Abydos

Product Description
Since the early 80s, Andy Kuntz has played leading roles in musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Rocky Horror Show, Evita and Nostradamus, while at the same time fronting Vanden Plas and elevating it to one of the most important progressive metal groups in Germany. Inspired by the spirit of the Seventies, Kuntz‘ experiences extend far beyond song composition and vocals, as he contributes substantially to every aspect of the final production. This album is sure to appeal to fans of Vanden Plas and Progressive Rock in general, whether at its roots in the 60s and 70s, or at its current incarnation on record store shelves.

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Abydos

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Holy mother of God, this album is amazing...
Abydos?
An epic
TITLE OF MY REVIEW
Outstanding prog metal

Abydos
Abydos
Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002LR8LQ
Release Date: 2004-09-13

Tracks:

The Inhabitants Of His Diary
You Broke The Sun
Silence
Far Away From Heaven
Coppermoon (The Other Side)
Hyperion Sunset
God's Driftwood
Radio Earth
Abydos
Green's Guidance For A Stategy Adventure Game
Wildflowersky
A Boy Named Fly

Album Description

Since the early 80s, Andy Kuntz has played leading roles in musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Rocky Horror Show, Evita and Nostradamus, while at the same time fronting Vanden Plas and elevating it to one of the most important progressive metal groups in Germany. Inspired by the spirit of the Seventies, Kuntz` experiences extend far beyond song composition and vocals, as he contributes substantially to every aspect of the final production. This album is sure to appeal to fans of Vanden Plas and Progressive Rock in general, whether at its roots in the 60s and 70s, or at its current incarnation on record store shelves.

Customer Reviews:

Holy mother of God, this album is amazing..........2007-06-12

This cd has everything: it is honest music with great lyrics, great concept and great arrangements. Even great artwork. Andy's voice is superb, his range is awesome, flawless. The riffs on "God's Driftwood" and the orchestration in "A Boy Named Fly" will blow your mind, this is pure talent. Great rock opera. Essential.

Abydos?.......2006-06-20

Excellent CD! Like Vanden Plas? You're gonna love this one! Another prog masterpiece from Andy Kuntz. In response to the earlier reviewer, "Homer Simpson", that asked, "WTF does Abydos mean?" ...Abydos, lies in the eight nome of Upper Egypt, about 300 miles south of Cairo, on the western side of the Nile and about 9.5 miles from the river. It spreads over 5 square miles and contains archaeological remains from all periods of ancient Egyptian history. It was significant in historical times as the main cult center of Osiris, the lord of the netherworld. The Egyptians believed that the mouth of the canyon at Abydos was the entrance to the underworld.

An epic.......2006-05-26

Welcome to one of the most underrated album ever. I should not say underrated, more like ignored. Because I have yet to meet one person who actually listened to this album and didnt rate it high. Ignored and unpublicized are the right words. It took me over a year after the album was released to discover it. And that was only because it has Vanden Plas' vocalist Andy Kuntz on it. Wow, how easily such a classic can slip under the radar.
Now to to the music itself. Folks, this is all you can ask from prog metal. It has crunching riffs, stellar musicianship, complex arrangements, soaring vocal harmonies and most importantly very melodic songs.
It starts off with a small but powerful drum-centric intro and then move onto the album opener 'You broke the Sun' that starts off lightly and then picks up symphonic steam. Very Dream Theateresque in style, we then segue into the more metal 'Silence'. Stefan Glas and Michael Krauss show that they are not taking any back seat in this album. After the beautiful ballad 'Far away from Heaven' comes the heavy 'Coppermoon' which would fit right in any Vanden Plas album. Now Abydos up the ante by introducing orchestral arangements. 'Gods Driftwood' and the title track 'Abydos' have some really moving moments. The final track 'A boy named fly' goes through all emotions on the album, with enough ideas in this song itself for lesser bands to make a whole album out of.
Is it another Vanden Plas album, you ask? No. There are a couple of moments where the singing (obviously) and some riffs sound very Vanden Plas-like but overall Abydos has its own signature sound. I rate this album higher than anything Vanden Plas has ever done. This is not something that Andy Kuntz just put together overnight. Apart from the excellent music it has a fantasy story line (unlike the run of the mill plot based albums) and excellent production.
Highly Recommended.

TITLE OF MY REVIEW.......2005-05-07

As I was eating pepperjack cheese- i was listening to Abydos- by the way wtf does abydos mean? Good stuff- If you like Vanden Plas- you need to add this to your collection

Outstanding prog metal.......2005-01-11

Well when saw that the singer for Vanden Plas was the singer in this group, I thought I'd give it a whirl, and they blew me away. Musically, they are just like Vanden Plas - same vocals, same soft/heavyness...same keyboards...same everything really...but VP are awesome...so you can expect more of the same.

I would put this CD up alongside any Dream theater or Savatage one. The production is amazing, very crispy...clean...and very metal. I'm surprised I haven't heard of this CD until I saw it in the CD store.

One word: Essential.

Scott

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Abydos
Abydos
Manufacturer: Inside Out
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000LX45LQ

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As good as "Old Lions!"

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Anubis Spire
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002NURXU
Release Date: 2004-07-20

Tracks:

Revenants
Back To Abydos
Drama, Trauma and Awkward Grace
Hope In Transition
Two Fools Left (live Bass Solo)
Blues For Akhenaton
Love From Nothing At All
Delta To Delta
Same Book/New Pages
Whirling Toward Shambalah

Customer Reviews:

As good as "Old Lions!".......2004-12-04

Any Anubis Spire music is welcome in this time of soulless drivel but these early out takes and live recordings are really a pleasant surprise. The songs here are some of the best Bill and the band have released. I'm surprised that "Drama, Trauma and Awkward Grace" wasn't included on the debut cd and "Blues for Akhenaton" makes me wish they'd release a live cd one of these days. The best thing to me is that we finally get to hear guitarist Bill Mackechnie playing tribute to his hero, Jimi Hendrix, in "Delta to delta" and "Love from nothing at All". Just awesome! No Anubis Spire fan should be without this cd!