The Forgotten Tales

by Blind Guardian

Overview

Kicking things off with two of the most bizarre metal cover selections imaginable ("Mr. Sandman" and a lightning-paced, double-kick version of "Surfin' U.S.A."), Forgotten Tales is mixed bag of counter-intuitive tributes and mellowed-out retreads from the Blind Guardian catalog. It might be possible that this lightweight effort is more of a palette cleansing than the halfhearted recording that it appears to be upon first inspection -- considering that this experiment was released just before the incredibly ambitious Nightfall in Middle-Earth and A Night at the Opera. Speaking of Queen titles, "Spread Your Wings" is easily Forgotten Tales' shining moment. Not so surprisingly, the rock & roll treatment of "Barbara Ann/Long Tall Sally" works much better than the metal-ized pop and rock covers mentioned above. The seven Blind Guardian remakes are consistently slow, earnest, and boring, so for those curious about the laid-back Blind Guardian, Forgotten Tales offers more than a little insight into the group's less serious side. Otherwise, there isn't much that will hold the interest of most prog/speed metal fans. ~ Jason Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/12/2019
Label:	Nuclear Blast
UPC:	0727361485177
Rank:	47913

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Mr. Sandman
2. Surfin' USA
3. Bright Eyes
4. Lord of the Rings
5. The Wizard
6. Spread Your Wings
7. Mordred's Song
8. Black Chamber
9. The Bard's Song (In the Forest)
10. Barbara Ann
11. A Past and a Future Secret
12. To France

Disc 2

13. Theatre of Pain
14. All the King's Horses
15. Dream a Little Dream
16. Don't Talk to Strangers
17. Beyond the Realms of Death
18. Halleluljah
19. In a Gadda Da Vida
20. You're the Voice

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Blind Guardian   Primary Artist
Oliver Holzwarth   Bass
Piet Sielck   Vocals (Background)
Olaf Senkbeil   Vocals (Background)
Hansi Kuersch   Bass,Vocals
Frederik Ehmke   Drums
Andre Olbrich   Rhythm,Guitar (Acoustic)
Billy King   Vocals (Background)
Kalle Trapp   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Stefan Schmidt   Vocals (Background)
Stephanie Will   Piano
Jacob Moth   Guitar (Acoustic)
Thomas Hackmann   Vocals (Background)
Ronnie Atkins   Vocals (Background)
Stefan Will   Piano
Michael Schuren   Piano
Matthias Wiesner   Bass,Keyboards
Matthias Ulmer   Keyboards
Jacob Roth   Guitar (Acoustic)
Otto Sidenius   Organ
Ronnie Ulkins   Vocals (Background)
Uman Malek   Vocals (Background)
William "Billy" King   Vocals (Background)
Aman Malek   Vocals (Background)
Rolf Koehler   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Michael Shuren   Piano

Technical Credits

Blind Guardian   Producer
Ken Hensley   Composer
Keith Reid   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Flemming Rasmussen   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Greenaway   Composer,Lyricist
Charly Bauerfeind   Mixing,Engineer
Fred Fassert   Composer
John Deacon   Composer
Maggie Ryder   Composer
Les Binks   Composer
Rob Halford   Composer
Roger Cook   Composer
Roger Greenaway   Composer
Piet Sielck   Mixing,Effects,Engineer,Producer
Mike Oldfield   Composer,Lyricist
Hansi Kuersch   Composer,Lyricist
Brian Wilson   Composer,Lyricist
Gus Kahn   Composer
Halford   Composer
Marcus Siepen   Composer,Liner Notes
Andre Olbrich   Leader,Composer
Pat Ballard   Composer,Lyricist
Ronnie James Dio   Composer,Lyricist
Kalle Trapp   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Fred Fasert   Composer,Lyricist
Dirk Zumpe   Photography
Michael Hensen   Liner Notes
Henrik Vindeby   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Ralph Kessler   Mastering
Andreas Marschall   Cover Painting
Jan Rubach   Engineer
Matthias Wiesner   Effects
Milton Adolphus   Composer
Andy Qunta   Composer
Chris Thompson   Composer
Roger Frederick   Composer
Dr. Jason Breitweg   Translation
Henrik Bindeby   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Roger John Reginald   Composer,Lyricist
Charlie Bauerfeind   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Douglas Ingle   Composer