End of Silence [Import]

Product Description
The third album from German progressive metal hopefuls. Nine tracks. Massacre Records. 2004.

End of Silence,Dreamscape,Massacre,Heavy Metal,Rock/Pop

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End of Silence [Import]

Average customer rating: Not Much To Write Home About Awsome CD Christian Rock SUCKS Surprise, Surprise! I love RED!

End of Silence Red Manufacturer: Red Int / Red Ink ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: End of Grey Comatose Hearts of the Innocent The Art of Breaking Scars Remain ASIN: B000FIHJLU Release Date: 2006-06-13

Tracks:

1. BREATHE INTO ME
2. LET GO
3. ALREADY OVER
4. LOST
5. PIECES
6. BREAK ME DOWN
7. WASTING TIME
8. GAVE IT ALL AWAY
9. HIDE
10. ALREADY OVER, PT. 2

Album Description

Deriving from a variety of influences such as Muse, Chevelle, Blindside and Linkin Park, Red brings a unique blend of heavy guitars, intense string arrangements and dynamic vocals. They are quickly gaining fans with an exceedingly intense live show every bit as compelling as their debut cd. Already touring heavily in the mid-west and west coast, Red has quickly made many fans along the way. With over 20,000 friends on myspace, the band makes it a priority to write each and every fan back personally. Randy Armstrong says, "It is important that our fans see us as genuine guys who care." The songs on their debut release deal with the struggles that all humans face, while leading listeners to a place of redemption in the midst of the brokenness. Red hopes their music impacts people in a way that causes them to not feel alone in their struggles. Randy explains, "I hope that our music has a profound impact on people. You never know what people are dealing with in their every day lives, but I am willing to bet that at some point, we all have experienced the same feelings of anger, sadness, confusion, etc. Our music talks about a lot of those times that we have struggled dealing with those feelings and the situations that caused them. I hope our music makes them feel like they are not struggling alone." Produced by Dove nominated producer Rob Graves and mixed by Ben Grosse, End of Silence releases June 13th. The band will be touring with Day of Fire this spring then playing at many major festivals this summer and will continue to hit the road throughout the fall.

Customer Reviews:

Not Much To Write Home About.......2007-07-23

Red are a lot like what you hear on rock radio today. Comparable to Breaking Benjamin or Trapt, they have a vocalist who emotes with loud and clean vocals, and a band who can churn out the simplest, yet catchiest tunes. One exception though, even as a new band, Red severely lack the chops of their peers. The songs, if you can call them that, are often just half baked melodies and depend on the predictable sing-scream-sing formula. More often than not, you'll find a song floating away from a good idea and not returning. It should go without saying that if the generic song-titles weren't enough indication, Red aren't exactly travelling through uncharted waters. Don't be mistaken, unoriginality isn't always bad, as it's nearly impossible for a new band to be original these days, but Red just aren't yet up to the task of making something memorable. There is an interesting element to the music, thanks to a classy string section, but the album would be stripped of much of it's appeal and identity without it. The guitars are boring, the drums are simplistic, and the lyrics are quite trite and laughable. A good song will sound good even without lots of production, yet, if you took away the studio trickery of "End Of Silence," you wouldn't have much left. If you like your music safe and predictable, melodramatic and bland, then Red's debut might be up your alley. The potential, however, is there. Red can be a good band. But they need to sit down, write some actual songs next time, and not rely on so much production. As it is, however, there are far too many other bands doing this sound much better already.

Awsome CD.......2007-07-16

Where did they come from? I was looking to get the new Linkin Park but after I read mixed reviews people were actually recommending RED so I gave it a shot. RED gets more play than the new Linkin Park now. Great CD, no need to fast forward, just put it in and let it play.

Christian Rock SUCKS.......2007-06-21

I really like the song Breathe. I thought about buying the album until I discovered I was tricked into liking a song by a Christian "rock" group, lol!!! So much for Red...

