazonian dancer Stacia, who somehow during each performance managed to lose every stitch of space garb adorning her ample body. As there were always a lot of spotty sixteen year old boys down the front of the stage, it probably means that Stacia was the first naked female seen by thousands of young lustful teenagers. To answer your next question, "Yes, those thoughtful people from EMI have included a few snapshots in one of the booklets," purely for historic reasons you understand. I know this has nothing to do with the music, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
More than thirty years later, Hawkwind are still flying, sadly without Stacia, who went off and married drummer Roy Dyke, which makes her Mrs Dyke, hmmm. Lemmy has of course gone on to become the founder of Heavy Metal with the mighty Motorhead. Whilst David Brock, with new Hawknauts, still leads Hawkwind, who released a new studio album in 2005 called `Take Me To Your Leader', their first album since `Distant Horizons' in 1997. Hawkwind's Space Ritual is a great trip.
Mott the Dog.

listen with your ears not your mouth .......2005-11-28

i'd like to say to the other reviewer who said don't kid yourself that this is nonsense hello it's called space rock for a reason because it doesn't have to make sense and being spacey and trippy is kool man better try it something you may enjoy it
than working the 9 to 5 circle

but hey anyway a truly great live cd from the pioneers of space/rock hawkwind yeah the drumming is repative but it's cool
man way kool and if your a pot smoking hippy there's nothing better than listening to this album.. hey man i must sound stoned well maybe i am, who knows?

a classic album without a fiddle of an orange

Psychedelic Warlords!.......2005-10-01

I have been a HawkFan since the acid daze of the early 70's and I highly recommend this album (and most others) by Hawkwind! They are unique and not widely known in the U.S. although they have an almost cult following around the world. Their "Live" perforances are legendary (which is why I chose to review this album). The British fantasy/sci-fi author Michael Moorcock is a huge fan and has collaborated on some Hawkwind lyrics from time to time. The band members change often (Dave Brock being the only constant) and that is part of their mystique. If you like Heavy Metal/Space Rock you will Love Hawkwind and "Space Ritual"!

One of the best live cds ever.......2005-03-09

The bad things first. Yes, it is a bit overlong, and yes, some of the spoken poems are a bit insipid. Having said that, this cd contains some of the best live music I've ever heard.

The heart of the cd is the old (side 2 + 3) from the original album - that is, from "Lord of Light" to "Brainstorm". "The Black Corridor" is one of the spoken poems that actually works. You then get 8+ minutes of a monster song "Space is Deep" that is truly amazing - music so thick and nuanced that it could be sliced with a knife.

After some electronic noodling comes "Orgone Accumulator". You don't need to know what an orgone accumulator is to enjoy (though it doesn't hurt - try googling for it). "Upside Down" is fairly forgettable, but then comes another halfway decent poem "10 Seconds to Forever" and then, what may be one of the best live songs ever (any genre any musician). "Brainstorm" is one of those songs that you can listen to again and again - the lyrics don't mean much (though they set an interesting vibe) but the music...o the music. This is a song that deserves to be played as loud as you can get away with.

As for the rest of the cd...well, some interesting bits and some embarrassing bits ("Sonic Attack" in particular is outstanding in a bad movie sort of way). But who cares. Edit it down to 40-50 minutes and you have something to enjoy again and again. Hard to believe this came out five years after the beatles broke up...hard to believe hawkwind never became more than a cult success. Get it and enjoy!

Don't Kid Yourself.......2005-01-04

I loved this when it came out, but I also loved lots of things then that weren't good for me. Not that this is harmful in any way... it's just that it is really, really awful.

Lemmy is the only one in the band that could play with any facility or sense of melody, and even he wasn't exactly at his best then. The drummer is an unsteady, two-lick metronome, and Dave Brock continuously uses a wah pedal on his guitar solos to try to cover up for the fact that he sounds like he's playing with his toes. Overlay it all with undifferentiated sonic sludge, add a flute/reed player who seems to have never learned half the notes on either instrument, and sprinkle with "cosmic" lyrics that weren't so much goofy as stupid - that was Hawkwind.

Don't buy the hype. Hawkwind was always terrible, if terribly sincere. They were a joke then, and if you pay what they're asking for this idiocy, the joke's on you. Want space rock? Buy Gong, or even Planet Gong, not this mud.

Average customer rating:

Space Ritual Hawkwind Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hall of the Mountain Grill Year Zero ASIN: B000OYCN98 Release Date: 2007-07-02

Tracks:

1. Earth Calling/Born to Go
2. Born to Go
3. Down Through the Night
4. Awakening
5. Lord of Light
6. Black Corridor
7. Space Is Deep
8. Electronic No. 1
9. Orgone Accumulator
10. Upside Down
11. 10 Seconds of Forever
12. Brainstorm

Tracks:

1. 7 by 7
2. Sonic Attack
3. Time We Left This World Today
4. Master of the Universe
5. Welcome to the Future
6. You Shouldn't Do That
7. Master of the Universe
8. Born to Go

Album Description

2007 special three disc (two CDs + PAL/Region 0 DVD) Collector's Edition of the veteran UK Space Rockers' 1973 live opus. The CDs in this edition feature the original album with some extended tracks (they were originally edited due to the time restrictions of vinyl) plus three bonus tracks. The DVD is more a DVD album than DVD video; it allows the listener to enjoy the album as it was originally recorded: as one long continuous piece of live music. There is a brand new 5.1 mix as well as the standard stereo mix and a visualizer will appear on screen while the music plays. The DVD also features two promo videos which are previously unreleased - 'Silver Machine' and 'Urban Guerilla'. EMI. 2007.

Album Details

Collectors Edition of Two CDs and One Dvda.

Average customer rating: Satch hits bottom Amazingly underappreciated. Another superb album by Joe!! meat and potatoes rock Still Peaking...

Is There Love in Space? Joe Satriani Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Strange Beautiful Music Super Colossal Crystal Planet Joe Satriani Engines of Creation ASIN: B0001XAMOA Release Date: 2004-04-13

Tracks:

1. Gnaahh
2. Up In Flames
3. Hands In The Air
4. Lifestyle
5. Is There Love In Space?
6. If I Could Fly
7. The Souls Of Distortion
8. Just Look Up
9. I Like The Rain
10. Searching
11. Bamboo

Customer Reviews:

Satch hits bottom.......2006-12-08

This is the only Satriani album that I don't go back to and listen to again and again. Actually, that's not true; since I bought it, I go back to it about once a year and listen to it all the way through 3 or 4 times again. Every time, I come back to feeling disappointed by this album.

