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 Unarmed: Best of 25th Anniversary album Product Description
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Unarmed: Best of 25th Anniversary music CDs Customer Reviews
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| Wow!
I'd read about this coming out but I still got a shock when I heard it. From a personal viewpoint, I wasn’t all that pleased when I saw the track listing, but we all have different favourites. The interest is in how they reworked/rearranged the songs. Across the album you’ll find on different tracks: a 70-piece orchestra; a choir; guest musicians; and even kids! I actually got the cd/dvd version and would recommend that version although it's not necessary unless you're a hard core fan/completist like myself. Personal Highlights: The sound quality – awesome!! The orchestration in particular is crystal-clear. If I Could Fly is a definite highlight with Deris staring here. Future World works really well and includes a surprisingly entertaining short percussion passage. The Keeper’s Trilogy is awesome. Have a listen to the high-intensity orchestration come in after the quiet intro to the ‘King For A thousand Years’ section – unbelievable! - Ala the James Bond ‘Live And Let Die’ type of excitement in the dramatic instrumental part. Sonically, it works as well as when the guitars & drums come crunching in on the original version of ‘King….’. Perfect Gentleman – before I had even heard the album, I couldn’t picture this track working very well in another format and ended up pleasantly surprised. – the lyrics are much clearer on this version. The priceless version of Falling To Pieces blew me away from the first bar. It’s at least as good as the original. It’s very rare when you have a great song and then an alternate version which is different but equally as good. The word ‘beautiful’ probably best describes this rendition. What almost worked is I Want Out. Deris delivers it well enough and kids do the backing vocals which is okay but it’s a bit of an overkill as in ‘Another Brick In The Wall’. Kids are okay but I prefer dogs. Musically, this upbeat Dr Stein is very catchy with the brass addition & backing vocals, but I don’t think Deris’s vocals quite work throughout the track. In fact, his voice does drag the album down a notch at times although still very good to excellent in certain songs or sections of songs. The guy has been one of my favourite vocalists in the past with his passionate delivery but I think nearly all my other favourite male vocalists (Plant / Gillan / Halford) have all come across problems with their vocals as they have aged. The DVD is well put together with interviews about how they made the project come together. The guys do come across as being likeable and down to earth. It also contains a typically loaded Helloween-style film clip of Dr Stein. Overall, the album is brilliant at times but doesn’t always work. The usage of the special guests is extremely effective (apart from the kids). Helloween stated on the DVD that they were very proud of their achievement and that it wasn’t an easy project by any means. Their great effort is very rewarding. I’m definitely glad they released this and I don’t miss the hard-edge of the originals when I’m in chill-out mode. Would I recommend this to Helloween newcomers? Maybe. I’d firstly recommend any album apart from Pink Bubbles, Chameleon, and Rabbit, which I still like anyway. Get this after you know the original versions, or if you don’t particularly like hard rock – the songs stand alone in any format - so yeah, knock yourself out.
By Puffany (Melbourne, Australia)
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| i like
I like this band alot.
By rscase2001 (fallbrook ca) 
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| Diverse & Excellent
I was so curious when I read about this release and couldn't wait to hear this "unarmed blasphemy" as it was baptized from the radical Helloween diehards. I am a long time fan and was very positively surprised by the album. It's so different and unexpected, but so very refreshing. Kudos for the idea and the product they have put out for their 25th anniversary. I loved the songs as they show the quality and talent of Helloween members through time. Andi was great even though we all know that Kiske's songs are hard to sing for anyone. This album has opened a wide diapason and it made me think how other Helloween anthems would sound "unarmed". I would welcome other releases of rearranged songs, or as bonus tracks in new albums. With regards to my favorites of the album I will list them below: 1. Where the Rain Grows 2. I want Out 3. Future World
By endkas (New York)
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| Not that good
They boys tried to do remakes of classics instead of just releasing the original's. At first it sounded like a great idea because I dont buy best of albums. For me the songs are two different and not what this band is about and lets hope not what the future is going to be.
By Steve (Mesa, Arizona)
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| Sort of Acoustice Versions of Hits
This is weak. They should of remade their hits with guitars blazing not boring acoustic versions. What a disappointment,
By tom (hawaii)
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