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| Name = Checkpoint | | | Name = Checkpoint | | ||
| Type = Album | | | Type = Album | | ||
| Artist = [[Directory:Tom Walker|Tom Walker]] | | | Artist = [[Directory:Tom Walker|Tom Walker]] | | ||
| − | | Cover = | + | | Cover = TomWalker Checkpoint.jpg|200px | |
| Released = {{flagicon|UK}} February 21, 2009 | | | Released = {{flagicon|UK}} February 21, 2009 | | ||
| Recorded = 2009 | | | Recorded = 2009 | | ||
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| Length = 60:13| | | Length = 60:13| | ||
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| − | | Producer = Tom Walker | + | | Producer = Tom Walker | |
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| − | Last album = ''[[ | + | Last album = ''[[Directory:Another Ode|Another Ode]]'' <br> (2008) | |
| − | This album = '' | + | This album = ''Checkpoint'' <br>(2009) | |
| − | Next album = | + | Next album = ''[[Directory:You Can't Stop Me|You Can't Stop Me]]'' <br> (2009) | |
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| − | '''Checkpoint''' is the second full-length album released by heavy metal musician [[Directory:Tom Walker|Tom Walker]]. It was released on February 21, 2009 on CD. | + | '''Checkpoint''' is the second full-length album released by heavy metal musician [[Directory:Tom Walker|Tom Walker]]. It was released on February 21, 2009 on CD. It followed on from Walker's first release [[Directory:Another Ode|Another Ode]], and was over twice the length of the first album. This was Walker's only album with a fully digital cover; all other album and single covers have included a photograph. The album contains an instrumental track, which at the time was Walker's longest, the eight-minute long title track 'Checkpoint'. This is also Walker's only song to be played in Drop B tuning. The album is in a mixture of guitar tunings; tracks 1, 5 and 9 are in Eb, 3 and 14 are in standard, 2 is in Drop B, 6, 10 and 11 are in Drop D, 8 and 12 are in D and the remainder are in Drop C. |
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| + | The fourteenth track on the album is a cover of the indie rock band Johnny Goes West. The tenth track 'Adrenaline' is written as a direct sequel to Another Ode's 'Downhill Flight' and the name of the track 'Leave it Out' later re-appeared in the song 'All You People', a B-side from the single 'Come Back to Me'. | ||
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# Rain (Johnny Goes West cover) (3:00) | # Rain (Johnny Goes West cover) (3:00) | ||
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| + | Four of the songs from the album were released as free-download singles through myspace.com, last.fm and mediafire.com. In chronological order these were [[Within the Cloud of War]], [[Storm's Coming]], [[Come Back to Me]] and [[Welcome to the Village]]. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
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| + | #http://www.last.fm/music/Tom+Walker/Checkpoint The album's page on Last.fm. | ||
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| + | | title = [[Directory:Tom Walker|Tom Walker]] | ||
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| + | | above = '''[[Directory:Tom Walker|Tom Walker]]'''<br>Richard Wood{{·}} Mike Boyd | ||
| + | | group1 = Studio albums | ||
| + | | list1 = ''[[Directory:Another Ode|Another Ode]]''{{·}} ''[[Directory:Checkpoint_(album)|Checkpoint]]'' | ||
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| + | | group2 = Extended plays | ||
| + | | list2 = ''[[Directory:You Can't Stop Me|You Can't Stop Me]]'' | ||
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| + | | list3 = "Downhill Flight"{{·}} "Within the Cloud of War"{{·}} "Storm's Coming"{{·}} "Heart of Your Soul" {{·}} "Come Back to Me"{{·}} "Welcome to the Village"{{·}} "The Truth Will Survive"{{·}} "The Mission / Testament"{{·}} "Hillside View" | ||
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[[Category: 2009 albums]] | [[Category: 2009 albums]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:02, 19 December 2009
Checkpoint is the second full-length album released by heavy metal musician Tom Walker. It was released on February 21, 2009 on CD. It followed on from Walker's first release Another Ode, and was over twice the length of the first album. This was Walker's only album with a fully digital cover; all other album and single covers have included a photograph. The album contains an instrumental track, which at the time was Walker's longest, the eight-minute long title track 'Checkpoint'. This is also Walker's only song to be played in Drop B tuning. The album is in a mixture of guitar tunings; tracks 1, 5 and 9 are in Eb, 3 and 14 are in standard, 2 is in Drop B, 6, 10 and 11 are in Drop D, 8 and 12 are in D and the remainder are in Drop C.
The fourteenth track on the album is a cover of the indie rock band Johnny Goes West. The tenth track 'Adrenaline' is written as a direct sequel to Another Ode's 'Downhill Flight' and the name of the track 'Leave it Out' later re-appeared in the song 'All You People', a B-side from the single 'Come Back to Me'.
Track listing
- I Know You Hate Me (6:21)
- Checkpoint (7:51)
- Leave it Out (3:55)
- The Pain of Love (2:20)
- Ruins of my Mind (2:32)
- Within the Cloud of War (3:45)
- Come Back to Me (5:23)
- Teach me Love (4:37)
- Burn in the Fires (Anger Incarnate) (3:15)
- Adrenaline (4:14)
- Welcome to the Village (4:41)
- Storm's Coming (4:11)
- The End of all Happiness (4:07)
- Rain (Johnny Goes West cover) (3:00)
Singles
Four of the songs from the album were released as free-download singles through myspace.com, last.fm and mediafire.com. In chronological order these were Within the Cloud of War, Storm's Coming, Come Back to Me and Welcome to the Village.
External Links
- http://www.last.fm/music/Tom+Walker/Checkpoint The album's page on Last.fm.
