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Arena - Pride (1996)

Posted By: Andi_Deris

Date: 26 Nov 2017 11:52:19

Pride is Arena's second full-length album, released in 1996. It is the first album to feature bassist John Jowitt and vocalist Paul Wrightson, but it's also guitarist Keith More's final album with the band.

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-section. A tour follows, and the EP Edits (with a sing-along version of Empire Of A Thousand Days!.

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Track Listing

01. Welcome to the Cage….. (4:15)
02. Crying for Help V (2:33)
03. Empire of a Thousand Days (9:35)
04. Crying for Help VI (2:53)
05. Medusa (4:30)
06. Crying for Help VII (3:05)
07. Fool's Gold (9:37)
08. Crying for Help VIII (5:12)
09. Sirens (13:41)

Produced by Clive Nolan

The Band

• Paul Wrightson - vocals
• Keith More - guitars, backing vocals
• Clive Nolan - keyboards, backing vocals
• John Jowitt - bass, backing vocals
• Mick Pointer - drums, backing vocals

Notes

Recorded at Thin Ice Studios, Virginia Water, England, between May - August 1996
Mixed at The Music Station, Birmingham, England
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, London

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 2 from 29. April 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 28. June 2011, 18:17

Arena / Pride

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Many thanks to the original uploader: Vladimir Merzlov