Between Heaven And Hell

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Originally put out in 1977, this looks to be Jane’s sixth album. Four tracks total, as with the lengthy title cut “Between Heaven And Hell” (19:47) - sort of Floyd-like during much of this number. Then there’s “Twilight” (8:14) which has a good edge to it - with some rather heavy keyboard work, their sort-of ballad (if you want to call it that) “Voice In The Wind” (5:14) and “Your Circle” (3:51). “Between Heaven And Hell” should appeal to some fans of Tangerine Dream, Lucifer’s Friend, Eloy and possibly Uriah Heep. Jane followed up their biggest success quite well with “Between Heaven and Hell”. The album had more abrupt chord-changes and didn’t have the same seamless flow as “Fire, Water, Earth & Air”. But that made it on the other hand a more dynamic and varied record that better captured all the different sides of the band. The 20-minute title-track had it all: sinister instrumental-passages with some electronic effect, pleasant Pink Floyd-like vocal-part, loud heavy-prog riff, sweeping solo-passages with atmospheric string-synth, and even a gothic choir to make the right gloomy mood. “Twilight” starts as an average hard rock song, but turns quickly into a beautiful and energetic instrumental-part that easily is some of the best that Jane ever recorded. “Voice in the Wind” is a melodic and heavily synth-based song that floats graciously away in its spacey feel. The closing-track “Your Circle” is a very basic and ordinary boogie-rock track, but it’s still kind of funny as it makes such a big contrast to the rest of the album. “Between Heaven and Hell” was yet another proof that Jane was on a winning streak in the late 70′, as it’s easily among their best album. Credits Artwork By – Peter Peter Team Ba, Vocals – Martin Hesse Design (Sleeve Design), Photography (Photo) – Peter Peter Drum, Percussion, Vocals – Peter Panka Engineer – Achim Schulze, Manfred Schunke Guitar, Synthesizer (Moog), Vocals – Klaus Hess Keyboard, Vocals – Manfred Wieczorke Producer, Composed by – Jane Recorded and mixed at Delta Acustic Studio West Germany, February 1977. Pipeorgan recorded at Bartholomäus-Church, Wilster. P 1977 Metronome Records GmbH Runout 0701 716 .

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