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Disc 01
 01. Gamma Ray "Tribute to the past" 02. Gamma Ray "No return" 03. Gamma Ray "Last before the storm" 04. Gamma Ray "The cave principle" 05. Gamma Ray "Future madhouse" 06. Gamma Ray "Gamma ray" 07. Gamma Ray "Insanity & genius" 08. Gamma Ray "18 years" 09. Gamma Ray "Your Turn Is Over" 10. Gamma Ray "Heal me" 11. Gamma Ray "Brothers"
Disc 02
01. Gamma Ray "Valley of the kings (Live at Chameleon Studios 2016)" 02. Gamma Ray "Heaven can wait (Live at Chameleon Studios 2016)" 03. Gamma Ray "Gamma ray (Extended Version)" 04. Gamma Ray / Scheepers, Ralf "Money (Demo)" 05. Gamma Ray / Scheepers, Ralf "Silence (Demo)" 06. Gamma Ray / Scheepers, Ralf "Sail on (Demo)" 07. Gamma Ray "Space eater (Rough Mix Horus Studio)" 08. Gamma Ray "Exciter"
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| | Description: | Insanity And Genius by Gamma Ray, released 3 May 2016, includes the following tracks: "Last Before The Storm", "Future Madhouse", "Insanity And Genius", "Your Txrn Is Over" and more.
This version of Insanity And Genius comes as a 2xCD. - 2CD ANNIVERSARY EDITIONTheir third studio album "Insanity And Genius", which arrived at the stores in late summer 1993, presented Gamma Ray from an even tougher and more experimental side than their 1991 predecessor release "Sigh No More" had done. On top of that, an incisive line-up change had taken place in the Gamma Ray camp during the run-up to the production: drummer Uli Kusch and bassist Uwe Wessel had left due to personal differences and were replaced by Jan Rubach (bass) and Thomas Nack (drums), formerly of Lübeck band Anesthesia. Hansen: "Those two were used to much harder stuff from Anesthesia, but they fit in perfectly because we'd already seen a change of direction on 'Sigh No More' and were open to new ideas. And of course Jan and Thomas worked together excellently. "Bassist Jan Rubach immediately contributed compositional inspiration and his remarkable songwriting skills, penning the title track and sections of the opener ´Tribute To The Past', among others. Thomas Nack's powerful drum style brought a fresh feel to Gamma Ray's material, taking the band to occasionally almost brutal levels of hardness on "Insanity And Genius".Kai Hansen himself calls the recording "unusually colourful and experimental". With that, the Gamma Ray founder is referring to the title track, the occasionally spacey, rocking sound on ´The Cave Principle', and ´Heal Me' with it's cabaret-like arrangement. By contrast, there are also typical Gamma Ray numbers such as ´Tribute To The Past' and ´Last Before The Storm', which Hansen speaks of as "revisiting my Helloween past". Another highlight on the album is the single release ´Future Madhouse' about the aftermath of the Gulf War, described by Hansen as "Queen on speed": "´Future Madhouse' has that kamikaze mentality which was typical of us at the time." The song ´Gamma Ray', cover version of a classic by German rock group Birth Control and obviously the namesake of the band from Hamburg, plays a significant role. "Insanity And Genius" was a commercial success particularly in the Far East and the top-selling Gammy Ray album in Japan with almost 100,000 copies sold, missing a gold award by a hair's breath. It was also the final studio recording featuring singer Ralf Scheepers, who left in 1994 to launch Primal Fear, Kai Hansen going on to replace him as the group's lead vocalist. The 2016 anniversary re-release of Insanity & Genius includes, along with the eleven original tracks remasterred by producer/sound engineer Eike Freese (Dark Age, Deep Purple), additional demo material of ´Money', ´The Silence' and ´Sail On', an extended version of ´Gamma Ray' and a rough mix of ´Space Eater', plus the Judas Priest cover ´Exciter' as well as live interpretations of ´Valley Of The Kings' and Heaven Can Wait', which were recorded 2016 at the Chameleon Studios. | | | No. of tracks: |
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Eugene S. - 22/Jul/2024  The third studio album by Gamma Ray and final album with Ralf Scheepers on vocals. But of each of Gamma Ray's first three albums the Helloween influence is most noticeable here, on Insanity and Genius. I recommend.
|  | HYUNG RAE K. - 22/May/2021  This is Gammy Ray's 3rd studio album. This version is special version. My favorite song is tribute to the past , no return.
| | Alexander S. - 25/Sep/2019  Weakest CD of early GR. Strong things can be counted on the fingers. After the brilliant first two albums, the guys here somehow threw a sharp muse. Basically, there is a predominance of very mediocre compositions, located mainly in the middle of the album. Unfortunately, there are two failures. I can’t think of another word, because such weak (I don’t want to say “shameful”) songs like "The Cave Principle" and "Your Torn Is Over" just spoil the already not very strong disc. However, there are obvious hits. This is "Tribute To The Past", "No Return" and one of the best works of the group in general "18 Years" (and, interestingly, the songwriter is not Hansen, but Shippers). Very interesting thing is "Heal Me". As Clear clearly pointed out, it has a lot that looks a lot like Queen. In conclusion, I’ll say that with all the “average”, the disc has a good charge of fun, and therefore it is recommended (selectively) to listen to it in order to raise your mood ...
| | | Volodymyr Z. - 08/Jul/2019 Fantastic new release from Gamma Ray! Super sound and interestig inlays!
| | | Akatorn W. - 06/Sep/2017 This is a must collected item for Gamma Ray fan. I buy this one only because of the change in its cover. 555 This is mainly to fill my collection. Buy if you are a die hard fan.
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