Rocket Ride
2006 studio album by Edguy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rocket Ride is the seventh full-length album by German power metal band Edguy, released on 20 January 2006. It features a style that differs from their usual power metal style and is more oriented towards hard rock.
| Rocket Ride | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 January 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Studio | Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany | |||
| Genre | Power metal, progressive metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 60:03 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth and Edguy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Hardcore Sounds | [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [3] |
| Blabbermouth.net | |
| Metal Hammer (GER) | |
In Europe, the limited first edition was released as a digibook, featuring a photographic history of the group with formerly unreleased pictures from their early days and the bonus live track: "Land of the Miracle".[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sacrifice" | 8:01 |
| 2. | "Rocket Ride" | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Wasted Time" | 5:48 |
| 4. | "Matrix" | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Return to the Tribe" | 6:06 |
| 6. | "The Asylum" | 7:38 |
| 7. | "Save Me" | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Catch of the Century" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Out of Vogue" | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Superheroes" | 3:19 |
| 11. | "Trinidad" | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Fucking with Fire (Hair Force One)" | 4:22 |
| 13. | "Land of the Miracle" (Live in Brazil) (Limited edition bonus track) | 5:49 |
| 14. | "Reach Out" (Japanese bonus track) | 4:05 |
| 15. | "Lavatory Love Machine" (Acoustic version) (Japanese bonus track) | 4:37 |
All lyrics are written by Tobias Sammet; all music is composed by Tobias Sammet, except "Out of Vogue" by Sammet, Jens Ludwig.
The vinyl release also contained the tracks "Spooks in the Attic", "Blessing In Disguise", "Judas at the Opera", and "The Spirit" from the previously released Superheroes EP.
Personnel
- Band members
- Tobias Sammet – vocals
- Jens Ludwig – guitar
- Dirk Sauer – guitar
- Tobias "Eggi" Exxel – bass guitar
- Felix Bohnke – drums
- Additional musicians
- Miro Rodenberg – keyboards, orchestral arrangements
- Amanda Somerville, Oliver Hartmann, Ralf Zdiarstek, Thomas Rettke – backing vocals
- Production
- Sascha Paeth – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Philip Colodetti, Olaf Reitmeier – engineers
References
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