Never, Neverland
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Publication |
September 1990 |
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February - April 1990 |
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| Label (s) | Roadrunner Records | |||
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CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
10 14 (remastered version) |
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running time |
43:59 |
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Glen Robinson, Jeff Waters |
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Never, Neverland is the second studio album by the Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator . It was released on Roadrunner Records in September 1990 . It is the only album with Coburn Pharr (formerly Omen ) as a singer.
Origin and style
Musically, the album is similar to its predecessor, some pieces are a bit more melodic. It is the last Thrash-style album, after which the band turned increasingly to Power Metal . With Never, Neverland , Jeff Waters was able to draw from his pool of finished songs from previous demos, just like his predecessor . Phantasmagoria comes from the 1986 demo of the same name. I Am in Command , a song that tells of a person who frees himself from his dependence on a television preacher , comes from the Welcome to Your Death demo . Already in autumn 1989, during the tour to Alice in Hell , the pieces were largely finished except for a few texts and song titles. At this point the disk should still be called In Command or Annihilator in Command . This name was later given to a live album.
As with Alice in Hell, the other songs are again explained in detail in the booklet. Like Alison Hell from the previous album, the title track again takes up the true story of a young girl. Never, Neverland is about a girl who was locked up by her grandmother for several years for looking at a young man. In the middle of the song it is freed by the police and social workers against the opposition of the grandmother, what songwriting a. a. is illustrated by a break and correspondingly hard riffing . Named after the industrial site of Stonewall near Winnipeg , Stonewall takes a stand against environmental pollution , Road to Ruin against drink-driving. The Fun Palace tells the story of a murderer who, after years of guilt and nightmares, confesses. Sixes and Sevens is based on an English phrase that means a time of disorientation in life. The piece Kraf Dinner is a joke that is about a 99 cents ready meal made from macaroni and cheese. At Stonewall , there was also a music video that in the early days of the European edition of Headbangers Ball was shown often. The long tour for the album took the band through Europe in autumn 1990 with Xentrix and Despair, among others .
reception
Rock-hard reviewer Holger Stratmann spoke of a "great record" overall, but saw some weaknesses in the songwriting at times. He rated Never, Neverland with nine out of ten points. On Allmusic.com , Alex Henderson called Never, Neverland "a sparkling diamond" and "one of the strongest Metal releases of the 1990s". Musically and lyrically, the band “don't take prisoners”. 4.5 out of five stars and the “AMG Album Pick” award were given.
Track list
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- The Fun Palace (Jeff Waters, Coburn Pharr) - 5:51
- Road to Ruin - 3:42
- Sixes and Sevens - 5:20
- Stonewall - 4:50
- Never, Neverland (Waters, Pharr) - 5:29
- Imperiled Eyes (Waters, Jody Weil) - 5:27
- Kraf Dinner - 2:41
- Phantasmagoria - 3:59
- Reduced to Ash (Waters, John Bates) - 3:09
- I Am in Command (Waters, Weil, Bates) - 5:44
- Kraf Dinner - 2:31 *
- Mayhem - 2:54 *
- Freed from the Pit - 3:45 *
- Jon Tuck Dance (bonus track) - 1:10 *
The music is by Jeff Waters, the lyrics as well, unless otherwise stated. The demo pieces that appeared as a bonus on the 1998 version are marked with *. From Mayhem was Reduced to Ash , Freed from the pit became Road to Ruin . Another re-release was released in 2003 as a double CD with Alice in Hell .
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.rocktimes.de: Review In Command (Live 1989-1990)
- ↑ a b Holger Stratmann: Live Destroyers! in: Rock Hard, No. 34, September / October 1989, pp. 14-15.
- ↑ www.rockhard.de: Review Alice in Hell by Holger Stratmann
- ↑ www.allmusic.de: Review Never, Neverland by Alex Henderson
- ↑ Sources for chart placements: DE / UK , accessed on April 12, 2010.
Web links
- Never, Neverland at Allmusic (English)