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25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
This is amazing? Really?, November 24, 2008
I've been an incredible fan of TSO, not having missed a concert in four years, owning all of their albums. Additionally, I own every Savatage album, and some of Jon Oliva's side project too. So, with an extensive history in TSO, 'tage and O'Neill, I say: This is amazing?
Beethoven's Last Night is incredible. The pacing of songs is well done. This song, however, is merely a chorus. There are no catchy riffs, no emotional buildups... I'm not saying that talent-wise, this track is poor. The vocals are impressive, especially the beautiful female singer. However, there is more to music than technical talent. This song is just plain boring. It has no builds, no crescendo. It fluctuates, sure, but the song as a whole builds to nothing. I find the chorus more obnoxious than well-utilized here - there is simply too much of it. The chorus works so well in Beethoven's Last Night because it is used sparsely and wisely, at excellent moments of crescendo or power. In that album, the chorus is my favorite aspect. Here, however, the chorus dominates the entire song here. Additionally, the overproduction is just painful. The song is so clean, it's sterile. I truly wish that this song had more soul - it SHOULD.
By utilizing a chorus, the song attempts to be "epic", surely. But the fact is that the song hardly achieves that goal, because it fails to build to a climax. There are many small ones, but they only serve to make the song disjointed. There was a level of majesty that could have been reached in "Night Enchanted" that was not. This is disappointing because their rendition of Carmina Burana is truly marvelous. I have high hopes for this album and certainly I will buy it the minute it's released. If it mirrors this track, however, it will be a disappointing purchase. Too much of a good thing is a time-tested adage, and it proves true here as well. Perhaps in the context of the album this song will be better. At least it tells us something - they've actually written more than one song, so maybe this album does exist and will be released one day.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed, December 6, 2008
I'm quite disappointed by this track by TSO. First, I found it overly produced. Second, after the first 30 seconds to a minute, I couldn't help but think how much better the Dies Irae from Verdi's "Requiem" sounded (the classical piece this track borrows heavily from).
So, I did a very unscientific test. I played 30 seconds of this and then 30 seconds of the Dies Irae, for my girlfriend who had not heard either. She too liked the Dies Irae better. The percussion is more powerful and the chorus sounds better as well. My recommendation on this is to stick with the original.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Is this all?, November 30, 2008
As a long time TSO fan I was so excited to be able to hear something new from them. I kept waiting for the music to build or the vocals to be outstanding or a wonderful solo by one of the talented musicians. I kept telling myself listen to the end. Don't judge to quickly. Boy was I wrong. If this song is any indication of how the album will sound, I will be very disappointed. It does not compare with any of their previous work.
I really would like to have new music by this talented group, but if this preview is what we are getting..............
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