Tales of Mystery & Imagination

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As unlikely as the idea seems today to use the suspense-filled stories of Edgar Allan Poe as the basis for an album of rock tunes, listeners in the 1970s--who were barraged with such high-flown concepts during the heyday of prog-rock--turned the record into a major hit. The Project actually scored a Top 40 hit with "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather." Thanks to FM radio overplay, however, "The Raven" is probably the album's best-known track today. The 1987 CD version of "ToMaI" differs somewhat from the original vinyl. Parsons dropped in synthesizer parts to modernize the album, and added an opening recitation by Orson Welles. But the integrity of the original is maintained well enough, and the album remains a classic excuse to dim the lights, pour a glass of sherry (amontillado, natch), and break out the headphones. --Daniel Durchholz

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Tales of Mystery & Imagination

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Finally......
ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EDITION

Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Alan Parsons
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OFP8O4
Release Date: 2007-05-07

Tracks:

Dream Within a Dream [Instrumental]
Raven
Tell-Tale Heart
Cask of Amontillado
(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude [Instrumental]
Fall of the House of Usher: Arrival [Instrumental]
Fall of the House of Usher: Intermezzo [Instrumental]
Fall of the House of Usher: Pavane [Instrumental]
Fall of the House of Usher: Fall [Instrumental]
To One in Paradise
Raven [Original Demo][*]
Edgar [Demo of an Unreleased Track]
Orson Welles Radio Spot [*]
Interview with Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson [1976][*]

Tracks:

Dream Within a Dream [1987 Remix][Instrumental]
Raven [1987 Remix]
Tell-Tale Heart [1987 Remix]
Cask of Amontillado [1987 Remix]
(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether [1987 Remix]
Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude [1987 Remix]
Fall of the House of Usher: Arrival [1987 Remix]
Fall of the House of Usher: Intermezzo [1987 Remix]
Fall of the House of Usher: Pavane [1987 Remix]
Fall of the House of Usher: Fall [1987 Remix]
To One in Paradise [1987 Remix]
Eric's Guide Vocal Medley [*]
Orson Welles Dialogue [*]
Sea Lions in the Departure Lounge: Sound Effects and Experiments [*]
GBH Mix: Unreleased Experiments [#][*]

Album Description

2007 digitally remastered two CD Deluxe Edition of the debut album from the Alan Parsons Project. featuring the original 1976 mix of the album, the 1987 remix and eight previously unreleased bonus tracks! Recorded at Abbey Road in 1975 and released in 1976, the idea for the Project came from manager and writer Eric Woolfson, who saw his role as an auteur, bringing together some of the greatest talents in music to bring to life Poe's sinister, gothic tales. Enlisting the white-hot production whiz-kid Alan Parsons, fresh from his work with Wings and Pink Floyd, the duo set about making dreams reality. The album remains a singular, compelling work and can be seen as a bridge between Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon and Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds. Universal.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Double CD Deluxe Edition of the Album Classic that Remastered by Alan Parsons Himself and Partner Eric Woolfson. This Special Package Includes the Remastered Original 1976 Edition, the 1987 Remix (Which Incorporated Dialogue by Orson Welles!) and Eight Previously Unreleased Tracks. Recorded at Abbey Road in 1975 and Released in 1976, the Idea for the Alan Parsons Project Came from Manager and Writer Eric Woolfson, who Saw his Role as an Auteur, Bringing Together Some of the Greatest Talents in Music to Bring to Life to Edgar Allan Poe's Sinister, Gothic Tales. Woolfson Enlisted the White-hot Production Whiz-kid, Fresh from his Work with Wings and Pink Floyd, to Set About Making Dreams Reality. This Spectacular Debut Recording Remains a Singular, Compelling Rock Musical Work that was a Clearly Logical Step for Parsons to Take on his Own after the Accolades of "Dark Side of the Moon".

Customer Reviews:

Finally.............2007-07-17

I have three copies of the Mobile Fidelity version of this CD from 1994 (because it's so great and I got a couple of them used), but aside from that, you couldn't get the 1976 version of this album on CD until now. I'm amazed that it took so long to release this version. The remastering job that was done on this entire package is amazing, and the booklet and photos show how much care was put into this edition. Doesn't matter whether you prefer the '76 or '87 versions, they both sound phenominal.