I guess what it comes down to is that not one song here is memorable and not one song is catchy. With every one of his releases prior to this, I've wanted to listen to the new CD for 4-8 weeks straight, before I'd even think about putting another CD into my car or truck. With this one though, I had it changed by the end of the first week.

I'm not saying that the CD is bad per se; I'm just saying that it isn't good and it doesn't sound like Satch.

Amazingly underappreciated........2006-05-30

Satch is one of the few great virtuosos left that doesn't have to shred to prove his skill. This album is my personal favorite from him, for good reason. I'm not going to do a full fledged review, but I will tell you that you will not be disappointed by it; it's amazingly accessible from the first listen. Tired of hearing the endless shredding of Vai and Malmsteen? Satch is your best bet for a tasteful show of virtuosity, along with Steve Morse. (really, any guitarist who played with Purple)

Another superb album by Joe!!.......2006-03-26

'Is There Love In Space?' is another fantastic album by Joe Satriani. Although not his best work to date this is still a great album which Satch fans will love.
'Hands In The Air' is a great song witha hard, rock riff and some amazing harmonies. 'Gnahh' is another one of my favourites from the album as it has a catchy, funk-driven guitar sound to it. 'If I Could Fly' and 'Just Look Up' are also quite good, both being more pop-like than other the songs. 'Bamboo' and the title track are both made up of lots of strange and mysterious sounds that give the album a bit of an experimental side. 'Searching', the longest song on the album (10:07) is one of my favourites as it displays the tone fans of Joe have come to expect. Matt Bisonette also plays extremely well on this track providing a very complex bass line, in the middle of the song.
All in all 'Is There Love In Space?' is probably the most consistant slbum ever, no bad songs no truly min-blowing songs, not Joe's best album but its not his worst either.

4.5 stars

meat and potatoes rock.......2006-03-19

This is probably Joe Satriani's worst cd. There is very little creativity in it. Pretty much just formulaic rock. It's a huge step below some of his masterpieces, such as "Crystal Planet".

Still Peaking..........2006-02-13

All one can EVER say of Joe Satriani is...Wow. After all this time, as so many "guitar heros" have come and gone...along with big hair, grunge, heavy metal, industrial, and all the other labels which have at times been dominating -- but never lasting -- aspects of what passes for rock...Satch remains the undisputed king of technical, melodic guitar music. Eddie Van Halen invented a sound and style that are as recognizable as his face -- as did Stevie Ray Vaughn, Clapton, Beck, Page, Hendrix, Zappa, Iommi and too may other greats to list. But in my opinion (and 13 years of guitar playing), there is simply no one who has ever played with such melodic, beautiful proficiency.
"Is There Love In Space?", "If I Could Fly", and "Searching" are all uniquely different styles and 'feel' of songs, yet each is totally Satch. The latter is probably my favorite song on the album, but as with each album he's done, you never dislike songs...only favor some more than others. In my mind, very few artists create music of such consistently good quality. I literally put him up there with the Stones, Zeppelin, and that small few of others who produced nary a bad song.
More proof of his talent, I have NEVER seen anyone play live who sounded as true to their 'studio' sound. No overdubbing, 35 takes, digital processing...just his fingers, his Ibanez, and a 12" Mesa Boogie and digital delay pedal.
Least anyone forget, this is the man who "taught" Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett, and several other notables how to play. That's right, he was their guitar teacher when he was just a studio player, long before people who he'd for many years played studio guitar for convinced him that he HAD to cut an album.
For those who would dismiss him as a 'technical guitar stuntman,' I beg you to listen longer. Steve Vai, Ynvie Malmstein, Vinnie Vincent...these are stuntmen, who while technically proficient lack real musicality, in the sense that you never really sit down and listen to an entire Vai album on a rainy day. It just makes for great "WOW" fodder for teenage boys who think fast fingers are the essence of great guitar.
Please give this album a listen. It can join "Flying In A Blue Dream," "Surfing With The Alien," the "Red Album," and his best, "Crystal Planet" as your begin your PHD in great guitar-driven music.

Average customer rating: Best Hawkwind Album Light Years Ahead Of Their Time 'You Shouldn't do That' track ruins half the album!! Because it's 15 minutes long!! Their best studio cd? Stepping Forward

In Search of Space Hawkwind Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Space Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Doremi Fasol Latido Hall of the Mountain Grill Space Ritual Hawkwind 1999 Party ASIN: B00005MCX0 Release Date: 2001-08-27

Tracks:

1. You Shouldn't Do That
2. You Know You're Only Dreaming
3. Master Of The Universe
4. We Took The Wrong Step Years Ago
5. Adjust Me
6. Children Of The Sun
7. Seven By Seven (Original Single Version)
8. Silver Machine (Original Single Version)
9. Born To Go (Live Single Version Edit)

Album Description

UK remastered & repackaged reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1971 album with 3 added bonus tracks 'Seven By Seven' (original single version), 'Silver Machine' (original single version) & 'Born To Go' (live single version edit). 2001.

Album Details

Digitally remastered with 3 bonus tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Best Hawkwind Album.......2007-04-28

I love this album pop it in maybe 1 time every week, all you really need to know is You Shouldn't Do That, it has to be my faviret song of all time.

Light Years Ahead Of Their Time.......2007-03-13

Worth the price of admision for the 2 tracks-'You shouldn't do that', and "Master od the universe'. Absolute masterpieces. Firsy track clocks in at over 15 minutes and I never get tired of it. Sensational feel, full of synths, sound generators, hippy vocals, all backed by solid drumming and Rickenbacker bass (Dave Anderson,-whatever happened to him?)-superb line up! A must have for any Hawkwind fan. Forget about the rip-off compilations and live stuff-get this, and the later 'Electric Tepee'

'You Shouldn't do That' track ruins half the album!! Because it's 15 minutes long!!.......2007-02-03

I went through a big Hawkwind phase in the early 90s and remember the excitement and joy when this CD arrived at the local mall from being specially ordered (This was before the internet was big, and odd, weird, unpopular stuff had to be special ordered by phone or catalog)

On first listen, I was let down. 'You Shouldn't Do That' can be described as one of most atrocious instrumentals known to man. It does start off cool enough with an eerie, trippy special effect intro simulating something taking off into space. Then as soon as the saxophone kicks in, everything turns to crap! It's one thing to know how to play the sax and quite another to just mindlessly blow into the stupid thing. Anyways, when all the key instruments get introduced in the beginning and kind of work their way up into the main riff, it then sounds like the sax and guitar start vomiting on eachother, and then it repeats and repeats and repeats and repeats until they vomit on eachother again; then repeats a few more dozen times for a total of 15 painful minutes!! At one point, everyone in the group seemed content to plunk out any old note which made the song barely listenable at all. By then, the only musician holding this fiasco together was the drummer. And the lyrics? Why would you put non-sensical hippeeisms into a so called 'space rock' song? I dont know. Out of the 30 or 40 times I heard this song, I only sat through the WHOLE thing twice!! Apologies to die-hard fans for slamming this track, but it really IS that bad and puts a big dent in the album considering its length.

