The Past and Now

The Past and Now
Compilation album by Stratovarius
Released	1997
Genre	Power metal Neoclassical metal
Length	1:02:17
Label	Import
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Visions (1997) The Past and Now (1997) Live! Visions of Europe (1998)

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The Past and Now is a compilation album by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. This album was originally released in 1997 as a promotion CD in Japan. The track "Fire Dance Suite" was composed by Stratovarius but was released only in Timo Tolkki's solo album Classical Variations and Themes.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Hands of Time" (from Twilight Time)	5:36
2.	"Future Shock" (from Fright Night)	4:34
3.	"Twilight Time" (from Twilight Time)	5:51
4.	"Chasing Shadows" (from Dreamspace)	4:35
5.	"Dreamspace" (from Dreamspace)	5:58
6.	"Fire Dance Suite" (from Timo Tolkki's Classical Variations and Themes)	4:58
7.	"Against the Wind" (from Fourth Dimension)	3:49
8.	"Twilight Symphony" (from Fourth Dimension)	7:00
9.	"Will the Sun Rise?" (from Episode)	5:07
10.	"Forever" (from Episode)	3:08
11.	"Black Diamond" (from Visions)	5:45
12.	"The Kiss of Judas" (from Visions)	5:56

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r368489