As for me, I prefer the '76 version because it sounds much more haunting, especially "Fall of the House of Usher". I would never argue with what Orson Welles' narration brought to the newer version, it's great. I just feel that the older version was more organic and more intense. This is one of those albums to put on headphones after midnight and listen start to finish. It doesn't even seem like separate songs, it's one whole piece with so many different moods that set up each other.

For example, after the "Prelude" to "Fall of the House of Usher", cracks of thunder, an ominous organ, and then a deceptively pleasant melody for "Arrival", and then Intermezzo, which sounds eerie enough intself before "Pavane". This is such a gentle piece with mainly harpsichord and harp that sets up and gradually segues into the brutal "Fall". This part is so much more frightening on the '76 version, and part of it is due to the way it begins creeping through in the last 30 seconds of "Pavane". I'm sure you'll get a chill from "Fall", especially if you've closed your eyes and imagined the story of the "Fall of the House of Usher" through each part. Finally, after that, "To One in Paradise", which sounds like Poe's biography in four minutes. Or, as Eric Woolfson put it, an epitaph.

With some Alan Parsons fans who are only familiar with the albums from "I Robot" on, you might not know about this one because it was originally issued on another label and took so long to be released on CD (at least, the original version was). Also, it didn't really have any hit singles, even though a couple were released and didn't chart all that high. Don't miss out on this new reissue. In addition to getting both versions, you get some great bonus tracks that feature an informative interview with Parsons and Woolfson, some demos, and the great original Orson Welles voice parts.

Finally, I need to take a minute here. Kudos to a classic rock station in Kansas City, I think it was KYYS. I was there in 2004, and they not only played "System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether", but they played the original version!

ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EDITION.......2007-07-02

This set caps the re-release of the first four AP-supervised remastered titles (three more to follow in September '07, and the final three in December).

For this edition, for the first time on CD, we finally get the original 1976 mix of the album that started it all. While I definitely prefer the '87 remix, there are passages in the original I also enjoy, so it's great to finally be able to compare the two, especially in glorious, remastered form.

In the additional material, there are two excellent spoken-word pieces: One, Orson Welles' entire original recitation, sans music/effects, and also a very enjoyable 8+ minute 1976 radio interview with AP and EW.

The booklet is a wonderful, detailed labor of love, with a great essay.

If you're an APP fan, this is an absolute must-own.

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... just when I was wondering for the meaning of perfection...
Casting a dark shadow
Para mi, junto con I Robot, son los mejores
Poe Fan
They should have left it alone

Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Alan Parsons Project
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001FN3
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

A Dream Within A Dream (Instrumental)
The Raven
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Cast Of Amontillado
(The System of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether
I Prelude
II Arrival
III Intermezzo
IV Pavane
V Fall
To One In Paradise

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As unlikely as the idea seems today to use the suspense-filled stories of Edgar Allan Poe as the basis for an album of rock tunes, listeners in the 1970s--who were barraged with such high-flown concepts during the heyday of prog-rock--turned the record into a major hit. The Project actually scored a Top 40 hit with "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather." Thanks to FM radio overplay, however, "The Raven" is probably the album's best-known track today. The 1987 CD version of "ToMaI" differs somewhat from the original vinyl. Parsons dropped in synthesizer parts to modernize the album, and added an opening recitation by Orson Welles. But the integrity of the original is maintained well enough, and the album remains a classic excuse to dim the lights, pour a glass of sherry (amontillado, natch), and break out the headphones. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

... just when I was wondering for the meaning of perfection..........2007-06-29

Luis Mejia (son)- Although the incredible duo of Parsons and Woolfson has always released all their albums alike, this is truly an incredible debut for Alan Parsons in the world of bands. He shows the great experience of being a music engineer. No one expected but less, this album is musically complex, serious and about (casually) my favorite writter, Edgar Allan Poe. Even when it was the last album I heard of them, mainly because it wasn't that famous, I knew in that instant that it was their best. The songs that explode the album's potential are A Dream Within A Dream and The Raven, being both a sound innovation, with electronical arrangements and voice distortion, a mild orchestra and best of all the incredible voice of Alan Parsons. Another song that is expectacular is The Cask Of Amontillado, even though the music is mostly played by an orchestra ,the lyrics about the poem and the incredible voice applied is amazing. The Fall Of The House Of Usher is a song that shouts in every aspects how Parsons know what he's doing, almost a classical composition.