Now that that atrocity is out of the way, on to the rest of the album- the other songs aren't really that bad and make for some interesting soundscape music. 'You're Only Dreaming' has a wonderful 'breath of fresh air' motif as a backing to it's graceful swirl of electrics. 'Master of the Universe' was the sinister heavy metal track about the all supreme being- the guitar chords to this are nice fat and distorted. I do prefer this version to the 'Space Ritual' version because even though the Ritual's version is faster and heavier, it repeats itself beyond all levels of tolerance. 'In Search of Space's' version seems slower but shorter and to the point at the same time.

'Adjust Me' is another exploration of atmosphere and fuzzed out electronics. It conjures up images of an android assembly plant and one of them seems to malfunction beyond control: 'adjust me... adjust meee adjust meeeee adjust meeeeeeeeeeee'. Very cool.

'We took the Wrong Step Years Ago' and 'Children of the Sun' are very extremely well played acoustic works that draw beautiful, lush, vivid images. I would say that mr. Brock fares better with the acoustic guitar than the electric. He has very good rythm.

All in all, a decent early 70s space rock album save for the first 15 minute bowel movement. It renders this album rather short but thankfully, the re-issue has bonus tracks to make up for this.

Their best studio cd?.......2005-03-17

I came to Hawkwind through their live cd "Space Ritual", which is one of the outstanding live cds of all time. This studio cd is from about the same time period, and is the only cd that replicates the power of Hawkwind's live performances.

The opening cut, "You Shouldn't Do That", (which clocks in at 15:41!) is a good test of whether you are or are not going to be a Hawkwind fan. Many of my friends find the song boring and repetitive - but in fact it makes good use of a repeated themes intermixed with background variations, and is in the same league as songs like "The Sheltering Sky" by King Crimson. The next three cuts keep things moving at a nice pace. "We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago" is particularly noteworthy - it is a powerful acoustic song that in some ways reminds me of some of the acoustic pieces on Led Zepplin's zoso cd (Led Zepplin 4). The final two cuts on the cd are a bit weaker, and the three bonus tracks, while good enough, are hardly essential (though one of these, "Silver Machine", has achieved near legendary status among some Hawkwind fans because of a rumored live cut of the song that was apparently left off the "Space Ritual" cd.

The question mark in my review refers to the fact that I have yet to listen to any Hawkwind cd more recent than "Quark, Strangeness, and Charm". Certainly "In Search of Space" is their best early studio effort, and though not perfect, it is well deserving of a five star rating.

Stepping Forward.......2005-03-12

The second album from legendary star-traveling metalloids Hawkwind is a big step up from their charming if flawed debut album...and almost where they'd plant themselves with their magnificent third album. They're getting there, though, and for the most part it's an engaging listening in. Especially since the beginning of the best-known Hawkwind lineup is now in place: aside from the early mainstays (guitarist Dave Brock, saxophonist/flutist Nik Turner, drummer Terry Ollis, keyboardsman/electronicat Del Dettmar), second guitarist Huw Lloyd Langton is gone, bassist Dave Anderson is succeeded by Ian (Lemmy) Kilmister before the album is done (Anderson co-wrote two songs), poet/vocalist Robert Calvert is aboard, and Dik Mik Davies (who seems to have exited briefly after the debut album) returns to team with Del Dettmar (who joined when Davies first departed) on keyboards and electronica.

The good news: It has their first bona-fide band classic, the extraterrestrial thrust of "Master of the Universe" (which beats the bloody hell out of Black Sabbath and their "Masters of Reality" any day of the week, and has probably been beaten to death for its popularity in concert over the years) and a pair of exquisite electro jams, "You Know You're Only Dreaming" (written by Brock) and "Adjust Me" (a group composition). Not to mention a pair of sweet acoustic dreams, "We Took The Wrong Step Years Ago" and "Children of the Sun."

The not-so-good news: "You Shouldn't Do That" is fifteen minutes of grandly pounding rock and roll with perfectly understated electronic lacing and transdimensionally spare flute and guitar lines, as if the Velvet Underground had scored a 1950s sci-fi B-movie, but disrupted rather unconscionably by a lyric which doesn't exactly sound like it really belongs to this music.

The bonus news: Two brilliant earlier singles--the underrated "Born to Go" and the coming major hit "Silver Machine"--are included with this remastered version. So as a package of stepping forward and then kicking themselves right into their own future, the new "In Search of Space" probably outpoints the original album.

The best news: "In Search of Space" is a direct line to the beginning of their best studio work and, probably, their best-remembered period.

Average customer rating: Fusion "pioneers"? Maybe. Exploring the wrong path? Methinks... What's the point? Cool Tunes Please ! kick ass fusion !

Uncle Moe's Space Ranch Brett Garsed , T.J. Helmerich , Gary Willis , Dennis Chambers , and Scott Kinsey Manufacturer: Tone Center ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Big Sky Moe's Town Cab 4 Extraction Boston T Party ASIN: B00005QW05 Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

1. Colliding Chimps
2. tjhelmerich@earthlink.net
3. Swarming Goblets
4. SighBorg
5. He's Havin' All That's His To Be Had
6. Minx
7. I Want A Pine Cone
8. A Thousand Days

Customer Reviews:

Fusion "pioneers"? Maybe. Exploring the wrong path? Methinks..........2007-05-22

I'm a prog and fusion fan from way back, folks, and I think I have a fairly wide taste palette in this area. But I do draw the line at blending in certain styles, among which are heavy metal, neoclassical, electronica, and excessive quirkiness (not to mention urban hip-hop). "Uncle Moe's Space Ranch" has way too many of those outliers for my tastes, and marginalizes this cd as merely an ill-advised attempt by Garsed and Helmerich to broach the fusion arena with some established and well-respected veterans carrying them on their backs.