Surprise, Surprise!.......2007-06-08

This is the second time this year that I went out on a limb and just bought some music that someone had recommended in their review of some other album (both of which were garbage albums from previously great bands).

This is the second time this year that I've been surprised at how good my "limb" decision music is (the other was Stage, which I've since decided is one of the greatest rock albums I've ever heard).

Although End of Silence is relatively short, it fills that time frame with great songs. The Already Over tracks are probably my favorite; they contrast each other perfectly with a mix of heavy riffs, piano, violin, and screaming/crooning lyrics that really set the tone for the whole CD.

The only negative that I found with the work, as a whole, was that RED seems a little short on variety, which could make the album a slightly predictable. It's certainly not redundant, though, and as they mature I'm sure they'll experiment with new sounds.

The Bottom Line: At 4.2 stars, it's a definite buy.

I love RED!.......2007-06-06

What all can I say? I love the band RED, I first heard of them through their song "Already over" on my Christian rock HITS CD, and I became a fan, and I became more of a fan when I bought this CD Of theirs, all of the songs are 100% awesome! I wasn't a huge fan of much hard rock until I started listening to more Christian rock groups, such as Seventh Day Slumber, Disciple, Pillar, P.O.D. etc... and now I love Christian rock music, and this album is really awesome, I think you all should buy it, if you like hard rock or Christian rock, you'll love this CD!

Average customer rating: A good value The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann Good mix of film music A mixed collection of movie music Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens

Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kamen | Kamen, Michael | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schifrin | Schifrin, Lalo | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Waxman | Waxman, Franz | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores In Session: Film Music Celebration The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music The Incredible Film Music Box ASIN: B00008WI90 Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

1. The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
2. The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
3. Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
4. Witness (Maurice Jarre)
5. Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
6. Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
7. Halloween (John Carpenter)
8. A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
9. The Fly (Howard Shore)
10. RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
11. The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
12. The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
13. The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
14. The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
15. Brainstorm (James Horner)
16. Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
17. My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
18. The Dead (Alex North)
19. Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
20. The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
21. Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)

Tracks:

1. Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
2. Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
3. Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
4. The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
5. Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
6. City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
7. Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
8. While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
9. Babe (Nigel Westlake)
10. The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
11. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
12. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
13. The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
14. A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
15. Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
16. Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
17. Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
18. Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
19. Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
20. Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)

Tracks:

1. To Die For (Danny Elfman)
2. The Player (Thomas Newman)
3. Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
4. Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
5. 2001 (Alex North)
6. Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
7. The Crow (Graeme Revell)
8. Blade (Mark Isham)
9. The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
10. Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
11. Scream (Marco Beltrami)
12. The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
13. Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
14. Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
15. Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
16. The Matrix (Don Davis)
17. The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
18. Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
19. A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
20. Pleasantville (Randy Newman)

Tracks:

1. Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
2. L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
3. Rounders (Christopher Young)
4. The Score (Howard Shore)
5. The Replacements (John Debney)
6. Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
7. The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
8. Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
9. XXX (Randy Edelman)
10. Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
11. The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
12. Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
13. The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
14. Cleopatra (Alex North)
15. Life As A House (Mark Isham)
16. Emma (Rachel Portman)
17. In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
18. Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
19. One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
20. Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
21. Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
22. Ice Age (David Newman)
23. Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

Customer Reviews:

A good value.......2007-05-17

I wasn't expecting to have 4 discs for this price, and the music is a quality selection of film music, giving a good scope of the genre, and a very listenable transfer.

The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25

This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
Very good value.

Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02

Good mix of films!
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23

For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06

I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up

Average customer rating: "It's a 74-minute Train Wreck" THE BEST ROLLINS ALBUM!! Now Swimming in the Mainstream High Energy power music The Good Ol' Bad Days

The End of Silence Rollins Band Manufacturer: Imago Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Weight Get Some Go Again Life Time Damaged Come in and Burn ASIN: B0000040OX Release Date: 1995-12-01

Tracks:

1. Low Self Opinion
2. Grip
3. Tearing
4. You Didn't Need
5. Almost Real
6. Obscene
7. What Do You Do
8. Blues Jam
9. Another Life
10. Just Like You

Album Description

UK reissue of 1992 album that's unavailable in the US. Remastered by Henry Rollins, the first disc includes one bonus track, 'Next Time'. The initial limited copies of the album include a bonus disc pulling together studio & live material including extended jams of previously unreleased material. Bonus disc tracks, 'Ghost Rider', 'Earache My Eye' (live in Sydney May 22, 1990), 'Do It' (live in Lyon March 2, 1992), 'Crazy Lover' (live April 25, 1992), 'Low Self Opinion' (live April 26, 1992), 'Tearing' (live April 26, 1992), 'Another Life' (live April 26, 1992), 'Lie Lie Lie' (edit 718), 'Move Right In' (live)/'Move Right In' (set 2) (live April 25, 1992), 'Jam' (with Vernon Reid) (April 24, 1992) & 'Jam' (with Butthole Surfers) (Lollapallooza '91). 2002.

Customer Reviews:

"It's a 74-minute Train Wreck".......2007-03-21

When I was in high school, I lifted weights in my parents basement for 2 hours every other day. This album was the workout soundtrack for 11th and 12th grade. It's the perfect music to try and punch yourself out to. By the end of the last song, "Just Like You", I would feel spent, rabid. Amazed that Hank still had some left at the end of that relentless 10 minute song. I can't hear any song of this album to this day without feeling that adversarial thrill of those cast-iron afternoons of my youth.

I'm 32 now, still work out seriously with weights, and listen to Hank quite often.

Hank taught me thru this album to be strong, to be self-defined as a person, to be my own person and believe in myself, to stand up and be unafraid. Who else could send a message like that, AND HAVE IT BE COOL?? Hank was like your guidance counselor, telling you to be positive and not to do drugs, but in way that was intense and interesting and made you want to go out and push the envelope with a dangerous mind.

Buy LIFETIME. Buy THE END OF SILENCE. Buy WEIGHT. Buy COME IN AND BURN. Buy GET SOME... Buy NICE. Buy HOT ANIMAL MACHINE. Buy HARD VOLUME.

THE BEST ROLLINS ALBUM!!.......2007-03-09

This is in my opinion the best ROLLINS BAND album. Full of anger and seething with hatred it literally begs you to punch something. LOW SELF OPINION is a great song and even seems to have a positive message from ol' Hank. My favorite though is BLUES JAM! It has some of the coolest lines in it and some REALLY fierce music. I saw ROLLINS BAND a few times in the 90's and man, they were a force to be reckoned with. This album is a must have for fans of heavy alternative music.

Now Swimming in the Mainstream.......2007-01-06

Those who loved the Rollins Band before this release knew one thing, "This was going to put the band on the map." And it did.

Lollapalooza. Major airplay. Thousands of jocks in cars bought by their parents pumping out the jams. It was a nightmare, yet oddly redeeming. Here was a band we always knew rocked, and now the masses were knowing it, too.

There's really not a loser on here. It's the perfect thing to listen to when depressed or angry beyond belief. It will fill you with hope, rage and lust. It's Nietschze put to music, and if you think that sounds incredible -- it is.

"The End of Silence" is just that. It was the end of the silence and the beginning of the rage. If you haven't listened to this yet, you haven't lived.

High Energy power music.......2006-11-01

I agree with the reviewer who said this is like harder King Crimson (who rule themselves). Chris Haskett on guitar is a METALLIC VIRTUOSO, pure and simple. Cain and Weiss on drums and bass are excellent, the power trio just RIPS it up on this, the best of Rollins' solo efforts. This is power music, why does it make my hands turn into fists?? I always thought the band should have done some more of the faster paced numbers, as opposed to the bone crushing stuff, but its all good. This is a good one to put on before (or after) you have to listen to a bunch of your co-workers whine about this or that, too bad Mr. Rollins couldn't come in and give them a piece of his mind!!

