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I'd heard a few tracks by
"Ghost" over the years, but most of their earlier stuff wasn't really to my taste. Then they released
"Impera" last year (March 2022) and I was hooked - BIG TIME !!! Blood-red vinyl was promptly ordered & delivered (
http://theclubhouse1.net/phpBB3/viewtop ... 6#p1445816 ).
After this, I carried out a more serious examination of their back-catalogue, and while almost everything prior to 2018 is still not for me (excepting
"Cirice" &
"Square Hammer"), I discovered the previous album
"Prequelle" (from June 2018) is just as good as
"Impera", so the 2 albums have been playing on repeat, back-to-back for many months now.
I also grew to appreciate the 2 tracks on their 2019
"Seven Inches" EP (from which,
"Mary on a Cross" has since gone viral).
I'd been having trouble finding a reliable seller for the vinyl version of
"Prequelle" I wanted (gold/ash - limited to 2500 copies), but finally tracked a copy down. It arrived last Monday. Perfect condition
EASILY the most expensive piece of music I have ever bought, but my Son (bless!) chipped-in as part of my Christmas present (that makes it a bit more special too).
Then the 1st part of my Maiden stamp order turned up on Thursday. Also perfect condition
It was a good week
So - well-worth a share of one of the tracks from
"Prequelle" -
"Rats"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ijc7A ... IZ&index=1 (* major chills from the solo at 2:30 -
EVERY time *)
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