Imaginations from the Other Side
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| Imaginations from the Other Side | ||
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| Studio album by Blind Guardian | ||
| Released | 1995 | |
| Recorded | Sweet Silence Studios | |
| Genre | Power metal | |
| Length | 49:06 | |
| Label | Virgin/Century Media | |
| Producer(s) | Flemming Rasmussen | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Blind Guardian chronology | ||
| Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) |
Imaginations From the Other Side (1995) |
Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) |
Imaginations from the Other Side is an album by Blind Guardian that was released in 1995. Is thought by many fans to be the most successful album by the band.[citation needed] This album also marks the first since their debut that Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray) had not guested on vocals or guitar.
[edit] 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
- Bonus Songs
- "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep Cover) – 3:17 (Japanese Bonus)
- "The Script for My Requiem" (Demo Version) – 7:01 (Japanese Bonus)
[edit] 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.
- "A Past and Future Secret" is about The Once and Future King.
- "Mordred's Song" is about the Mordred character from the same novel.
- "Another Holy War" is about the crusades.
[edit] External links
- Lyrics at DarkLyrics
| Blind Guardian |
| Hansi Kürsch | André Olbrich | Marcus Siepen | Frederik Ehmke |
| Thomas "Thomen" Stauch | Markus Dörk | Christoph Theissen | Hans-Peter Frey |
| Discography |
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| Demo albums as Lucifer's Heritage: Symphonies of Doom | Battalions of Fear |
| Studio albums: Battalions of Fear | Follow the Blind | Tales from the Twilight World | Somewhere Far Beyond | Imaginations from the Other Side | Nightfall in Middle-Earth | A Night at the Opera | A Twist in the Myth |
| Live albums: Tokyo Tales | Live |
| Compilations: The Forgotten Tales |
| Singles: "A Past and Future Secret" | "Bright Eyes" | "Mr. Sandman" | "Mirror Mirror" | "And Then There Was Silence" | "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" | "Fly" | "Another Stranger Me" |
| Videography |
| Videos: Imaginations Through the Looking Glass |
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