Track Listing
1. Woman 2. Ashes 3. Bottlefield 4. Waiting for the moon 5. What's up Year: 1991 Label: Noise - Official Site |
Rage - 'Extended power' EP - By J. Korkiam�ki
Rage�s previous full length album Reflections Of A Shadow was in its own way a great album. It hanged in the balance of many different genres and styles of metal, it even brought in a temporary keyboard player, which is quite rare for a band like Rage. It�s good to take a breather after that kind of experiment, and Rage decided to enjoy their vacation by putting out Extended Power, a five track EP including one new song, one leftover from the Secrets In A Weird World sessions, one Avenger remake, one song off Reflections Of A Shadow, an instrumental and a hidden track. �Woman� was made exclusively for this EP, and it really isn�t so dashing, it�s more of a linear and typical speed metal, which doesn�t even have that much moshing influence. But I do wonder why the band left the next song �Ashes� out from Secrets In A Weird World. It�s fantastic, it�s powerful and the vocal lines are awesome. Sometimes when you�re drunk enough, you can make strange observations like that the song sounds like Scorpions meeting Manowar (!). Does anybody still remember Rage�s forefather Avenger and the song �Battlefield�? Well, it doesn�t matter, but the song is on Extended Power, remade as a humor version. The title is very clear, the song is called �Bottlefield�. An awesome drinking song, in which the true climax is at the end: a little clip of Sonny & Cher�s �I Got You Babe�, accompanied by the sounds of tinkling beer bottles. The fourth song is a bit of promotion; the grooving �Waiting For The Moon�, one of the best songs, in fact, from the mentioned full length Reflections Of A Shadow. The last song on the album is the instrumental �What�s Up?�, as described by the band, �a quick one to warm up your fingers�. It really does turn the heat on, when you�re playing the song yourself. I have definitely heard the awesome bridge somewhere before, I just can�t remember where. There is still a sixth second hidden track on the EP, but I won�t reveal more, everyone should find out for themselves. But I have to say, this is definitely one of the best EP accomplishments I�ve ever had a chance to hear. Yes, �Woman� is quite a fill up song, but every other track is splendid, musically and well, of course, lyrically. Extended Power is a part of the series, which Rage has continued a lot during the years. This EP...is a CAPTAIN. Metal Obsessive Grade: 94% |