{"product_id":"trouble-trouble-35th-anniversary","title":"TROUBLE - Trouble (35th Anniversary)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2CD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"135\" data-start=\"124\"\u003eTrouble\u003c\/strong\u003e’s absolute classic: the legendary \u003cem data-end=\"179\" data-start=\"170\"\u003eTrouble\u003c\/em\u003e album from 1990 and the pinnacle of Trouble’s impressive career. Heavy Metal was never better than this! Includes a live bonus CD recorded in Dallas, Texas (USA)! Trouble’s debut album did great things for Metal and remains one of the darkest, thrashiest doom albums to date. A lot of things can change in six years, especially when you’re talking Metal and the dates are 1984 and 1990. The decade may have changed them, but not in a way that suggests decay or a decline in the quality of their resolve or their skill as musicians and performers. On the contrary, Trouble’s 1990 self-titled release is arguably their most mature, boasting a fleshed-out sound with unparalleled songwriting, a great production, and the time-crafted vocals of \u003cstrong data-end=\"950\" data-start=\"935\"\u003eEric Wagner\u003c\/strong\u003e, which had improved majorly in the years since their previous efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-end=\"1702\" data-start=\"1023\"\u003eAll of this culminates in what is, in my mind, the most “complete” thing Trouble ever created. From the mid-paced chug of a killer opener in \u003cem data-end=\"1193\" data-start=\"1168\"\u003e“At the End of My Daze”\u003c\/em\u003e to the last notes of \u003cem data-end=\"1234\" data-start=\"1215\"\u003e“All Is Forgiven”\u003c\/em\u003e, I can’t see filler or anything resembling a weak link. The riffs here are some of the best ever written, by Trouble or anyone else; every song has a manically awesome main riff that demands a display of headbanging. Riffs are undoubtedly the point of focus here; they make the songs, and they’re a timeless variety of great. Also, the interplay between guitarists \u003cstrong data-end=\"1622\" data-start=\"1604\"\u003eBruce Franklin\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-end=\"1643\" data-start=\"1627\"\u003eRick Wartell\u003c\/strong\u003e is some of the best lead work you will ever hear in Metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-end=\"2404\" data-start=\"1704\"\u003eTrouble basically reinvented themselves with this release, and while I think it was a fantastic rebirth, those who aren’t so keen on the laid-back stoner vibe they chose to adopt may not see it as a rejuvenation, but a step back (they did go from doom and gloom to collectively embracing their inner acid-dropping free-love hippie, after all). But the Metal remained fully intact! And as I’ve said, I think this is Trouble at their best. This is originality and innovation at its finest—supreme quality. A leader of bands paves the way and then steps aside to create something that will serve as an example of how to improve upon an established formula: that is, by doing it really damn well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hammerheart Records","offers":[{"title":"2CD [TBC]","offer_id":56719673491801,"sku":"SDZ-39661","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/TROUBLE-Trouble_35thAnniversary_-2CD_DEC12.png?v=1763995818","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/trouble-trouble-35th-anniversary","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}