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	Blind Guardian Imaginations from the Other Side Genres: Pop, Rock, Metal 2007 digitally remastered reissue of the German Metal band's 1995 album. Blind Guardian mix Gothic and Fantasy images with Speed Metal, creating their own other-worldly sound that they've managed to build upon for nearly t... more »wo decades. EMI. « less
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All Artists: Blind Guardian
Title: Imaginations from the Other Side
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Europe Generic
Original Release Date: 6/19/2007
Re-Release Date: 11/26/2001
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, Rock, Metal
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 094639651726

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2007 digitally remastered reissue of the German Metal band's 1995 album. Blind Guardian mix Gothic and Fantasy images with Speed Metal, creating their own other-worldly sound that they've managed to build upon for nearly two decades. EMI.

CD Reviews

One of my favorites

Charles | San Diego, CA | 12/18/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Blind Guardian's "Imaginations From The Other Side" is my favorite Blind Guardian CD as well as one of my favorites in general not just in power metal. Blind Guardian mixes traditional speed metal sounds with melodic guitar riffs and leads that blend together with the dynamic vocals of Mr. Hansi Kursch. To me they are one of the most unique of all power metal bands - they don't sound like typical power metal bands like HammerFall or Gamma Ray with high clean register vocals. Hansi has a strong melodic throaty vocal style that still sounds melodic. Blind Guardian also mixes medieval style music as heard in the melody of the vocals and acoustic guitar in "A Past And Future Secret." You also get some dark sounding tunes like "Imaginations From The Other Side" and speed metal as well with "I'm Alive." Blind Guardian is a power metal band who's music does not sound samey throughout - they have a good mixture of fast and slow songs to midtempo as well as a variant structure in songs and melody. "Imaginations..." was their album that continued to define their distinctive style following "Somewhere Far Beyond." This album is fairly more melodic than "Somewhere Far Beyond" which was more melodic and variant compared to the works that came before that. 5 stars for the album content.

The 2007 remaster gives the entire album a boost in volume although I admit the album did not need remastering as the sound quality was already great - this just turns the volume up to make it a bit louder, and you get 3 demo songs. Still overall great album! Highly recommended for all Blind Guardian fans and metal fans especially those of power metal."