On Earth As It Is In Heaven (Limited Edition Remaster)

Angel (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lovember Records
• ASIN: B001DD3AW8
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,114 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Can You Feel It

2. She's A Mover

3. Big Boy (Let's Do It Again)

4. Telephone Exchange

5. White Lightning

6. On The Rocks

7. You're Not Fooling Me

8. That Magic Touch

9. Cast The First Stone

10. Just A Dream

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock 'n Roll Heaven!, September 12, 2008

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Randall M. Benton (Clearwater, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On Earth As It Is In Heaven (Limited Edition Remaster) (Audio CD)

I'm not sure why this CD has been out-of-print (and extremely EXPENSIVE to find) for the last decade and a half. I've waited for this one so I could FINALLY complete my ANGEL collection. I can't say if it's "the best" overall album in their catalog, but a strong argument can certainly be made for it.

ANGEL had many fine moments on each album they recorded. ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN is certainly not the more progressive rock that the first two albums ("Angel" and "Helluva Band") were. And it isn't quite as pop-rock leaning as "Sinful" (1979). It's somewhere in between. But, no matter, it's an excellent album of straight-ahead rock that explodes out of the gait from the opening drums of "Can You Feel It," and stays on track until the closing notes of the heavily keyboard/orchestrated ballad "Just A Dream."

What's in between are some of the bands finest moments. This includes "Cast The First Stone," "White Lightning," "Telephone Exchange," and "That Magic Touch." In fact, the crunchy riffs at the beginning of "Cast..." are some of the heaviest guitarist Punky Meadows ever laid down. "That Magic Touch" is simply infectious to sing along with, and should have been a huge hit for them. One of my favorites for sure.

ANGEL never made "the big time" as they certainly deserved to do. How such a talented band didn't when so many lesser-talented acts did (and do) is a mystery to me. Thankfully, we old enough to remember them, have the magic that lies within their music. ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN is an excellent piece of rock 'n roll that's time has once again come to shine it's Heavenly light on us all!

Check out the rest of the ANGEL catalog:

"Angel" (1975)
"Helluva Band" (1976)
"On Earth As It Is In Heaven" (1977)
"White Hot" (1977)
"Sinful" (1979)
"Live Without A Net" (1980)
"An Anthology" (1992)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Album. Poor Remastering., October 2, 2008

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BMT (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Earth As It Is In Heaven (Limited Edition Remaster) (Audio CD)

I was excited to see that my favorite Angel album was finally being re-released and as an added bonus remastered. Having listened to it several times I dare say the remastering is poor. You cannot hear any cymbals. The added text in the liner notes plus Frank's comments are a nice addition. Aside from the remastering a welcome additon. Why Angel was not bigger is ashame as they were fantastic musicians and wonderful showmen.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Angel goes for commercial "Heaven", September 11, 2008

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Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On Earth As It Is In Heaven (Limited Edition Remaster) (Audio CD)

On their third Casablanca album, Angel transitioned from proggy swords and sandals band to arena rockers with a taste for Kiss-Pop-rock. "On Earth as it is in Heaven" introduced the infamous reversible Angel logo (the origins of which are given in the new liner notes) and gave greater focus to the band's all-white androgynous image. It became Angel's first album to crack the top 100 and served up their first hot 100 single with "That Magic Touch."

The change is evident from the first pulsing song. "Can You Feel It" pounds away with Barry Brandt's drums and then Punky Meadows' multi-tracked guitar blasts. This is a song made specifically for the stage, announcing a band that was there to kick some butt. Producer Eddie Kramer (who had pushed KISS in this direction) tightened up the sounds and added the arena sized punch, but also got the band to emphasize their hooks. "White Lightning" brought in some funk and the acoustic guitar sounds in "Telephone Exchange" shows the influence of Boston's pervasive success. Or think of Starz' Violation and Styx's Pieces of Eight from around the same period.

All roots were not abandoned, though. Both "Cast The First Stone" and "Just a Dream" could have found space on Angel or Helluva Band's Styx/Kansas brand of rock. They close out the album as a nod to Angel's pivoting from their first album to the unabashed power-pop that showed on the glammy Sinful swansong.

In addition to the remastering, this 1977 album has a great essay from Rockcrit Dave Reynolds and song-by-song breakdown from lead vocalist Frank DiMino. There are a couple bonus photographs (but no bonus tracks). In my opinion, "On Earth as it is in Heaven" was the best Angel album, and it finally gets the treatment it deserves.