Year : 1997 (Virgin Records Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country: Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 318 mb
Bio:
Alien is a Swedish rock band formed in Gothenburg in 1986 by guitarist Tony Borg and vocalist Jim Jidhed. They are best known today for their single "Only One Woman", a cover of a Marbles song, and "Brave New Love", which was featured in the 1988 remake of The Blob.Early success (1986-88) Borg and Jidhed's original lineup included Ken Sandin on bass guitar, Jimmy Wandroph on keyboards, and Toby Tarrach on drums. This group released the single "Only One Woman" in 1988, a cover of a song written by the Bee Gees and first recorded by The Marbles in 1968. The Alien cover reached #1 in Sweden and remained there for six weeks.Later in 1988, Alien released their first, eponymous album, including "Only One Woman" as well as "Brave New Love" and "Tears Don't Put Out the Fire", which was released as a single later that year. In 1989, the band released a re-worked version of it for the US/international market, again titled Alien. This album included eight out of the twelve tracks released in the 1988 album, 5 of which were remixed. Two new tracks were added, "Now Love" being one and a cover of "The Air That I Breathe" the other, both sung by new vocalist Peter "Pete" Sandberg.Shiftin' Gear (1988-93) In the fall of 1988, Jidhed left the band to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Peter Sandberg, formerly frontman for the bands Madison and Von Rosen. In 1990 the band also made other changes, such as replacing Wandroph and Tarrach with Bert Andersson on keyboards and Imre Duan on drums. This was the lineup for the band's release of its third album, "Shiftin' Gear". However, the album was not the success it was predicted to be and another major lineup change occurred. Andersson was replaced by Richard Andre on keyboards and Stefan Ridderstrale replaced Duan on drums. Former Madison bassist Conny Payne also joined Alien in 1993. Finally, lead singer Peter Sandberg departed the band and later pursued a solo career. To replace him, Alien recruited Daniel Zangger Borch.Band Stability (1993-2005) Alien returned to the studios to record their fourth album, again titled "Alien". Ridderstrale, although performing on tour, did not participate in the recording sessions and Michael Wilkman stood in as drummer. Production was weak and the band lost much of its following. This can also be attributed to the numerous band member changes between 1990 and 1993.Ridderstrale officially left the band in 1995 and Staffan Scharrin became the drummer, thus completing the band's present lineup. This new formation released the band's fifth album, "Crash" in 1995. This album featured heavier metal songs than previously recorded by Alien.Since then, Alien released three more albums, Best and Rare (1997, compilation), Live in Stockholm 1990 (2001) and Dark Eyes (2005). Dark Eyes was the first album to feature all new recordings and marked the return of Jim Jidhed to the band now composed of him, Mats Sandborgh on keyboards, Berndt Ek on bass, Jan Lundberg on drums alongside Tony Borg.Present days.ALIEN 2010- present - The original line-up eventually reunited, a handful of festivals were chosen - Sweden Rock (Cruise + Festival), Getaway Rock, Firefest a.o. A new single, Ready To Fly (Manora Rec), was cut to promote the reunion. It went down great with the crowd and especially the response at the first Firefest performance (2011) made the band really consider making this new record.In 2013, the No Remorse/EMI re-issue CD (ltd 1000 copies) of Alien (s/t Scandinavian) reached No.1 in the import album chart in Japan and sold out. EMI Music Sweden released the back catalog, re-mastered for digi/download with some unreleased demos as bonus. "Alien - 25th Anniversary" 2CD deluxe edition highlighted the celebration of ALIEN’s debut album, selling out as well. "Shiftin' Gear +4" CD (AOR Heaven) bonus tracks shed some light on the fact that the original line-up wrote and pre-produced a sophomore album, before disbanding in late 1989.
Album:
With Swedish geniuses ALIEN gearing to release their new album Live At Sweden Rock Festival in a few weeks, we are presenting in HQ this requested, properly titled ”Best & Rare”, a 2 CD release of wonderful Swedish AOR band ALIEN comprising the band’s best songs plus a ton of rare, mostly unreleased material.One of the greatest AOR bands in history, ALIEN created in the ’80s some of the most impressive collection of songs from the genre. As most fans know, their self-titled essential album was remixed for its U.S. release.Disc 1 takes tracks from the original European mix / release, and some from the U.S. mix, plus songs from the second and third album – additionally includes single versions of some songs different from the original album versions, never released on CD before.Disc 2 is plenty of gems, with early mid-Eighties ALIEN recordings, demos, B-sides never on CD / digital, and unreleased tracks.”Best & Rare” only was released in selected European countries, now a collector’s item and a must for AOR fans.Released in a standard clear tray 2CD slim jewel case, with a 12-panel insert.
Line Up:
Pete Sandberg - Lead Vocals
Tony Borg - Guitars, Bass
Berndt Andersson - Keyboards, Hammond, Melodica
Imre Daun - Drums
Goran Edman, Jim Jidhed - Backing Vocals
Lars "Dille" Diedriksson - Drums, Keyboards
Production:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Sweden Ab
Copyright © – Virgin Records Sweden Ab
Pressed By – EMI Uden
Glass Mastered At – EMI Uden
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Only One Woman (single version)
02. Tears Don’t Put Out The Fire (U.S. mix)
03. Go Easy (U.S. mix)
04. The Air That I Breathe (U.S. mix)
05. Easy Livin’ (single version)
06. Brave New Love (orig. version)
07. Touch My Fire (U.S. mix)
08. I’ve Been Waiting (U.S. mix)
09. Feel My Love (U.S. mix)
10. Angel Eyes (single version)
11. Turn On The Radio (single version)
12. Hold On Move On (album version)
13. Don’t Turn Me Away (album version)
14. A Little Ain’t Enough (album version)
15. Standin’ Alone (album version)
16. Searchin’ (album version)
CD2:
01. Tokyo Night (1985 demo)
02. Lady Of My Love (1985 demo)
03. We Will Meet Again (1985 demo)
04. Stranger (1987 demo)
05. Stand Up And Fight (1987 demo)
06. Now Love (1987 demo)
07. Therapy Of Tears (1987 demo)
08. Headstrong (original single version)
09. I’ll Survive (original single version)
10. In A Crazy World Like This (1988 demo)
11. Somewhere Out There (B-Side Only One Woman)
12. How Long (B-Side Easy Livin’)
13. 21st Century Man (1989 demo)
14. Wild, Young & Free (previously unreleased)
15. Hot Summer Nights (B-Side Turn On The Radio)
16. Eagle (B-Side Angel Eyes)
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