Another Thick Brick in Someone Elses wall?

So here is the stream of TAAB2 by Ian Anderson. Being a huge Tull fan I am still quite sceptical wether the world realy needs a sequel 40 years down the line. The 1972 "Brick" album may have been a spoof but it is one the very best prog albums of all time. I will listen of course but it makes you wonder what comes next? will Yes next release be "Fragile 2 Frail" for Christmas? AC/DC releasing their "Back In Black... Again" in 2020? or Maiden giving us their "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Of A Bitch" in 2028?... 

 

The TAAB2 Facebook Stream

 

After listening -twice ,of couse - I think that tt is a fine set of songs. Anderson is a great songwriter as allways. But the title of the album still makes it a bit odd. For many people the "Brick" tag will raise expectations beyond what the album has to offer. It is NOT the long awaited masterpiece, or the "if only" time machine back to 1972. It is a great follow-up to the 2003 Christmas Album or the "Rupi's dance" album from that same year. Nothing more, nothing less. Will I buy it? Of course. Released in various formats on April 2nd

 

First three Dio albums gets deluxe treatment

Universal will release the first three Dio albums Holy Diver (1983), The Last in Line (1984) and Sacred Heart (1985) as 2CDs on March 19th.

At last these HM classics get remastered. It’s been a long wait and looks like it’s been worth it..

According to the Black Sabbath Online all three albums have been remastered by Andy Pears, who did the Black Sabbath reissue series from 2009 onwards.

As a bonus Sacred Heart will include what was the bands fourth release, the live-ep Intermission (1986)

Holy Diver was previously remastered in 2005 but it was a single disc and this one is new upgrade.. The other two albums have never been upgraded at all . Personaly I have never bought them before thinking that they would be rereleased one day. So all three reissues are much welcomed.
Released in Universal “Deluxe Edition” series it means digipacks with lots of photos, new sleeve notes etc.

The track listings run as follows:
 












Holy Diver
Disc One
1.    Stand Up And Shout
2.    Holy Diver
3.    Gypsy
4.    Caught In The Middle
5.    Don’t Talk To Strangers
6.    Straight Through The Heart
7.    Invisible
8.    Rainbow In The Dark
9.    Shame On The Night

The Last In Line

Disc One

1.    We Rock
2.    The Last In Line
3.    Breathless
4.    I Speed at Night
5.    One Night In The City
6.    Evil Eyes
7.    Mystery
8.    Eat Your Heart Out
9.    Egypt (The Chains Are On)

Disc Two
1.    Stand Up & Shout – Live B-Side from Last in Line Single
2.    Straight Through the Heart – Live B-Side from Last in Line Single
3.    Eat Your Heart Out – Live from Mystery Single
4.    Don’t Talk to Strangers- Live from Mystery Single
5.    Holy Diver - Live B-Side from We Rock Single
6.    Rainbow in the Dark – Live B-Side from We Rock Single
7.    One Night in the City – Live, Pinkpop Festival, Geleen
8.    We Rock – Live, Pinkpop Festival, Geleen
9.    Holy Diver – Live, Pinkpop Festival, Geleen
10.    Stargazer – Live, Pinkpop Festival, Geleen
11.    Heaven & Hell – Live, Pinkpop Festival, Geleen
12.    Rainbow in the Dark – Live, Pinkpop Festival, Geleen
13.    Man on the Silver Mountain – Live, Pinkpop Festival, Geleen
14.    Don’t Talk to Strangers – Live, Pinkpop Festival, Geleen

Sacred Heart

Disc One
1.    King Of Rock N Roll
2.    Sacred Heart
3.    Another Lie
4.    Rock N Roll Children
5.    Hungry For Heaven
6.    Like the Beat Of A Heart
7.    Just Another Day
8.    Fallen Angels
9.    Shoot Shoot

Disc Two

1.    Hide in the Rainbow – Studio track, originally on the soundtrack to the movie 

       “Iron Eagle“.
2.    We Rock – Live B-Side from Rock N Roll Children Single
3.    The Last in Line – Live B-Side from Rock N Roll Children Single
4.    Like the Beat of a Heart – Live B-Side from Hungry For Heaven Single
5.    King of Rock & Roll – Taken from Live Intermission EP
6.    Rainbow in the Dark – Taken from Live Intermission EP
7.    Sacred Heart – Taken from Live Intermission EP
8.    Time to Burn – Studio Track taken from Intermission EP
9.    Rock N Roll Children – Taken from Live Intermission EP
10.    Long Live Rock N Roll – Taken from Live Intermission EP
11.    Man on the Silver Mountain - Taken from Live Intermission EP
12.    We Rock – Taken from Live Intermission EP
 

Let´s hope the reissue program continous with Dream Evil, Look Up The Wolves and Strange Highways.

After that album Dio switched labels from Reprise to the more independent Spitfire label and I am uncertain if Universal has any interests in the later Dio material.

Hopefully the Dio family sees to that.

Meanwhile,  these three reissues will make me stand up and shout!!!

Track of The Day - Steven Wilson

My choice for today is Deform to Form a Star from Steven Wilsons great solo album ”Grace for Drowning” 

The best Progrock album of 2011 in my opinion.