The Good Ol' Bad Days.......2006-07-11

I hope the rock world doesn't forget what a lightning bolt this album was "back in the day." Released a little after Nirvana's _Nevermind_ and Soundgarden's _Badmotorfinger_, it was just about as much a defining piece of the "grunge" movement as these two classics. It was also Rollins's first money-maker, as it was put out by a major label, giving he and his band the production values that they had always lacked in the indie world.

For these reasons, this puts _The End of Silence_ at a thrilling precipice, the one between Rollins's manic catharsis of his demons and his success to come. In a few words, Rollins's paranoia and rage never sounded as genuine after this. He put out a few decent albums after this (those which have the same nucleus as this version of the band--Sim Cain and Chris Haskett: _Weight_ and _Come in and Burn_), but he never sounded as RAW again. And punk underground values being what they are and were, this is the best-recorded document of the truly wild Rollins.

This is also when his band got absolutely tight, going between intense riff-rockers like "Grip" and mind-melting jams like the incomparably angry and schizoid "Obscene." The band only got better musically from here, as evidenced on the previously-mentioned releases (and the band is the main reason to listen to the latter-day Rollins before he fired his original players). Here, on _The End of Silence_, though, we have the complete emergence of a world-class "rage rock" act, full of monstrous chops and full-tilt out-of-control angst on Rollins's part.

So this was the more or less plain-spoken classic of the beginning of the grunge era. Where Kurdt used Rimbaudian poetic indirection and Chris Cornell & Co. opted for Sabbathy apocalypse, Rollins just came out and screamed about what frustrated him ("I'm so confused/ Can't find the line/ Between what I use and abuse"--"Obscene"). He continues this approach often to this day, but it's hard to believe it any longer. It probably just keeps him in his penthouse for another year to put out an album where he's toeing that line. I can still listen to _The End of Silence_ and believe that he's preaching the angry blues here to save his life. Since the music matches this sentiment from start to finish, it felt revolutionary in '91. Now, well, it's indispensable for those times when you just gotta punch a wall, right up there with _Master of Puppets_ and precious few other heavy albums.

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Classics Explained: Rite of Spring Stravinsky , Rahbari , and Brt Po Brussels Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Classics Explained: Pastoral Symphony An Introduction to Ravel's "Boléro" and "Ma mère l'oye" Classics Explained: Brandenburg Concertos 4 & 5 An Introduction to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak ASIN: B00007FPFN Release Date: 2003-07-15

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End the Silence Blindspott Manufacturer: 3D ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FPWZ3A Release Date: 2006-07-17

Tracks:

1. 1975
2. Drown
3. Dead Inside
4. Yours Truly
5. Lull
6. For This Love
7. IV
8. Coma
9. Cave In
10. Just Know
11. Face Down
12. Stay
13. Away from Me
14. Pray for Me
15. Stay [1,500 Dollar Remix][*]
16. Stay [Remix][*]
17. 1975 [Going Blind Remix][*]
18. Drown [Enhance Video Clip][*]

Average customer rating: Ba-Boom-A-Rang-Rang-Rang Beautiful! The music of pure rapture Beautiful, Stirring and a Wonderful Infant Relaxer A Great Drama Score

Children Of A Lesser God: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Children of a Lesser God Out Of Africa: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B000001P00 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Main Title
2. Silence And Sound
3. Sarah Sleeping
4. Rain-Pool
5. Underwater Love
6. On The Ferry
7. James & Sarah
8. Goodnight
9. Boomerang
10. Forgiveness/Winter Into Spring
11. Bach's Double Concerto In D Minor For Violins Second Movement-'Largo Ma Non Tanto'
12. Searching For Sarah
13. Love On The Couch
14. James Alone On The Pier
15. Joined
16. End Title

Customer Reviews:

Ba-Boom-A-Rang-Rang-Rang.......2007-02-24

Boomerang is one of my favorite songs off this album and I really love this movie as well. I rate DVD and album 5 stars!!!

