Diamonds Unlocked

Axel Rudi Pell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Steamhammer / Spv
• ASIN: B000TX7ALU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,981 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Cover Album., November 21, 2007

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Ugur Gündüz "gunduz" (Ankara, Turkey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diamonds Unlocked (Audio CD)

I like cover albums. Because, good cover album including good song. Never include bad songs. Diamonds unlocked have very beautiful songs. Specially I love (perfect song)to " like a child again ".




1. The Diamond Overture ; Good overture (messenger for good album)
2. Warrior ; perfect rock sound and power vocal. Perfect riffs. 9/10
3. Beautiful day ; I don't like from U2. But Johny said more good. 9/10
4. Stone ; starting with Super rock sound. 10/10
5. Love gun : Good ballad and good rendition. 9/10
6. Fools game : My favorite song for this album. Awesome vocal. 10/10
7. Heartbreaker : Pure rock and blues. 8/10
8. Rock The Nation : 7/10
9. In The Air Tonight : I am sorry, More bad from my expected. 6/10
10. Like A Child Again: Perfect rendition. Best song of this album. 10/10
11. Won't Get Fooled Again :Good finish. 9/10

If you like 80's metal, just buy it. No regret. You will live nostalgia.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected and impressive covers collection, October 17, 2008

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diamonds Unlocked (Audio CD)

When I heard the list of artists Axel Rudi Pell would pay tribute to on his 2007 covers collection Diamonds Unlocked, I had to do a double take. I was expecting songs by UFO, Dio, Maiden, Sabbath, and Deep Purple. Instead, the guitar virtuoso opted for some less obvious choices. Here's what you get:

1. The Diamond Overture - This original instrumental track kicks things off, but is pretty unnecessary overall. I'd much rather have seen another cover song.
2. Warrior (Riot) - This was a great choice for Pell. He and vocalist Johnny Gioelli absolutely nail this classic Riot track.
3. Beautiful Day (U2) - I'll give Pell credit for attempting this universally recognized pop song, but the execution just isn't pretty. It's just one of those songs that should never be "metal-ed up".
4. Stone (Chris Rea) - This was a great choice. Pell is the perfect metal guitar hero to take on the noted blues guitarist.
5. Love Gun (KISS) - Pell went acoustic with this one, which was quite unexpected and surprisingly effective
6. Fool's Game (Michael Bolton) - That's right, a Michael Bolton cover. Actually, Bolton's early albums were pretty rockin', and this was one of his better songs. It's just a great melodic rocker, and Pell and Gioelli eat it up.
7. Heartbreaker (Free) - Another relatively bluesy number that seems tailor-made for Pell's guitar playing. I think Gioelli is not quite as well suited for this kind of song, but he does a fair enough job.
8. Rock the Nation (Montrose) - Another good choice both for Pell and Gioelli. They both totally cut loose on this rock anthem.
9. In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins) - This is a tough song to take on, but I think Pell and company did a decent job. It's not the best track on the album, but it's not bad either.
10. Like a Child Again (The Mission UK) - Wow, I definitely did not see this coming. Pell's version of this classic British goth rock track is just sublime. It's one of the highlights of this collection.
11. Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who) - This is a great song to close the album with. You can tell the guys were enjoying themselves with this one.

I'm a little disappointed with the relatively short length of this disc (55 minutes). I think it would have made sense to include Pell's previous cover songs (like Uriah Heep's July Morning, Free's Wishing Well, and Rainbow's Still I'm Sad), but that's a minor complaint (especially since I already have those songs elsewhere).

All told, Diamonds Unlocked is a very effective covers collection that showcases Axel Rudi Pell's talents as well as his diverse influences. Whatever trepidation I had going into this album was soon eased by the reliably high quality of the music. I'd consider this a must-have for Axel Rudi Pell fans, and it should prove interesting for melodic rock and metal fans in general.

4.0 out of 5 stars diamonds unlocked, November 12, 2007

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Lisa Martinez (colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diamonds Unlocked (Audio CD)

I usually do not buy cover cds no matter how much I like the artist. But I really like Axel Rudi Pell. I decided to trust him when he said this cd would sound like one of his regular studio cds. I was not dissapointed. The band really did make the songs sound like their own, enough so that you'll ask yourself who did this song. when you look to see who did you'll go oh ya thats right I forgot about these guys. My favorite songs are the first four songs. the band members have been with axel since the oceans of time cd. they have a magic together that few bands achieve. I dont think they can put out a bad cd. I gave diamond unlocked four stars because some of the songs while still good are a little slow paced. Axel has been accused of stealing Richie Blackmores style of guitar playing. I however dont agree. How can you steal someones syle when your creating and writing your own music. the style of music might be similiar. Like a lot of bands from Europe there are a lot of songs written about kings,queens, dragons, wizards,etc.. But if your a lover of good melodic metal that has good music, killer guitar playing and songs to sing along with you will love this cd and all of this bands cds. You cant go wrong with this band. No matter what cd you buy there is going to be at least 2 to 3 songs that will become classics to you. You will want to play this cd and all of their cds over and over again. start with oceans of time and then collect them all.