Spectre Within [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [EXTRA TRACKS]

Fates Warning

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Extra tracks
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B00006IT5B
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #86,712 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Digitally remastered reissue of the 1985 album from the top selling progressive metal band of all time with 4 bonus tracks added 'Radio Underground' (Live), 'The Apparition' (Rehearsal 1985), 'Kyrie Eleison' ('Dickie' Demo 1985) & 'Epitaph' ('Dickie' Demo 1985). Metal Blade.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A piece of metal history, December 9, 2005

By	Patrick Henry "noexitrecords" - See all my reviews

This is a good album and in my opinion an album that was ahead of it's time. Some of the people reviewing this album negatively were probably not even born when this album came out. It is unfair to compare Korn with Fates Warning- there is decade of differance between the two. Fates were pioneers of metal (like tons of the 80s'bands that get zero credit). Metal was a new world in the 80s'- bands like Fates Warning laid the groundwork for bands like Korn etc. Have a little respect for your elders and listen to this stuff with a sense of perspective. Compare Spectre Within to other titles that were around at the time (1985) and I believe you will see that Fates Warning were breaking new ground.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars '' HEAVINESS AND HARMONY '' ! !, January 12, 2005

By	R. JANKOWSKI "HORROR FAN" (YONKERS, NEW YORK United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

AFTER HAVING THIS RELEASE FOR SO MANY YEARS, I DECIDED TO GIVE IT THE CREDIT IT RICHLY DESERVES..WHILE BACK IN THE 80'S ,AS WELL AS NOW-THERE WERE JUST SO MANY BANDS OUT THERE.SOME WERE GREAT,SOME WERE GOOD,SOME WERE OK,AND SOME WERE JUST SIMPLY TERRIBLE.MANY AWESOME BANDS GOT LOST IN THE SHUFFLE,AND FADED INTO OBSCURITY.OR THEY TENDED TO GET VERY COMMERCIAL
LIKE'' QUEENSRYCHE '' AND SORRY TO SAY '' FATES WARNING '' AS WELL.THE FIRST FEW RELEASES WITH JOHN ARCH ON VOCALS WERE AN AWESOME DISPLAY OF WHAT METAL WAS ALL ABOUT!!THE SHEER HEAVINESS OF THE MUSIC !!AND THESE GUYS PLAYED IT HEAVY,AND MIXED COOL MELODIES IN THEIR MUSIC AS WELL.. JOHN ARCH AT TIMES SOUNDS A LOT LIKE BRUCE DICKINSON OF '' IRON MAIDEN ''.. THE LATER RELEASES WITH RAY ALDER WERE GOOD BUT AFTER '' PERFECT SYMMETRY '' THEY JUST LOST THEIR TOUCH IN MY OPINION..MANY BANDS OF TODAY , NO DOUBT HAVE SIMILAR SOUNDING RIFFS VERY SIMILAR TO '' FATES WARNING '' OF THE 80'S.SO IF YOU WANT A FRESH STYLE OF METAL,THAT IS LONG GONE THAN GET THIS CD.AND ALSO CHECK OUT ANOTHER CLASSIC OF THEIRS CALLED '' AWAKEN THE GUARDIAN'' ..TRUST ME ,YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED AT ALL!!!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Album Ever Recorded, December 29, 2002

By A Customer

I don't know where to begin. John Arch has the most beautiful, intense, incredible, gorgeous, perfect voice ever, and the music and lyrics of the songs match his voice perfectly. My favorite song on the album is "Epitath". It's hard to explain, but when I listen to this album, I almost feel enlightened. John Arch sings of mystical places and life after death and other planes of existence, and listening to this album makes you truly believe it is all possible. Five stars is not enough for this record!