Beautiful!.......2001-08-13

This soundtrack has always been very special to me. It was given to me as a gift years ago when the movie was released. Whenever, I need to escape the world and find a special place, I play this music. So smooth and gentle, it feels as if you are actually floating on the sound.

The music of pure rapture.......2000-04-26

One of the most stirring soundtracks of any film I can recall, much of this music can take the listener to a place so calm and thoughtful it seems as if time has ceased to exist. There's little conventional "melody", but instead sweeping washes of sound and chords which convey ambiguous, tender and searching emotional states. Sometimes pensive, sometimes mystical, sometimes passionate, it is truthful, complex music, whether intimate or grand. I like to play it while driving in the mountains. It has become indispensible to me!

Beautiful, Stirring and a Wonderful Infant Relaxer.......1999-07-16

When I heard this soundtrack during the movie, I was swept away with it's beauty, expansiveness and, oddly, its intimacy. It soothed me like no other instrumental body of work I had heard at the time--or since. When we had our first son in 1990, I would bathe him at night, bring him into the living room, put this on and put him on my chest. Within 5 minutes, he'd be asleep. It worked equally well for our second son. Beyond infancy, it was a calming resource on more than our fair share of family car trips. You and your family can't miss with this one.

A Great Drama Score.......1999-01-09

Michael Convertino definitely nailed it on the head with the score for the 1986 film adaptation of CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD. The score is gentle and uplifting, yet examines the underpinnings of humanity. "Rain Pool" and "Underwater Love" are cues that truly stand out in an album that conspires to bring the listener to the brink of tears. A good listen, if you're in the right frame of mind, and a worthy addition to any score collection.

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An Introduction to Schubert's Piano Quintet "Trout" Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Classics Explained: Pastoral Symphony Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak An Introduction to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 Classics Explained: Rite of Spring Classics Explained: Brandenburg Concertos 4 & 5 ASIN: B000076FX6 Release Date: 2003-01-21

Average customer rating: Amazing Debut The Best MUST HAVE album of 2003! Best CD of 2003 (so far)! They don't break the circle... Copy Protected CD = crippled

Watching in Silence Circle II Circle Manufacturer: The End ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Burden of Truth Tage Mahal Maniacal Renderings The Middle of Nowhere The Middle of Nowhere ASIN: B00008NUWR Release Date: 2003-05-05

Tracks:

1. Watching In Silence
2. Out Of Reach/Sea Of White/Into The Wind/Watching In Silence/Forgiven/Lies/Face To Face/Walls/The Circle/Fields Of Sorrow

Album Description

2003 debut album from amazing band built around former Savatage singer Zak Stevens, features 10 tracks. AFM.

Album Details

Includes the Video "Watching the Silence", a Screen Saver and Wallpaper.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing Debut.......2007-06-23

I was dismayed when I first heard that vocalist Zak Stevens was leaving Savatage after being part of some of the best metal albums ever. Had I known the result would be not one, but two great bands (Circle II Circle and Jon Oliva's Pain) stepping in to fill the void, I wouldn't have worried.

Circle II Circle debuted in 2003 with Watching in Silence. Rather than try to avoid Savatage comparisons, Stevens encouraged them by bringing on former bandmates Chris Caffery and Jon Oliva to help with the songwriting and production duties. The result is an extremely strong melodic metal album highly reminiscent of Savatage efforts Edge of Thorns and Handful of Rain (the title track Watching in Silence would have been right at home on either of these). Some of Savatage's more theatric and progressive elements are toned back and replaced by a more melodic, straightforward metal approach that is ideally suited to Stevens's powerful voice.

