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CIRCUS 2000 — Circus 2000

This one of little masterpiece I have. I consider this band one of plus convincings in Italy and Europe for this kind of music. The voces part of this album is terribly very hots but all members of this band (of course...) are xtremely hot. I suggestion buy this records for this reasons.

Posted Thursday, June 24, 2004, 15:43 EST | Permanent link

CIRCUS 2000 — Circus 2000

Citcus 200 are considered still today an of the better band that the Italia Prog and seventies bore! Listening to this LP is not alone the voice to hit me, but all the band that shows of not to have rival. I do not believe that to cite a song instead of another one give back justice to an immense band! A disc for those that love the seventies... But not only!

Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2005, 13:24 EST | Permanent link

CIRCUS 2000 — Circus 2000

Certainly the Circus 2000 are one of the better band of the Italian Prog. Today certainly forgotten. Nevertheless very present.

I wanted to intend here to review to signature Cesare Parmiggiani in the number of March 1971 of the monthly "La Cucina italiana" (that it is not taken care of music), just to understand how was treated to the period this band. "How many times we recorded in this page happened of groups foreigners in our country. Now,it looksat the case, we are in a position to signal a disc of four local young men that put on firm the social reason CIRCUS 2000, and that are doing noise and cash on the foreign market.In Holland are already in exclusive with a big publisher, wich has taken also for it happen the right. Then in Belgium and in France and also in America are courted with more than series intention. In Italy, how they have done acquiantance? Across the television, naturally. Are itself in: "Chissà Chi Lo Sa", "Tanto Per Cambiare" and "Gli Amici Del Bar" (an Italian television shows [Mandrakeroot addition]). They they have shown to Milan and Rome with intelligent programs in the big locals. The CIRCUS 2000 is a group for the new generation. So it say itself in turn. And, in effects, the definition can be accepted. The long-play can confirm it. Its sound is not more aligned with the rules of the old connect English, become now examples of custom, more or except for to condemn, but that some years does knew to say some thing of unpublished and revolutionary, but has a more reflective mailing. With everything this is adapted to a typically Anglo-Saxon atmosphere. In conclusion, are Italian that go to do a little of school in England. We propose the engraving to the young that love to renew itself also in the musical interest and to severe devotes of sets to light music"

That other to add? ...Soon agile too much.

For always yours, Mandrakeroot.

Posted Wednesday, March 08, 2006, 08:20 EST | Permanent link

Genesis is a band you can take or leave, now I don’t hate there music, however Peter Gabriel’s vocals, to leave nothing for me to find interesting. I know that a lot of people find this album along with many other of there so called classics the best prog rock albums ever, however to me, this album didn’t do it for me.

The first three songs, Dancing With The Moonlit Knight, I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe), and Firth Of Fifth have okay music, however I can no get passed the vocals, the solos on firth of fifth are called some of the best solos ever, and I thing that is a big over statement considering David Gilmour’s solos on Echoes and Comfortably Numb, Steve Howe and Rick Wakemans’s solos on CTTE and awaken, and countless others such as Rush, Led Zeppelin and even to a band that I don’t really like but the mars Volta. Also I know what I like, is quite boring and with very weak vocals.

I have to say that The Battle of Epping Forest was quite a good song, and for me personally this was the high point of the album. however it very boring and takes about 4 minutes unill it starts to get good and then the lyrics and vocals are just ok. the music however the music is quite good good, but i still would not recomend this song.

The rest of the music on this album (After the Ordeal, The Cinema Show, Aisle of Plenty) just didn’t do it for me. The Cinema show is extremely boring track, and after the ordeal is average. The aisle of plenty is really a weak track, the vocals are horrible and the lyrics are weak, however it is kind-of-cool how this song goes back and revisits the rest of the album.

Overall, this album is very overrated, and I really can recommend it to anybody. I know people say that this album is awesome, and that’s why for a while I realy wanted to listen to the album that was suppose to be the best prog album ever. And so when I did I was shocked at how people can like it.

Get GTTE - Yes, Atom Heat Mother – Pink Floyd, Tales From Topographic Oceans – Yes, Days of Future Passed – Moody Blues, or Weasels Ripped My Flesh or Hot Rats – Frank Zappa

There is better music out there than this, and please don’t be fooled by how many people like it, make your mind up for yourself.

Personly i rate this album a 1 out of 5

CRIMSON GLORY — Transcendence

A perfect Progressive Power Metal Masterpiece!

That could be enough but finally isn't, when it comes to describe that jewel, the second record by Crimson Glory and a milestone in metal history, that influenced many copists and young metal bands. The debut album was great too, but "Transcendence" is without doubt CG's highlight. The production is perfect, glass clear and powerful (what a band sound!), you even can hear all instruments perfectly, the songwriting in epics like "Painted Skies" (what a melody!), "In Dark Places" (lyrically the best they ever did), the unbelievable intensive ballads "Lonely" (never heard a song like this, purely beautiful!) and the title track or the atmospheric "Burning Bridges". "Transcendence" came out in the same year as Queensryche's masterpiece "Operation: Mindcrime" (1988), which are from both bands the absolutely career-highlights. Crimson Glory is a band with grateful musicians, but the leadsinger Midnight stands out with his unreached high steel-voice and set the formidable songs the crown up on head. "Transcendence" shines from start to finish as one of the best metal releases in the late 80's and all times. If you like intelligent metal music, no way leads around this all-time classic, which still sounds as fresh and great as it came out! There is no weak or average track to find, believe me, this is pure perfection! The band never reached this level again, they completely lost ground with "Strange And Beautiful" and never came back where they once belonged. The first album and especially "Transcendence" are mentioned as the band's classics and are essential for fans of Queensryche and US-metal. This is as fine as metal gets!

10/10 points

Posted Wednesday, June 15, 2005, 17:05 EST | Permanent link