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.
| Rocket Ride | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 January 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Studio | Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany | |||
| Genre | Power metal, progressive metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 60:03 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth and Edguy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Hardcore Sounds | [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [3] |
| Blabbermouth.net |    [4] |
| Metal Hammer (GER) | [5] |
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 live track: "Land of the Miracle".[6]
Track listing edit
All lyrics are written by Tobias Sammet; all music is 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 |
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 edit
- Band members
- Tobias Sammet – vocals
- Jens Ludwig – guitar
- Dirk Sauer – guitar
- Tobias "Eggi" Exxel – bass guitar
- 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 edit
- ^ 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 26 May 2011. 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". Metal Hammer (in German). February 2006. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Edguy Rocket Ride review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-07.