Helloween - Unarmed - Best Of 25th Anniversary [Compilation]
| Release date: | 16 December 2009 |
| Style: | Power metal |
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Owners: |
109 have it 7 want it |
01. Dr. Stein
02. Future World
03. If I Could Fly
04. Where The Rain Grows
05. The Keeper's Trilogy
06. Eagle Fly Free
07. Perfect Gentleman
08. Forever & One
09. I Want Out
10. Falling To Pieces
11. A Tale That Wasn't Right
02. Future World
03. If I Could Fly
04. Where The Rain Grows
05. The Keeper's Trilogy
06. Eagle Fly Free
07. Perfect Gentleman
08. Forever & One
09. I Want Out
10. Falling To Pieces
11. A Tale That Wasn't Right
Reviews December 16th, 2009 - Japan & Southeast Asia
January 29th, 2010 - Europe
TBA - N. America
Rating:
8.0
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Rating: 8.0 |
One of Germany's most successful bands of all time along with the likes of Scorpions and Accept, Helloween are celebrating their 25th anniversary in style. Unarmed is not just any compilation album, this is a disc of completely re-recorded and re-arranged songs from throughout the band's history. It will certainly catch you off guard as the band put on their smartest suits and jazz it up with this compilation of acoustic rock versions of all your favourite songs. Read more ›› |
Rating:
7.5
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Rating: 7.5 |
2010 was definitely an interesting year for Helloween, wasn't it? The two albums they released that year were practically polar opposites of each other: one was this album, an acoustic re-imagining of some of their best hits, and the other was arguably their darkest album to date, the awesome (and my personal favourite album from this band) 7 Sinners. In celebration of this band's upcoming (at the time of writing) 14th album, I figured it was time to examine this album. And the results...are very hit and miss, if I'm honest. Read more ›› |
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| Ellrohir | Ellrohir's Top 15 Of 2009 | #12 |
| Rognvaldr | Non-Metal Albums By Metal Bands/Artists | #4 |
| andreosokin | Top 20 Albums Of 2009 | #15 |
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| Elaryan Posts: 23  |
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13254  |
I can't help but think that when I spoke to Markus in 2008 and I asked what the new album would be like - his reply was with this album in mind. He said "very different" but wouldn't tell me how... I am loving this, what I am hearing so far.
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| juanopereira Posts: 268  |
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| Ahto Posts: 76  |
It's really sad to see those metal heads with a limited mindset. This album is brilliant, every song is performed professionally. A perfect 25th anniversary gift for their real fans. Enjoy!
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669  |
I never was that much into Helloween like to Gamma Ray or Blind Guardian, but daamn! probably all my favorite songs by them on one album? great!  edit: the "new Keeper" is so great 
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
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| Crème fraiche Posts: 702  |
I really like the new versions of these classic Helloween songs! I'm glad they mixed it up and tried something different! Seriously guys, give it a chance. Don't just write these songs off because they arent carbon copies of the originals. I do admit I was wondering if I got the right cd at first when I head the saxophone on Dr. Stein lol.
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669 |
So now after few listenings and compsions "New" Where The Rain Grows is better than the older one "New" Eagle Fly Free is better "Old" Forever And One is better "Old" A Tale That Wasn't Right is better about the rest i cant decide
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep
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| Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk To Mega Therion Posts: 330  |
Eagle Fly Free better? It sounds like a song form Alfred J. Kwak or a similar kiddie cartoon...
----  Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one, and they all stink.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk on 05.01.2010 at 21:41  And I find it extremely funny to see a Serb mentioning a Dutch kid musical from 1976
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13254 |
No way on earth is the new "Eagle Fly Free" better. I don't know if I would say any are "better"... but some of them are very good indeed. It is fresh. Fresh is good. "Where The Rain Grows" is one of my favourites on here, but then it was one of my favourite songs originally.
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| Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk To Mega Therion Posts: 330 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 05.01.2010 at 22:46 It was quite popular here during the '90s (synchronized, of course). I still know the tune.
---- Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one, and they all stink.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk on 05.01.2010 at 22:57 Yeah I just saw it was made into an international kids cartoon from 1989 to 1991 or something like that. I even own two original cassettes of the songs used in the kids' musical and later in the cartoon. All lyrics of course in Dutch
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| renai Posts: 160  |
This is is.... wkwkwk... fun but yeah I like the concept. this is at least prove that a metal classic can be .. eh.. even classic when played in other music style... LOL
---- hey...my blog >>> http://metalharem.blogspot.com/
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669 |
I cant help myself...comparing carefully both versions of "Eagle Fly Free", i still like the new version more...i guess it is this sort of melancholic atmosphere in there...the old is in general much faster and more "powered" song, which has something as well, but it hasn't affected me so much
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695  |
Never been a fan of Helloween, but this release seems interesting indeed.
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| Pap Posts: 50 |
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| BORT Posts: 98 |
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| Snbn Posts: 42 |
This album is like what Kiske like to do after Keeper 1 & 2 . Acoustic shit !!! This album is so fucking bad. This isn't even power metal anymore  but there is one good song : The Keeper's Trilogy.
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| Spyroid Rosetta Stoned Posts: 1023  |
Sounds a lot like Chameleon, which is the most underrated album by any metal band ever. I love this so much, just saw the Dr. Stein video and I'm gonna order the album right away!!!
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| Pap Posts: 50 |
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| Imraghil Posts: 146  |
Written by Ahto on 27.12.2009 at 17:29 haha own
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| Sati Posts: 8  |
A perfect release for my birthday, haha. You guys hardly seem to get the point. It's not a simple acoustic album, it's a set of completely rearranged songs. Some jazz, symphonic elements, but definitely not pop. Do you really wish they had come out with another CD with a bunch of remastered songs like other bands always do? May I say it's a hilarious masterpiece. A gift for the fans. BTW, I'm sure they will make loads of new metalsongs, too. Happy Helloween!!!
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