┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Di'Anno - Nomad + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-04-04 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......2000 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url..http://www.pauldianno.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Di'Anno ║ │ │║ Album : Nomad ║ │ │║ Label : Perris Records ║ │ │║ Cat.No : PER0009-2 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ So, unless I'm wrong, most of this album was released under ║ │ │║ the name "Nomad" by "Di'Anno" (as opposed to "Paul ║ │ │║ Di'Anno?). I for one, frown on retitled reissues and the ║ │ │║ like, as they seem like another cheap way to get loyal fans ║ │ │║ to shell out twice for the same product, and given ║ │ │║ Di'anno's tendency to continually re-release his ║ │ │║ re-recordings of his maiden material (there are two Maiden ║ │ │║ covers on this record), I already have a bad taste in my ║ │ │║ mouth when it comes to writing this review. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Anyway, from a musical stand point, the majority of this ║ │ │║ release is simple, speed-bordering on thrash metal, a far ║ │ │║ cry from the technical material of his maiden days and the ║ │ │║ pop metal of some of his other albums. Seeing the amount of ║ │ │║ influence Paul's early recording had on legendary thrash ║ │ │║ vocalists like James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Tom Araya, ║ │ │║ you would think that a chance to hear Di'Anno's take on ║ │ │║ similar material would be a dream come true; unfortunately, ║ │ │║ this sounds better on paper than it does in reality ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This is a fairly flawed release, aside from the reissue ║ │ │║ nonsense mentioned earlier. Many of the riffs are too ║ │ │║ formulaic and uninspired, and there isn't all that much ║ │ │║ variety from track to track (noticable exception being the ║ │ │║ phenomenal title track). The musical performance from the ║ │ │║ backing band, while technically proficient, is often very ║ │ │║ flat and doesn't have much bite. The solos aren't played ║ │ │║ with much feeling, and songs like "Mad Man in the Attic" ║ │ │║ suffer greatly from musical lethargy. A big name like Paul ║ │ │║ Di'anno should be able to attract players with much more ║ │ │║ passion for playing than the lame group of faceless members ║ │ │║ that form this "band". ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The other major flaw in this album, is that the production ║ │ │║ is very bare bones, and while everything sounds clean and ║ │ │║ audible, it just doesn't pack much of a punch. The guitars ║ │ │║ buzz thinly, the drums click and sound robotic at points, ║ │ │║ and backing vocals are applied in the wrong places with not ║ │ │║ enough force. Some of these songs have potential, but this ║ │ │║ potential is squandered due to an overly clean and flat ║ │ │║ production job. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ It's not all bad though. While maybe a third of the album ║ │ │║ (Dog Dead, Mad Man in the Attic) is lacking musically, ║ │ │║ beneath the shoddy musicianship and production, there are ║ │ │║ some scorching tracks on this disc. The title track is ║ │ │║ among the better songs I've heard in a while, with an ║ │ │║ interesting intro and a really catchy chorus. Several ║ │ │║ tracks are also well written thrashers that manage to make ║ │ │║ an impression in spite of it all. Di'Anno, in spite of ║ │ │║ years of substance abuse and touring, is in fine vocal ║ │ │║ shape, shifting from his trademark hard rasp, to a clean ║ │ │║ style, to some rather odd falsetto screaming with the ║ │ │║ greatest of ease. Some of his lyrics might be a little ║ │ │║ silly, but I don't think Paul's out to write anything else, ║ │ │║ so in that regard, the album is a triumphant success. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ While far from perfect, and with a couple weak numbers (as ║ │ │║ well as a Megadeth cover, which is head scratchingly weird) ║ │ │║ and some lousy production, this album, in many ways, is a ║ │ │║ sign to the younger generations of heavy metal that not ║ │ │║ everyone from the good old days is afraid of tackling music ║ │ │║ with some kick to it. I for one, in spite of the flaws ║ │ │║ associated with this album, can take some solace that ║ │ │║ Di'Anno has an ear for what's good and what's not, unlike ║ │ │║ certain other NWOBHM heroes (Jeff Mantas's Dryll? No thank ║ │ │║ you). Maybe with a few more attempts, DiAnno can put out a ║ │ │║ heavy fuckin' album capable of standing alongside many ║ │ │║ younger groups. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 1. Intro 1:11 │ │ 2. Mad Man In The Attic 5:00 │ │ 3. War Machine 3:11 │ │ 4. Brothers Of The Tomb 4:41 │ │ 5. P.O.V. 2000 3:55 │ │ 6. The Living Dead 5:35 │ │ 7. Nomad 7:14 │ │ 8. S.A.T.A.N. 4:17 │ │ 9. Cold World 3:53 │ │ 10. Do Or Die 3:31 │ │ 11. Dog Dead 4:51 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 00:47:19 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