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Arena   Pays : England Genre : Rock Néo Progressif Dates : 1995 URL : cliquez ici Acheter un album de Arena - Arena a été consulté 10842 fois - Arena a une moyenne de : 7.22 sur 10 - Arena a reçu 86 note(s) et 10 critique(s) - Arena est classé : 842 ème
Biographie de Arena
1995 is the year it all begins. The first album of Arena, then consisting of Clive Nolan and Mick Pointer plus Cliff Orsi (bass), Keith More (guitar) and John Carson (vocals), sees the light. This excellent piece of work, entitled Songs From The Lions Cage and released on Arena's own Verglas label, is very well-received and a new progressive rock legend has instantly been born. Although some react by saying that Arena is a Fish-era-Marillion clone, with Mick on drums and a vocalist whose voice resembles that of Fish, the music is fresh and the album contains instant classics like Jericho, the epic Solomon and the emotional Crying For Help IV. Typical for the album are the short instrumental interludes (the Crying For Help-series) that separate the non-instrumental tracks; a format that returns on their next album. Unfortunately, the band has to deal with the swift departure of two band members: singer John Carson in September 1995, and bass player Cliff Orsi in May 1996. However, Arena do not grieve for very long and introduce two excellent replacements: Paul Wrightson as the new singer, and John Jowitt (well-known for his contributions to both IQ and Jadis) on bass. This of course led to curiosity: what effect will this have on the new album? In 1996 the answer is given. Pride is the new album, with renowned producer Simon Hanhart behind the mixing desk. The result is astonishing, and despite the changes in the line-up the music and cover feel comfortably familiair. Paul's voice is not totally unlike John's, but there is just a tad more power and agression, if you like, in it. Besides proving that Arena has not lost the ability to write excellent songs, this album displays the musical capabilities of the individual band members, with perhaps the best examples being the a capella Crying for Help VII, in which new singer Paul gets the chance to stretch his vocal chords, and the closing epic Sirens with its fierce instrumental mid-sect ... Lire la suite
Discographie de Arena
Albums Studio
Pepper's Ghost 2005 (Studio) Moyenne : 6.60   Contagion 2002 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.28   Immortal ? 2000 (Studio) Moyenne : 7.76   The Visitor 1998 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.76   Pride 1996 (Studio) Moyenne : 6.07   Songs From The Lion's Cage 1995 (Studio) Moyenne : 6.75
Albums Live
Live & Life 2004 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   Radiance 2003 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   Breakfast In Biarritz 2001 (Live) Moyenne : 4.5   Welcome Back To The Stage 1997 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   Welcome To The Stage 1997 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note
Albums Compilation, EP, Demo, Bootleg etc.
Ten Years On 1995 - 2005 2006 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : pas de note   Contagious 2003 (Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo/Demo/Bootlegs) Moyenne : 5.83   Contagium 2003 (Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo/Demo/Bootlegs) Moyenne : 5   Ulocking The Cage - 1995/2000 2001 (Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo/Demo/Bootlegs) Moyenne : pas de note   The Visitor (revisited) 1999 (Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo/Demo/Bootlegs) Moyenne : pas de note   The Cry 1997 (Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo/Demo/Bootlegs) Moyenne : 8   Edits 1996 (Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo/Demo/Bootlegs) Moyenne : 5
DVD de Arena
Smoke & Mirrors 2006 (Live) Moyenne : 4.5   Rising Up 2004 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   Caught In The Act 2003 (Live) Moyenne : 8.25
Les dernières informations sur Arena
25/04/08 - Arena dans l'arène ... 24/04/07 - Arena à Paris ... 10/04/06 - Arena s'offre un dvd ... 21/10/04 - DVD en vue ... 06/05/04 - Retour dans l'arène ... Voir toutes les infos pour Arena
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Line-up du dernier album studio de Arena
- Clive Nolan / Keyboards - Mick Pointer / Drums - Rob Sowden / Vocals - John Mitchell / Guitars - Ian Salmon / Bass

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