Throwing Shapes (Stratus Album) was released 1984
(21 votes, average: 8.81 out of 10)
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| Catalogue | |||
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| Type | Cat No. | Label | Country |
| LP | Steel 31001 | Steel Trax | UK |
| LP | 28AP2946 | CBS Sony | Japan |
| CD | Bootleg | With Irom Maidens SoundHouse Tapes! | Italy |
| CD | ??? | Krescendo | UK |
| Track List | ||
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| Title | Writers |
Length
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| 01. Back Street Lovers | Stratus | 3′ 50″ |
| 02. Gimme Something | Stratus | 4′ 11″ |
| 03. Even If It Takes | Stratus | 4′ 20″ |
| 04. Give Me One More Chance | Stratus | 4′ 43″ |
| 05. Never Say No | Stratus | 3′ 58″ |
| 06. Run For Your Life | Stratus | 4′ 32″ |
| 07. Romancer | Stratus | 3′ 34″ |
| 08. Enough Is Enough | Stratus | 3′ 42″ |
| 09. So Tired | Stratus | 4′ 47″ |
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| Additional Information | |
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| Studios | Engineering |
| •Dreamboat Studios, Frankfurt | •Norman Goodman |
| Mixer/Producer | Artwork |
| •Norman Goodman And Tino Troy | •Steve Joule |
| General Notes | |
| I have included this album here since it was really Praying Mantis under a different name. This is even more valid now that Demorabilia has been released.
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I have been a Praying Mantis fan since I first heard "Captured City" on Metal for Muthas. Time Tells No Lies has always been on of my favourite albums and I was overjoyed when I first discovered it was out on CD. I didn't know what had happened after the first album until in about 1994 I discovered "A Cry For The New World". I was worried about getting it as I thought it had to be a disappointment but I was wrong. I loved it and have followed the band and maintained this website ever since.
I have the unmixed studio tapes of this from MTV studios in Frankfurt. Anyone wanting a free copy can contact me. Quality is excellent. Slightly more Grand Prix than Mantis to my ears.
After waiting so many years to get an official release of this album it is disappointing that the Krescendo release sounds like it has been lifted from an LP and has a couple of flaws in the sound. There is a skip in the sound at 3:22 of Enough Is Enough and a crackle at 2:48 in Back Street Lovers.
Hopefully one day the album will get a proper release. Having said this the Krescendo version does sound better than the bootleg and at least it is available.
Throwing shapes
I couldn’t understand Tino (or maybe it was Chris) that they’d prefer this record not to be released… Come’on, it couldn’t be so bad!
And when I got it, I understood it partially. I mean, it is not a bad record, but it is kind of strange. Hold, I looove Bernie’s vocals. He’s great, but the songs, arrangement and interpretation they are a bit ‘not-mantis-alike’ …
Best songs Enough is Enough and Back Street Lovers, though i prefer the Demorabilia interpretation from the first one… And for the second one, is a great song, but rather strange in Mantis legacy… what do you think?
This ‘bootleg’ i got it with the Sanctuary tape from Iron Maiden, which is a great work…
8/10 Nice to have