Picture - Traitor + Fantasies (EP) (1985) (Divebomb Records Reissue 2016)

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Picture - Traitor + Fantasies (EP) (1985) (Divebomb Records Reissue 2016)

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Picture - Traitor + Fantasies (EP) (1985) (Divebomb Records Reissue 2016)

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Year : 1985 (Divebomb Records Reissue 2016)
Style : Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : Netherlands
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 138 mb


Bio:

Picture is one of the first Dutch heavy metal bands. Formed in 1979, they were especially popular in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for their live performances, and still have a fan base in South America, Mexico and Japan.Picture supported AC/DC, Ted Nugent and Saxon in the Netherlands. With Saxon, they did a full European tour in 1981. Later on they toured with Rose Tattoo in Germany and headlined tours in Italy and Israel.¨Rinus Vreugdenhil and Laurens Bakker originally got together in 1978 and started jamming with various musicians. It wasn’t until 1979 that the classic lineup of Vreugdenhil, Bakker, Jan Bechtum, and Ronald van Prooijen came together.Early on in Picture's career they were produced by Cat Music.[1] They worked with manager Henk van Antwerpen and were signed to Warner Bros. Records. However, Picture felt their label were trying to steer them in a pop direction and quit the label to sign with Backdoor Records, a subsidiary of Phonogram Records.The original line-up recorded their debut album, Picture 1 and their second effort, Heavy Metal Ears in 1980 and 1981 respectively. To begin with, they gigged throughout the Netherlands and nearby Germany and built a following. In the meantime, they started composing their own music. Bechtum would usually come up with the riffs, then the other members would contribute their parts. After hashing and rehashing the songs, they became the titles that would appear on the first album, Picture I.As a bunch of young kids, they didn’t know much about the realities of recording. When the album came out, none of them liked the sound quality. As they grew in popularity, they returned to the studio to record Heavy Metal Ears and it was much of the same sound quality. It wasn’t until they were a little older and wiser that they really got their sound in the studio with Diamond Dreamer. However, by this time, Ronald had left for personal reasons and they found Israeli singer Shmoulik Avigal. Not only was the recording done much better, but Shmoulik had a different, and some[who?] say, more powerful voice. Many[who?] consider Diamond Dreamer as the band’s best album.After recording and touring with Shmoluik for the Diamond Dreamer album, he suggested they add a second guitarist to fatten their live sound and Chriz Van Jaarsveld was brought in. Though he was a technically proficient guitarist, he just didn’t gel with Bechtum and things went downhill. Then Shmoulik got in a petty argument with their manager and was fired from the band. About this time, Bechtum had had enough and quit for personal reasons. To fill in the gaps, a new singer, Pete Lovell, was recruited along with a second guitarist, Henry van Manen. They went into the studio to record Eternal Dark. This album was slicker than Diamond Dreamer and the two guitarists significantly altered the heavy sound of Jan Bechtum for a more technical groove that sort of worked, but started the trend for the final albums that veered away from the Picture sound. Around this time, Bakker could not take the rigors of touring or the stress of all their management troubles while supporting a wife and twins, so he left.From that point on, the only remaining original member was Vreugdenhil. He continued for three more albums: Traitor, Marathon, and Every Story Needs Another Picture. Many[who?] described them as going into hair metal, with very commercial and anonymous songs. Vreugdenhil was particularly disgusted with Every Story Needs Another Picture, as it was an album forced by the record contract, and it is rumored[by whom?] that the whole album was recorded by studio musicians with minimal[vague] participation from him.Though Vreugdenhil continued long after the other original members had left, he was never able to steer the band back into a successful direction. He finally called it a day, and got a "real" job.The original members tried a reunion in 1988 and the chemistry was still there.In 2007, the classic lineup reunited for rehearsals. They still had that spark, and planned to cut a CD in 2008 and play some gigs around the Netherlands and Germany. Though Ronald van Prooijen helped out, singer Shmoulik Avigal was asked to participate as well as Pete Lovell, the singer on the Eternal Dark album.After the smoke cleared[vague] in 2008, a permanent lineup was established with Bechtum, Vreugdenhil, Bakker, Rob vanEnkhuizen, and Lovell. They are currently[when?] playing throughout Europe to very enthusiastic[vague] crowds. A limited edition live album was recorded at various venues and was released by the band. Plans were to release another album in 2009 with new songs, two of which have appeared on the limited edition CD.The album Old Dogs, New Tricks was released on October 1, 2009, on the MarsMountains label. It contains 12 songs of all new material, released 30 years from when the band first formed.On December 18, 2009, Bechtum announced his departure from the band. He was replaced by Peter Bourbon.In early 2010, van Enkhuizen decided to leave Picture. His replacement is Gert Nijboer.In 2011, Nijboer was replaced by American Mike Ferguson.The lineup solidified with the two new guitarists and they began working on their new album which was released in spring 2012. Warhorse, written by all band members, brought Picture back into the limelight. They began touring again. Due to logistical problems, Peter Bourbon had to leave, but that spot was soon filled by another Dutch guitarist, Len Ruygrok. After a few months he decided to leave and former member Andre Wullems came back. The band continues to tour and solidify their reputation in the world of heavy rock and metal.On March 23, 2016, Pete Lovell announced by Facebook his departure from the band to form his new band Lovell's Blade. Also, Andre Wullems and Mike Ferguson will join the new band. But all the so-far-planned gigs of Picture in 2016 were to be respected and performed by Pete, Andre, Rinus, Laurens and Mike. Nearly a day later, Rinus and Laurens announced that Picture would continue with the original members of the first line-up ever.With Jan Bechtum and Ronald van Prooijen they start a classic line-up tour in 2017 and will celebrate the 40th year in existence in 2018! Guitarist Appie de Gelder is added as second guitarist to the line-up to make a richer live sound. They even play the famous Sweden Rock Festival in 2017 for the second time since 2008.

