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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
blind guardian at their finest, December 28, 1999
"Tales from the twilight world" is truly Blind Guardian's best work so far. I believe the album to be the peak of their song writing. Never has a Blind Guardian album had more melody than this album has. Every song is packed with double-bass drum and hard guitar riffs. The lyrics are great, and the choruses give the album even more melody. The guitar leads are placed in the songs in perfect places, making fluid transitions. And with all of the hard elements, fast melodies, and great lyrics, each of the album's tracks is different and great. My favorite song from it is.. well, honestly, all of them are favorites, and no, i am not exaggerating. This album is a MUST HAVE for any metal fan.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Blind Guardian's Roots, March 8, 2004
Blind Guardian's third album, although being far from their best, is still a good piece of fantasy inspired speed metal on its own. I would say from my current BG library this one ranks third behind the "Nightfall.." and "..Opera" albums. The music in a sum made me think of Metallica's "Ride the Lightening" guitars with BG type vocals-which I thought was evident for most, not all, songs.
The CD starts off well with the opener "Traveler In Time," a fun speed metal song with a multiple vocal chorus style as heard in BG's later albums, but just toned down in the term of epicness. The speed metal aspects that go for most of the record keep the songs grounded, to where it doesn't sound like pure Fantasy metal, but speed metal with fantasy flares sprinkled throughout. The next track is pretty similar to that of the first; speed metal verses with chorus style, um, choruses and whaling guitar solos, then we have a short instrumental with flares of shred guitar throughout, still fun.
Now these aren't some of the best songs ever written, but still a fun time CD pop in every now and then. Track 4 "Lord of the Rings" was my favorite, another incredible BG ballad. It's just impossible for these guys to write a ballad that's anywhere below amazing, very melodic and enchanting.
The remainder of the album is mostly different takes and lyrics on the strong speed metal influence. Although I have to say that "Tommyknockers" is pretty silly sounding and a song you'll probably end up skipping. Track 9 is undoubtably one of the funnest metal songs ever written, one can't help but air guitar and sing along to it.
BG said in an interview that the reason they let go of the speed metal sound into their new harmonious sound is mostly because they've always tried writing songs like they have on their latest albums but just didn't have the musical ability, but as they grew older, they became more experienced and went to write songs w/ a sound they've always wanted. This is definitely apparent in this record, as both songwriting is good but not as grand as what they have recently, and Hansi's voice is most definitely not up to par to his passion of today's BG. He sounds somewhat wierd at certain parts, almost whaling like a hair-metal vocalist would- ugh. The bonus track is a good addition too. Overall this is better then their "Imaginations.." album, and just a plain ol' fun as hell record, although not the deepest thing you'll ever hear. The 4 stars means it's definitely worth buying IMO. I would say about 8/10 tracks on this are worth hearing. Pick this up if you're into BG or want to hear what their good old stuff sounded like.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just a "little" bit overrated, January 8, 2005
Many people refer to this as Blind Guardian's best, and others don't. How do you know if this is for you? If you're a fan of speed and thrash metal, like old Metallica and Iron Maiden, then this one has all of that-fast riffs, raw sounding vocals, and great drumwork to keep you pumped up and ready for any danger that lurks your way. In a way, this sounds like a mix between the two. However, if you're a fan just because you like the super epic sound of their later albums such as "Nightfall in Middle-Earth" and "A Night at the Opera", then this may not be your taste. By the way, "Weird Dreams" is a minute and a half instrumental. "Lord of the Rings" is one of Blind Guardian's best ballads. The rest are all thrashers that range from okay to awesome; check my ratings below to see.
Traveller in Time: A+
Welcome to Dying: A+
Weird Dreams: B
Lord of the Rings: A
Goodbye My Friend: B-
Lost in the Twilight Hall: A
Tommyknockers: B-
Altair 4: C-
The Last Candle: B
Run for the Night: B+
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