Trading Souls [Import]

Empire (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 20, 2003)
• Original Release Date: May 13, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Lion Music Finland
• ASIN: B00008Z5GJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #464,746 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tony Martin (ex Black Sabbath) on vocals!, April 28, 2003

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L. B. Ivarsson (Rock City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trading Souls (Audio CD)

Tony Martin (ex Black Sabbath singer) seem to be involved with many projects these days - Mollo/Martin "The cage I & II", Rondinelli's "Our cross, our sins", and this one: Empire. It's melodic (hard) rock and `tho it's not world class, it sure has it's good moments. Tony Martin have co-written every song on the album and he's voice is still very good. The material isn't cutting edge but it's rather attractive most of the time, like in the opening mid tempo rocker "One in a million" with its radio friendly chorus; the beautiful "Teenage deadhead" on which Martin deliver a soulful feeling with his voice. Other outstanding tunes are the faster "Big world, little man"; the catchy "Back in the light" and the slower "Did you ever love me". Critics may say it's all harmless pop metal, but if you're an AOR fan I believe you'll find Empire's "Trading souls" interesting. And if you're a fan of Tony martin you shouldn't hesitate to buy this album.

By the way, Neil Murray plays bass!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars tony martin para siempre!, September 21, 2003

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Luis Herrera Abad "ALONSO HERRERA" (LIMA, LIMA Peru) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trading Souls (Audio CD)

Empire es un proyecto que convoca a leyendas del heavy metal y el hard rock como son Neil Murray o Anders Johhanson, ambos excelentes músicos. Sin embargo, creo que una mención aparte merece Tony Martin, a quien sigo desde la aparición de discos memorables del metal como son el Headless Cross o el TYR, ambos de Black Sabbath y con Cozy Powell en la batería. Ya desde ese momento la voz de Martin me pareció impresionante, melódico, aguda y potente a la vez. Luego en sus recientes apariciones en The cage I y II (ésta última sobretodo)la calidad vocal parece haberse mantendo intacta con el paso de los años. Traiding souls es un disco más cercano al AOR que al heavy Metal de sus épocas en Black Sabbath, sin embargo la voz de Martin queda muy bien y eso se manifiesta en temas como One in a million, Big world little man, Back in the light pero sobretodo Did you ever love me gran canción en la cual la voz de Tony Martin recuerda momentos memorables plasmados en canciones como Nightwind, Dying for love, Feels good to me o Soul Searching. Es un disco sólido y recomendable para los seguidores de este vocalista aún vigente. No le pongo 5 estrellas por alguna canción dónde el baja el nivel del disco, sin afectar el resultado final.