Crystal Logic
Crystal Logic is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band, Manilla Road, released in December 1983 (and reissued in 2002). On this album the band fully embraced heavy metal, leaving behind the space, progressive and hard rock influences which could be found on the two previous albums.
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| Released | December 1983 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 1983 | |||
| Studio | Miller Studio, North Newton, Kansas | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:18 | |||
| Label | Roadster | |||
| Producer | Mark Mazur | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
In the magazine Metal Forces, Bernard Doe wrote, "Manilla Road suffer the same problem as Brocas Helm in sounding a little dated in style. But let's not take away the band's musicianship which is quite excellent throughout, especially guitarist Mark Shelton's riffing and soloing".[2]
In 2005, Crystal Logic was ranked number 344 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]
Aaron Lariviere of The A.V. Club named it one of 1983's "excellent but tragically underrated records".[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Mark Shelton.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | 1:35 |
| 2. | "Necropolis" | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Flaming Metal Systems" | 5:42 |
| 4. | "Crystal Logic" | 6:01 |
| 5. | "Feeling Free Again" | 2:48 |
| 6. | "The Riddle Master" | 4:41 |
| 7. | "The Ram" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "The Veils of Negative Existence" | 4:34 |
| 9. | "Dreams of Eschaton/Epilogue" | 12:01 |
Personnel
- Band
- Mark Shelton – lead vocals, 6- and 12-string guitars, arrangement
- Scott Park – bass, arrangement
- Rick Fisher – drums, percussion, backing vocals, arrangement
- Production
- Larry Funk – engineer
- John Jinks – front cover art
- Cinda Hughes – back cover art
- Manilla Road – front cover design
- Mike Arnold – dust sleeve photo
- Sherry Avett, Mark Shelton – back cover design
References
- Crystal Logic at AllMusic
- Doe, Bernard (1984). "Manilla Road: Crystal Logic". Metal Forces (3).
- Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 72. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- Lariviere, Aaron (August 13, 2013). "Not Murmur: 36 great but underappreciated records from 1983". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 22, 2017.