There really aren't any weak moments on this album. Just about every song could be considered a standout track. Zak Stevens gives another powerhouse vocal performance, and his supporting cast (who would summarily defect and join Jon Oliva's band) does a great job as well.

Watching in Silence is one of the strongest debut albums I've ever heard, and of course is a must-have album for all Savatage fans. Fans of melodic hard rock/metal bands like Last Tribe, Pretty Maids, Pink Cream 69, and Jorn Lande should also enjoy this album. Of course, fans of those bands should love Savatage in the first place, which brings this album back to must-have status for just about everybody!

NOTE: Early versions of Watching in Silence came in a very nice digipack instead of the standard jewel case.

The Best MUST HAVE album of 2003!.......2003-08-14

You could say Circle II Circle starts where Savatage leaves off, but in its own way has created its own identity as well as quite a devoted fan base. I bought the album because of Zak Stevens' amazing vocal talents, and the fact that most of the songs are co-written by Jon Oliva/Chris Caffery of Savatage fame, without ever having heard a single song on it. This album was released around the same time as Metallica's St. Anger, which I had high hopes for, but quite surprisingly, a new band still finding its walking legs has beaten out a mainstay giant like Metallica for my most favorite album of the year. "Watching In Silence" is a refreshing dive into musical integrity with brilliantly written songs that include a broad variety of guitar,keyboard, and vocal arrangements. From the classic headbanging rocker rhythms to the more semi-balladesque, this album has it all. It is quite easily an album that you can put on endless repeat and listen to over and over again. If this album is any indication of the future, then Circle II Circle will definitely have a successful journey ahead of them. I can only imagine what the next album is going to sound like since it's hard to top perfection. But one thing for sure, the boys of C2C are definitely going to turn some heads and make people take notice. See you on MTV!

Best CD of 2003 (so far)!.......2003-07-05

Savatage is one of my favorite bands of all time. Zak Stevens was one of my favorite singers of all time (I say "was" because he is now my number 1 favorite singer of all time). When I found out he was in a new band, I was ecstatic! Ok, on to the real review now.

After listening to the title track for months and months before the release of the album, my expectations were set extremely high. It sounds like a lost Savatage track! Needless to say, I bought the album a couple of weeks ago and not only did it not disappoint, but I can easily say that it's my favorite CD of 2003 so far.

The disc opens up with a great, heavy rocker, "Out Of Reach". No, it doesn't sound very much like Savatage, but that's not a bad thing at all. It's good to know that Circle II Circle have their own sound, but it's also good to know that the Savatage influences are there on several other tracks. "Sea Of White" follows and again, doesn't sound like Savatage. This song flat out rocks. It starts out with a killer bassline and the chorus is top-notch! Aaaaah, up next we have my favorite song on the album - "Into The Wind". It starts off very ballad-esque with beautiful vocals and then kicks into a KILLER chorus that is full of energy and emotion. I can listen to this chorus for hours on end, it's just perfect! And that riff that comes in in the middle of the song, wow, just wow! The title track follows. Great song, beautiful piano work, beautiful vocals. "Forgiven" is up next. This is probably my 2nd favorite on the album. The verses are very dark sounding and even contain Jon Oliva contributing some of the vocals! The chorus, again, is top-notch and reminds me a lot of some stuff on The Wake Of Magellan. "Lies" is my least favorite on the album, but it's still very cool. It's very heavy and not very melodic but there are cool riffs. It reminds me A LOT of "Complaint In The System" from Magellan. It has distorted vocals and has the same type of riffs (I can't explain what I mean by that, but if you hear it, you'll understand). The next song is great - "Face To Face". This isn't very Savatage-esque either. It's slower paced and very different sounding from anything else on the album. The next song, "Walls", is simply sublime. It starts off with beautiful piano and beautiful vocals and then acoustic guitars are added. The chorus is so beautiful and emotional. It has a Savatage feel to it, but still doesn't sound like anything they have ever written before. "The Circle" is another heavy rocker and one of my least favorites, but I really do enjoy it a lot (that just goes to show how much I love this album!). I didn't like it at first, but it really grew on me. The final song, "F.O.S." (Fields Of Sorrow), is amazing. It starts off slow and beautiful and then becomes heavier with fast vocals. The ending to this song contains the overdubbed vocals that Zak is famous for. This is the most Savatage-esque moment on the entire CD!

