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""The Cry" is not to be recommended to anyone wishing to discover Arena because it is not at all representative of the group's music."
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2/5
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This mini-album is an original recording and yet listening seems to prove the opposite. The explanation is to be found in the concept of this disc.
The "Crying for help" series, the first 4 episodes of which can be found in "Songs from the lions cage" and the next 4 in "Pride", is originally a unique piece based on a theme and variations. The idea of using these variations as musical interludes between the longer compositions came about when Arena's first album was conceived.
Here we find original or reworked versions of seven of the "Crying for help", plus 3 real creations. For Arena fans, this record presents the interest of the collection and a small unpublished title "Isolation" which is the first creation of John Mitchell newly arrived in the band. Another curiosity is the presence of Steve Rothery (Marillion) on "Only Child".
This record is not to be recommended to anyone wishing to discover Arena because it is not at all representative of the group's music. There is hardly anything but the latest track "The Healer" that is a real composition in the progressive style. The rest, even pleasant to hear, leaves an impression of too little. You don't make a big album with little musics, no matter how pretty they may be. - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Theme - 0:55
02. The Cry - 3:10
03. The Offering - 2:33
04. Problem Line - 4:02
05. Isolation - 1:59
06. Fallen Idols - 4:12
07. Guidance - 5:09
08. Only Child - 5:03
09. Stolen Promise - 2:58
10. The Healer - 5:44
LINEUP:
Clive Nolan: Chant / Claviers
John Jowitt: Basse
John Mitchell: Guitares
Mick Pointer: Batterie
Paul Wrightson: Chant
Steve Rothery: Guitares
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READERS
4.5/5 (2 view(s))
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STAFF:
2.7/5 (7 view(s))
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