How to forget The Tell-Tale Heart, even when it doesn't express the tension and horror of the poem and it's situation, is another song that fits perfectly. To One In Heaven and (The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether are very popular songs among all their works, appreciated later in time 'cause the album wasn't very popular at the time of the release, but this 2 songs show Parson's inclination to pop and to more comprehensible and soft sounds later expressed in his other works.

The album also starts a long time collaboration and friendship with the singers John Miles and Chris Rainbow. Being a dark, cultural piece it differences a lot from the other of the Project's albums such as Eye In The Sky, but it shoes every little aspect that The Alan Parsons Project showed through their later career.

Casting a dark shadow.......2007-05-16

The first of The Alan Parsons Project albums set the footprint for his career to follow: choose a concept and then base progressive, highly structured and immaculately produced music around it. In the case of "Tales Of Mystery," it was Edgar Allan Poe. My original copy of this was on vinyl, a reissue of the 20th Century Records release with a second version of the cover, depicting a bust of Parsons somewhat wrapped in mummy-bandages. (The long shadow on the CD cover minus the mummy photos was the original cover.) Featuring several of APP's soon to be regular cast, collaborator Eric Woolfson and members of the groups Ambrosia (Parsons produced the debut "Ambrosia") and Pilot, it was the kind of album that got labeled "head music" in the seventies. Perfect for listening to with headphones or while hanging out with friends in a room full of black light posters while probably not 100% sober.

Some 30 years later and more often sober while listening to CD's, this album holds up well for its first half. The trademarks of APP appear in songs like "The Raven" and the instrumental "Dream Within A Dream." There was even a minor hit single as "The System Of Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather" slipped into the lower reaches of the top 40. The album's final Beatlesque ballad, "To One In Paradise," sounds worthy of Abby Road and is indicative of hits to come - think of "Time."

On the other hand, the 15 minute "The Fall Of The House Of Usher" is a soundtrack in search of a video accompaniment. While a younger and more - ummm... - 'stimulated' imagination might have filled in the picture, it now just sounds like background buzz. While I don't mind the stentorian narration Parsons added from Orson Welles for the 1987 CD release, the additional synthesizers and solo guitars are an irritant. They could have left well-enough alone, but since CD technology was the shiny new thing at the time, I don't blame Parsons for wanting to tweak the new version. After all, I still have my 12 inch vinyl.

As far as its place in the APP discography, I probably prefer "I Robot," "Pyramid" and "Eye in the Sky" ahead of "Tales Of Mystery." But for shear audacity (mixing classics of literature with rock music was considered pretty risky in 1976), the Alan Parsons Project debut still can stimulate.

Para mi, junto con I Robot, son los mejores.......2007-04-06

Este disco tiene la particularidad, de que su concepto es basado en los cuentos de edgar allan poe. La introduccion narrada por orson welles es genial, (yo solo la sustituiria por Vincent price, ya que el actuo muchos de los cuentos de poe), luego vienen 3 de las canciones que mas me gustan de toda la discografias de APP, esta son The raven , tell tale heart y cast of amontillado, que dicho sea de paso, son, junto con el asesinato de la rue morge y el pozo y el pendulo, los cuentos de poe que mas me gustan.

Este fue el segundo disco que compre de APP, y sin duda alguna, junto con el de I robot, son mis preferidos.

Poe Fan.......2007-03-31

If you're a Poe fan and you grew up in the 70's....well, need I say more? Is and always has been an GREAT album and cool tribute to the Master of Horror.

