Aeronautics [Import]

Masterplan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 31, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Afm Records
• ASIN: B0006PTTJM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,026 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Japanese pressing of 2005 album with earliest release and two bonus tracks. TBA. Avalon. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Turn it down Grapow, April 16, 2005

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Brian W. Ewert (Placerville, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aeronautics (Audio CD)

Boy was I looking forward to this release, but I was disappointed by the production this time. The guitar is so up front that the bass, drums and even Jorn are lost in the background, so some of the technical aspects are lost. Spin a few tracks from each project back to back and you'll probably agree. I also feel that this project is missing some of the creative variety that was present on their self titled CD like Heroes, Enlighten Me, and When Love Comes Close. I don't feel they wrote any songs that let Jorn showcase is awesome vocal talent.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointed..., June 6, 2005

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M. Fonseca "carmarthen" (Thunder) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aeronautics (Audio CD)

While their first self-titled debut shocked the listener with its blend of master musicianship, playing metal in a lot of different disguises and textures, a bunch of great songs from beginning to end, this follow up is a little bit more like any generic European power metal band around. The songs are much less memorable, Uli Kusch did not resist to change the album into a double kick drums orgy, even Jorn Lande's amazing vocals do not seem so brilliant here.

I dont know what happened. I rea'd in a lot of magazines that this was superior than their debut, but it's not even close.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterplan, masterpiece, masters of metal, March 25, 2005

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Roberto M. Barros (São Paulo, Brasil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aeronautics (Audio CD)

Another Masterplan album that leaves you smiling from one ear to the other. Definitely, when Helloween kicked out guitar Roland Grapow and drummer Uli Kusch, they threw away the best 40% of the band. Just compare it with Helloween's last and forgetful release "Rabitt don't come easy". In fact, the two fired "apprentices" are finally free from Helloween's style boundaries to create a masterpiece where the songs are all excelent and remarkably different, yet bearing the same signature of a band filled with talent, love for metal and inspiration.

Grapow is riffing like Judas Priest, soloing like a humble Malmsteen and composing like Adrian Smith. Uli Kusch is a monster drummer despite being an arrogant son of a b**** with the fans. Keyboards complement the song perfectly, increasing the song's feeling, no soloing like Stratovarius or too grandiose like Nightwish. But the name of the game is Jorn Lande. The best description of his voice is David Coverdale singing Dio-like songs with James LaBrie (Dream Theater) feeling and interpretation. His voice always seems perfect, whether he is screaming for vengeance or whispering about love. You have to listen to believe.

- Crimson Rider is a great and fast opener with perfect chorus and guitar solo.
- Back For My Life (first single) starts singing melancholic and move to a chorus that asks God for redemption followed by tetric keys. Spooky and great.
- Wounds is very melodic, mixing current Helloween rythm, Jorn Lande voice and Stratovarius keys, a great song.
- I'm Not Afraid is very interesting, one of my faves. Epic opening, slow evolution and a hair band, poppy chorus that will make you sing from the first time, all adding to a slow, melodic and long guitar solo.
- Headbanger's Ballroom is what you expect, but even better: heavy riffing, aggressive vocals, tetric keys, and a Helloween-like solo that could be the national anthem of any country.
- After This War is slow, thoughtful, melancholic where Lande explores his Coverdale vocal style and Grapow soloes with great feeling.
- Into The Arena is one of Lande's finest songs, where he explores a more raw singing, following a steady, heavy and rythmic guitar and drum playing.
- Dark For The Dying is long, dense and heavy song that Lande uses to vary his style all along.
- Falling Sparrow is my fave. Very melodic, full of tempo variations with a sad feeling bridge and chorus that sent shivers down the spine and makes you sing it all the time.
- Black In The Burn starts with Lande's desperate voice, evolving and growing in heaviness and speed to a great melodic metal fast chorus.
- Treasure World (on some editions only) agains sees Lande on a Coverdale mood and the band alternates epic and acoustic parts over an overall slow, long and thoughtful song.

My advice: buy Aeronautics and the band's first release (Masterplan). You won't regret it.