Strange and Beautiful

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Strange and Beautiful
Studio album by Crimson Glory

Publication
(s)

1991

Label (s) Atlantic Records , Roadrunner Records

Format (s)

CD, LP

Genre (s)

Heavy metal

Title (number)

11

running time

58 min. 40 sec.

occupation
  • Singing : Midnight (JP McDonald, Jr.)

production

Jon Drenning, Mitch Goldfarb

chronology
Transcendence
(1988) 		Strange and Beautiful Astronomica
(1999)

Strange and Beautiful is the third music album by the American heavy metal band Crimson Glory . It was recorded after guitarist Ben Jackson and drummer Dana Burnell left the band. It was also the only album that was released on Atlantic Records . Crimson Glory radically broke with the previous style. On the album, which no longer belongs to the heavy metal genre, saxophones and female gospel choirs can be heard, the compositions are blues - and groove-oriented .

Track list

  1. "Strange and Beautiful" (Drenning, Midnight) - 6:17
  2. "Promise Land" (Drenning, Lords, Rauer) - 5:22
  3. "Love and Dreams" (Drenning, Lords, Midnight) - 5:29
  4. "The Chant" (Fredericksen, McKinley) - 3:45
  5. "Dance on Fire" (Drenning, Lords, Midnight) - 5:27
  6. "Song for Angels" (Drenning, Rauer) - 5:19
  7. "In the Mood" (Drenning, Lords, Midnight) - 5:55
  8. "Starchamber" (Drenning, Lords, Midnight) - 7:28
  9. "Deep Inside Your Heart" (Drenning, Lords, Midnight) - 5:14
  10. "Make You Love Me" (Drenning, Lords, Midnight) - 4:05
  11. "Far Away" (Midnight) - 4:44

production

Strange and Beautiful was recorded by Mitch Goldfarb and Jeff Chestek, with Mitch Goldfarb and Jon Drenning named as producers.

Publications

The album was released in CD and LP format on Atlantic Records and in Europe on Roadrunner Records. In 2006 the label Metal Mind Productions (Poland) released a "Remaster" edition, which contained the single version of "Far Away" as a bonus.

Single releases

In 1991 the following singles were released by Roadrunner Records:

  • Song for Angels
1. Song for Angels
2. Far Away
  • The Chant
1. The Chant
2. Love and Dreams

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Reviews

Due to the radical change in the direction of the band, the album fell through with listeners and critics alike and severely damaged the image of the band. There was widespread talk of a sell-off in favor of rapid commercial success. The majority of fans turned away from Crimson Glory, disappointed. In addition to the radical break in style, which offended many fans, the lack of concept and arbitrariness of the compositions were consistently the focus of criticism.

"The band (...) wanted to do something different, demonstrate some creative growth, diversify, whatever - simply to earn their big new paychecks (...) In an attempt to commercialize their sound while retaining their" progressive "edge , the group ended up abandoning many of the qualities which had brought them this far (...) Not surprisingly, Strange and Beautiful merely lived up to the first half of its title, and succeeded only in alienating the band's loyal fan base.
(The band wanted something new, wanted to demonstrate creative growth, expand, whatever - just to earn their new fat checks (...) Trying to commercialize the sound while maintaining a "progressive" edge , ended up for the group in abandoning many of the qualities that had brought them so far (...) Unsurprisingly, Strange and Beautiful only lived up to the first part of the title, and was only in alienating the faithful Fan base a success.) "

- Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide

After the recordings, singer Midnight left the band. Crimson Glory broke up at the end of the tour following the release. A planned tour of Japan has been canceled.

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