Now to the actual, the contents of the two CD's of Earbooks. Six pieces. Except for "Miracle Machine" the Ballädchen, all are bombastic partly overloaded, often difficult to access, but consistently awesome, and the typical Blind Guardian sound In order to properly interpret the material, to deliver us Blind Guardian here and to bring everything into the right context in no way sufficient once listen here. Since yesterday afternoon, both CD's rotate alternately in my player, and what was invades my hearing is from time to time to understand!
All twelve tracks that tell this mythological story, structure-free (not so in the classical structure of verse / bridge / chorus) come along. To respond individually to each song is beyond the scope of an Amazon review blasting, because these are the songs. By building, easy to complex But let me say that Progressive fans here exists an absolute feast for the ears from the first note. Those who already could not do anything with the last couple of albums of Blind Guardian have better ears of this, because there will be nothing for you to change. I pull even a comparison with a different musical genre: Not everyone likes the Mozart comes with Wagner or Schoenberg cope.
For me, the former artistic highlight of the guys around Hansi Kürsch. Although I also have to say but, for concert performances seems to me this heavy stuff not very useful. What has been created here is more suited to smoking a pipe to populate the domestic living room chair and to ponder on the meaning and significance of this work, as in halls or in open air to to celebrate. But in this direction Blind Guardian developed already longer. With Beyond the Red Mirror transformation for progressive metal band is now completely finished. I am very excited about the upcoming tour because too much BTRM could be there a shot in the oven!
