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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome performances, insufficient material., October 15, 2001
Kamelot has a very bright future ahead of them. Vocalist Roy S. Khan and guitarist Thomas Youngblood are the best songwriters in the genre, and their fourth album, aptly titled The Fourth Legacy, deserved the attention of a live release. That's where The Expedition comes in. It's one of the better live metal albums in terms of "feel." Khan is a lively, spirited frontman with added intensity generated by the live setting, and his interaction with the crowd improves the listener's (illusory) involvement. Even the tepid songs from Siege Perilous ("Millennium," "Expedition") are utterly energizing in this stunning live delivery. Double-bass driven speed metal cuts like "Fourth Legacy" and "Until Kingdom Come" are aflame like they never were on the studio recordings. The beautiful acoustic "A Sailorman's Hymm" becomes a soaring power ballad when Youngblood's power chords electrify the chorus. If rated solely on performances, The Expedition is an awesome live disc worthy of five stars.Unfortunately, there's not nearly enough live material. Despite having four albums of songs, there's only about 45 minutes of live music here. That's meager. I'm reminded of Spock's Beard's Don't Try This At Home, which was great for live music, but way too short. That same problem tags Kamelot here. At least the three "rare" tracks compensate for this somewhat. "We Three Kings" is an instrumental Christmas tune, "One Day" is a pretty ballad which is soo good because Khan's voice is amazing, and "We Are Not Separate" is an up-tempo metal cut. All Kamelot fans should have this. It's great to hear the Seige Perilous songs with the intensity they deserve, and "Call of the Sea," from their first album, is about 40 times better than the original (Khan is a better singer than Vanderbilt, of course).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible, May 23, 2001
Whether you have their other albums or not, get this. It was nominated for best live metal album, and rightly so. Kamelot is one of my favorite bands, and this is a collection of some of their best songs. I don't really know what else to say, except buy this. They've got awesome music and lyrics- just listen to Amazon's samples.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Expedition, October 10, 2000
If this album had three discs, it'd be better than Iced Earth's Alive In Athens! There are no flaws to this album at all! Every song is played acceptionally, with no memorable bad solos, or off-key vocals, etc. The three 'rare' tracks at the end are also quite good. We Three Kings sounds a lot like something Savatage/Trans-Siberian Orchestra would do, so that is always a plus to me, since Savatage is one of my favorite bands! If you're already a Kamelot fan, you need to hear this! If you're not a Kamelot fan, this would be a decent introduction! If only bands this good would tour in the U.S.! Some of us americans like metal too, guys! I'm feeling rather deprived! I would have loved to see Kamelot play these songs live!
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