German Symphonic Works 1950-2000 Volume 2

Advantages: extensive changes create the best album to date
Disadvantages: not really any

...significant time to work on the material for the new album. Track Listings 1."At the Back of Beyond" - 3:28 2."The Secret" - 4:10 3."Passing Dead End" - 4:24 4."The Poem" - 5:24 5."Nothing Left" - 3:10 6."My Dark Side Home" - 4:05 7."Wing-Shaped Heart" - 4:37 8."Return to You" - 5:14 9."Through My Eyes" - 4:13 10."Flow This Desert" - 4:43 11."Seven Seas" - 4:09 The Album Review "At the Back of Beyond" starts the album off. The song starts with nice violin and keyboard before the power metal sounds ignite the course of the song. As mentioned these are a symphonic power metal band and therefore there is an additional classical music feel to the music to and that is very evident in the tracks. In this track along with the fast percussion and lead guitars the violin playing is luscious. The novel thing about Visions of Atlantis... Read review

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Advantages: Masterpiece of musical theatre
Disadvantages: Ending is little too "all lived happily ever after"

...The Threepenny Opera transforms opera to the musical theatre. Originally adapted from John Gay’s The Beggar’s opera in 1928, to Die Dreigroschenoper, by German composer Kurt Weill and lyricist Bertolt Brecht, the score weaves together elements of grand opera with cabaret and jazz. The English translation and adaptation was then completed by Marc Blitzstein in 1954. Brecht met Weill in 1927, when the two men discussed using the genre of opera to combine their respective abilities. Their first collaboration was the songspiel, The Little Mahagonny performed during 1927. The two men soon then started work on a full-scale opera. Brecht took on the script of the Beggars Opera for Weill to write the modern melodies and Brecht added several new scenes and songs. A CD of the Threepenny Opera can be purchased for £12.99 from most good music... Read review

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Advantages: Superb Introduction
Disadvantages: None

...This is a tremendous introduction to the band for those of you who have not come across RPWL before and for existing fans a great opportunity to hear them live (though not in Quadrophonic!), the album includes a complete recording of a concert given on German TV, supplemented by tracks from their 2005 European tour. The music is easily accessible and yet is categorised firmly in the Progressive/Symphonic Rock area. They started in 1997 as a Pink Floyd tribute band and demonstrate there heritage by playing 3 Floyd tracks on the 2nd cd, very much in their own style. The band consists of 5 members who are all strong musicians in there own right, though of particular mention is Yogi Lang on Vocals and Kalle Wallner lead guitarist, who also do the bulk of the songwriting in English. I enjoyed the song 'Roses' which features the always... Read review

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