Year : 1998 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 362 mb
Bio:
Ten (also stylised as TEN or ten) are an English melodic hard rock band which were formed in 1995. The band has released 16 studio albums, 6 compilation albums, 5 EPs, a double live album, 10 music videos and 4 lyric videos, with the latest one being "The Tidal Wave", from their 2023 studio album Something Wicked This Way Comes.The band charted at number 30 in the United Kingdom in 2012 with Heresy and Creed,but AllMusic describes their 1999 album Spellbound as their most successful.Following the release of his first two solo albums, British vocalist-songwriter Gary Hughes wrote 28 songs, and decided to divide them into two albums – one containing the heavier material, and one that would contain the ballads. Additionally, the initial idea was to mix the album in the US, so American guitarists were considered, including Doug Aldrich, Lanny Cordola and Ralph Santolla. However, when it was decided to lay down the guitar parts in England, the name of the guitarist Vinny Burns (Dare, Ultravox) was brought up. Given the fact that Mike Stone was assigned to mix the albums, the project quickly evolved into a band situation, thus marking the first official incarnation of Ten.During the first year of the band's existence, another ex-Dare member joined the band when Greg Morgan was brought in as drummer.The band's first album (named X) was released in May 1996. In order to support the album for the forthcoming tour, the band recruited bassist Martin "Shelley" Shelton (ex-Dare), keyboard player Ged Rylands (ex-KAGE) and guitarist John Halliwell (ex-KAGE). With the songs already written, the band returned to the studio in order to finish their second album. The Name of the Rose was released in September of the same year (1996), gaining some enthusiastic reviews from the critics.The title track was also voted "Song of the Year" by the readers of BURRN! magazine in Japan.The first tour was arranged for the end of 1996. Bassist Martin "Shelley" Shelton left the band and was replaced by Andrew "Drew" Webb. After a successful tour, Ten returned to the studio without Webb in order to record their next album. The mixing duties again were appointed to Stone, and The Robe was released in September 1997. The Robe marked a change in the overall sound of Ten, which was now melodic hard rock combined with epic atmospheres and influences.With the addition of bassist Steve Mckenna, the band toured for a year, in support of their newly released album, while in 1998 the band's Japanese label ZERO Records and the European label Frontiers Records released a double live album named Never Say Goodbye.The band signed to major label Mercury Records for the release of their fourth studio album, Spellbound. The album was released in April 1999, was produced by Rafe Mckenna and was one of the most successful Ten albums in Europe. Spellbound was also the first Ten album for which famous fantasy artist Luis Royo designed the cover.In 1999, the band returned to the studio in order to begin the recordings of their next album. Babylon, which was released in August 2000 and featured keyboard player Don Airey, was a concept album which was set in the future and was based around the story of a computer programmer and his tragic love affair. Babylon entered the German Rock Album Charts.Soon after, the band returned to the studio to record the follow-up album to Babylon, named Far Beyond the World. The recordings took place in Hannover, Germany, with Tommy Newton behind the mixing desk and ex–Hard Rain keyboard player Paul Hodson taking the place of Don Airey. In December 2001, Ten released Far Beyond the World; but just before the promotion of the new album had begun, guitarist Vinny Burns announced his departure from the band, citing creative differences.In March 2016, the band announced their return to Frontiers Records, for a multi-album deal, starting with the release of their thirteenth studio album Gothica in July 2017 and the re-issue of their entire back catalogue in both physical (box set) and digital format under the title Opera Omnia. As with the band's last four releases, the band's thirteenth album Gothica, was mixed and mastered by Dennis Ward.In November 2018, the band released their fourteenth studio album entitled Illuminati, while in April 2019, the band released their long-awaited compilation box-set entitled Opera Omnia. The box-set included every album released by the band since its inception back in 1995, up until Illuminati. In December 2021, the band announced that they're working on two new studio albums, with the first one entitled Here Be Monsters, to be released on 18 February 2022.The band released their sixteenth studio album entitled Something Wicked This Way Comes, on 20 January 2023.In spring 2024, the band embarked on their "Wicked" UK Tour while currently working on their 17th studio release, due for release in early 2025.
