Circle II Circle - Wake of Magellan

[edgeofthorns]

I ran across this last night and thought I'd share. I watched the entire performance and was very impressed with how well Zak's boys pulled it off, musicianship wise and vocally! I'm very much looking forward to next year's set at ProgPower!



~Brian~

 

[Jasonic]

I saw it too.
Musically it was good, but vocally (backups, not the lead) was a trainwreck.

This album is ALL about harmonics. VERY hard to pull off live.

 

[eppst1]

Can't wait, been listening to the disc non-stop for 2 weeks now.

 

[Justin G]

I saw it too.
Musically it was good, but vocally (backups, not the lead) was a trainwreck.

This album is ALL about harmonics. VERY hard to pull off live.

This. And that's not a knock against CIIC. A full-on Savatage reunion would have a hard time pulling that off. I'm hopeful though, and I'm definitely going to be there to find out.

 

[zedowns]

This. And that's not a knock against CIIC. A full-on Savatage reunion would have a hard time pulling that off. I'm hopeful though, and I'm definitely going to be there to find out.

I'm excited that they're at least trying it and not piping it in.

 

[gilpdawg]

This. And that's not a knock against CIIC. A full-on Savatage reunion would have a hard time pulling that off. I'm hopeful though, and I'm definitely going to be there to find out.

They had a hard time with a couple of parts on the album when they played everything except the Jon songs on the WOM tour, but it was still great.

The title track and The Hourglass in particular. Very hard to replicate that live. Just like Chance and several other songs in their catalog.

 

[Jasonic]

This. And that's not a knock against CIIC. A full-on Savatage reunion would have a hard time pulling that off. I'm hopeful though, and I'm definitely going to be there to find out.

Absolutely!!!!
I did not mean ANY disresepct to the CIIC guys in any way.
Sorry, but I am VERY honest about anything Savatage related.
I have spent MANY MANY MANY hours studying and learning their material.

The only tracks we ever pulled off live was the first half of the title track to WOM, and The Storm. It's a tough album!!!!

 

[edgeofthorns]

I saw it too.
Musically it was good, but vocally (backups, not the lead) was a trainwreck.

This album is ALL about harmonics. VERY hard to pull off live.

Jason, I couldn't disagree more with you. The background vocals were handled very well in my opinion. Zak sounds better than ever and the CIIC guys pulled off the counter vocals shockingly well to these ears.

This. And that's not a knock against CIIC. A full-on Savatage reunion would have a hard time pulling that off. I'm hopeful though, and I'm definitely going to be there to find out.

No way, the WOM lineup are in full swing musically and could pull it off with ease. If they did a reunion and O'Neill would pump the money and technology into it as much as he does TSO...it would be scary good! Honestly, I think they should do a tour of this entire album or Dead Winter Dead as a replacement of the TSO spring tour.

I'm excited that they're at least trying it and not piping it in.

This! \nn/

Sorry, but I am VERY honest about anything Savatage related.

Me too...and CIIC pulled it off well!

~Brian~

 

[Jasonic]

 

[edgeofthorns]

...I wear my Savaheart on my sleeve!

~Brian~

 

[KingsGene]

Bump....

CIRCLE II CIRCLE LIVE AT WACKEN OPEN AIR 2012; RARE VIDEO OF FULL PERFORMANCE NOW STREAMING

"...In 2012, Circle II Circle featuring Savatage frontman Zak Stevens performed at Germany’s Wacken Open Air festival. The set featured highlights from the album, The Wake Of Magellan, and video footage of the full performance is available for streaming below...."