''Awkward Diary'' is the third album by the Iranian

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band

Ahoora Ahoora is an Iranian rock band from Tehran, formed in 2001. The band currently features Milad Tangshir and Ashkan Hadavand . The band has released 3 albums to date: ''Ahoora'' (2006), '' All in Blood with You'' (2007), and '' Awkward Diary'' (2 ...

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Reception

Some critics were disappointed by the new

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approach rather than

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of the previous albums. ''Metal Invader'' called it progressive

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while ''Insomniac Magazine'' wrote: ''“As a band, Ahoora frequently shifts gears between Heavy Metal,

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and

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melodic meanderings mixed in with synths and other varied instruments”.''

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believed: ''“This shows some very nice touches. Imagine

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and

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getting all cozy around

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and you’ve got the drift here. The musicianship is accomplished, the songs concise and focused”.''

Track listing

Personnel

*Milad Tangshir – guitars, backing vocals *Ashkan Hadavand – lead vocals *Mamy Baei – bass *Farzad Golpayegani – guitar solo on tracks 4 & 11 *Darren Motamedy – Saxophone on track 11 *Parviz Norouzi – Saxophone on tracks 4 & 5 *Produced by Ahoora *Recorded & Mixed by Mamy Baei *Mastered by Farzad Golpayegani *Front cover by Richard Baxter *Back cover by Mattijn Franssen

References

{{Authority control Ahoora albums 2010 albums