Singles

Edguy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast America
• ASIN: B001FTF4EC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,654 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Edguy is a metal band from Fulda, Germany that was formed in 1992. Edguy's lyrics are often metaphorical, alluding to metaphysical or social themes: conformity ("The Headless Game", "Mysteria", "King of Fools"), dictation by the church ("The Kingdom", "The Pride of Creation", "Theater of Salvation"), and dangers of modern civilization ("Navigator", "The Devil and the Savant"). To express such themes, Edguy sometimes use esoteric and hermetic expressions. Yet some of their songs are light-hearted or comedic ("Das Reh", "Save Us Now", "Lavatory Love Machine", "Life and Times of a Bonus Track", "Trinidad"). Edguy does not claim to represent any ideology; Tobias Sammet claimed "[the band is] not political and we are not religious; at least there is no key message in our songs telling you what to think in terms of anything". Edguy also employs lengthy and epic sections in almost every album. Hellfire Club revealed Edguy's interest in experimenting within music by integrating an orchestra into the production. The album featured a variation on Edguy's style, with a less grandiose, more traditional heavy metal approach being embraced. The band's album Rocket Ride features even less symphonic and power metal elements, and is arguably more oriented towards hard rock. Their latest album, Tinnitus Sanctus, contains even more hard rock oriented songs; the obvious lack of double bass drumming is evident, in contrast to Edguy's older albums such as Vain Glory Opera.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Edguy rules, August 24, 2009

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Brandon Thomas (Manistee, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Singles (Audio CD)

If you really love Edguy you should get this album, or if you don't mind that some of the songs on this collection are ridiculous. Spooks in the Attic, New Age Messiah, Savage Union, and Holy Water are all really good songs. King of Fools and Superheroes are already on other albums so I didn't count those.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a decent collection of songs, August 22, 2009

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king beagley "metal maven" (warsaw, in usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Singles (Audio CD)

Edguy knows how to rock and tickle your funny bone at the same time. this collection of songs from their Nuclear Blast albums and EP's is decent. they included "The Spirit" by Magnum, and "I'll Cry For You" by Europe. also this band got their name from 3 of the band members' admiration of their math teacher. the song "Blessing In Disguise" has a blend of musical textures. it is hard to believe that this band released three releases this year, the one I am reviewing being released at the beginning of this year.