Drama of the Ages

Jacobs Dream | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 3, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B0007ZSHQM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #274,001 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Drama Of The Ages

2. Keeper Of The Crown

3. Spinning Leaf

4. Stand Or Fall

5. Tempest

6. Third Way

7. Forever Winter

8. Drowning Man

9. Deceiver Of The Nations

10. Cutting Words

11. Victory

12. At The Gates

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another fine album from Jacobs Dream., July 22, 2005

By 

Joe White (Layton, Utah United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drama of the Ages (Audio CD)

Jacobs Dream's new vocalist is Chaz Bond who replaces David Taylor on vocals. While David Taylor sounds somewhat like a cross between Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) and Geoff Tate (Queensryche), Chaz Bond brings to mind Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine), Gene Adam (Iced Earth's first vocalist), Geoff Tate (circa The Warning) and Matt Barlow (Iced Earth's third vocalist). All in all, Chaz Bond is probably a better vocalist than David Taylor. Bond has better range and always seems to be in control whereas some listeners were turned off by Taylor's falsetto and lack of range.

The songs here are an improvement over Theater of War (an uneven release) but still don't equal JD's powerful 2000 self-titled debut.

The music effectively combines Warning-era Queensryche, Awaken the Guardian-era Fates Warning and classic Iron Maiden. There isn't a bad song on the disc though it should be noted that Drama of the Ages lacks truly great songs (even though Theater of War was inconsistent from song to song, there were two outstanding tracks present).

This is a good disc and should please fans of Jacobs Dream.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars i love it!, July 8, 2005

By 

metalgoddess "metalgoddess3" (North Bay, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drama of the Ages (Audio CD)

Did Chaz and Co. stay up late one night listening to Deliverance's 'Learn' album over and over and then get inspired to write a similar?? It sure sounds like it!!!! That aside, here are my thoughts:
I don't know how they did it but Jacobs Dream managed to make an album that is even better than their amazing debut album. Its much stronger musically--- and their new vocalist owns. (kind of a cross between Eric Clayton of Saviour Machine and Jimmy Brown of Deliverance).
Progressive is defintely the word I would use to describe the composition-elements of Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Savior Machine as well as some of their old sound is infused to make this one hell of an impressive album.
The lyrics are much more openly Christian than their last album, which was full of abstract dichotomies and analgoies, lyrically speaking. but the music and new vocalist are so impressive that I don't even notice that as a bad thing!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome Power Metal, February 2, 2006

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R. Harris - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drama of the Ages (Audio CD)

This album is some truely amazing metal. It is like a throwback to the days of Priest and Maiden with a few modern touches. Dual Guitar harmonies and solos all over the place and great vocals that remind me a little of Bruce Dickinson and Matt Barlow from Iced Earth. They also write lyrics with Christian themes but don't let that detract you, this is some great metal to be heard here. They really are one of the few bands still making true metal out there so if you are a fan of power or thrash or speed metal and not that nu metal garbage that polutes you should buy this album now.