With a steady evolution from their early days as a speed metal band to their current, renowned musical alchemy of glory, drama, and grandiosity, Germany's Blind Guardian have long since made their mark as the world's definitive melodic/progressive rock band. Called everything from heavy metal bards to modern-day minstrels, Blind Guardian possess the ability to transport their legions of fans to new landscapes with their majestic songwriting, fantastically themed lyrics, and their meticulous, emotion-packed music. April 2019 sees the band reissue remastered colored vinyl LP editions of a trio of live/compilation albums via Nuclear Blast including Tokyo Tales (1993), The Forgotten Tales (1996) and Live (2003). In 1996 with six successful albums under their belt, Blind Guardian opted not to release a standard "Best Of" compilation. Instead, to give their fans something truly special, they assembled The Forgotten Tales, a collection of a few cover songs ("Surfin' USA," "Barbara Ann," and "Long Tall Sally"), a live version of the fan favorite "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)," plus four acoustic versions and one orchestral arrangement of previously released Blind Guardian songs.
01 Mr. Sandman 02:10 02 Surfin' Usa 02:24 03 Bright Eyes 04:21 04 Lord Of The Rings 03:55 05 The Wizard 03:16 06 Spread Your Wings 04:14 07 Mordred's Song 05:16 08 Black Chamber 01:16 09 The Bard's Song (in The Forest) 04:12 10 Barbara Ann 01:44 11 A Past And A Future Secret 03:47 12 To France 04:41
Disc 2
01 Theatre Of Pain 04:16 02 All The King's Horses 04:09 03 Dream A Little Dream 03:22 04 Don't Talk To Strangers 04:48 05 Beyond The Realms Of Death 07:02 06 Halleluljah 03:17 07 In A Gadda Da Vida 03:37 08 You're The Voice 04:44