Wow, this review is getting too long, but I just can't stress enough how much I love it. And if you liked Zak's vocals with Savatage, his voice will blow you away with this album. Like I said, Zak used to be ONE of my favorite singers; now he's my favorite singer. I can't wait to see what this band is capable of in the future!

They don't break the circle..........2003-07-04

After taking a couple of years off to spend time with his wife and newborn child, ex-Savatage frontman Zak Stevens returns to the recording world with a little help from his friends...namely The Mountain King Jon Oliva and Chris Caffery -- both of whom are current staples in the Savatage/Trans-Siberian Orchestra juggernaut.

Watching In Silence is a full-out, ballsy metal production with obvious Savatage tendencies in melody and composition. That's not surprising considering Oliva and Caffery contributed alot toward the writing of the songs. If you've heard and like Savatage, particularly the Edge Of Thorns album, you'll like this as well. However, don't expect a carbon copy of Savatage. While there are heavy Sava-influences, this album stands alone quite well.

For those of you not familiar with Savatage, this album is a musical tapestry of heavy mid-tempo riffs blended seemlessly with the occasional soft spot to touch your heart. If you are looking for superfast double bass drumming and galloping guitar licks ala power metal bands like Iron Maiden, Helloween, Kamelot, and Stratovarius, you won't find it here. This is just a very straight-forward, somewhat progressive, heavy metal composition that should please anyone who was into 80's heavy metal and many who are into the current metal scene.

I have to give the Florida-based Circle 2 Circle band five stars on this effort because it comes highly recommended from me. It's quickly become part of my primary playlist and is a great pacifier until the next Savatage masterpiece comes out next year.

Copy Protected CD = crippled.......2003-07-02

This CD is copy protected and not labeled as such. I was unable to listen to it on two different computers and that is my only method of listening to it. I hope that Copy Protected CDs are clearly labeled in the future so I know not to buy them because I will not be able to listen to them! Its sad the way record companies treat their Paying Customers.

Average customer rating: Potential THIS is what Progressive Music is ABOUT!!!!! Age of Silence- "Acceleration"

Acceleration Age of Silence Manufacturer: The End Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Complications: Trilogy of Intricacy The Sense Apparatus Sideshow Symphonies Blood Inside In A Flesh Aquarium ASIN: B0002RQ32A Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

1. Auditorium Of Modern Movements
2. Acceleration
3. The Conept Of Haste
4. A Song For D. Incorporated
5. The Green Office And The Dark Desk Drawer
6. The Flow At 9:30 AM
7. Of Concrete And Glass
8. 90 Degree Angles
9. I No Longer Know If I Am Mad
10. Synthetic, Fabricated, Calculated

Customer Reviews:

Potential.......2005-11-23

Acceleration is a pretty good album that begins better than it ends. When "Auditorium of Modern Movement" blasts out of your speakers, the intro of the song teases you into believing that you're about to indulge in some amazing avant-garde. Unfortunately, as the song progresses past the intro, it loses a bit of it's edge. The song was still pretty awesome though, so no dissapointment yet, then it's on to track two. Track two is also a pleasant listen, and you find yourself tapping your foot to a certain catchy piano melody. At this point, you've made up your mind that this is a good CD, but something is still missing. You realize this album could have used

Better production - Sure, you can hear everything clearly. But if the sound was fuller, more ambient, more atmospheric, sonic, dynamic and lush--this album would have been a knockout. Every instrument on this album, including the vocals, sounds cheap and synthetic. It's a metal album with the dynamics of techno music, in other words. Of course, for some, that could be a good thing.

