Threshold
"Psychedelicatessen Special Edition"
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Threshold
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Threshold "Psychedelicatessen Special Edition" 2001, Inside Out Glynn Morgan - vocals Karl Groom - guitars Jon Jeary - bass Richard West - keyboards Nick Midson - guitars Nick Harradence - drums Jay Micciche - drums on Livedelica |
Gesamtspielzeit (total time): 66:48 CD 2 Gesamtspielzeit (total time): 41:38 |
| Prologue / Vorab |
"Psychedelicatessen" war für 1994 der Durchbruch THRESHOLD's. Jetzt wurde der Sound remastered, Line Notes in Booklet gepackt, eine Live-Bonus CD beigelegt und ein CD-ROM Track drangehängt. Das Ganze schimpft sich nun "Psychedelicatessen - special edition".
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Nicht nur, daß "Psychedelicatessen" für THRESHOLD ein wichtiges Album war, es ist auch ein rundum gutes Progmetal-Album, denn es gibt die typischen THRESHOLD-Markenzeichen: kraftvolle Riffs, düstere Atmosphäre, stimmige Refrains, hymnische und progressive Elemente. Tracks wie das epische und abwechslungsreiche Into the light, das grimmige Sunseeker, die Akustik-Ballade Under the sun oder die Antikriegshymne Intervention klingen heute noch genauso gut wie damals.
Die Live-CD enthält Liveversionen von Songs aus "Psychedelicatessen" und "Wounded Land". Der CD-ROM-Track beinhaltet die Videos zu Innocent und Tension of souls, einige Fotos sowie einen Bildschirmschoner.
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Wem in seiner THRESHOLD-Sammlung die Scheibe "Psychedelicatessen" fehlt, sollte diese Lücke mit vorliegender "Special Edition" füllen. In technischer Hinsicht ist "Psychedelicatessen" besser als das ebenfalls neuveröffentliche Album "WOunded land", der Charme spricht jedoch klar für "Wounded land".
Wertung: 6
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"Psychedelicatessen" for sure is THRESHOLD's most essential album. Originally recorded in 1994 the album is now released as special edition in perfectly remastered sound and with a live bonus CD. The booklet contains liner notes, photographs and of course the lyrics.
"Psychedelicatessen" is not only an essential album of the the 90ies, it is a good one, too ;-). It contains all those typical THRESHOLD-trademarks: powerful guitars,
dark and dramatic atmosphere, nice chorus-arrangement, gloomy keyboards, hymnic instrumental parts as well as various progressive elements. Tracks like the epic and varied Into the light , the evil Sunseeker, the acoustic ballad Under the sun, the groovin' Devoted and the anti-military-intervention song Intervention are still great to listen to.
The bonus CD contains live tracks from "Psychedelicatessen" and "Wounded land". A nice bonus, but this one will only be useful for people not knowing the "Wounded land" album, which by the way has been rereleased as similar special edition, too. The CD rom track contains two music videos (Innocent and Tension of souls(live)), some live photographs, some short notes and a screensaver.
This rerelease should be picked up by all TRHESHOLD fans that don't have "Psychedelicatessen" in their shelves yet. Progmetal fans that simply like the music
of Threshold, but are not real fans should listen to this album first, because it is very similar to all newer THRESHOLD releases concerning the
similarity of the sound of all contained songs. Technically "Psychedelicatessen" is better than "Wound land", but in my opinion it lacks some of the melodic
sensitive flair and melodic variety of "Wounded land", especially concerning the vocal melodies and vocal variety.
6 points
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