I haven't added the new one to the list as I believe many haven't heard it yet.
My vote goes for Maniacal Renderings.
My vote goes for Maniacal Renderings.
What's your favourite Jon Oliva's Pain disc?
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Tough one - Maniacal Renderings first half of the album is outstanding stuff. Then it falters the second half. Tage Mahal has some rough spots, but overall I think I like the disc just a hair more then MR. The third one doesn't compete next to first two IMO.
booB
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The first two are great. I think 'Tage Mahal squeaks by largely because the production on Maniacal bugs me. Very flattened and compressed. Listening to it actually makes me physically feel like my ears are blocked up because of the way the sound is. Musically, I like most of it but especially the two softer acoustic/ballady tracks.
edgeofthorns
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I went with Tage Mahal myself. Pain is probably my favorite JOP track ever...that is without hearing Festival yet.
~Brian~
~Brian~
DTJeff
I Am My Nation
Definitely the debut. "The Dark" is an absolutely incredible song, and tracks like "All the Time", the chilling "Fly Away", the fun "People Say... Gimme Some Hell", and "Father, Son, Holy Ghost" help make it a superb record.
I think Maniacal Renderings is a step down from there, and Global Warning is a step down from there. I'm pleased to say I'm really digging Festival though, probably enough to say it's got potential to move in the #2 spot for me.
I think Maniacal Renderings is a step down from there, and Global Warning is a step down from there. I'm pleased to say I'm really digging Festival though, probably enough to say it's got potential to move in the #2 spot for me.
edgeofthorns
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SavaVIDude
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Yeah - I like Maniacal Renderings best. It's a little more up-tempo. "Push it to the Limit" is an absolute HEADBANGER!! GW took a long time to grow on me, but is still not as heavy to me. Chris Kinder told me last year that the new one (Festival) will be darker and heavier. Official release is today - looking forward to hearing it.
Chris
Chris
edgeofthorns
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Chris Kinder told me last year that the new one (Festival) will be darker and heavier. Official release is today - looking forward to hearing it.
Chris
Chris, thanks for the reminder...I'm off to order!
~Brian~
Sir Exar Kun
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Guys - Ken had this at LE three days ago.... Actually arrived in my mailbox yesterday......
Sadly, have not listened to it yet....
Sadly, have not listened to it yet....
DTJeff
I Am My Nation
I meant to say Festival, I have absolutely no idea why I said Night Castle - just a brain fart I guess.
I certainly didn't really dig Night Castle.
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drmetal8
Graphic Design
I got the limited edition of Festival today. This album is different from the first 3 albums. Different overall sound, different production. There are some arrangements, instruments and things I've never heard from JOP before. Some songs are slow, some are fast, some are both ('Afterglow')... this album is pretty diverse. "Living On The Edge" is by far my favorite track. I would love to hear more songs like this out of JOP. The carnival intro to the title track "Festival" is lifted straight from the Queen song "Brighton Rock" (sorry...hard to get that past a die hard Queen fan.) Overall, I like the album, and it's growing on me more with each spin. The artwork is great as well, and is a nice triptych fold out. Not sure if I like it more than the first 2 JOP albums, but it's up there with them.
Sir Exar Kun
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I was actually thinking the opposite. Most of this album is on the heavier side, with really only two slower songs included (both on the shorter side)..... "Afterglow" is still a heavy song, even though its a little slower pace. Both TM and GW had a much more diverse songwriting approach, it seems....
What jumps out to me on this album is the MUSIC. The guitar riffs really stick in your head ala classic 80's metal riff rock. "Black Horse" and "Festival" both jump out in this regard.
Personally, GW remains my favorite, followed closely by MR, but this one is still a damn solid piece of metal. Oliva never disappoints!
Sorry to correct: But the intro for the song FESTIVAL might be similar to a Queen song. movie or something else, but it
was something that Jon, Howard Helm, myself and Tom Morris created from scratch over a 2-day recording session using a ton of tracks. No way we would ever blatantly steal someone's previously record music. It was an idea that we knew had been
heard before in music and movies, but we created that bit all on our own.
was something that Jon, Howard Helm, myself and Tom Morris created from scratch over a 2-day recording session using a ton of tracks. No way we would ever blatantly steal someone's previously record music. It was an idea that we knew had been
heard before in music and movies, but we created that bit all on our own.
drmetal8
Graphic Design
Maybe pick up the Sheer Heart Attack album and give it a listen? I'm only referring to the first 5 or 6 seconds of the song. (Before the music or singing begins.)
Drmetal 8; I know exactly the piece you are talking about and since
JO is HUGE Queen fan, the concept was probably squarely lodged
into his cranium for decades...thanks!
JO is HUGE Queen fan, the concept was probably squarely lodged
into his cranium for decades...thanks!
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