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- Forgotten Tales
- - 46,953 plays
  - 21 favs
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Blind Guardian
Released 1996

Mr. Sandman
02:10
8,601 plays

Lord of the Rings
03:56
6,799 plays

The Wizard
03:15
4,179 plays

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- 1
- Mr. Sandman
- 02:10
- 8,601 plays

- 2
- Surfin' U.S.A.
- 02:25
- 3,585 plays

- 3
- Bright Eyes
- 04:22
- 3,868 plays

- 4
- Lord of the Rings
- 03:56
- 6,799 plays

- 5
- The Wizard
- 03:15
- 4,179 plays

- 6
- Spread Your Wings
- 04:13
- 2,858 plays

- 7
- Mordred's Song
- 05:16
- 2,645 plays

- 8
- Black Chamber
- 01:15
- 2,078 plays

- 9
- The Bard's Song [Live]
- 04:11
- 1,963 plays

- 10
- Barbara Ann/Long Tall Sally
- 01:45
- 2,435 plays

- 11
- A Past and Future Secret
- 03:47
- 3,267 plays

- 12
- The France
- 04:42
- 2,919 plays

- 13
- Theatre of Pain
- 04:15
- 1,756 plays

album review

Kicking things off with two of the most bizarre metal cover selections imaginable ("Mr. Sandman" and a lightning-paced, double-kick version of "Surfin' U.S.A."), Forgotten Tales is mixed bag of counter-intuitive tributes and mellowed-out retreads from the Blind Guardian catalog. It might be possible that this lightweight effort is more of a palette cleansing than the halfhearted recording that it appears to be upon first inspection -- considering that this experiment was released just before the incredibly ambitious Nightfall in Middle-Earth and A Night at the Opera. Speaking of Queen titles, "Spread Your Wings" is easily Forgotten Tales' shining moment. Not so surprisingly, the rock & roll treatment of "Barbara Ann/Long Tall Sally" works much better than the metal-ized pop and rock covers mentioned above. The seven Blind Guardian remakes are consistently slow, earnest, and boring, so for those curious about the laid-back Blind Guardian, Forgotten Tales offers more than a little insight into the group's less serious side. Otherwise, there isn't much that will hold the interest of most prog/speed metal fans. ~ Jason Anderson, All Music Guide