Crystal Ball - Virtual Empire (2002)
Crystal Ball - Virtual Empire (2002)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Nuclear Blast, 2736163292/ NB 329-2 | ~ 400 or 125 Mb | Artwork -> 78 Mb
Hard 'N' Heavy
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Nuclear Blast, 2736163292/ NB 329-2 | ~ 400 or 125 Mb | Artwork -> 78 Mb
Hard 'N' Heavy
Aside from a brief intro, Virtual Empire contains twelve fantastic songs that range from the touching ballad (Look In My Eyes) to almost power metal like tunes (Hands of God, Blind Side). Each song is highly melodic and there are no fillers or weak songs on the disc. After only a couple of listens, you can look at the track list for this album and remember the melody for each of the songs. Particularly strong are the thick backing vocals and guitar solos that almost "sing" with emotion. The lead vocalist is perfect for this type of music as his voice is very melodic and he can hit the high notes with ease. Check out Am I Free for a stunning example of how well he can handle the higher octaves. He reminds me a lot of Andi Deris with a higher range. The keyboard textures are used in such a way to give the music an uplifting atmosphere. As a result, this is the type of album that would be a good cure for a down day or a good one to throw in the mix when you're in a Harem Scarem, Axxis, or PC69 type of mood. The musicianship is top notch and the production is also top notch as the vocals and each of the instruments are turned to just the right level to make this album extremely easy to listen to and very memorable.
Simply put, fans of melodic hard rock/metal will find a lot to appreciate with this album. With Virtual Empire, Crystal Ball will hopefully receive some well deserved attention in the melodic metal / hard rock scene…~ metalreviews.com
Crystal Ball - Virtual Empire (2002):
Tracklist:
01.3rd Dimension - 01:03
02.Hands of God - 03:50
03.Savage Mind - 04:03
04.Am I Free? - 05:45
05.Virtual Empire - 04:24
06.Night and Day - 05:14
07.Dance with the Devil - 03:23
08.When the Night Is Over - 03:34
09.Blind Side - 04:10
10.Talk in Circles - 05:46
11.Look in My Eyes - 04:32
12.Private Visitor - 03:35
13.Find Your Ground - 03:41
Mark Sweeney: Lead Vocals
Scott Leach: Lead & Rhythm Guitars, and B.Vocals
Tom Graber: Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards and B.Vocals
Dany Schällibaum: Bass, B.Vocals
Marcel Sardella: Drums
Backgound Vocals: Michael Bormann, Michael Voss
Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
Отчёт EAC об извлечении, выполненном 25. апреля 2022, 11:48
Crystal Ball / Virtual Empire
Дисковод: HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NSD1 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Режим чтения : Достоверность
Использование точного потока : Да
Отключение кэша аудио : Да
Использование указателей C2 : Нет
Коррекция смещения при чтении : 6
Способность читать области Lead-in и Lead-out : Нет
Заполнение пропущенных сэмплов тишиной : Да
Удаление блоков с тишиной в начале и конце : Нет
При вычислениях CRC использовались нулевые сэмплы : Да
Интерфейс : Встроенный Win32-интерфейс для Win NT/2000
Выходной формат : Пользовательский кодировщик
Выбранный битрейт : 896 kBit/s
Качество : Высокий
Добавление ID3-тега : Нет
Утилита сжатия : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Дополнительные параметры : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
TOC извлечённого CD
Трек | Старт | Длительность | Начальный сектор | Конечный сектор
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1 | 0:00.00 | 1:03.69 | 0 | 4793
2 | 1:03.69 | 3:49.63 | 4794 | 22031
3 | 4:53.57 | 4:03.03 | 22032 | 40259
4 | 8:56.60 | 5:43.22 | 40260 | 66006
5 | 14:40.07 | 4:24.45 | 66007 | 85851
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7 | 24:18.34 | 3:22.63 | 109384 | 124596
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10 | 35:25.04 | 5:46.17 | 159379 | 185345
11 | 41:11.21 | 4:32.02 | 185346 | 205747
12 | 45:43.23 | 3:35.31 | 205748 | 221903
13 | 49:18.54 | 3:39.06 | 221904 | 238334
14 | 55:29.60 | 3:27.48 | 249735 | 265307
Характеристики диапазона извлечения и сообщения об ошибках
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Имя файла C:\Users\User1\Music\Crystal Ball\Crystal Ball-2002-Virtual Empire\Crystal Ball - Virtual Empire.wav
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Скорость извлечения 1.7 X
Качество диапазона 100.0 %
CRC теста F5E35532
CRC копии F5E35532
Копирование… OK
Ошибок не произошло
AccurateRip: сводка
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Отчёт EAC об извлечении, выполненном 25. апреля 2022, 11:48
Crystal Ball / Virtual Empire
Дисковод: HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NSD1 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Режим чтения : Достоверность
Использование точного потока : Да
Отключение кэша аудио : Да
Использование указателей C2 : Нет
Коррекция смещения при чтении : 6
Способность читать области Lead-in и Lead-out : Нет
Заполнение пропущенных сэмплов тишиной : Да
Удаление блоков с тишиной в начале и конце : Нет
При вычислениях CRC использовались нулевые сэмплы : Да
Интерфейс : Встроенный Win32-интерфейс для Win NT/2000
Выходной формат : Пользовательский кодировщик
Выбранный битрейт : 896 kBit/s
Качество : Высокий
Добавление ID3-тега : Нет
Утилита сжатия : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Дополнительные параметры : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
TOC извлечённого CD
Трек | Старт | Длительность | Начальный сектор | Конечный сектор
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 1:03.69 | 0 | 4793
2 | 1:03.69 | 3:49.63 | 4794 | 22031
3 | 4:53.57 | 4:03.03 | 22032 | 40259
4 | 8:56.60 | 5:43.22 | 40260 | 66006
5 | 14:40.07 | 4:24.45 | 66007 | 85851
6 | 19:04.52 | 5:13.57 | 85852 | 109383
7 | 24:18.34 | 3:22.63 | 109384 | 124596
8 | 27:41.22 | 3:34.22 | 124597 | 140668
9 | 31:15.44 | 4:09.35 | 140669 | 159378
10 | 35:25.04 | 5:46.17 | 159379 | 185345
11 | 41:11.21 | 4:32.02 | 185346 | 205747
12 | 45:43.23 | 3:35.31 | 205748 | 221903
13 | 49:18.54 | 3:39.06 | 221904 | 238334
14 | 55:29.60 | 3:27.48 | 249735 | 265307
Характеристики диапазона извлечения и сообщения об ошибках
Выбранный диапазон
Имя файла C:\Users\User1\Music\Crystal Ball\Crystal Ball-2002-Virtual Empire\Crystal Ball - Virtual Empire.wav
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Скорость извлечения 1.7 X
Качество диапазона 100.0 %
CRC теста F5E35532
CRC копии F5E35532
Копирование… OK
Ошибок не произошло
AccurateRip: сводка
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All thanks go to the original releaser