Expanded songs - This album gets a bit noisy from time to time, the ideas, while great, aren't expanded enough for maximum flow, length, and feel to their music.

But make no mistake, this is a good album. It's creative, unique, and if you love Lars Nedland--it's a must. Hellhammer fans maybe a bit dissapointed. If you want to hear some good Hellhammer drumming, Sham Mirrors by Arcturus is the path to which you must take.

As a fan of bands like Arcturus, Opeth, Frantic Bleep, Winds, ect this is my view on Age of Silence's debut, "Acceleration".

Adios!

THIS is what Progressive Music is ABOUT!!!!!.......2005-01-31

No rules, awesome playing, new melodies, fresh thinking, and even a slightly cynical yet humorous message.

This reminds me of some of the more creative bands of the mid 70s. This is a more cohesive production than Winds, which most of the members were participants in. I hope this is not a 1 shot deal with this band/concept. I want more....

If you like creative music, that has no pre conceived notions (Event, Mars Volta, Mid 80s Crimson, etc) then you will certainly love this from the first listen.

Age of Silence- "Acceleration".......2004-09-29

So my order from The End records finally came in and I can proudly say it was worth the wait. The debut of Age of Silence, a side project of a side project, is titled "Acceleration". The guitarwork is simple yet effective. It is primarily used as the rhythmic instrument although you will hear maybe a few melodies being played over the course of the album. The keyboards of Andy Winter (Winds) act as the lead instrument and work well off of the crunchy guitar rhythms. Drumming: It's Hellhammer, what else can I say ;-) . His double bass tricks never fail to amaze me. In the vocal department is where AoS excels most. Lazarre's voice is beautiful, original, and overall just "fresh". The lyrics are a puzzling concept. There are references to "D Inc." and "P+S" in more than one song, but it's hard to figure out what the concept of the album really is. There are multiple references to "concrete" and "invoices" which gives the impression the concept is something about the hell of the modern world, but I'd like to hear other people's opinions on this. Even though the lyrics may sound mundane, the presentation is rather poetic. The most beautiful track by far is "90 (degree) Angles". "A Song for D. Incorporated" is also one of the most prominently good songs on the album. There is only one "bad" song, and that is "I No Longer Know If I Am Mad" because the spoken words on it are annoying. Thankfully it's only two minutes or so. With members of Winds and Borknagar playing, it's no wonder that this album is, well, good!.

Average customer rating: Intricate EP

Complications: Trilogy of Intricacy Age of Silence Manufacturer: The End Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Hard Rock & Metal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Acceleration Red For Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey, Pt. 1 Sideshow Symphonies Blood Inside The Mantle ASIN: B000B5XSUI Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. The Idea Of Independence And The Reason Why It's Austere
2. Mr. M, Man Of Muzak
3. Vouchers, Coupons And The End Of A Shopping Session

Customer Reviews:

Intricate EP.......2007-04-04

With a lineup that features members of Borknagar, Winds, and Mayhem (they've got Hellhammer!), Age of Silence seems at first glance like a black metal supergroup. Instead, the band serves up some truly innovative and intricate (hence this EP's title) progressive metal. Who knew these corpse-painted blasphemers had it in them? I guess I shouldn't be all that surprised after hearing projects like Green Carnation and Winds.

The 2005 EP Complications: a Trilogy of Intricacy is the band's follow up to their well received debut album Acceleration, and finds the band further defining their progressive metal sound. It's on par with Winds' material, or perhaps a less aggressive Borknagar. It's still undeniably a metal album, but it's far more progressive than aggressive. And when I say progressive, I don't mean Dream Theater or Vanden Plas. I'm thinking more on the lines of a metallic King Crimson here.

At just 16 minutes, Complications really doesn't give us much more than a taste of things to come, but if these three songs are any indication, Age of Silence's next full length album should be impressive. Hopefully the band members' other commitments won't cause too much of a delay.

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