Parallels (W/Dvd) [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Fates Warning (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 16, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B002YSVZU0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,183 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Leave the Past Behind

2. Life in Still Water

3. Eye to Eye

4. The Eleventh Hour

5. Point of View

6. We Only Say Goodbye

7. Don't Follow Me

8. The Road Goes on Forever

Disc: 2

1. Leave the Past Behind [Live]

2. Don't Follow Me [Live]

3. The Eleventh Hour [Live]

4. Point of View [Live]

5. Eye to Eye [Live]

6. Nothing Left to Say [Live]

7. Quietus [Live]

8. Through Different Eyes [Live]

9. Leave the Past Behind [Demo Version]

10. Eye to Eye [Demo Version]

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Fates CD, March 19, 2010

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R. Goldstein "Triple B" (Cranston, RI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Parallels (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

5 Stars - This Cd should have catapulted FW to the moon. For the price, the making of DVD is worth it alone.
I have not written a review in some time but had to after re-re discovering this gem from 1991.

This edition comes with the remastered CD (featuring all 8 masterpieces), a live CD set recored on 1/23/92 in Hollywood, Ca, and a DVD. The DVD features the making of parallels doc, 2 videos, and a live show filmed on 2/13/92 in New Haven Ct.

quick CD overview:

It is remastered and that could be good or bad, I think it is good in this case although the original sounded great as well. You can really hear all the cymbals and there are a lot of them way out in front. Jim Matheos's textures and tones sound better than ever. This sounds like it was released today and not in 1991.

Track by track-

Leave the past behind - Sounds great with the immediate impact of the rhythm section of Mark Zonder and Bpnes. The idea, forget what you know about Fates Warning up to now, lets move on to something new (Progressive Metal as it would eventually be named).

Life in Still Water - One of the heaviest songs on he CD. Still a live staple.

Eye to Eye - The closest thing to a pop song that FW can do, and I defy you to not sing along to it. Actually got a fair bit of radio and video play.

the eleventh hour - absolute gem in the FW catalogue. I won't describe it hear because I want you to buy the CD to hear it. I may even suggest that it gave Dream Theater the idea that long songs were cool if at a high quality.

point of view - another sing along and though provoking. This one also has a video.

we only say goodbye - to that point, the only actual Fates love song according to Jim in the DVD and a favorite of the record label co-head. I like to sing along to this one as well.

don't follow me - another one I like to sing along to (Ray Alder is actually my favorite singer). I just realized that we just completed a sing along suite.

the road goes on forever - an absolutely beautiful song in atmosphere and depth. Listen to this with headphones.

So as a whole this just synergy. It sounds great with the legendary Terry Brown (of Rush fame) producing. The drumming sounds like nothing you hear anywhere from Mark Zonder. He would expand on it with monument on the next CD inside out, but any aspiring drummer must own this work. The textures are great as you hear new things each time. Jim Matheos's song writing is though provoking and textured. The attention to detail that he has is worth it. You can tell that they spent a lot of time on this and the DVd highlighting the making of is a can't miss. Any fan of this CD who have already bought this have to buy it again. I did and I was not disappointed, I was pleasantly surprised.

At the time, Fates fans screamed sellout, I didn't see it that way. I enjoyed this one then and do now. There is nothing wrong with wanting your music to be heard. These guys need to make a living you know. Every song is great and the CD is short.

Buy this if a fan of Progressive Metal or just great rock music.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Thank God for studio sweetening, August 27, 2010

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I Love Bruno "gaymer" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parallels (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

Don't get me wrong; I have been a Fate's fan for over 20 years and have never had a chance to see them perform live, until this special re-release w/dvd and the bonnaroo dvd they released previously but thought that was kind of a fluke due to poor recording techniques. Jim Matheos is a brilliant and thoughtful song writer who's work could have really brought them huge fame and recognition. His tag team lead guitar work with Frank Aresti is mesmorizing. Drummer Mark Zonder and bassist Joe DiBiase are really the heartbeat of the band and Zonder's flawless timing puts him easily alongside greats like Neal Peart, Carl Palmer,et al. The most glaring flaw in their live performances is Ray Alder, who's sometimes can and cannot vocals are distracting, puzzling, and just sometimes awful. I know this is prog metal but had they hired someone like Dio or Joe Lynn Turner, or Jeff Scott Soto, guys who can actually sing as well live as on the record, Fate's would have been catapulted into the limelight. I really believe Ray's live performances are what held them back. And to hear producer Terry Brown's comments regarding Alder's "diva" behavior makes his hiring all that more puzzling. The other members of the band seem so dedicated, concerned, and professional that I can only imagine what Matheos was thinking when he hired Alder. The 2nd audio cd, with live performances, has utterly horrendous vocals, with Alder screaming and vocally scraping, almost always off-key, through most every song. He does have the ability to really shine on some of the softer elements like " The 11th Hour" or "The Road Goes On Forever" but overall, if you've anyone else in the room, they're gonna say "what the hell is this?" I'm still a fan of the band as a unit, but I'll stick to the studio version of things. Which, by the way, sounds stellar on this re-release.

5.0 out of 5 stars FATES GETS EVEN BETTER, August 27, 2010

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Scott Green - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Parallels (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

I have been a Fates Warning fan for 20+ years now, and this remastered version of Parallels sounds great. This is probably my favorite Fates album, a definite progression from Perfect Symmetry. The DVD alone is worth the price of the entire package. Highly recommended!!!!!!!