The Wizard's Chosen Few
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The Wizard's Chosen Few is the first 'Best of' compilation album, which is not orientated around ballads, by German
Heavy Metal
Guitarist
Axel Rudi Pell
. Unlike most 'best of' albums by most bands, Pell decided it would be unfair on the customers to buy an album in which they can find all of the material on his other CDs, he decided to add some unreleased live songs as well as some released only to the Japanese market as bonus tracks. Also added to the album were 2 new studio tracks.
The album features 2 CDs and has the majority of artists used in Axel Rudi Pell's solo band.
2. Carousel (From Oceans of Time
)
3. The Masquerade Ball (From The Masquerade Ball
)
4. Ghosthunter (New Studio Track)
5. Oceans of Time (From Oceans of Time
)
6. Still I'm Sad (From Holy Dio: A Tribute to the Voice of Metal - Ronnie James Dio)
7. Come Back to Me (From The Ballads II)
8. Burn/Purple Haze/Call her Princess (Previously unreleased Live Track)
9. Total Eclipse (From Magic
as a Japanese Bonus Track)
10. Eternal Prisoner (From Eternal Prisoner
)
)
2. Casbah (From Between the Walls
)
3. Snake Eyes (Live Track from Made in Germany
)
4. Mistreated (Live Track from Made in Germany)
5. Magic (From Magic
)
6. The Clown is Dead (From Magic
)
7. Nasty Reputation (From Nasty Reputation
)
8. Land of the Giants (From Nasty Reputation
)
9. Hear you Calling Me (From Wild Obsession
)
, David Coverdale
, Jon Lord
and Ian Paice
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Heavy Metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
Guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Axel Rudi Pell
Axel Rudi Pell
Axel Rudi Pell is a German guitar player, playing melodic heavy metal. He started off with the band Steeler before leaving to start his solo career in 1989 with the eponymous band Axel Rudi Pell...
. Unlike most 'best of' albums by most bands, Pell decided it would be unfair on the customers to buy an album in which they can find all of the material on his other CDs, he decided to add some unreleased live songs as well as some released only to the Japanese market as bonus tracks. Also added to the album were 2 new studio tracks.
The album features 2 CDs and has the majority of artists used in Axel Rudi Pell's solo band.
CD1
1. Broken Dreams (New Studio Track)2. Carousel (From Oceans of Time
Oceans of Time
Oceans of Time is the seventh studio album by German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell, released in September 1998 on Steamhammer Records....
)
3. The Masquerade Ball (From The Masquerade Ball
The Masquerade Ball
The Masquerade Ball is the eighth studio album released by the heavy metal German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell and the second album released with the current line-up...
)
4. Ghosthunter (New Studio Track)
5. Oceans of Time (From Oceans of Time
Oceans of Time
Oceans of Time is the seventh studio album by German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell, released in September 1998 on Steamhammer Records....
)
6. Still I'm Sad (From Holy Dio: A Tribute to the Voice of Metal - Ronnie James Dio)
7. Come Back to Me (From The Ballads II)
8. Burn/Purple Haze/Call her Princess (Previously unreleased Live Track)
9. Total Eclipse (From Magic
Magic (Axel Rudi Pell album)
Magic is the sixth studio album released by Axel Rudi Pell. It is also the last album released by Axel Rudi Pell which featured Jeff Scott Soto and Christian Wolff...
as a Japanese Bonus Track)
10. Eternal Prisoner (From Eternal Prisoner
Eternal Prisoner
Eternal Prisoner is the third solo album from German guitar player Axel Rudi Pell. It was released 1992 on Steamhammer Records, and re-released in 2003....
)
CD2
1. Fool Fool (From Black Moon PyramidBlack Moon Pyramid
Black Moon Pyramid is the fifth solo album from German guitar player Axel Rudi Pell. It was released 30 November 1996 on Steamhammer Records...
)
2. Casbah (From Between the Walls
Between the Walls
Between the Walls is the fourth solo album from German guitar player Axel Rudi Pell. It was released 20 June 1994 on Steamhammer Records. -Track listing:#"The Curse" - 1:17#"Talk of the Guns" - 4:54#"Warrior" - 5:13...
)
3. Snake Eyes (Live Track from Made in Germany
Made in Germany (Axel Rudi Pell album)
Made in Germany was the first live album released by German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. The album has 1CD and was recorded over 2 days...
)
4. Mistreated (Live Track from Made in Germany)
5. Magic (From Magic
Magic (Axel Rudi Pell album)
Magic is the sixth studio album released by Axel Rudi Pell. It is also the last album released by Axel Rudi Pell which featured Jeff Scott Soto and Christian Wolff...