Album:

More remastered stuff from Dutch metal / hard rockers PICTURE, this time with the Deluxe Edition of their pivotal record "Traitor", for the first time on CD plus 3 bonus tracks.Released in 1985, "Traitor" mark a turning point in Picture's career, adding to their previous Euro metal riff toms of commercial melodies and a catchy hard rock groove.Originally issued on LP and cassette in 1985, "Traitor" was Picture's second — and, at the time, final — album with English frontman Pete Lovell.This period signaled a shift towards a slightly more commercial hard rock direction, under pressure from a record label hoping to mirror the massive success of American acts. But make no mistake: 'Traitor' remain packed with hard-hitting traditional metal riffs and absolutely anthemic choruses — a logical next step on the heels of the band's 1983 Eternal Dark.So what does the album actually sound like? The production is of course Mid-80s sounding with that ”snare” drum sound that everyone was looking for after Def Leppard released Pyromania.The disc opens with title track ”Traitor” which is an uptempo rocker with a nice drumbeat driving the song forward. It is a classic classic metal tune with hard rock pulse and sets the pace for the rest of the album. ”Why do you question the rules set by your king” Lovell shouts out loud. No commercial hints here at all.It is followed by maybe the strongest song on the album called ”Right Now”. This tune is a midtempo heavy rocker with a great guitar riff, a heavy thumping bass groove, and a cool hook. Definitely one of my favorite cuts on the album and should be a staple at live shows. The gang vocals are all in there as well, very Americanized.With the song ”Fantasies” you can hear those poppy choruses and a songwriting trying to make a hit song. It is also the first single off the album, with a commercial, radio ready approach.But ”Dyin’ to Live” rocks again with a contagious hook. Lovell‘s vocals on this song are 'shout it loud', very '80s. We go on with ”Lost in the Night” and now we put the pedal to the metal and this is the fastest song on the album with British first half of the Eighties sound.”State of Shock” kicks off with a heavy riff from Van Jaarsveld and Van Manen: twin guitar attack. It's classic jhard / melodic metal with an infectious and memorable hook that tends to stay in your mind for a while. During the stick in the middle of the song with are treated with a real guitar duel."Loud n' Proud” is quite catchy as well in its midtempo pace, same with ”Out of Control” another ”Picture style” rocker with a screaming vocal chorus line from Lovell. It is another one of these feel-good rockers that Picture are so good at.The album closes with the fantastic semi-ballad ”We Don’t Need to Hide” which together with ”Right Now” and ”State of Shock” are my favorite cuts on Traitor. Lovell‘s vocals really shine on this song where he uses another part of his vocal range.As a bonus, on this remastered reissue we get the rare ”Fantasies” EP with three additional songs.The first two are ”Fantasies” (long version) and a new recording of the classic Picture track ”Bombers” which originally appeared on the debut album way back in 1980.But the real gem in this package is song number 3. It’s a hooky riff monster called ”Rock on Tonight” which has not been released anywhere else. In hindsight, this should, of course, have been included on the album. This is a great song and goes into my favorite tracks here."Traitor" packs music for all audiences: is a great album with plenty of heavy riffing, soaring guitars, double bass drumming and the screaming vocals of Pete Lovell, but also melodic hard rockers with an Euro feel and some 'Americanized' radio target.Anyway, this is definitely an '80s metal album (now called classic rock by many) and a little variation on a couple of the songs only enhances the overall impression."Traitor" is one of the stronger albums in Picture's discography. It is beyond my comprehension why this album has not been released on CD until now.

Line Up:

Pete Lovell - Vocals
Henry van Manen - Guitar, Keyboards
Chris van Jaarsveld - Guitar
Rinus Vreugdenhill - Bass
Jacques van Oevelen - Drums

Tracklist:

Traitor (1985) [Digitally Remastered]:

01 - Traitor
02 - Right Now
03 - Fantasies
04 - Dyin' To Live
05 - Lost In The Night
06 - State Of Shock
07 - Loud 'N Proud
08 - Out Of Contol
09 - We Don't Need To Hide

Fantasies (EP) (1985) [Digitally Remastered]:

10 - Fantasies (Long Version)
11 - Bombers (1985 Version)
12 - Rock On Tonight

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