Angel - On Earth As It Is In Heaven (1977) [FLAC] {Japan PSCW-1090}

Angel - On Earth As It Is In Heaven (1977) [FLAC] {Japan PSCW-1090}
(Number 3 out of 6 in this Japan 1st Press Series)

Includes 600 dpi HQ Scans

On Earth As It Is In Heaven is the third album by the rock band Angel. This marks the last album with Mickie Jones who was ANGEL's bass player since 1974. It was produced by Eddie Kramer (KISS/Jimi Hendrix) and recorded in an actual castle in the Hollywood Hills. This album marked the shift from progressive and symphonic hard rock to a more mainstream hard rock approach, with the exception of 'Cast the First Stone' and 'Just A Dream' which are very similar in sound to Angel and Helluva Band. In fact, 'Cast The First Stone' was written during the Helluva Band sessions. The band toured non-stop and it was during this time they would make their first and only tour of Japan. The Japanese fans reacted to Angel as if The Beatles had arrived. The album peaked at #77 on Billboard in the USA.


Original Release: 1977
Genre: Hard rock/Progressive rock
Length 42:10
Label Casablanca Records/Mercury Records = Lovember Records (Limited Edition Remaster)

This Issue:

Origin: Japan
Released: 1992
Label: Polystar/Mercury
Catalogue No.:PSCW-1090

Track listing

* All Songs Written By DiMino/Giuffria/Meadows, except where noted.

1. Can You Feel It 4:39
2. She's A Mover 3:36
3. Big Boy (Let's Do It Again) 3:40
4. Telephone Exchange 4:15
5. White Lightning 4:35 (Meadows, R. Morman)
6. On The Rocks 3:35
7. You're Not Fooling Me 3:59
8. That Magic Touch 3:34
9. Cast The First Stone 4:35
10. Just A Dream 5:17

JPN Length 41:45


Personnel

* Frank Dimino: Vocals
* Punky Meadows: Acoustic & Electric Guitars
* Greg Giuffria: Keyboards
* Mickie Jones: Bass
* Barry Brandt: Drums

Additional Personnel

* Dan Wyman: Synthesizer, Programming

ALL MUSIC GUIDE Review by Mike DeGagne

By the time On Earth as It Is in Heaven was released, the Kiss comparisons were finally beginning to peter out, but so was Angel's career. It was the last for bass player Mickey Jones, who was replaced by Felix Robinson for the even weaker White Hot album, which came out a year later, but such a minor change was quite unnoticeable when paralleled with the band's declining record sales. Despite all of the bad press, On Earth still contains a couple of sufficient glam-meets-heavy metal tunes, found in the eye-rolling sexual pomposity of "Big Boy (Let's Do It Again)" and on predictable riff movers like "On the Rocks" and "Telephone Exchange." While the entire album may be a little much to sit through, a few of the tracks manage to sport a complaisant, all-in-good-fun hard rock feel, as do one or two of the tunes from each of Angel's first three releases. Still, a compilation or anthology of handpicked material is more convenient, especially for metal fans who want to check out Gregg Giuffria's early keyboard playing before his '80s hair band days in Giuffria.

MELODIC.NET REVIEW

This was the first (and only) Angel album to be produced by well-known producer Eddie Kramer, famous for his work with Kiss, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. For all the melodic rockers out there he might be more known for his work with bands like Icon, Air Raid, Fotomaker and many more. The album itself is of-course a real gem and an absolute landmark when it comes to pompous melodic rock and it bares all the ingredients that made Angel so unique and extraordinary. Amazing and strong vocals by Frank DiMino, absolute keyboard domination from Greg Giuffria, blistering and tasteful guitars from Punky Meadows and a steady and vibrant rhythm section in bass player Mickie Jones and drummer Barry Brandt.

If you call yourself a fan of AOR or are having any kind of interest in the melodic rock genre, then you can't call your record collection a collection unless you have this title in it. If you already have it, well then you just have to make an update to this fine edition from Casablanca Records.
Angel - On Earth As It Is In Heaven (1977) [FLAC] {Japan PSCW-1090}