Different Worlds: The Definitive Vandenberg (2CD) [Import]

Vandenberg | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Atco
• ASIN: B0001HN5SG
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,330 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Burning Heart 2004

2. Your Love Is In Vain

3. Wait

4. Too Late

5. Different Worlds

6. This Is War

7. Heading For A Storm

8. Waiting For The Night

9. All The Way

10. Voodoo

11. Dressed To Kill

12. How Long

13. Alibi

14. Once In A Lifetime

15. Pedal To The Metal

16. Fighting Against The World

17. Kamikaze

18. Burning Heart (Original Version)

19. Back On My Feet (Demo)

20. Ready For You (Demo)

See all 29 tracks on this disc

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Make it about 4.5 stars and a must for Vandy fans!, April 9, 2004

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John DeWald "Jet pilot" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Different Worlds: The Definitive Vandenberg (2CD) (Audio CD)

This is a bit of pricey 2-CD set, but if you dig Vandenberg, you have to consider getting this! The first disc is pretty much a greatest-hits collection. But as with any greatest-hits collection from about any artist, one can complain about omitted tracks. In this case, the studio version of "Friday Night" and the awesome instrumental "Prelude Mortale" are missing. But overall, disc 1 hits most of the highlights from Vandenberg's catalog and is 75 minutes long.

Interestingly, you'll definitely need to enjoy the track, "Burning Heart", as it appears here three(!) times. The very first track is "Burning Heart (2004)" and it's a very worthy version. This one features more acoustic guitars, a few electronic percussion flourishes and some symphonic-sounding backing as well as some electric guitar. Sometimes when an artist says that they've got a "2004" version of an older song, they ruin it by making it "modern rock" or "nu-metal". Not here. As for other versions of "Burning Heart", the original studio version closes out disc 1. Disc 2 closes out with an all-acoustic version of "Burning Heart", though you can still hear some strings (violas, cellos, violins) in a few spots. Overall, I really enjoyed the new versions.

Disc 2 is what is really a treat for the fans. It contains 7 demo versions and 3 live tracks. The demos are really eye-opening - they sound almost album-quality. It's fun to hear these demos and see what made it to the albums. The live tracks are quite cool and "Friday Night" is present, taken from a gig in Japan. Another rare track "Roll Through The Night" is also served up from a concert in the USA.

If you like Vandenberg, you'll want this one even if you've got the studio albums. So it's pricey but worth it.

4.0 out of 5 stars European melodic metal, March 27, 2007

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G. Richards "econ1955" (Overland Park, KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Different Worlds: The Definitive Vandenberg (2CD) (Audio CD)

Vandenberg was one of the best metal bands to come out of the Netherlands during the 1980s. This collection consists of two CDs. The first contains remastered selections from the band's three albums. Nearly all the third album is included here, along with the better material from the first two. The second is unreleased material from the archives. Burning Heart, the band's best-known song, is available in two versions, one featuring orchestrations. Listening to the first CD, Vandenberg should have more successful than they were. Adrian Vandenberg's guitar technique was impressive, with nice riffs and some tasteful, classically-influenced passages. The songs were quite melodic, with smooth mid-range vocals. This music holds up very well in retrospect.

1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is for you, October 27, 2007

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Rondall Banks "Rondall Banks" (Toccoa, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This cd is for you buy it you'll like it.

Rondall Banks