Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera
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Topic: Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera
Posted By: Abbath
Subject: Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 17:09
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Not related to the Queen album of the same name. Anyone here ever hear of the album (or the band for that matter)? I think it may be deserving of some attention up in here. Especially the last track, a 14-minute epic that will please even the most picky of you. It's a good album (granted, far from their best) with one unbelievable song from a great band. Any opinions? |
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Posted By: Jim Prog Wizard
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 19:13
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It is indeed a brilliant album. A tad over-produced IMO, but then
that's the price you pay for such gorgeous multi-layered vocal
harmonies. "And Then There Was Silence...." (the track in
question) is very much a highlight of the record, along with the likes
of "Under The Ice" (my personal favourite) and "Maiden and the Minstrel
Knight". I have long thought that BG may be suitable for inclusion on the archives, as despite having roots in power/thrash metal they are a very proggy band. Just listen to "A Night at the Opera" and it's predecessor "Nightfall In Middle-Earth" for evidence of shifting, complex compositions, musical virtuousity and epic songwriting. ------------- "Progressive Rock is the ultimate form of music" (Mikael Akerfeldt, 2003) |
Posted By: chorus of one
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 03:08
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Probably the only power metal band I can stand. Not sure why, they're just as cheesy and ridiculous as the rest, but I find them fun rather than irritating. Definitely power metal though, one epic song does not make a prog band guys. |
Posted By: Jim Prog Wizard
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 10:48
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Thanks for that attempt at sardonic wit, but no-one's suggesting that
one song makes a prog band. You're entitled to your own opinion,
of course, but I believe the songwriting on both NOME and ANATO
contains decidedly prog elements. Even on earlier stuff like
Tales From The Twilight World they wear their prog influences on their
sleeve.
------------- "Progressive Rock is the ultimate form of music" (Mikael Akerfeldt, 2003) |
Posted By: FloydWright
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 11:53
Nightfall I love. 
I'm only familiar with A Night at the Opera through their recent live album, and what I heard was pretty cool. I don't know enough about them yet to know if they merit inclusion on ProgArchives (Nightfall, to me, merits it, but I don't know the rest of their work well enough to say), but as far as a general "cool bands" list...absolutely!
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Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 12:17
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I convinced my friend to buy that yesterday, actually. I like what I
heard of it, although their older stuff (Imaginations and Nightfall, in
particular) is better from what I've heard of it. Are you the Abbath from GS? I didn't know you posted here, cool. |
Posted By: Abbath
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 21:54
For the overproduction, you can sorta expect it when you have over 120 tracks for 1 song. I don't know if they're suitable for Prog Archives, because they've been speed/power for a lot longer (ever ANATO is not really prog). A great band nevertheless. |
Jim Prog Wizard wrote:Posted By: Abbath
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 21:56
No way! Ty?! That's awsome. |