The Gentle Storm Exclusive Tour CD
| The Gentle Storm Exclusive Tour CD | ||||
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| EP by The Gentle Storm | ||||
| Released | February 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 at the Electric Castle, Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Acoustic, rock | |||
| Label | Independent | |||
| Producer | Arjen Anthony Lucassen | |||
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The Gentle Storm Exclusive Tour CD is an EP and the first release of the heavy metal/folk Dutch band The Gentle Storm. It is entirely acoustic, and features only bandleaders Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Anneke van Giersbergen, and drummer Rob Snijders.[1]
The EP could initially only be bought at shows during the small acoustic tour preceding the release of The Diary in February 2015,[2] but was made available through Lucassen and van Giersbergen's websites from April of the same year.[1] It does not feature any songs from The Diary, instead consisting of five cover songs, including three from Lucassen's other project Ayreon. Van Giersbergen was featured on the original recordings of the Ayreon songs.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Castle Hall" (Ayreon cover) | Arjen Anthony Lucassen | |
| 2. | "A Day in the Life" (The Beatles cover) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | |
| 3. | "Comatose" (Ayreon cover) | Lucassen | |
| 4. | "Mad World" (Tears for Fears cover) | Roland Orzabal | |
| 5. | "Waking Dreams" (Ayreon cover) | Lucassen, Jonas Renkse, Anneke van Giersbergen |
Personnel
The Gentle Storm
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen - vocals, acoustic guitars, acoustic bass guitar, mandolin, percussion, hammered dulcimer
- Anneke van Giersbergen - vocals
Additional musicians
- Rob Snijders - drums, percussion
Production
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen - production, mixing
- Brett Caldas-Lima - mastering
External links
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