Blind Petition – „Welcome To Win“

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Izdavač : Tonau Records
Godina izdanja : 1987.
Država  : Austria
Produkcija : Josef „Muff“ Sopper
Dizajn omota izdanja : Hubert Fichtinger

Spisak pesama :

Strana A :
1. Black Widow
2. Welcome To Win
3. Hangman
4. On Top
5. So Bloody Naive

Strana B :

1.Brand New Start
2.When The Pressure’s Too High
3. Running Wild
4. Get Ready To Loose

Jedan od onih sastava koji nisu dolazili iz centara hard rock i heavy metal priče su austrijanci iz grupe Blind Petition. Iako se njihova karijera ne može smatrati bog zna kako uspešnom, krasila ih je upornost dok su delovali, a u jednom periodu „ubacili su se u film“ hard/heavy/power tendencija, i postojala je objektivna mogućnost da njihov pristup bude prihvaćen od šireg auditorijuma, ne samo od onog koji je dolazio iz nacionalnog miljea, ili zemalja koje su imale priliku da se bolje upoznaju sa njihovim radom, a tu pre svega mislim na one sa nemačkog govornog područja.
Imali su česte promene postava, a formirani su davne 1974-e godine u Beču. Govori se da su čak snimili album 1977-e godine, ali zbog finansijskih razloga on tada nije bio objavljen. Tokom godina isprekidanog delovanja menjali su donekle svoj izražajni pristup, a do 2021-e objavili su 12 albuma.
„Welcome To Win“ je jedan od onih koji je karakterisao njihov tadašnji pristup, može se reći da su uložili tada puno energije da on sa nekog njiihovog aspekta zvuči moderno, a sastav je delovao u postavi kvinteta sa dvoje gitarista. Tadašnji pevač Eugen Mauritius Berger, koji je imao problema sa vokalom, zamenjen je Phil Reinhardtom, koji je kasnije napustio grupu i okrenuo se jazzu.

„Welcome To Win“ je bio njihov drugi po redu album, gde je prilično „upeglana“ produkcija  pratila melodičnu varijantu hard rock/metal sounda sa jakim power izlivima. Songovi su uglavnom bili izjednačeni po pristupu, ali se može reći da su dve do tri numere aranžmanski bile nešto složenije i pokazivale su tendenciju da grupa izađe iz nekih šablonsko-manirističkih okvira. U ono vreme, ne u komercijalnom, ali u nekakvom medijskom smislu kod novinara iz metal branše, album je uspeo da bude primećen, ipak sa polovičnim prihvatanjem od strane tadašnjih autoriteta.

Postava koja je snimila album :

Hannes Fusel Bartsch – gitara
Phil Reinhardt               – vokal
Andreas Bernas              – bas
Georg Martikan             – gitara
Robert Suk                      – bubnjevi

Blind Petition were one of those bands that did not emerge from the established centers of the hard rock and heavy metal scene. Although their career can hardly be described as particularly successful, they were marked by a notable sense of perseverance during their active years. At one point, they managed to position themselves within the hard/heavy/power metal framework, and there was an objective possibility that their approach could have been embraced by a broader audience—not only by listeners from their national environment or from countries that had greater exposure to their work, primarily those within the German-speaking region.

The band underwent frequent lineup changes and was originally formed back in 1974 in Vienna. It is often mentioned that they even recorded an album in 1977, which, due to financial problems, was never released at the time. Over the years of intermittent activity, their stylistic expression evolved to some extent, and by 2021 they had released a total of twelve albums.

Welcome To Win represents one of the releases that clearly defined their approach during that particular period. Considerable effort was invested in making the album sound contemporary from their own perspective, and at the time the band operated as a five-piece lineup featuring two guitarists. The then-current vocalist, Eugen Mauritius Berger, who struggled with vocal issues, was replaced by Phil Reinhardt, who would later leave the group and turn toward jazz music.

As their second full-length album, Welcome To Win featured a notably polished production that complemented a melodic variant of hard rock/metal, punctuated by pronounced power metal outbursts. The songs were largely uniform in their overall approach, although two or three tracks stood out with more elaborate arrangements, revealing a tendency for the band to step beyond formulaic and mannered frameworks. At the time of its release, the album managed to attract attention—if not commercially, then at least within a certain media context among metal journalists—though it ultimately received a somewhat divided reception from the authoritative voices of the scene.

The lineup that recorded the album :