Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera
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Blind Guardian's "Live" is perhaps the only live album that tops Iced Earth's "Alive in Athens"! Easily worth the money if you're a fan...
spaffe
Geisterglut
JayKeeley said:
Yeah, "lame" as in over polished and too clean sound, a bit 'lame' choice of words on my side there
OK sold!! But I have to ask, where do you rank Live After Death?
And yes, I recognize that The Who: Live in Leeds is the greatest non-metal live album of all time.
And yes, I recognize that The Who: Live in Leeds is the greatest non-metal live album of all time.
lizard
Member
yes, Leeds is an amazing piece of work (as I said, minus the Tommy stuff). Daltrey was always somewhat limited as a singer but the band just steamrolls with amazing power.
I was a bit concerned about live BG because, c'mon, the production is so dense in the studio, how would it translate to the stage? But it was a pleasant surprise.
I was a bit concerned about live BG because, c'mon, the production is so dense in the studio, how would it translate to the stage? But it was a pleasant surprise.
JayKeeley said:
Funnily enough, I remembered "Live After Death" right after I had posted. I considered editing, but the server acted up again...
Overall, "Live After Death" is probably better, but it never quite manages to top the wonder that is the live version "Welcome to Dying". "Time Stands Still" is also pretty sweet... I CAN'T CHOOSE!!
If this discussion is steering over to live albums in general, I feel that Metallica deserves to be mentioned. Too bad they had to screw up "Live Shit" with that atrociously long version of "Seek & Destroy" and those horribly boring instrumentals...
And as far as non-metal albums go; Clapton Unplugged all the fuckin' way!
Sometimes a live rendition improves the song so much so that you can't go back to the studio version ever again. Take "Revelations"...oh man, I just can't listen to the album version anymore because it's too slow.
I actually saw BG live twice on their last tour.
I even remember when Markgugs got his massive Blind Guardian tattoo!
I actually saw BG live twice on their last tour.
I even remember when Markgugs got his massive Blind Guardian tattoo!
lizard
Member
Yes, the 2CD Live album from Guradian is fantastic. It is certainly my favorite live album too. The production is great and I like some of the songs better live than on the actual CD's.
Demonspell
cheating the polygraph
Live After Death has always been my favorite live album, metal or otherwise. As for Blind Guardian, when I saw them I found it odd that of the very few songs from Opera (to me a quintessential too much of everything disc) played, Silence, or more accurately the first five minutes of it, came across the best.
Ive always dug No Sleep Till Hammersmith the best. Ive never heard this Who live album, perhaps I should.
I think Keeley and other BG fans are a bit blind to the ridiculous nature of most power prog bands. Thats fine, BG are very talented musically, I just cant stop laughing whenever I listen to them--I am a bit prejudiced against the whole genre.
I think Keeley and other BG fans are a bit blind to the ridiculous nature of most power prog bands. Thats fine, BG are very talented musically, I just cant stop laughing whenever I listen to them--I am a bit prejudiced against the whole genre.
Ayeka
Hell Bent For Leather!
Well, it's a bit sad if the only thing you can think about when listening to be a band is "0m1god long hair! "...so if they pull these 'ridiculous' tricks, and do them well, so what?!
"...so if they pull these 'ridiculous' tricks, and do them well, so what?!
General Zod
Ruler of Australia
I agree that this is Blind Guardian's finest moment. I'd probably put it at 9/10. However, if Tad Morose qualifies as EuroPowerMetal (they're from Sweden), than I would say it falls behind both of TM's last two CDs. Tad Morose isn't as Progressive, but I enjoy their songs more, and I'll take Urban over Hansi any day of the week.
Zod
Zod
General Zod said:
Yeah, I might agree with you in that it's not a 10/10, but I might settle for a 9.5/10. The one 'hiccup' I have is that "Punishement Divine" gets a little tedious, so it's difficult to give an overall 10/10 when not every individual song is also worth a 10/10.
Blind Guardian is really the only power metal band I can tolerate, although I really can't see why. They're just as cheesy as Rhapsody, Gamma Ray, Edguy, Heavenly, Elvenking and the rest of that bunch. Still, great music!
Actually, I said it earlier, there is a huge difference. BG are MUCH more progressive than any of those other bands. Just listen to their song structures - that is fucking complex. I don't even know how they rehearsed the songs for A Night at the Opera.
I'm not sure what metal isn't cheesy by the way. I guess 'cheese' needs to be defined because I'd love to know how songs about Satan, Egypt, mass depression, politics, nuclear war, space, forests, etc isn't cheesy.
I just figured everyone accepted that, you know, just because they listen to metal.
I'm not sure what metal isn't cheesy by the way. I guess 'cheese' needs to be defined because I'd love to know how songs about Satan, Egypt, mass depression, politics, nuclear war, space, forests, etc isn't cheesy.
I just figured everyone accepted that, you know, just because they listen to metal.
True true. I mean, I listen to Immortal, for crying out loud! Cheese is an integral part of metal, and I suppose it always have been. Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Mötorhead; they've all had their moments of cheese.
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