They should have left it alone.......2007-01-09

I love this album. I'm one of the relative few who bought it when it first came out in 1976. But they really shouldn't have messed with it when they decided to release a remastered version. Yes, I love the Orson Welles narration that they added, but the new guitar parts really annoy me. For anyone who listened endlessly to the original LP, the new guitar parts sound very 80's and stand out in a bad way. I wish people would learn to leave well enough alone. Other than the cheesy guitar parts (and the final, totally boring, song), it's a classic album. It's too bad APP went commercial on their next LP, but it happens to the best of them.

Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1: Film & Television Music

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Great compilation - and that's just the first half.
The best of Elfman!!!
Great Collection, A LIttle Too Eclectic
What Great Music
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Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1: Film & Television Music

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Release Date: 1990-10-15

Tracks:

Excerpts From: Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Excerpts From: Batman
Excerpts From: Dick Tracy
Excerpts From: Beetlejuice
Excerpts From: Nightbreed
Excerpts From: Darkman
Excerpts From: Back To School
Excerpts From: Midnight Run
Excerpts From: Wisdom
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Excerpts From: Big Top Pee Wee
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Customer Reviews:

Great compilation - and that's just the first half........2005-09-14

I first got this on cassette in the summer of '94 and listened to it every day, drawn by its thematic range and compositional depth. And that was just side-one.

Elfman pioneered the sound that drives today's movie adaptations of comic-books and darker-themed children's stories. Side-One kicks things off with a rollicking, hyper-cartoonish theme from the first Pee-Wee movie - the one where Pee-Wee searches for his beloved bike. Elfman's theme contains layers of different rides - on tightropes, highways, in the middle of a NASCAR rally - which rudely yet melodically crash into each other.

The Batman entry actually contains several pieces - the opening credits, the extended sequence in the cathedral and the climax - which show Batman's darkened extreme at its "Frank Miller" best. (Dir. Tim Burton couldn't sustain the mood in the next sequel, and the franchise took a turn towards the camp of the TV series with the next 2 movies.)

The theme for "Dick Tracy" is perhaps the most romantic on this disc, a quality that surpasses the theme's comic-book origins, but ends on an ironic note that's pure Elfman.

"Beetlejuice" (opening & closing credits) gives Elfman's childish ID a chance to stretch its legs, or in this case, slam-dance.

"Nightbreed" is an enigma wrapped in a dark mystery, and that's just Elfman's score. Elfman's work on this movie is as good as the movie wasn't, having a more powerful narrative than the script - easily the best track on the entire disc, one likely to exceed the movie in its dose of chills.

"Darkman" doesn't quite rise to the occasion, though the score may be hobbled by the movie itself, which seldom surpassed one of the many "Batman" clones of the early 1990's. "Darkman" (the movie, I mean) excelled as a parody of many comicbook staples (the wronged hero, the relentless villain, the scientific breakthrough with just one flaw), but not enough to escape being largely anonymous. Within those constraints, it's still a moving if scary piece.

When is Elfman not like Elfman? When he was in the mid-late `80's and scored "Back to School" (A Rodney Dangerfield vehicle) and "Midnight Run". Horns in "School" bring it closer to Elfman's over-the-top style, while "Run" sounds like a love-theme for the run-down, out-of-the-way parts of America that seldom appear in Elfman-movies. "Run" is a fun score for a fun movie - it's nothing like Elfman's previous work but it perfectly captures the on-the-road-without-a-map craziness of the movie.

To this day, I don't know why I never ventured to Side-two, but it's irrelevant. Even half this disc is worth it

The best of Elfman!!!.......2005-09-05

I was obsessed about getting this CD right from when I heard about it. I found it at the library and was so excited about it, and it didn't let me down. In fact, it was a lot better than I expected. It's a fun and creepy (strange mix, but it really works!) collection of Danny Elfman's film and television soundtracks. The first track, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, is probably my favorite. Also, I really like Batman and Wisdom. Batman is creepy and dark, and Wisdom is just weird, in the best possible way.
I'd recommend this to anyone who likes film music, or everyone who is even the tiniest bit an Elfman fan. It's amazing!

