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Vin 06:48 pm UTC 12/19/08 |
| In reply to: | re: Trans-Siberian Orchesrta - Vin 03:08 pm UTC 12/19/08 |
| Have any of you Savatage people checked out the band "Circle II Circle," featuring former Savatage lead singer Zak Stevens on vocals? I haven't heard them, but have been meaning to check them out. I really lke Zak's vocal stylings. Although, "Circle II Circle" is a horrible band name. Unless you're a boyband. > Yeah, I'd like them to get back to Savataging, too. > Although the last Savatage disc, "Poets & Madmen," didn't > please me. > > But, TSO makes money and Savatage probably not so much, > so.... > > > You can leave out the allegedly. Night Castle won't be a > > Christmas album, and should be out summer 2009. The song > > Night Enchanted was a free download on Amazon a couple of > > weeks ago, and can still be heard on their > > > > As for TSO in general: just give me back Savatage. I don't > > buy the whole "Savatage is TSO now" schtick. Sure, > > Savatage's "Dead Winter Dead" (with 'Sarajevo 12/24') and > > "The Wake of Magellan" have some TSO-ness, but as a whole, > > they have more metal and edge. And that's something TSO > > doesn't have. Edge. Those Christmas albums are as smooth > > as anything that's been polished until it shines. > > Beethoven has some edge (and is indeed so much better), > > but doesn't rock as hard as Savatage. > > > > TSO East has three Savatage members plus Alex Skolnick who > > played the solo's on "Handful of Rain" and Robert Kinkel > > who was involved in every album since "Hall of the > > Mountain King". But according to every account, a > > Sava-reunion isn't up to them. Some O'Neill guy seems to > > be holding the strings... > > > > > > * (just run the myspace url through > > > > > Their next album isn't a xmas album allegedly. On youtube > > > you can find at least 2 songs from it, O Fortuna and Night > > > Enchanted (based on Verdis Dies Irae) > > > O Fortuna isn't nearly as good as that done by Therion > > > years ago. > > > > > > > I just wish they would knock off the Christmas shit and > > > > make more concept albums like this. I mean, I LIKE the > > > > X-Mas records, but BLN is so much better. > > > | |
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