Crystal Logic
Crystal Logic is the third album released by Manilla Road in 1983 (and reissued in 2002). On this album the band fully embraced heavy metal, leaving behind the space, progressive and hard rock influences which could be found on the two previous albums.
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | April–June 1983 | |||
| Studio | Miller Studio, North Newton, Kansas | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:18 | |||
| Label | Black Dragon Records, Iron Glory Records | |||
| Producer | Mark Mazur | |||
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Critical reception
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In the magazine Metal Forces, Bernard Doe wrote, "Manilla Road suffer the same problem as Brocas Helm in sounding a little dated in style. But let’s not take away the band’s musicianship which is quite excellent throughout, especially guitarist Mark Shelton’s riffing and soloing".[2]
In 2005, Crystal Logic was ranked number 344 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]
Aaron Lariviere of The A.V. Club named it one of 1983's "excellent but tragically underrated records".[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Mark Shelton.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | 1:35 |
| 2. | "Necropolis" | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Flaming Metal Systems" | 5:42 |
| 4. | "Crystal Logic" | 6:01 |
| 5. | "Feeling Free Again" | 2:48 |
| 6. | "The Riddle Master" | 4:41 |
| 7. | "The Ram" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "The Veils of Negative Existence" | 4:34 |
| 9. | "Dreams of Eschaton/Epilogue" | 12:01 |
Personnel
- Mark Shelton - lead vocals, 6 and 12 string guitars
- Scott Park - bass
- Rick Fisher - drums and percussion, backing vocals
References
- Crystal Logic at AllMusic
- Doe, Bernard (1984). "Manilla Road: Crystal Logic". Metal Forces (3).
- [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 72. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- Lariviere, Aaron (13 August 2013). "Not Murmur: 36 great but underappreciated records from 1983". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 22 May 2017.