Great Collection, A LIttle Too Eclectic.......2003-08-19

You should be able to tell from the movies and TV shows listed here whether or not you'd be interested in this collection. It's a little too eclectic for my tastes (hence only 4 stars) but better than volume 2. I think thatthe miscellaneous collected ites here along with the previously unreleased stuff should make this worth buying. Especially if you're a fan of Elfman's movie soundtrack work.

What Great Music.......2003-05-11

I fell in love with the music of Danny Elfman when Beetlejuice came out. There was something different about the music that he made. When Edward Scissorhands, and then Nightmare Before Christmas - I knew this man was a musical master. Its the verbal form of surrealism.

super.......2003-04-17

What a great CD. Danny's music is so original and inventive. this CD contains his pre 90's quirky, gothic music. it's all very well written and beautifully orchestrated. batman and darkman contain some really excellent long, dark, gothic cues that really take u away from reality. in my opinion no one, apart from howard shore, is as inventive and original as danny in the world of filmmusic. he far surpasses the repetitive works of williams or horner. buy this, and volume two, and keep supporting one of the greatest film composers of all time.ohh...and buy fellowship of the ring and two towers by howard shore....amazing work!

Poe: More Tales of Mystery & Imagination

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Eric Woolfson's Finest Musical
Super Poe
No it is not APP.
mixed legacy
"SIMPLY PUT : A MASTERPIECE"

Poe: More Tales of Mystery & Imagination
Eric Woolfson
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Album Description

Full title - Poe - More Tales Of Mystery & Imagination. The creative head of Alan Parson's Project issues the unofficial achievement of 'More Tales Of Mystery & Imagination', recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Sony. 2003.

Album Details

The Head of Alan Parson's Project Finally Realizes his Vision of a Follow Up Album of his 1976 Million Seller "Tales of Mystery and Imagination".

Customer Reviews:

Eric Woolfson's Finest Musical.......2007-06-30

Prior to meeting Alan Parsons back in the early 1970s, Eric Woolfson had written a number of songs inspired by the poetry, prose, and life of Edgar Allan Poe. When the two eventually decided to collaborate with one another on many of the songs as well as the overall concept that Eric conceived, the result was the uniquely innovative "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" by The Alan Parsons Project. Any fan of that album really would enjoy listening to Eric Woolfson's "POE: More Tales of Mystery and Imagination." The musical centers on Poe himself and the direct relationship many of his creative inspirations had with the actual events in his life. While this new Woolfson release is intended to support future stagings of his musical, it behaves very much like a studio "Project" release. The musical itself premiered in Studio Two of Abbey Road in November of 2003, and, moreso than any recent musical, truly deserves a full production in the finest theaters London, New York, and Los Angeles have to offer. But in the meantime, do not let another day pass without having one of the finest "Projects" in your compact disc collection. ~ Eric's favorite songs: Somewhere in the Audience & Immortal ~ My favorite songs: Somewhere in the Audience, The Bells, & Goodbye To All That

Super Poe.......2005-09-12

Desde que se creó Alan Parsons Project, con sus cuentos de misterio, este albúm hace un eficiente nuevo homenaje a Edgar Allan Poe. muy buen cd

No it is not APP. .......2005-09-02

This is not an APP work and that is to the good. I am also a great fan of APP but must admit that APP has its own style. Eric's Poe is a work that stands on it's own in every way. Indeed only Wings Of Eagles calls back to the best of APP. The other songs are seemingly free of the restriction.

This is album that will be loved by fans of the modern rock musical. Like the "Work in progress" release of Chess this makes the listener wish to see it on stage. The swing from musical style to style from slow and hart wrenching to narrative to explosive coral will leave you begging for more.

