- Imaginations from the Other Side
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Imaginations from the Other Side Studio album by Blind Guardian Released April 5th, 1995 Recorded August 1994 - March 1995 Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark Genre Power metal Length 49:06 Label Virgin/Century Media Producer Flemming Rasmussen Professional reviews Blind Guardian chronology Somewhere Far Beyond
(1992)Imaginations from the Other Side
(1995)Nightfall in Middle-Earth
(1998)Imaginations from the Other Side is the fifth studio album by Blind Guardian that was released in 1995. The atmosphere of this album is darker in comparison to their earlier works, such as Battalions of Fear, which had a relatively happy tone. This album also marks the first since their debut in which Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray) did not guest on vocals or guitar, and the last album to feature vocalist-bassist Hansi Kürsch as bassist. It is also their first album which resulted in the release of singles, "A Past and Future Secret" and "Bright Eyes". It was remastered and re-released on 15 June 2007, with bonus tracks and videos.
Contents
Track listing
- "Imaginations from the Other Side" – 7:18
- "I'm Alive" – 5:29
- "A Past and Future Secret" – 3:47
- "The Script for My Requiem" – 6:08
- "Mordred's Song" – 5:27
- "Born in a Mourning Hall" – 5:12
- "Bright Eyes" – 5:15
- "Another Holy War" – 4:31
- "And the Story Ends" – 5:59
- Japanese Bonus Tracks
- 10. "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep Cover) – 3:17
- 11. "The Script for My Requiem" (Demo Version) – 7:01
- Japanese Limited Edition Bonus Tracks
- 10. "I'm Alive" (Demo Version) – 5:20
- 11. "Imaginations from the Other Side" (Demo Version) – 7:03
- 12. "A Past and Future Secret" (Demo Version) – 3:38
- 13. "The Script for My Requiem" (Demo Version) – 7:01
- 2007 Re-release Bonus Tracks
- 10. "A Past and Future Secret" (Demo Version) – 3:38
- 11. "Imaginations from the Other Side" (Demo Version) – 7:03
- 12. "The Script for My Requiem" (Demo Version) – 7:01
- 13. "Bright Eyes" (Video)
- 14. "Born in a Mourning Hall" (Video)
Lineup
- Hansi Kürsch - vocals and bass
- André Olbrich - lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
- Marcus Siepen - rhythm guitar
- Thomen Stauch - drums and percussion
Guest musicians
- Mathias Wiesner - effects
- Jacob Moth - acoustic guitar on "A Past and Future Secret"
- Billy King, "Hacky" Hackmann, Rolf Köhler, Piet Sielck, Ronnie Atkins - backing vocals
Personnel
- Andreas Marschall - cover paintings
- Ulf Thürmann - photos
- Flemming Rasmussen - producing and mixing
- Flemming Rasmussen and Piet Sielck - engineering
- Henrik Vindeby - assistant engineer
- Flemming Rasmussen and Cuni - drum tech
Lyrical references
- "Imaginations from the Other Side" contains references to The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, The Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland, The Sword in the Stone, Chronicles of Narnia and the Corum novels. I
- "I'm Alive" is about the Death Gate Cycle. Some people says that it is "This Time of Darkness" by Helen Mary Hoover actually.[citation needed]
- "A Past and Future Secret" is about T.H. White's The Once and Future King.
- "Mordred's Song" is about the character Mordred from Arthurian Legend.
Blind Guardian Hansi Kürsch · André Olbrich · Marcus Siepen · Frederik Ehmke
Thomen Stauch · Markus Dörk · Christof Theißen · Hans-Peter Frey
session/touring member: Oliver HolzwarthStudio albums Battalions of Fear (1988) · Follow the Blind (1989) · Tales from the Twilight World (1990) · Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) · Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) · Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) · A Night at the Opera (2002) · A Twist in the Myth (2006) · At the Edge of Time (2010)Live albums Tokyo Tales (1993) · Live (2003)Compilations The Forgotten Tales (1997) · Memories of a Time to Come (2012)Singles "A Past and Future Secret" (1995) · "Bright Eyes" (1995) · "Mr. Sandman" (1996) · "Mirror Mirror" (1998) · "And Then There Was Silence" (2001) · "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (2003) · "Fly" (2006) · "Another Stranger Me" (2007) · "A Voice in the Dark" (2010)DVDs Imaginations Through the Looking Glass (2004) · TBA (2012/2013)Other Categories:- 1995 albums
- Blind Guardian albums
- Song cycles
- Albums produced by Flemming Rasmussen
- Virgin Records albums
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