)
6. The Clown is Dead (From Magic
Magic (Axel Rudi Pell album)
Magic is the sixth studio album released by Axel Rudi Pell. It is also the last album released by Axel Rudi Pell which featured Jeff Scott Soto and Christian Wolff...
)
7. Nasty Reputation (From Nasty Reputation
Nasty Reputation
Nasty Reputation is the second solo album from German guitar player Axel Rudi Pell. It was released 30 November 1991 on Steamhammer Records...
)
8. Land of the Giants (From Nasty Reputation
Nasty Reputation
Nasty Reputation is the second solo album from German guitar player Axel Rudi Pell. It was released 30 November 1991 on Steamhammer Records...
)
9. Hear you Calling Me (From Wild Obsession
Wild Obsession
Wild Obsession is the first solo album from German guitar player Axel Rudi Pell after leaving German heavy metal band Steeler. It was released 1989 on Steamhammer Records.- Track listing :#"Wild Cat" - 3:38...
)
Track 8
Burn - Ritchie BlackmoreRitchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
, David Coverdale
David Coverdale
David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
, Jon Lord
Jon Lord
Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
and Ian Paice
Ian Paice
Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
Tracks 1-8
- Axel Rudi Pell (Electric GuitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
) - Johnny GioeliJohnny GioeliJohnny Gioeli is an American hard rock singer. Originally lead singer of the band Hardline, he is also currently the vocalist of Crush 40 and German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell's band...
(vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) - Ferdy DoernbergFerdy DoernbergFerdy Doernberg is an English-German heavy metal musician. He is the last original member of Rough Silk, which he founded in 1989. He has also performed with Helloween and Holy Moses. Since 1997, he has been the keyboardist for Axel Rudi Pell's band...
(keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
) - Mike TerranaMike TerranaMike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. His first professional work was in 1984 with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, after which he recorded and toured with other bands, playing many styles of music in Western New York state...
(drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Volker Krawczak (BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
)
Track 9
- Axel Rudi Pell (Electric Guitar)
- Roland GrapowRoland GrapowRoland Grapow, born 30 August 1959 in Hamburg, Germany is a professional guitarist and music producer. Roland is best known for his time in the power metal band Helloween, who he played with for 12 years after replacing founding member Kai Hansen...
(Electric Guitar) - Christian WolffChristian Wolff (composer)Christian G. Wolff is an American composer of experimental classical music.-Biography:Wolff was born in Nice in France to German literary publishers Helen and Kurt Wolff, who had published works by Franz Kafka, Robert Musil, and Walter Benjamin. After relocating to the U.S...
(Keyboards) - Volker Krawczak (Bass)
- Jörg MichaelJörg MichaelJörg Michael is a German drummer. He is well-known for his time in the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius and several other bands....
(Drums)
Track 10
- Axel Rudi Pell (Electric Guitar)
- Jeff Scott SotoJeff Scott SotoJeff Scott Soto is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the lead singer for the group Talisman from 1990 till the end of Talisman in 2007, the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and for stepping up to the job of lead vocalist for Journey on...
(Vocals) - Kai Raglewski (Keyboards)
- Volker Krawczak (Bass)
- Jörg Michael (Drums)
Tracks 1-4
- Axel Rudi Pell (Electric Guitar)
- Jeff Scott Soto (Vocals)
- Julie Greaux (Keyboards)
- Volker Krawczak (Bass)
- Jörg Michael (Drums)
Tracks 5-6
- Axel Rudi Pell (Electric Guitar)
- Jeff Scott Soto (Vocals)
- Christian Wolff (Keyboards)
- Volker Krawczak (Bass)
- Jörg Michael (Drums)
Tracks 7-8
- Axel Rudi Pell (Electric Guitar)
- Rob RockRob RockRobert Rock is a heavy metal singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead singer of the band Impellitteri from 1992 to 2000, and now in 2008. He has also released four albums as a solo artist.-Biography:...
(Vocals) - Kai Raglewski (Keyboards)
- Volker Krawczak (Bass)
- Jörg Michael (Drums)
Track 9
- Axel Rudi Pell (Electric Guitar)
- Charlie HuhnCharlie HuhnCharlie Huhn is an American rock singer and guitarist. He got his start playing with Vic Amato, Andy Dennen and Al Lesert in the band Cirrus, in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan playing many gigs in West Michigan before joining Ted Nugent in 1978....
(Vocals) - George Hahn (Keyboards)
- Joerg DeisingerJoerg DeisingerJoerg Deisinger is the former bassist and a founding member of the German ‘80s melodic rock band, Bonfire.- Early Life and Bonfire :Deisinger was born in Nuremberg, Germany on April 23, 1966. His pre-teen obsession with learning how to play guitar eventually became a full fledged pursuit of...
(Bass) - Jörg Michael (Drums)