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| | Binding: | MP3 Download | | Studio: | Noise Records | | Release Date: | March 18, 2003 | | Genre: | pop-music | | Sales Rank: | 53,220rd |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 5 reviews)
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Top 3 albums of gamma ray. by J. W. Dorval  5 Stars
June 07, 2008
Wow! When I heard just the previews I loved it and bought it. Dazziling aw-inspiring guitar work with an almost mystical transidental feel to it. I just love the theme's Which just take one out of this world and experience a kalon like fantasy which is not typical of most classical or even power metal. I really honestly hate rock and metal, but this band is the expection, unlike most rock and metal this band attracts typically those who honestly like quality of music and not just another mainstream artist who's lyrics and message is just annoying complaining and about "why I love/hate you"(believe me it gets old) All in all for someone who hates rock, metal, rap, country, blues, most jazz, and pretty much most any music this albums just satisfies like watching and feeling your favorite movie in just minutes. I LOVE IT!
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Power metal at it's finest by The Soul of Rock and Roll (Tennessee, USA) 5 Stars
February 22, 2008
I have to admit I was never a huge fan of power metal before this album. I'd heard Dream Evil and some Hammerfall and that was it. But this album is AMAZING, and can easily pull anyone into the world of power metal. The album blasts out strong and loud with the opener Anywhere in the Galaxy, which is among the best selections from this album. Razorblade Sigh is a great followup to the opener but not nearly as good. The album then picks right back up with Send Me a Sign, and flows into Strangers of the Night and then captivates you with Gardens of the Sinner, and it doesn't let up after that. The rest of the album is awesome, although it's safe to say that the band is at it's best with the first 6 songs, but there's never a dull moment to be found on the album. The bonus tracks for the remaster are great, from a quiet ballad in A While in Dreamland to Rich & Famous which originally appeared on Sigh No More. The album closes with a great cover of Rainbow's Long Live Rock 'n' Roll.
This is easy to recommend to fans of the band, of course, but anyone who likes power metal in general will find something to love, or if you're just looking to get into the genre, this is a great place to start.
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Send Me a Sign by Reijo Piippula (Turku, Finland)  4 Stars
July 12, 2007
My dear friend Juha bought me this CD as a birthday present over a year ago. It was a good shopping...this album is quite good and it made me buy Gamma Ray's other album "Somewhere Out in Space" which is much better than this...this is also good. "Anywhere in the Galaxy", "Send Me a Sign", "Strangers in the Night", "Armageddon" are fast and good tracks. Former Helloween vocalist Kai Hansen shows that his singing skills are better than ever. "Short As Hell" is a scary and weird track...they have really tried something new. "It's a Sin" is a Pet Shop Boys cover. I have to say I like PSB's song but this version is a little bit better. It has that energy that PSB didn't have. "Wings of Destiny" makes me think Rhapsody's album "Symphony of Enchanced Lands". The solo in the beginning is just like most solos in Rhapsody's album.
Stars: Strangers in the Night, Anywhere in the Galaxy, Send Me a Sign
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Top 3 Best Gamma Ray Albums by Daniel Haritan (Pittsburgh, Pa) 5 Stars
June 19, 2007
All 7 Gamma Ray albums are just amazing, it's soo hard to chose which one is best, but this one is on the top list. Also on the top 3 is probably Land of the Free, and Majestic. Each song is just amazing. Collect all the albums!
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High Voltage by Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) 4 Stars
October 28, 2006
German power metal gods Gamma Ray closed out the century in style with their 1999 album Power Plant.
Power Plant doesn't quite reach the same level of perfection that was found on Land of the Free, but it is an extremely solid power metal album that is on par with Insanity & Genius or Heading for Tomorrow. This is epic progressive power metal like only Kai Hansen can deliver, full of fist-pumping metal anthems (Heavy Metal Universe being the obvious example). I suppose there are an abundance of metal clichés on this album, but since when is that a bad thing? This is a power metal album after all! There are plenty of great songs on Power Plant, but my absolute favorite is the band's cover of the Pet Shop Boys (of all people) tune It's a Sin. If ever a pop single was crying out to be covered by a metal band, it is that song. Gamma Ray speeds it up and makes it metal as hell. Brilliant! Now if I could just convince Dark Tranquillity to record an album of Cars covers...
I suppose it goes without saying that Gamma Ray would appeal to Helloween fans. Fans of the more recent power metal bands like Sonata Arctica, Freedom Call, Edguy and Hammerfall also owe it to themselves to check out Gamma Ray, and Power Plant is a good album to start with.
The 2003 reissue of Power Plant features digitally remastered sound (though I thought the original version had pretty good sound to begin with), three bonus tracks (A While In Dreamland, a new version of Rich and Famous, and a killer cover of Rainbow's classic Long Live Rock `n Roll), and comes in a nice digipack. It's a great way to improve a classic album.
NOTE: If you can find one, there is a very cool (but very limited) box set that collects all six of the remastered Gamma Ray albums.
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