I have had this CD playing on repeat for the last day and a half and have no desire to change it.

mixed legacy.......2005-04-24

I bought this work because of Eric's involvement in APP. Having previously purchased Freudiana, I was aware of Eric's stage leanings. If you have the Freud tribute, listen to "Sects Therapy" to get an idea of how "The Murders on the Rue Morgue" will come across in its quirkiness. Freudiana's "No One Can Love You Better than Me" is bit like "Train to Freedom". POE's "The Bells" is... well, go read the poem. If you are annoyed by how many times the word "bells" is repeated, you may be annoyed with this song. These songs are the ones I picked on first because they were clearly written with a stage production in mind, and the ones least likely to please people expecting a Project album. "Goodbye to All That" is another stage song, but for the life of me, I can't get the catchy tune out of my head. Analogous to humming "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" after watching the Wizard of Oz. For that matter, my kids love the Rue Morgue: "Play the Murder song!" they'll beg.
With that said, the rest of the album can be described as near-Projectonian. There a couple great instrumentals, "Angel of the Odd", and P&P P2. Steve Balsamo has a great voice, worthy of a Project singer. "Wings of Eagles", "Somewhere in the Audience", "Pit and the Pendulum", "Tiny Star" and "Immortal" could have been on an APP album and any faithful Project fan would have been very happy.
The pedestrian listener may not like this album for what it is, but I feel that a true music fan and the true Project fan will find plenty here to wrap themselves around and enjoy alongside classic Project albums for many years to come.

"SIMPLY PUT : A MASTERPIECE".......2005-01-19

"Dark Side of the Moon" Alan Parsons Signature Release
This release is Eric Woolfson's "Dark Side of the Moon". Listening to this CD sent me on a journey. A journey that I had not been on for at least 15 years. When the last cut, "Imortal", ended, I immediatly cried for more. Hence; the journey began for a second time. This time through, I enjoyed it even more. If you are an Alan Parsons fan, this disc should be in your audio library.
RickeG

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... just when I was wondering for the meaning of perfection...
Casting a dark shadow
Para mi, junto con I Robot, son los mejores
Poe Fan
They should have left it alone

Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Alan Parsons Project
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Tracks:

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The Cask Of Amontillado
(The System Of ) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether
The Fall Of The House Of Usher: I. Prelude
The Fall Of The House Of Usher: II . Arrival
The Fall Of The House Of Usher: III. Intermezzo
The Fall Of The House Of Usher: IV. Pavane
The Fall Of The House Of Usher: V. Fall
To One In Paradise

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Customer Reviews:

... just when I was wondering for the meaning of perfection..........2007-06-29

Casting a dark shadow.......2007-05-16

Para mi, junto con I Robot, son los mejores.......2007-04-06

Poe Fan.......2007-03-31

If you're a Poe fan and you grew up in the 70's....well, need I say more? Is and always has been an GREAT album and cool tribute to the Master of Horror.

They should have left it alone.......2007-01-09

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The wision is so close behind!
a short but honest review
Satisfactory melodic metal album
A Modern Traditional Metal Classic
How overrated...

Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Nocturnal Rites
Manufacturer: Century Media
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Customer Reviews:

The wision is so close behind!.......2006-10-09

The title of my review is a joke, of course, alluding to the lead singer Ander's thick accent. I took a listen to this album before buying and decided to purchase when I heard the Queen-esque breakdown in Ring of Steel. Now, I find that this album and Sacred Talisman (also by NR) are two of my favorite power metal albums. I will echo other reviews and say that NR's best work by far was with Anders. Each song on these albums is memorable, fun, and catchy. The newer albums are alright at times, but seem cookie-cutter and homogeneous. In my opinion, early NR runs circles around the Hammerfalls and Stratavari of the world.

a short but honest review.......2006-03-12

one of my first heavy metal albums since my old university years in Chile. even this is de secon album most of people think is first. This and sacred talisman are the classic and best work of Nocturnal Rites . TO Say simple the voice of Zackrisson made a totally different sound talking about the similar music in heavy metal melodic groups, Guitars and harmonics are constantly shouting and telling to you that this is the real classic heavy metal.
i was very sad when knew Zackrisson left.... Then the band took the tipical progresive way that you find in to many bands today
In my collection this is top ten
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Satisfactory melodic metal album.......2004-09-12

If you enjoy melodic European heavy metal, this is a moderately satisfactory album, with no innovations a all in any department,but very professionally performed.