The Positives: 1) Brett Garsed shows some talent, and I like his guitar tone in places. I'd be willing to hear more from him, but I'm not convinced he was strong enough to lead this ensemble. 2) Dennis Chambers hammers home a brilliant performance. 3) Aside from some passing moments of inventiveness and excitement that show up in a few songs (e.g. "Minx", "Colliding Chimps"), I did genuinely enjoy the final two tracks on the cd: the more traditional fusion of "I Want A Pine Cone", and the easy-rocking/swinging "A Thousand Days". (Great guitar on both, by the way.)

The Negatives: 1) You can have T.J. Helmerich. His playing and cold guitar tone do nothing for me. 2) Speed alone is fun, but does not sustain. Speed and intellect are good. Speed and emotion are better. Unfortunately, these mediocre compositions usually lack intellect, warmth and emotion for the sake of speed and complexity. 3) Garsed and Helmerich should have made better use of the incredible talent around them - instead, this comes off sounding inconsistent and underwhelming. (Ten million bucks says you'll never see a tour or a "Space Ranch 2" cd.)

Uncle Moe's is a dude ranch at best, and not recommended for traditional fusion wranglers.

I value interesting music that is played and recorded well. This cd's rating was based on:
Music quality = 6.1/10; Performance = 8/10; Production = 9/10; CD length = 10/10.
Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 7.3 ("3 stars")

What's the point?.......2006-07-25

Oh dear, one of the most interesting bass players around has got himself lost in a one-off band that on paper promises much but aimlessly fires one chop after the other without delivering coherence in content or overall record structure. This is a prime example of why fusion music has got itself stuck in a rut since the last twenty or so years with few exceptions. The novelty of it is long gone and it is being recycled uncreatively. Fast show off licks don't compensate. Time that Gary Willis revived Tribal Tech or did a complete project with John Scofield (listen to the two on Dennis Chambers' record "Outbreak", now that is wow-music!).

Cool Tunes.......2004-11-05

I have been listening to Fusion for last 30 years. This CD makes it happening for me each time I listen to it.

Please !.......2004-07-17

Some reviews simply don't do justice to this great album. If you are open minded about music you will like this record. It's true... it has a lot of strange modern sounds... so what? This is music freedom in a way a lot of jazz pioneers would have done if they were alive today... Brett is a pioneer of modern electric guitar, so is T.J. I cannot wait to hear their next album !

kick ass fusion !.......2004-04-28

Let there be this type of music everywhere.These days there are so much MUZAK,or crap smooth jazz on the INTERNET RADIO.HARD CORE JAZZ FUSION FANS are willing to approove of this blast of furious sounds.The band members are killing me like a edge of the knife.This is another "TRIBAL TECH" sound.No more donkey smooth jazz,let there be aggressive hard core fusion.This CD never disappoints you,I bet.Blast off your frustration with this CD!!

Average customer rating: All I Can Say Is "WOW"!!! Insta-Classic Something Fresh To Listen Too Above Average performance of Average Music worthy

Above the Noise The Revolution Smile Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cul-De-Sac Reach 454 Dead Generation In the Name of Progress Beginnings ASIN: B0000A1HPN Release Date: 2003-07-29

Tracks:

1. Bonethrower
2. Payday
3. The Gift
4. Alien
5. The Ride Of Los Angeles
6. Gun
7. Future Of An End
8. Indiana Feeling
9. Cadillac Ass
10. Looking Down The Barrel
11. Ready For The World
12. Orange
13. I Wish I

Customer Reviews:

All I Can Say Is "WOW"!!!.......2006-02-20

I guess i am a little bit behind in the times, I just bought this album yesterday after hearing people tell me how great it is and of course it's links to a great band called Far. This album is amazing, I wish I bought it sooner. Every song on it is well written and great. The guitars are crunchy and the vocals are clean. They have a sound somewhere between Foo Fighters and Staind...But they are in no way just another mainstream rock act. "Above The Noise" has it's crushing moments of anger, "Bonethrower" and "The Ride Of Los Angeles" and it's slow jams "The Gift" and "Looking Down The Barrel". This record is a must have for fans of meaty, guitar driven hard rock. I just hope they put out another album. The best songs "Bonethrower", "The Gift" and "Payday". Check this album out and the band Far, if you can find them.

Insta-Classic.......2005-08-22

I recommend buying this for the hard rock tracks only. Great testosterone driven grunge dabbing in the arts of metal occasionally on this one. However, on the slower tracks like Payday, Looking Down The Barrel, etc.. It seems they overproduced and made it crappy. Find the demo versions of these songs to download (its incredible how much better the demo of payday is) along with some rarities like New Light, Come Together and make urself the perfect rock mixer cd.

Something Fresh To Listen Too.......2005-04-26

I admire this CD because it sounds like Nu-Metal but it doesnt Suck Ass like Nu-Metal the singer has a perfect voice for the music it matches it perfectly........the guitar work is Nu-Metal with a unique splash to it....somewhere along the way you will notice a guitar riff here and there.........anyways get this album because its better than the cover puts it out to be.......my favorite songs are (Payday) and (Future of an end)

Above Average performance of Average Music.......2005-03-17

I bought this album used, which is the way I think it should be bought. It isn't worth more then five bucks in all. I don't mean that overly negatively, it's just that this album doesn't have the umph it takes to make me fork over more then pocket change. I think the best way to sum up the sound of the Revolution Smile is if you were to take Josey Scott from Saliva doing one of their more mellow songs, on stage with Filter. Make any sense? How about this, if you are a fan of the Filter progression of things, meaning sweet vocals over acoustic guitar that blends into heavy yelling over distortion. In fact, now that I think about it, this album really does sound like a Filter album...huh? Anyways, there really aren't any standout tracks I can point you towards, "Cadilliac Ass" is cool and "Alien" ain't bad. Of course you'll want to sample the single "bonethrower" before you buy this used. If you want to understand why I keep comparing them to Filter listen to "I wish I" that about sums it up. Listen, if this sounds interesting or you like one of the samples, buy it used for a couple bucks, just be prepared to listen to it for a week and then lose it.

worthy.......2004-05-22

The old saying "never judge a book by its cover", really hits home on this CD. The name of the band and CD pics do not apply to whats inside. I thought it would be LOUD-ANGRY-HATE music. WRONG! Its not.. nowhere near that.

After hearing this CD 3 times, it is definitely one that I will go back to again and again. Musically, it wont break any barriers, but the way they mix up the tempo between songs helps make the music seem less like every other cookie cutter CD out there. It may not appeal to everyone out there, but IMHO there are at least 8 very good songs on the CD. The rest are somewhere in the filler range, but they dont suck either.

Average customer rating: This Is Our World wow A good CD but not a must have for all juggalos... Former Fan LOVE IT!!!

