Rocket Ride
This article is about the album by Edguy. For the song by Kiss, see Rocket Ride (song).
| Rocket Ride | ||||
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| Studio album by Edguy | ||||
| Released | 20 January 2006 | |||
| Recorded | Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 60:03 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth & Edguy | |||
| Edguy chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Hardcore Sounds | [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [3] |
| Blabbermouth.net | [4] |
| Metal Hammer (GER) | [5] |
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.
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 track: "Land of the Miracle (live in Brazil)".[6]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Tobias Sammet; all music composed by Tobias Sammet, except "Out of Vogue" by Sammet, Jens Ludwig.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 16. | "Vinyl Release" (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
- 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
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Edguy Rocket Ride review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ↑ "Rocket Ride - Edguy". Hardcore Sounds.net. 6 April 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ↑ Stagno, Mike (30 November 2006). "Edguy- Rocket Ride". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ↑ Bergman, Keith. "Edguy - Rocket Ride (Nuclear Blast)". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ↑ "Edguy Metal Hammer Suchergebnis" (in German). Metal Hammer. February 2006. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ↑ "Edguy Rocket Ride review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
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