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Aeronautics | 
| Artist: Masterplan
Label: Afm Records Germany
Category: Music
List Price: $28.98
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 30625
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099751943723
ASIN: B0006PTTJM
Release Date: January 31, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Crimson Rider | | • | Back for My Life | | • | Wounds | | • | I'm Not Afraid | | • | Headbanger's Ballroom | | • | After This War | | • | Into the Arena | | • | Dark from the Dying | | • | Falling Sparrow | | • | Black in the Burn |
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Album Description
Masterplan is the masterly move of Roland Grapow (guitar) and Uli Kusch (drums) once members of the German band Helloween. Features the songs 'Headbangers Ballroom' & 'Back for my Life' Icarus. 2005.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Turn it down Grapow April 16, 2005
Brian W. Ewert (Placerville, Ca USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Boy was I looking forward to this release, but I was disappointed by the production this time. The guitar is so up front that the bass, drums and even Jorn are lost in the background, so some of the technical aspects are lost. Spin a few tracks from each project back to back and you'll probably agree. I also feel that this project is missing some of the creative variety that was present on their self titled CD like Heroes, Enlighten Me, and When Love Comes Close. I don't feel they wrote any songs that let Jorn showcase is awesome vocal talent.
Dissapointed... June 6, 2005
M. D. Fonseca (Thunder)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
While their first self-titled debut shocked the listener with its blend of master musicianship, playing metal in a lot of different disguises and textures, a bunch of great songs from beginning to end, this follow up is a little bit more like any generic European power metal band around. The songs are much less memorable, Uli Kusch did not resist to change the album into a double kick drums orgy, even Jorn Lande's amazing vocals do not seem so brilliant here.
I dont know what happened. I rea'd in a lot of magazines that this was superior than their debut, but it's not even close.
Significantly below their debut July 15, 2005
Antonio Figl (Fremont, CA USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have read several glowing reviews, and I am with the few others on Amazon that regard this sophomore effort as a disappointment. The mix is a bit unusual. The hard rock of the first CD is more power metal on this CD, but I am not bothered by the change. I think that the quality of the songwriting is inferior. Aeronautics starts with a real bang: Crimson Rider, Back For My Life, Wounds, and I'm Not Afraid (the first four songs) give you the impression that this album could contend with the top CDs of the year. The quality dips a tad with Headbanger's Ballroom, then nosedives with the next three songs. Falling Sparrow has a catchy chorus and the last song Black in the Burn feels too long at over 8 minutes.
 Disappointing - makes the debut album look like a masterpiece June 27, 2007
John (Greece)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Truly disappointing follow up to a strong debut. While IMO Masterplan's debut album wasn't a masterpiece, it was strong, melodic, hard, varying and contained some truly amazing tracks. 'Aeronautics' is very predictable, less melodic, more metal (mostly due to lot's of double-bass drumming) and uninspired concerning songwriting and lyrics. Even Jorn's vocals which were truly great on the debut album sound weak, bored and kind of buried in the mix. The lyrics also try too hard to be radio friendly and catchy and thus fail. There are of course some noteworthy songs such as 'Crimson Rider', 'Wounds' and 'Back In The Burn' but nothing mind blowing. All in all much weaker compared to it's predecessor on all aspects including production. No wonder why Jorn and Uli left the band after this release...
 Masterplan, masterpiece, masters of metal March 25, 2005
Roberto M. Barros (Ithaca, NY)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Another Masterplan album that leaves you smiling from one ear to the other. Definitely, when Helloween kicked out guitar Roland Grapow and drummer Uli Kusch, they threw away the best 40% of the band. Just compare it with Helloween's last and forgetful release "Rabitt don't come easy". In fact, the two fired "apprentices" are finally free from Helloween's style boundaries to create a masterpiece where the songs are all excelent and remarkably different, yet bearing the same signature of a band filled with talent, love for metal and inspiration.
Grapow is riffing like Judas Priest, soloing like a humble Malmsteen and composing like Adrian Smith. Uli Kusch is a monster drummer despite being an arrogant son of a b**** with the fans. Keyboards complement the song perfectly, increasing the song's feeling, no soloing like Stratovarius or too grandiose like Nightwish. But the name of the game is Jorn Lande. The best description of his voice is David Coverdale singing Dio-like songs with James LaBrie (Dream Theater) feeling and interpretation. His voice always seems perfect, whether he is screaming for vengeance or whispering about love. You have to listen to believe.
- Crimson Rider is a great and fast opener with perfect chorus and guitar solo.
- Back For My Life (first single) starts singing melancholic and move to a chorus that asks God for redemption followed by tetric keys. Spooky and great.
- Wounds is very melodic, mixing current Helloween rythm, Jorn Lande voice and Stratovarius keys, a great song.
- I'm Not Afraid is very interesting, one of my faves. Epic opening, slow evolution and a hair band, poppy chorus that will make you sing from the first time, all adding to a slow, melodic and long guitar solo.
- Headbanger's Ballroom is what you expect, but even better: heavy riffing, aggressive vocals, tetric keys, and a Helloween-like solo that could be the national anthem of any country.
- After This War is slow, thoughtful, melancholic where Lande explores his Coverdale vocal style and Grapow soloes with great feeling.
- Into The Arena is one of Lande's finest songs, where he explores a more raw singing, following a steady, heavy and rythmic guitar and drum playing.
- Dark For The Dying is long, dense and heavy song that Lande uses to vary his style all along.
- Falling Sparrow is my fave. Very melodic, full of tempo variations with a sad feeling bridge and chorus that sent shivers down the spine and makes you sing it all the time.
- Black In The Burn starts with Lande's desperate voice, evolving and growing in heaviness and speed to a great melodic metal fast chorus.
- Treasure World (on some editions only) agains sees Lande on a Coverdale mood and the band alternates epic and acoustic parts over an overall slow, long and thoughtful song.
My advice: buy Aeronautics and the band's first release (Masterplan). You won't regret it.
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