Album:
Never Say Goodbye is a live album released by the hard rock band Ten. The double compact disc was recorded during 1997-1998 on "The Name of the Rose" and "The Robe" tours. It was the first album ever released by the Italian label Frontiers Records.This double CD live + studio bonus track offers us a Ten concert from the 97/98 The Name Of The Rose and The Robe tour. 2h33mn of great music, so you can invest in this CD without any worries! What's more, Ten is just as good live as it is in the studio.I still love ‘Don't Cry’ and the piano version of ‘You're In My Heart’ rocks my world every time, I already love the studio version... This one is just as great. Gary's voice is impeccably clear and in tune. As for the tracks from the Ten album that I'm not familiar with, like ‘The Torch’, there's always that nice rhythm, which makes it easy to remember. ‘Yesterday Lies In The Flames’ is a superb, well-balanced ballad that really appeals to me, and Gary sings it wonderfully well.Great guitar intro for “The Loneliest Place In The World”, “After The Love Has Gone” is a well-led song with a catchy, energetic chorus, good melody... And what about “Stay With Me”? I love it! It's a positive rhythm that sticks in my head, hard to get rid of, but I'm not going to complain!As for the bonus studio tracks, I particularly like ‘Venus and Mars’, a good rhythm with a nice chorus that's easy to remember. I also really like ‘If Only For A Day’, which sounds like it comes from another time, another era - don't ask me why, it just feels that way :-)! There are several rhythms in this track too, it's a really nice song.’Give Me A Piece Of Your Heart’ is a particularly catchy song that's more than enjoyable, personally, it reminds me a little of Bon Jovi's “I'd Die For You” on Slippery When Wet. I love this song, it's easy to remember, the kind of song you have in your head for the rest of the day! This CD is simply brilliant.
Line Up:
Gary Hughes - vocals
Vinny Burns - guitars
John Halliwell - guitars, backing vocals
Steve McKenna - bass guitar, backing vocals
Greg Morgan - drums
Ged Rylands - keyboards, backing vocals
Production:
Recorded At – The Cutting Rooms
Mixed At – The Cutting Rooms
Mastered At – The Digital Audio Co.
Design [Sleeve Design And Execution] – Sebastian Kozak
Engineer [Front Of House] – Ray 'The Broph' Brophy
Liner Notes [Japanese] – 藤木 昌生*
Management [Tour] – Paul 'The Cougar' Collis
Mastered By – John Blamire*
Photography By – Osamu Suzuki, Scott Michael Carroll
Recorded By, Mixed By – Ray Brophy
Technician [Drum] – Colin 'Lap-Top' Alltree
Technician [Guitar] – Mark 'Gus' Guy
Technician [Keyboard/Guitar] – Kev 'The Baron' Papworth
Written-By – Gary Hughes, Vinny Burns (tracks: 2-1, 2-6)
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. The Robe 9:12
02. Bright On The Blade 4:52
03. Wildest Dreams 5:24
04. The Torch 5:47
05. Yesterday Lies In The Flames 5:23
06. The Rainbow 6:25
07. Goodnight Saigon 6:58
08. Arcadia 7:45
09. You're In My Heart (Acoustic) 3:54
10. Close Your Eyes And Dream (Acoustic) 2:24 (Japan Bonus Track)
11. Turn Around (Acoustic) 1:36 (Japan Bonus Track)
12. The Loneliest Place In The World 11:27
CD2:
01. The Crusades 1:56
02. Don't Cry 6:12
03. Ten Fathoms Deep 7:09
04. After The Love Has Gone 5:19
05. Stay With Me 5:20
06. Standing On The Edge Of Time 5:08
07. Fly Like An Eagle 7:40
08. Drum Solo 1:17
09. Battlelines 4:22
10. The Pharaoh's Prelude 3:59
11. Wait For You 5:59
12. The Name Of The Rose 9:28
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