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No:.......: NOISET052 ▒█ _▓░░ |▒ ▓▓ N▒▒ Genre..........: Metal ▒▒N ▓▓ ▒| ░░u▒▓ ░█▒ ▒█░ ▓▒u░░ ▒▓▒ ▓░+▒ Tracks.........: 3 ▒+░▓ ▒▓▒ ░▒░ ▓▓#▓▒ Bitrate........: VBR / 44.1 ▒▓#▓▓ ░▒░ ░ ▓▒▒▒░ Playtime.......: 00:11:43 (22.9MB) ░▒▒▒▓ ░ ▒█▓░ ░▓█▒ ▓██░ ░ Release Date...: 2020-01-26 ░ ░██▓ █▓▒ ▒, Store date.....: 2018-04-21 ,▒ ▒▓█ █ ▒▒ Encoder........: LAME 3.100 -V0 ▒▒ █ ▓ ░▓ ▒▒░ URL............: http://www.celticfrost.com ░▒▒ ▓░ ▓ ░ ▒ _▒░ ░▒_ ▒ ░ ▒▒ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▒▒ ░▒█ ▓▒u░ Track List: ░u▒▓ █▒░ ░▒▒ ░ ▒▓█ █▓▒ ░ ▒▒░ ▒#▒ ░N░█ 1. The Usurper 3:28 █░N░ ▒#▒ ▒#▒ ░N░█ 2. Jewel Throne 4:05 █░N░ ▒#▒ ▒#▒ ░N░█ 3. Return To The Eve 4:10 █░N░ ▒#▒ ▒#▒ ░N░█ █░N░ ▒#▒ ▒ ▒▒ ▓▓░ 00:11:43 ░▓▓ ▒▒ ▒ ▒9█ ▒ ▒ █9▒ ░# S█ ▒ ▒ █S #░ ░+▓█a a█▓+░ ▒░▓▓▓░░ Description: ░░▓▓▓░▒ ▒ 9▓a▓▓ ▓▓a▓9 ▒ * ░ ▒▓░█ Tragic Serenades was another of those lovely excesses █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ of the 80s which had very little authentic █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ justification for existence other than its commercial █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ advantages. All three of the tracks here had already █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ been released ("Jewel Throne" and "The Usurper" through █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ To Mega Therion; "Return to the Eve" through the Morbid █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ Tales EP), but Tom G. Warrior claims to have wanted to █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ ramp up the production on a number of the tunes and █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ incorporate Martin Ain's bass lines as a replacement █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ for those Dominic Steiner recorded on the full-length. █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ Makes sense, but then, why not just re-record the whole █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ thing? Were the album versions of "Jewel Throne" and █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ "The Usurper" such a legitimate cause for concern? I █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ rather enjoyed them, and to be honest, I don't find █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ these to be much improved... █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ But hey, it's got a Celtic Frost logo on it. Obscure, █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ minimal, and pretty fascinating cover image. The market █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ for this band was still quite young, and by '86 a lot █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ of folks had yet to hear them, but thrash and speed █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ metal were starting to blow up thanks to bands like █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ Metallica, Anthrax and Slayer. So it would not have █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ surprised me that Tragic Serenades was a first █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ introduction for a number of their flock, and in fact █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ experienced this first hand with a friend who called me █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ over to listen to the 'new' Frost tape, only to then █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ rush home and dub him the entire To Mega Therion since █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ it was obvious that he wasn't getting the 'whole █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ picture' (the selection here lacks some of the █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ important, grandiose, atmospheric French horn stuff on █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ the LP). The fact is, a ton of EPs and singles like █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ this one, some with only the most minor of distinctions █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ and studio tweaks, were unleashed upon a fan base that █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ presumably would buy them for collection purposes or to █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ shell out a few more dollars to their favorite labels █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ and artists. A practice I didn't have a huge problem █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ with at the time, but then...there's a reason why Eyes █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ of Horror retains its value and Tragic Serenades does █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ not. █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ To be fair, the production here of the album cuts seems █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ even more raw and potent than it was before, and Celtic █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ Frost at their angriest to its day. Ain's bass lines █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ don't differ much in tone, but they feel more spacious █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ and atmospheric and lend themselves just as well to the █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ music as Steiner's. I like his slides and aggression in █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ "Jewel Throne", and if I'm not mistaken it seems a bit █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ more distorted in general than on the album. "The █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ Usurper" comes off a fraction more groovy than the █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ prior incarnation, but I don't really notice a gulf in █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ quality between the two versions due to the bass or █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ enhanced mix. The last track, an alternate studio take █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ on "Return to the Eve" was included to show a lighter █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ hearted side of the band, so you get a lot of hoarser █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ spit and 'hngggs' from Warrior, and Reed St. Mark also █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ adds some vocals with an even gruffer tone that...to be █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ truthful...I wouldn't have minded on a lot more of █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ their early tunes. That said, this incarnation of █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ "Return..." seems mildly goofy in retrospect... █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ But the fact that it was also included on the █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ re-release of To Mega Therion, and in fact, this whole █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ EP has been retroactively added to subsequent issues of █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ the album, renders it even more obsolete than it was █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ when it first came out. Tragic Serenades is certainly █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ the sort of product that tugs at the heartstrings of a █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ good number of fans, and I can admire its nostalgic █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ appeal, but I just don't see any ultimate purpose for █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ it when I've already got Morbid Tales and To Mega █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ Therion. I never lost any sleep thinking to myself █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ 'hrm, what if Martin Eric Ain had re-recorded the bass █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ parts for these tracks'. Not to downplay the guy's █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ importance in the band's legacy (for better AND worse, █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ down the road) but the full-length wasn't broken, and █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ didn't need fixing. For me, this feels like thinly █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ veiled contractual filler. And the 11 and a half █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ minutes of redundancy and taking the piss here do █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ nothing except occupy that Graveyard of Dusty Cassettes █░▓▒ ░ * * ░ ▒▓░█ that I've no reason to return to... █░▓▒ ░ * ▒░░ ▓█▓ ▓█▓ ░░▒ ▒░░▒ ▓▓█ █▓▓ ▒░░▒ ▒░▒ # # ▒░▒ ▒░ ▒ ▒ ░▒ e░██ ██ ██ ██░e ▒░░▒e▒▒▒ ╔═════════════════════╗ ▒▒▒e▒░░▒ #░░ ▒ ║ Greetings To: ║ ▒ ░░# ▓ i░ ╚═════════════════════╝ ░i ▓ █▒ ▒█░ ░█▒ ▒█ █ █░ All great CrEwS who believes and fight for a clean ░█ █ ░▓ █ ░ Scene free of P2P. 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