[Heeplist] [NHC] Some Great New Music

[DAVID M SHERROD]

They are a lot more folk on this album, but I kind of like that, overall they have the same basic sound, as for European metal I am sick of the growling, and the opera vocal, but I still like how they are more classical based than blues based, and both VOA and Serenity have a clean male and  female vocals that are not opera and I just like the mix of male and female vocals, Serenity sounds a bit like Kamelot and they added a female singer to the lineup giving them two outstanding singers. DS

Dave Crookham <crookham at peoplepc.com> wrote:

>I think I've kinda burned out on Eurpean prog metal for now. How did Blood 
>Ceremony go from an organ drenched sound to kinda something that sounds like 
>a folk rock version of Jethro Tull? I don't hate it, but how do you just go 
>and totally changes genres?
>
>Dave
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: DAVID M SHERROD
>Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 12:49 AM
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>Interesting, I think the new Blood Ceremony is their best yet, I will say I 
>find the metal bands to be the most interesting, and a pretty decent year 
>with band's like Serenity and Visions of Atlantis putting out the best 
>albums that I just can't stop playing, I also like the new live album from 
>Rhapsody of Fire, and band's like Kingcrow, and Circus Maximums also have 
>strong album's this year along with Firewind and Evil Masquerade. DS
>
>Dave Crookham <crookham at peoplepc.com> wrote:
>
>>It's been a boring year for my music-wise so far. I'm much like Dave S. in
>>that I primarily listen to stuff I haven't heard before. Not really any
>>keepers except the new Purple CD, and that doesn't even compare to their
>>glory days, it's just so much better than most of the post Blackmore
>>material. I was anticipating some new CD's from bands I've liked in the
>>past, but band like Blood Ceremony (is this even the same band?) have let 
>>me
>>down greatly.
>>
>>Now in the last week or 2 I've gotten 2 great CD's that will stay in my
>>collection.
>>
>>The first is The Black Star Riders _All Hell Breaks Loose_ CD. I got into
>>Thin Lizzy late. For some reason when their material came out in my teens I
>>just didn't get it. Some time in my 40's, I finally gave it another shot
>>(mostly because of the Gary Moore connection) and fell in love with it. 
>>When
>>Scott Gorham announced they were doing new material I kept an open mind but
>>wondered what they could come up with. Now with my 50th birthday looming in
>>a couple of weeks (hard to believe I met a lot of you guys in my early
>>30's!), Gorham's Black Star Riders deliver an absolute gem. This CD shows 
>>if
>>nothing at all that Gorham was a huge part of the Lizzy sound. This 
>>actually
>>sounds like one of the best Thin Lizzy records period. Ricky Warwick's
>>vocals are perfect for the group, and there is no filler here at all. Next
>>to Jailbreak, it's as good as any Lizzy record first track to last.
>>
>>The second is John Elefante's _On My Way To The Sun_.  The former Kansas
>>singer works under his own name this time rather than Mastodon which he
>>released the excellent 3 CD under 2 or 3 years ago.  If you didn't know
>>better, at times you would think this was an Elefante fronted Kansas CD.
>>Much of it sounds tempo wise like his Kansas work, but some of the musical
>>interludes would fit right in with Leftoverture or earlier era Kansas. In
>>fact Rich Williams and David Ragsdale of Kansas do make appearances. As a
>>long time Kansas fan, this is like manna from heaven. It is far superior to
>>Kansas offshoots like Native Window or Steve Walsh's solo stuff. Highly
>>recommended for any Kansas fan. One warning: Elefante is primarily a
>>Christian artist, and his lyrics are a bit more overtly Christian than 
>>Kerry
>>Livgren's typical Kansas lyrics. Still a must buy.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>
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