Psychopathics from Outer Space Insane Clown Posse & Twiztid Manufacturer: Joe & Joey ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rap Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Psychopathic Rydas Dumpin' Psychopathics from Outer Space, Part 2 Mostasteless Carnival Christmas EP 3:33 ASIN: B00004SZCH Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

1. Dirt Ball - Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid
2. Murder Murder Murder - Twiztid
3. $50 Bucks - Insane Clown Posse
4. Blami - Twiztid
5. Sleep Walker - Insane Clown Posse
6. R-U-A Ryda? - Psychopathic Rydas
7. She Ain't Afraid - Twiztid
8. Slim Anus - Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid
9. Dead End - Ice-T, Insane Clown Posse
10. Red Neck Hoe 99 - Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid
11. Somebody's Dissin' - Twiztid
12. Amazing Maze - Insane Clown Posse
13. Old School Pervert - Twiztid
14. Who? - Psychopathic Rydas
15. Meat Cleaver - Insane Clown Posse, , Twiztid

Album Description

The first installment of Psychopathics from Outer Space. Mission: Destroy the Earth. A classic collection of rare cuts from ICP and Twiztid.

Customer Reviews:

This Is Our World.......2005-04-22

A compilation of rare psychopathic music brought out in 99, was brought out on Joe and Joey records because it had illegal and uncleared samples like Psychopathic Rydas cds.

Dirt Ball: By ICP and Twiztid is a great song, rocking hook and good verses, J has the best one. 5/5

Murder Murder Murder: By Twiztid, it is awesome, lyrics are good and beat is awesome,this was originally on the Mostasteless album but was taken off in the re-issue. 5/5

$50 Bucks: By ICP was supposed to be on the Amazing Jeckel Brothers album but due to it having a Led Zepplin guitar riff, one of the dudes from the band wouldnt let them use it on a nationwide cd so it is on here, i love this song, it makes you feel good. 5/5

Blam: By Mr.Bones A.K.A Jamie Madrox, it was for his 96 solo album that never came out so it is on here, this is another good song, he raps great on here and i always get the chorus stuck in my head for days when i hear this. 5/5

Sleep Walker:By ICP was given away on a 99 Hallowicked cd, i feel it is average at best, some people may think it is great, i say it is average. 3/5

R-U-A Ryda?:By Psychopathic Rydas with the the stolen beat "Who In The F**k?" by MC Ren, not a bad song but they could have put a better track from the Dumpin album on here. 3/5

She Ain't Afraid: By Twiztid another track from the first Mostasteless cut, sexually explicit and its great. 5/5

Slim Anus:By ICP with help from Jamie Madrox, this is funny, everyone has heard the annoying single ''My Name Is'' by Eminem well this is the song but words have been taken out and new words have been put in all in all it takes the p*ss and hey i can say Eminem has appeared on a Psychopathic release right here. 5/5

Dead End:By ICP and ICE T good song by these 3 was supposed to be on the AJB album but fans wanted B**ches on it with ODB, still its a good track. 4/5

Red Neck Hoe 99:By ICP and Twiztid, an updated version of an old school ICP track, its great and funny, Madrox has the best verse on this one. 5/5

(Intermission) I am listening to this cd as i write this review and i never remembered based on my scores from the songs that i liked this album that much

Somebody's Dissin':By Twiztid, good track here by Twiztid as usual. 5/5

Amazing Maze: By ICP another funny track and another that got left off AJB album, its about taking messed up people and sending them through the maze with J as the tour guide, the people get hurt as usual. 5/5

Old School Pervert:By Jamie Madrox which was for the Mr.Bones cd that never came out, its an good track. 4/5

Who?: By Psycho Rydas, again another track from Dumpin am not keen on. 3/5

Meat Cleaver: By ICP, Myzery and Twiztid, awesome song here, i feel ICP and Myzery have the best verses here, another album highlight. 5/5

Overall: I never knew i liked this cd so much, good rare cd get it if you can.

wow.......2005-04-08

i got this cd and though i'd heard most of the songs from online places i still loved it, its one of the best psychopathic records cd's ever... also rare. get it! mcl!

A good CD but not a must have for all juggalos..........2004-09-22

I finally picked this CD up after who knows how long & gave it a listen. This is the first installment of the Psychopathics From Outer Space series that features rare cuts from ICP & Twiztid. Upon buying it i knew it had some songs i already have on other projects but i still bought it just because i'm a juggalo & i wanted it for my collection. Overall, the CD gives just what it promises: rarities and new tracks from the Psychopathic team.

The album begins with a the spaced-out "Dirt Ball", which is a great opener for the disc. It later reveals even more new ICP/twiztid material with tracks like "$50 Bucks", "The Amazing Maze" & a very fresh remix of the ICP classic "Red Neck Hoe". Other new material is found in the shape of a provocative Jamie Madrox solo cut ("Old School Pervert"), a relentless Eminem bashing ("Slim Anus") and a wicked collaboration with Ice T ("Dead End").

As for old material, the disc thrives with cuts hard to come by from Twiztid, including the juggalo anthems "Meat Cleaver", "Somebody's Dissin' U", "Murder Murder Murder", "She Ain't Afraid" & "Blam!". As for rare ICP cuts, there really aren't any to be found here since almost all of the ICP on this album is new or in the form of the Psychopathic Rydas ("R-U-A-Ryda?", "Who?").

Once again, this is a good CD but is now much outdated by other Psy releases along the way. If you don't already have this i'd recommend picking it up but if you alraedy own Twiztid's 'Cryptic Collection' you might not find half the disc that interesting.

MCL

Former Fan.......2003-04-19

This is great album from ICP & Twizted, but it saddens me to hear people refer to The Amazing Jeckel Brothers as a good album. ICP's best album was Carnival of Carnage before they re-released it with two less tracks. After that the One disc version of Forgotten Freshness was best and also re-released with another disc, but two songs were cuts from the original as well. I'dd buy this cd because it was one of the last examples of what ICP used to be about. A true Jugalo would not be calling Jeckel Brothers or The Wraith a "Good Album."

LOVE IT!!!.......2003-02-18

I just want to say, I bought this album when it first came out (unfortunately it got stolen shortly after that, and I haven't been able to find it ANYWHERE to buy since then...)But I LOVE this album, it kicks butt! I think this is one of the best from them after The Great Milenko!