A Modern Traditional Metal Classic.......2002-09-04

This band, hailing from Sweden, has been doing traditional metal alot longer than there coutrymates Hammerfall. Starting out as a death metal band, they evolved to the classic/power metal band they are today slowly. This album stands as their best to me, seeming to be a mixture of Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and Riot's Thundersteel if it had Uriah Heep's original singer Dave Byron. All in all, an AMAZING album, the sweep solos done by their lead guitarist are alot more memorable than Yngwie's and the riffs rule !

How overrated..........2001-02-05

I was driven to this CD because of the title.I thought it would be a pack of good songs,and blah,blah,blah.But in my opinion,the sound is very 80's nostalgic,and,by the way,a bit unoriginal.Zackrisson is a very weak singer,and it's really noticeable how a black metal singer tried to switch to a more melodical style,and failed miserably.The only rescuable of this album is the guitar work.Norberg and Mannberg do it really good,and they sound as if they could give even more than they did in this album.Getting rid of the awful singer,and working their capacities to the top,this band could be really interesting.But,with things at this point...

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Tales of Mystery and Loneliness

Manufacturer: Lavender Sky
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BD35VW
Release Date: 2005-02-10

Tracks:

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
GLADIATOR
TOO MANY PEOPLE
LAST MAN ON EARTH
YOU CAN'T FEEL
BAD GIRL
SUN GOD
MYSTERY AND LONELINESS
HATE ABOUT LOVE
I WILL NEVER DIE
THEN I'D HAVE NO CHOICE
JUST ANOTHER DAY IN L.A.
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO
I'LL WONDER WHERE
THE SUMMER IN THE WIND
LONG WAY FROM HOME

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16 tracks

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LOST IN AUSTIN
Glenn Meganck
Manufacturer: Hitman Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005MIV0
Release Date: 2001-07-15

Tracks:

Make A Girl Cry
Something I Can Believe
Lost In Austin
We Only Talk About The Weather
Floating
Love's Cruel Sea
The Ghost I See Tonight
Thousand Year Day
Is it Everything?
The Man Who Would Disappear
Damned
Picket Fence

Album Description

This is the first album in a decade by singer/songwriter Glenn Eric Meganck. As J.R. Ripley, the artist is the author of the critically acclaimed Tony Kozol mystery series featuring guitarist and amateur sleuth, Tony Kozol. Lost In Austin, produced by Gold/Platinum awarded Merel Bregante (whose credits include Loggins& Messina, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dan Fogelberg and others), showcases Glenn Meganck's versatile songwriting skills. Songs that make you think and make you move and groove. You'll love it!

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After "Annyland," I was hooked
fresh face and sound

Little Black Dress & Other Stories
Anny Celsi
Manufacturer: Ragazza Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C8ARZ
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

'Twas Her Hunger Brought Me Down
Little Black Dress
Summer Fling
Day After Tomorrow
It Hurts/My Heart/To Hear/Your Voice
All I'm Gonna Say
Empty Hangers
Can't Win 'Em All
So Many Bad Dreams
He's Always Looking At The Sky
Wicked Little Heart
Shut Out The Shine
No Time Like Now

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After "Annyland," I was hooked.......2005-05-25

With lines on "Annyland" such as "Stars like diamonds on a rich man's tie" and songs like "She Walks In The Door" as well as the tongue in cheek "27" ("It all happens at 27/You reach for heaven or you hit the wall/If it doesn't happen at 27/It's never happenin' at all"), California's Anny Celsi is a truly alternative voice. Just plain great folk. I'm thrilled to see her in wide release since "Annyland" is still on my playlist with a signed CD from when Anny Celsi and I headlined at an artists' fair.

fresh face and sound.......2004-07-21

I stum'bled on Anny Celsi in doing a search for the song 'Summer Fling." I bought the disc and am very pleased and have shared it with others who now are fans. Great find! I look forward to her later works.

Artemiy Artemiev - Five Mystery Tales of Asia

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Artemiy Artemiev - Five Mystery Tales of Asia

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000FWE702

Product Description

1. Honk Hong (17:15) 2. Flying Eagle (12:13) 3. Jorney Under the Great China Wall (11:23) 4. Mysteries of the Ming Dynasties (13:21) 5. One Night on the Khangay Mountain (10:13)

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