U.D.O. - Celebrator (Rare Tracks) |
Published April 25 2012
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CD 2: Tears Of A Clown (Orchestral Version) Man A King Ruler (Remix) Hardcore Lover (Remix)* Scream Killers (Remix)* Platchet Soldat ((Remix) feat. Faktor 2) Borderline Dancing With An Angel ((Remix) w/ Doro) X-T-C (Remix) Azrael (Remix) The Key (Remix) Metal Gods Born To Be Wild (w/ Raven) |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
Udo Dirkschneider
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 25 |
Stefan Kaufmann
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Guitar
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| Running time | 107 Min. |
Igor Gianola
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Guitar
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| Label | AFM Records |
Fitty Wienhold
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Bass
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| Release | 04 May 2012 |
Francesco Jovino
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Drums
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| Country | Germany |
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Keyboard
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| Producer | Stefan Kaufmann | ||
| Similar artists | Accept | ||
Celebrator is a compilation of unreleased tracks, bonus tracks, cover versions, b-sides, etc.. A couple of bootleg versions featuring many of these songs have been circling around for years and now it's time for a proper release from the heavy metal veterans themselves.
This album is of course nothing revolutionary or groundbreaking, considering almost all songs are in fact b-sides not good enough for the albums; not saying that there could not be any gems on it though. Most songs cover the last decade and there are no songs at all from the early years of U.D.O.'s career, whom in my opinion would be more interesting, because the latest releases have more or less been albums with almost no new ideas and just a stretch down the assembly line.
I can find a couple of good songs on Celebrator, like Hardcore Lover with its cool rhythm, as well as Streets Of Sin and Scream Killers with their straightforward heavy metal. The piano version of Balls To The Wall won't go down in history as something extraordinary, or perhaps it will, because it's more special than good.
This release is something all hardcore U.D.O. fans should get their hands on, but it's nothing for the ordinary listener. Naturally it's hard to rate an album like this, as the intension never was to release their best material. I can't hand out more than three chalices, because the songwriting of most of these b-sides are in fact not especially good. It's not utterly bad, but should only be purchased to complete a collection. If you're not familiar with this band, start with just about anything else.
See
also review of: Decadent ,
Steelhammer
, Live
In Sofia , Rev-Raptor
, Dominator , Infected
, Mastercutor , Mission
No. X , Thunderball
, Man And Machine ,
Live From Russia ,
Timebomb , Nailed
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3 chalices of 10 - Tobbe |
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