Average customer rating: Post Metal's finest Great music! Not so great vocals. simply fantastic. Why is their vocalist screaming all the time? Something great

The Galilean Satellites Rosetta Manufacturer: Translation Loss ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Space Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Ties That Blind Enter Time & Withering Day of Nights Out Of A Center Which Is Neither Dead Nor Alive ASIN: B000EWBN9Q Release Date: 2006-03-13

Tracks:

1. Drte
2. Europa
3. Absent
4. Itinnt
5. Pays Natal

Tracks:

1. Deneb
2. Capella
3. Beta Aquilae
4. Ross 128
5. Sol

Customer Reviews:

Post Metal's finest.......2007-04-07

In the footsteps of Neurosis and Isis, with deep roots in Black Sabbath's first albums, a new breed of metal bands are coming to life. They call it Post Metal or Ambient Metal. I became aware of Rosetta through an article in wikipedia about Post Metal. Rosetta's album is a mixture of Neurosis, Isis, Callisto and Cult of Luna, but with their own distinct sound. A magnificent double disc album with one disc that shows musicians of the hightes qualities; vocal, bass, guitars and a really high performance drumming - the other disc more athmospheric; in the footsteps of House of Low Culture. Rosetta are newcomers to an evolving "metal-branch" together with the equally exciting Russian Circles and we welcome them. Togheter with other bands they develope metal music into a path that we who grow up with the first Black Sabbath albums will apreciate for years to come.

Great music! Not so great vocals........2007-02-02

This CD contains some wonderful work. The music itself is very atmospheric and is comprised of flowing melodic goodness. The well composed. The one thing I dislike about the album is the vocals. They are DRENTCHEDDD in reverb and the singers dynamic NEVER changes. I really feel that the vocals pull down hard on the other instruments. All in all, it's a good listen. Still worth the purchance. I just wish they would have listened back after recording :P

simply fantastic........2006-12-07

this album is unique. playing both discs at the same time does give you different songs and in that regard the mashup is greater than each disc by itself. the first disc is bone-crushing, the second disc very much ambient. it hasn't left my cd player in the last 3 weeks.

Why is their vocalist screaming all the time?.......2006-09-19

Seriously, this band is amazing! But why does their singer suck so much? We already have a mess of screamers and growlers and such, why can't he just sing? Sure, he may be angry or sad or whatever, but there are plenty of other ways to express that emotion instead of repeated and boring screams. They just plain suck. Rosetta doesn't even need a singer, they would sound a whole lot better without one.
The instrumentation on this album is sick! Drumming is stunning, the guitar and bass lines are epic and creative, but their vocalist is horrible. Another screamer screaming to be "heavy", I guess.

Something great.......2006-07-07

This is an amazing CD and I've had the luck to have seen Rosetta play live 2 times and both were incredible. If your into progressive space metal or "metal for astronauts" as they call it then check them out. For fans of Isis and pelican. they definitely share a strong resemblance to Isis but have a very unique sound to them so its nothing more than a small analysis.

as for the reviewer below, that is correct this is basically 3 CDs. first cd, second cd, then the combination of the two which is really interesting and a cool idea.

Rosetta is currently on tour so if you get the chance definitely see them live its quite an experience. buy this cd and see them play, i know you won't regret it.

Average customer rating: Very Underrated ahead of its time bad "Life in the So-Called Space Age" Lifeless "Life"

Life in the So-Called Space Age God Lives Underwater Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Empty Up Off the Floor Perversion God Lives Underwater One Minute Science ASIN: B0000062P9 Release Date: 2006-09-18

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Rearrange
3. From Your Mouth
4. Can't Come Down
5. Alone Again
6. Behavior Modification
7. The Rush Is Loud
8. Dress Rehearsal For Reproduction
9. Happy?
10. Vapors
11. Medicated To The One I Love

Customer Reviews:

Very Underrated.......2006-07-05

Somehow this band has managed to get lumped with a lot of post Nine Inch Nails industrial-rock bands, but I don't think this band, at least on this album, is similar to bands like Stabbing Westward and Gravity Kills at all. This album in comparison to ones like Stabbing Westward's Wither, Blister, Burn & Peel is much more focused on the electronics, and I think that gives it more variety and a totally different sound.

If I had to compare it some other bands, I'd say that it sounds like a combination of The Crystal Method and Depeche Mode, and NIN is also obviously an influence, but this is far from a rip-off. There's also a lot of cool digital effects put on the guitars, particularly on Dress Rehearsal for Reproduction. The album's first two actual songs, Rearrange and From Your Mouth, are the definite highlights, but the album stays pretty strong all the way through. The song Happy is another standout track, and it begins with just the acoustic guitar, a drum machine, and Dave Reilly. My only complaints are that there's only 10 actual songs and the white noise after the last song is a bit annoying and pointless.

If you're having doubts about checking it out after reading bad reviews, just ignore it. I put off buying this album for years, because of the negative scores people gave it here on Amazon, and now I really love it. I think people like E. A. Solinas, who has had the spotlight review for a long time, are missing the point of this album. It may feel a bit mechanical at times, but that's the point. The title of the album is very appropriate, and I think that the duo tried to and succeeded in creating a view of a futuristic world. Is this album fun? Sometimes, but certainly not on every song, and they weren't even trying to make a fun album. Similar to the aforementioned Depeche Mode, this band is focused more on expression than making fun, dancable music. I also had no problems with the vocals.

If you're into bands like Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails than I'd definitely recommend this album to you. Don't believe the (bad) hype!

ahead of its time.......2005-08-03

That's what this is. This record is ahead of its time, for a band from the US that is. The rest of the word has already explored this area of music, most not as good as this record, but been there nonetheless. Without distraction from the review, let's just say that the music scene in the US has been stagnant ever since a little band by the name of Nirvana came by and showed us what music was all about.

Moving along - this album is a great listen. It's very honest - some of the lyrics really paint a detailed picture of losing yourself to drug addiction and loss. Medicated to the One I Love, for instance honestly states that heroin is very addictive but also very powerful. Alone Again is a rejection of being lonely. It's a very aggresive track, where the singer is simply lonely.

But the honest lyrics are one aspect of this record - the music is the other. The music is carefully crafted - almost polished in production. Some records can suffer from over-production, but it's in production that god lives underwater really shine. There are little tones and sounds that were put in during production that make the tracks. This isnt just a rock record - this is a new way to make music. God Lives Underwater are building on their influences. They are making a new sound.

It's appaling at how overlooked this album is. Some even give it a bad review just because it wasn't as 'heavy' as their previous album. I think that is just wrong. Give this album a listen. You will find an absolutely classic piece of music making. Fans of Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails and even some Radiohead will love this record.

