Oblivion Sun

Oblivion Sun | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Prophase Music
• ASIN: B000TV4R18
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,611 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must for Happy the Man fans, December 12, 2008

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David J. Wimer "djw31" (Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oblivion Sun (Audio CD)

I picked up this album because Oblivion Sun is playing at NEARFest 2009, and I'm glad I did. This is essentially a new Happy the Man album because Oblivion Sun features two core HTM members, and the music sounds almost exactly like previous Happy the Man releases (especially the most recent album, The Muse Awakens). My only complaint about this album is the same complaint I have about older Happy the Man albums - weak vocals. "The Ride" and "Catwalk" are thankfully the only two songs on the album with vocals. The former isn't a bad song but sounds completely out of place, and the latter is the only bad track on the album. However, if you skip these two songs there's still plenty of great music to make this a worthwhile purchase.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jazzier stuff from two HTM founders, May 2, 2008

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Dreamer of Pictures "Dreamer" (Arlington VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oblivion Sun (Audio CD)

Stan and Frank are co-founders of HTM. Bill is a former HTM roadie who took keyboard lessons from Kit Watkins. Chris is the mastermind who sparked the Happy The Man reunion by traveling from Baltimore to Baja to pester Stan during an appearance of Stan in the band Tin Jenn (sp?) at a prog music festival. I apologize to Dave that I do not have any nifty tidbit to say about him. My favorite cuts are: Chapter 7.1 (by Stan), Catwalk (by Frank), Noodlepoint, and Tales of Young Whales (by Bill). In general, the material is jazzier and a bit more subtle and less forceful than say the HTM Muse Awakens CD. Melodies are generally very catchy. As of tonight (May 2, 2008), the band is performing new material that will no doubt be recorded Real Soon Now, as well as additional HTM tunes. DISCLOSURE: My photos of Stan and Frank appear in the Pedal Giant Animals CD liner, and I have pix on the HTM and Oblivion Sun web sites. you might reasonably conclude that I am biased.