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Audio CD (27 Sep 2004)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Spv
ASIN: B0002I7422
Other Editions: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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1. The Dark Secret 4:13 �0.79

2. Unholy Warcry 5:53 �0.79

3. Never Forgotten Heroes 5:32 �0.79

4. Elgard's Green Valleys 2:19 �0.79

5. The Magic Of The Wizard's Dream 4:30 �0.79

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4.0 out of 5 stars Much too over ambitious, 26 Oct 2004

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Relapsody seem to be running out of ideas. Their songwriting has deteriorated into a pale imitation of its glorious former self. All too often the melodies used here are reminiscant of earlier, and superior material. At least that ghastly narrator of old has been replaced by the sinister Sauruman, and the piddly string quartet by a majestic orchestra. The epic choirs are truly astounding, and are the highlight of this album.

However, blending the soundtrack to Lord of the Rings alongside playful Medieval folk songs just doesn't work. The storyline has also become more important than the actual music itself, with too much emphasis placed on narrative passages. The tales of Dargor etc. should not outweigh the importance of delivering a solid piece of music. One example undertaken by Fabio is so cringeworthy it hardly bears thinking about -you would have thought the Italians would have learned correct English vocal phrasing by now!

On this album Fabio seems to be loosing his voice in places. It sounds strained and cracked next to the rich tones of the operatic backing singers. I also found most of the lead guitar solos were repetetive, and became tiresome after a few listens. Many of the drum patterns are too similar, and the same tempo is often employed throughout the album -just like the last one in fact!

Its not all bad, and there are some truly magnificent moments, yet the material is not consistant enough to warrant high praise. My advice would be to pick up an earlier album bearing the same name, which for me has yet to be surpassed. Better still, why not try the latest of Luca Turilli's solo work "Prophet of the last eclipse", a truly outstanding masterpiece.

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5.0 out of 5 stars UNBELIEVABLY perfect!!, 7 Oct 2004

By	Batista (UK) - See all my reviews

This album takes my breath away

Still am i engrossed by its combination of metal and symphony, infact so engrossed i need to get off the computer and listen to it right now!

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!

(joey de maio from ManowaR produced the cd so this makes it even better! and the legendary christopher lee completes the masterpiece!)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Sorry Luca, but this is dreadful, 18 Jan 2005

By	I. Alnasrawi (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've bought every album Rhapsody have done, as well as Luca Turilli's solo CDs, but I really think they've lost it on this one. This new album sounds like it's using a lot of their old ideas, but not so well as before.

Sadly, as a guitarist Turilli seems to be going backwards - his solos are getting very simplistic and repetitive - and Rhapsody the band has now entered a strange situation where a keyboard player (Alex Staropoli) is playing far better solos than his guitar couterpart! In fact, Staropoli's work is one of the few enjoyable things for me on this CD.

The other impressive thing is the sound of the voice choir - apparently directed by Manowar's legendary Joey DeMaio - it sounds fantastic! The studio production as a whole sounds very good.

Rhapsody and Turilli's past has seen several great songs on previous albums, and I've always given them a chance because I've believed that if they could just sort out a few problems they would be a great band:-

LYRICS - very poor English, mispronounced and sung badly by Fabio Lione, so the songs as an unfortunate result just lose credibility and impact.

MEANING/POINT/PURPOSE - the story Turilli weaves is just getting more complex but aimless - what is it all for? The songs just don't hold any story together.

Sadly the music has become boring... Not even Joey DeMaio and Christopher Lee could it...

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