Some stand out tracks, however all the tracks on this album are very good - but some are just downrite mind blowing are:

Rearrange - it's got this great beat and electronic sound - also a great atmospheric sound in the background.

From Your Mouth - so honest and so simple, but yet listen to this track - it' one of the best you will every here, simply beautiful melody.

Can't Come Down - lovers of Pink Floyd this is the track for you, really lush.

Medicated to the One I Love - this is my favorite track on this album, simply stunning, very Depeche Mode sounding - but this tracks hits all of your senses - it's like a feeling more than a piece of music. It has to be heard.

Thats the greatest thing about this album, it has to be heard - it was so dismissed when it came out, but give it a listen - you will find yourself loving every bit of it.

bad.......2004-02-08

these guys did a bad job on this cd. about 2 or 3 decent songs and the rest of it i cant even remember what they sound like. thats a bad thing because if you cant remember it.. then it means you didnt like it.. empty and the ep were very good in my view but they really let me down with this one. no live instruments it would seem. these guys made a 3rd album and i've heard a song off it and it sounds really good.. but some record issues prevented them from releasing it.. and seeing how that was 2001 i dont think they are ever coming back. so that means this cd means it was there last effort to the public.. which is a shame..

"Life in the So-Called Space Age".......2003-06-20

No, I haven't actually heard this cd (the rating is meaningless), nor am I a fan of God Lives Underwater, however I'd like to take this opportunity to educate you GLU fans. Upon reading the title, "Life in the So-Called Space Age," I immediately registered the connection to Depeche Mode's 1986 release "Black Celebration" in which that quote is printed on the back of the booklet. I found out that GLU does a cover of "Fly on the Windscreen" which is a Depeche Mode song from "Black Celebration." So it's no coincidence! I'm curious why they chose to reference Depeche Mode. Are they fans? Is this CD supposed to be a response to "Black Celebration?" They couldn't think of anything original? Interesting research for you hardcore GLU fans...

Lifeless "Life".......2003-05-29

God Lives Underwater's "Life in the So-Called Space Age" is a mixture of synthesized rock and techno. Unfortunately the result isn't half as much fun as it sounds like. Not even a quarter as much fun. "Space Age" ends up becoming rather lifeless and under-vocalized, the sort of thing that you won't really remember afterward.

After the "Intro" with its rumbling thunder, wind and percussion, we're launched into the staticky techno "Rearrange," the monotonous "Can't Come Down," thumping so-so "Behavior Modification," the surprisingly catchy "From Your Mouth," the uneven "Dress Rehearsal for Reproduction," and the outstanding "Vapors" which slowly builds itself up into a good rock song. "Medicated To The One I Love" would be an outstanding song if it were not over a half hour long.

One of the annoying aspects of this album is that the vocals and lyrics seem to be good -- but you can't hear them. The vocals are completely swamped under the music, making any effort to hear them frustrating. The music itself is just a little too pervasive, too flat and too plodding. It lacks the spark and life that good music has. It feels like an unfinished product, something still being mixed and experimented with.

"Life in the So-Called Space Age" may be an experiment, but it feels like one that was turned in before it was ready. There are a few good songs, but the end product is lifeless and lacking in musical complexity.

Average customer rating: Title Says It All Great Songwriting!!! Arjen's worst album Very good 2 years after its release, Star One is still amazing

Space Metal Star One Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live on Earth [w/ Limited Edition Bonus DVD] Universal Migrator, Pts. 1-2 Into the Electric Castle The Final Experiment Actual Fantasy Revisited ASIN: B000068C87 Release Date: 2002-05-21

Amazon.com

Lest anyone accuse the Dutch of slacking off in the pop-culture derby, we offer up Arjen Anthony Lucassen, fret-burning star of Ayreon, his ongoing prog-rock-cum-speed-metal project. When he's not practicing his scales, Lucassen apparently spends much time enraptured by sci-fi films, particularly those based in space. What we have here is not so much a space rock opera as a sprawling song cycle inspired by Lucassen's sci-fi infatuations. The musician openly challenges listeners to guess which film songs like "Set Your Controls" and "Intergalactic Space Crusader" are inspired by. (Now which sci-fi epic had that dueling speed-metal synth war with the screeching, overwrought vocals again?) It's a throwback-hybrid, as if the Rush of 2112, Metallica, and Malmsteen got their atoms all mixed up with Jan Hammer's in the transporter room. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Prog-rock project featuring members of Edge Of Sanity, Symphony X, Ayeron & Startovarius. 2002.

Album Details

New Project for the Creator of Ayroen Feat. Russell Allen (Symphony X), Floor Jansen (After Forever), Dan Swano (Nightingale), Damian Wilson (Ex-treshold) and Johansson (Stratovarius)

Customer Reviews:

Title Says It All.......2007-02-22

I imagine the audience for this CD, particularly in America, is a fairly small one. If you find the concept of Space Metal even the least intriguing you'll enjoy Star One.

Ayreon fans should take note, if you are more into the Prog side than the Metal side there is not much for you here. Arjen went pretty all out to keep the slower/calmer/progressive moments out of the CD and replaced them with guitar solos, double bass drums and 16th note tempos.

Imagine Star Trek turned into a heavy metal song. If you like that, buy this immediately!

Great Songwriting!!!.......2005-12-01

I was introduced to this band, this genius, Arjen Anthony Lucassen, when I was given a burned copy of this CD by a friend of mine.

I instantly loved it! The big organ/keyboard/wall-of-sound, the fantastic arrangements, the crunchy guitars, and pounding drums, the warm, full bass, and of course, the variety of great vocals thanks to the talents of Russell Allen, Dan Swanö, Damian Wilson and Floor Jansen.

I am a big fan of the concept/rock opera style since I was a 14 year old kid listening to "Operation Mindcrime" and trying to figure out who killed Mary, to Savatage's "Streets: A Rock Opera", from Trans-siberian Orchestra's "Christmas Eve & Other Stories" to Saviour Machine's "Legend" trilogy and now this.

This guy knows how to write good songs, no...great songs. Each one has it's own personality and mood yet they seem to blend perfectly into the overall theme of the album, more on that in a second.

Sure, they could be described as "cheesy" by people who don't understand the brilliance of concept albums (when done well) or just don't have an appreciation for this kind of music or for Sci-Fi. But otherwise, I don't see how you can't love this album.

Standout's for me are "High Moon", "The Eye of Ra", and "Master of Darkness".

