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Perfect Man
疾走するリフとメロディの陰影を結び、RAGEが新編成でパワー・メタルの輪郭を鮮明にした第四作。
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Track List
- Wasteland (Remastered)
- In the Darkest Hour (Remastered)
- Animal Instinct (Remastered)
- Perfect Man (Remastered)
- Sinister Thinking (Remastered)
- Supersonic Hydromatic (Remastered)
- Don't Fear the Winter (Remastered)
- Death in the Afternoon (Remastered)
- A Pilgrim's Path (Remastered)
- Time and Place (Remastered)
- Roundtrip (Remastered)
- Between the Lines (Remastered)
- Symbols of Our Fear (Bonus Track - Remastered)
- Neurotic (Bonus Track - Remastered)
- Wasteland
- In the Darkest Hour
- Animal Instinct
- Perfect Man
- Sinister Thinking
- Supersonic Hydromatic
- Don't Fear the Winter
- Death in the Afternoon
- A Pilgrim's Path
- Time and Place
- Roundtrip
- Between the Lines
- Symbols of Our Fear (Bonus Track - Original Version)
- Neurotic (Bonus Track - Original Version)
- Between the Lines (Live at Metal Mania 88 - Bonus Track)
- Roundtrip (Live at Metal Mania 88 - Bonus Track)
- Wasteland / Echoes of Evil / Animal Instinct / Don't Fear the Winter / Mental Decay (Live at Heavy Sound Festival 88)
- Like a Gun with a Twisted Barrel (Bonus Track)
- Sign of the Times (Bonus Track)
- The Element of Crime (Bonus Track)
- The Last Farewell (Bonus Track)
Liner Notes
Japanese
『Perfect Man』は、RAGEがスピード・メタルの鋭さへ、より整理されたメロディと構成を加えた作品だ。ピーヴィー・ワグナーの硬質な声とベースを中心に、ギターとドラムが曲を緊張感高く押し進める。新たな編成のもとで、バンドのサウンドが一段と引き締まった一枚である。
“Wasteland”“Animal Instinct”のように疾走する曲でも、リフの表情は単調ではなく、陰りを含んだフレーズが作品に深みを与える。表題曲“Perfect Man”や“Don't Fear the Winter”では、メロディの輪郭とドラマティックな展開が両立し、単なる攻撃性を超えた聴き応えを生む。
速さと構築性、荒々しさと哀感が同じ場所に置かれ、後のRAGEへ直接つながる個性がはっきりと見えてくる。“Sinister Thinking”“A Pilgrim's Path”のような曲に宿る緊張と旋律美も見逃せない。“Supersonic Hydromatic”“Time and Place”のような曲では、疾走感と技巧的なリフワークが結び付き、バンドの演奏力の向上がはっきりと感じ取れる。速さと構成、荒々しさと旋律美が同居することで、作品全体に確かな厚みが生まれている。初期の集大成として、以降の飛躍の土台を築いた充実作と言える。
English
Perfect Man adds more organized melody and structure to RAGE’s speed-metal edge. Built around Peavy Wagner’s hard-edged voice and bass, guitars and drums drive the songs with high tension. Under a new lineup, the band’s sound became noticeably tighter here.
Even in speeders like “Wasteland” and “Animal Instinct,” the riffs are never monotonous, and shadowed phrases give the album depth. The title track “Perfect Man” and “Don’t Fear the Winter” balance clear melodic outlines with dramatic development, creating substance beyond mere aggression. Speed and construction, rawness and melancholy share the same space, and the character that would carry directly into later RAGE comes clearly into view. The tension and melodic beauty in songs such as “Sinister Thinking” and “A Pilgrim’s Path” should not be missed — a culmination of the early years that laid the groundwork for the leaps to come.