Practice What You Preach
Occupation
- Vocals: Chuck Billy
- Guitar: Alex Skolnick
- Guitar: Eric Peterson
- Bass: Greg Christian
- Drums: Louie Clemente
Practice What You Preach (English: " Do what you preach " ) is the third studio album by the American thrash metal band Testament. It was released in August 1989 Megaforce Records. The music on the album was a total of powerful and aggressive, sometimes but slightly slower and technical than on the two predecessors, with The Ballad, which in addition to the title track and the Greenhouse Effect, a video was shot, also a half- ballad was included.
Genesis
After the long Touraktivtitäten for the album The New Order Testament were particularly focused on the import of the following plate. With producer Alex Perialas was this time booked the Fantasy Studio in Berkeley, California, in the spring of 1989, where the plate was recorded live. As an " assistive " sound engineer Michael Rosen acted, then 1990 the next album Souls of Black produced. The to The Ballad rotated video was not uncommon to see on MTV, after about Metallica with One from appearing in the previous album ... And Justice for All, in January 1989, a similar semi-ballad had found their way into the music television. It was followed by a successful U.S. headlining tour with Savatage and Wratchild America. The European tour with Mortal Sin in early 1990 was, however, somewhat less visited.
Texts
More than on the previous albums, where more occult and fantasy texts were to be found, the texts on Practice What You Preach often include political and environmental issues, the latter is at Greenhouse Effect ( Greenhouse Effect ) the case.
Reception
By some reviewers of the publication comparisons with the development Metallica were drawn on ... And Justice For All the time. Götz Kühnemund of RockHard compared about the guitar work with Metallica. Even Chuck Billy's vocals was similar to that of James Hetfield, saw Kühnemund as positive. He assessed the plate stronger than The New Order, described it in spite of the ballad as " flawless Speed / Thrash album" and awarded nine out of ten. Wrote Alex Henderson of allmusic, despite the changed texts are musical approach very similar to the previous albums. He missed three out of five. Contrast was Practice What You Preach on www.bloodchamber.de as " timeless and progressive (!) Sound document " appreciated. Even after twenty years was, " Practice ... ' ear still fresh and alive. " Conjecture, Will had at that time to become more commercial and the " Metallica - train jump " want, were not justified, since the " sauschwere thrash sound "Off of The Ballad" absolutely not for the masses " is. Nine out of ten points included the review here.
Title list
All songs were written and arranged by Testament texts as indicated.