The production is beautiful, the songwriting is masterful, and the stories are also good. StorieS? As in plural? Yes, unlike a typical concept album, which tell a single story, Space Metal is comprised of songs about individual space movies like "Outlander", "Stargate", "Dune", "Alien", "Star Wars" and more. So the Sci-Fi/Space theme is consistent, but the stories are seperate. It's great!

It's a real bummer that these interpretations of these classic Sci-Fi movies will most likely never be turned into big-budget music videos as they deserve to be, but I know that they have been released on the next best thing, a live DVD.

If you like big-sound, high-quality prog-rock/power metal and enjoy Sci-Fi and concept albums...pick this gem up RIGHT NOW.

Arjen's worst album.......2005-04-25

The first Ayreon album i heard was "The human equation" which i think is one of the best albums i have in my collection, after that i've started collecting all of arjen's work, i now consider him one, if not the best musician of our time... judging by awesome playing skills, great concept albums with a winner line up of guest musicians that never stops to amaze me, allmost perfect studio work, and above all, GREAT music...

At start i was wondering how come this album didn't came out as an ayreon album, and when i listened to it i understood... it's just not it!

i'm not saying it's a bad album, infact it's a great album, but to compare it to the other ones, it's like comparing a pink floyd album to a beatles album...

all the songs here are very short, the longest one is 8 minutes, which is nothing after the 13 mins epics on the other albums, and here, the only conecpt is that all the songs are about sci-fi movies, which is nice, but it's not something brilliant like the universal migrator or the human equation, and allso, the songs here are VERY cheesy, allmost like a rhapsody album...
if you're not looking for something too complicated then you'll LOVE this, but if you're looking for another mind-blowing ayreon master piece, then you'll be pretty dissapointed with this one..

the vocals are GREAT, Russel allen does a fine job like allways, floor jansen makes a pretty impresive female vocals, and damien makes a very powerfull apperiance, the studio work is allso great, as allways, and the guitar playing is pretty original, a bit heavier then ussuall, but still pretty impresive... and all the sci fi effects makes the atmosphere on this album pretty special...

overall, this is a very good album, but it's not a masterpiece, if it was out by any one other then arjen, it would get a different rate from me, but since it is out by arjen... this is my review

Very good.......2004-11-03

I started out my Ayreon collection by getting the Human Equation and Star One Live on Earth with the DVD. So I started on the best first. Then I picked up this studio version of Star One.
I really like the live album. This studio album adds extra ambiance. The lyrics are cheesy - hey they are based on chessy sci fi material like Star Trek 4.
Russell Allen and Damian sound really good. Dan Swano and Robert sing the low parts, which are not as good, but Dan Swano is better than Robert's low vocals on the live album. Floor does okay on the vocals but often she is lost in the mix. Floor's voice also doesn't layer and fill out well. Not bad, but not as good as her vocals with sister Irene on Star One live, which are simply awesome.
Guitar tone is very good. Song structure is pretty good. If you like 70's/80's style of metal and synth overlaid with Arjen's humor, you will like this.

2 years after its release, Star One is still amazing.......2004-05-27

After Arjen Lucassen split up his extreme sides on the previous Ayreon albums, The Flight of the Migrator and The Dream Sequencer, he went on to create the highly atmospheric Ambeon record with an unknown, yet very talented, young female singer. Once he got it out of his system as well, he knew it was time to put out something really heavy but, as in the case with Ambeon, he needed to express himself in a different project than Ayreon... so he called it Star One.

The name of the project is Star One, and the title of the album is Space Metal. On this record, Arjen wanted to pay homage to all the science fiction movies that take place entirely in space. It is no secret that Arjen was deeply influeced by sci-fi films and apparently he felt he wanted to thank for their impact on him. There is no single storyline here, unlike most Ayreon releases. This is a theme album focusing on similar subject matters but each song stands on its own.

Another difference with Ayreon is the number of singers featured here. Arjen chose to work with only four singers this time, and I would consider each and every one of them among the best and most prolific singers in prog metal. Russel Allen from Symphony X is one of the best singers around and his style on Space Metal is no exception. Damian Wilson is Arjen's long-time friend and we've all grown to love his unique and emotional delivery over the years. Then we have a newcomer, Dan Swano, who is currently my favourite vocalist in prog rock and metal. I remember how psyched I was when I heard Arjen was going to work with him because Dan possesses one of the darkest, deepest and most expressive singing styles I have ever heard. I hope he and Arjen will get together again for other projects in the future. The last singer is female vocalist Floor Jansen of After Forever fame. Jansen sounds nothing like she does in After Forever, she sings more operatic and more progressive. Her high singing provides a nice contrast with Dan and Damien's deeper expressions. Usually this is complemented by Russel Allen's sometimes fiery and sometimes painful delivery. Overall each singer seems to be very excited to be part of this project and embraces it as if it were their own. Arjen always knows who he has to work with and how to bring out the best in these talented individuals.

The music is a lot heavier than the previous Ayreon releases, but by "heavy" I mean by Arjen Lucassen's standards. Don't go expecting an ultra-aggressive riff and furious drum-bass hybrid. After all this is Arjen Lucassen and his artsy side is always there. It's this aspect that makes him different from 98% of other prog metal acts. Still there is plenty of gigantic riffs played by Arjen and some really beautiful lead solos that shine with ferocity. Jens Johansson (Stratovarius, Malmsteen) and Erik Norlander (Lana Lane) perform meticulous keyboard sections in quite a few songs. Shadow Gallery guitarist Gary Wehrkamp also offers two leads, one of which sees him duelling with Jens Johansson in the song "Master of Darkness". The usual Ayreon instruments such as the hammond, mellotrons and analog synths are all handled by Arjen himself and long-time drummer Ed Warby is once again sitting behind the drum kit.

It is hard to pick any favourites here but I really like the fierce opening of "Set Your Controls" inviting all four singers in the mix, the emotional track "Songs of the Ocean" and the heavy "Master of Darkness" both displaying the dynamics we're familiar with from Ayreon discs. "The Eye of Ra" and the 10-minute epic "Starchild" are most fans' favourite tunes as they bring heaviness, depth and poignancy into the focus of these tracks and combine them with a strange kind of catchiness that simply draws the listener's attention.

Star One is one of the top 5 discs Arjen has released. While the earlier Ayreon albums, The Final Experiment and Into the Electric Castle, are still more appealing to me, I also have to add the new Ayreon album The Human Equation to this list. But personally I prefer this album over the Migrator records or the Ambeon project. This was one of my favourite 2002 prog releases along with the CDs of Pain of Salvation, Vanden Plas and Threshold. And today, after two years, it's still as good as ever. It just needs time to grow on you, so be a tad patient.

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