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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Live Record w/ Few Flaws, April 26, 2004
Face it, Blind Guardian are the BEST power metal band in the world. They never overdo it and never underdo it, and a good balance of headbanging riffs and clean beautiful melodies make these guys the best in my opinion.
Now comes their second live album, and though I haven't heard the first live album "Tokyo Tales" I have to say that this is the one to get. Why? Well, there are more of their modern songs on it, not to mention a better mix of tracks. The albums comes with a nice thick booklet with cool live pictures and 2 discs of music for a good price.
The songs may be a little downplayed only because BG have had a lot of fancy production that can't be replayed live as w/ their latest album in terms of vocals and keyboard work (Hansi can't hit a lot of the high notes live, and the keyboard volume feels a little low), but the guitars are dead on. The crowd gets very much into it also, and with constant chants and sing alongs, you literally feel like your part of all the glorious festivities (Listen to The Bard's Song, the crowd sings almost the entire song!). Another cool plus was the track "Harvest of Sorrow," otherwise known as the bonus track "Mies Del Dolor" off their latest album - the track live is now sung in English, so you can finally understand the lyrics. It was a bit surprising to see just how popular BG are outside of the U.S. I mean, they sell out huge venues to the likes of what metallica sells out (no pun intended, well maybe) on a regular basis. I've seen Opeth live twice and both times they were at small venues. Anyways, good for BG!!
Hansi talks between tracks a lot, but unforunately, about 80% of the time it's all in German, so unless you speak it you won't know what the hell he's saying. Though some english is pretty funny ("You're a f***ing brilliant audience!!")
There isn't much else to say, I mean, the live production and recording could have been done just a tad better and Hansi's voice was a little downplayed, but they did the best they could, and a great concert CD was made. If you're a hardcore BG fan, this is a must have. Otherwise, if you just think they're a good band, I would recommend just buying the albums, because I wouldn't say this one is 100% necessary.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW, December 18, 2004
Amazing album. If you love power metal then you should get this album. There is no explanation needed. This album will impress you and you will fall in love with it. Don't waste another minute, get the album immediately.
Bye
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME!!!, June 1, 2005
I was surprised to read about somebody that didn't like this album because it had a lot of dwarfs-dragons "crap". Well, I don't know why he/she got the album!
Blind Guardian takes you to other worlds (usually from the past) through their music and lyrics, literally. For all of those who are attracted to this so called "crap" listen to "Valhalla", "The Bard's Song", "Bright Eyes", "Past and Future Secret","Born in a Mourning Hall" and I could go on and on, and on...
This beutifully arraged double CD, is a compendium of all their different styles: from real head-banggin' tunes to their most melodic and "medieval" songs. It's my favorite BD cd because you can find everything in it!
IT'S A MUST-HAVE, REALLY, JUST GET IT!!!
METAL POWER
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