Light and shadow, sometimes a bit bulky !!!

Once I had to air my first disappointment with the new Avantasia publication with a points rating, I have after the great success of the two plates me again sat down and I listened to the two parts again in peace.
And after the tenth attempt I have to admit that one a points classification was wrong. In this lousy note, I have to admit honestly, flowed my personal contempt for the person with Tobias Sammet inside. But that should not make it so. Because it's all here at the music that makes the artist and not the evaluation of his character.
Therefore, a scoring delete it from me recently and I again went in and saw me as such, and yet I can not get more than 3 points the work Avantasia The Wicked Symphony and Angel Of Babylon. Why, uh, that's actually quite simple. Approximately half of the two CDs sounds pretty superfluous and Avantasia plate unworthy.
On the one hand we have progressively tinged Metal masterpieces à la the two title songs, the great Blizzard on a Broken Mirror (Klasser vocals of André Matos), the Power Metal anthems Wastelands and States of Matter, which, on Magnum reminiscent Opus Journey to Arcadia the Judas Priest regular Headbanger Scales of Justica and absolutely sick but brilliant Death is just a Feeling (Jon Oliva of Savatage runs here again on top form).
However, on the other hand the gap filler Your love is evil, Rat Race, Down are in the Dark, Alone I remember, Crestfallen and The Edge and to SCROLLING in these mentioned pieces About presence of the Creator and the Lord Sammet Jorn Lande. Although the country one of the best rock and metal is singer of the new millennium, affects his performance on this double CD a little too much for me. Less is often more. Since Sammet would have preferred one of his other ingenious guests such as Russell Allen (Symphony X), Tim "The Ripper" Owens (ex-Judas Priest, ex-Iced Earth), Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween), Bob Catley (Magnum) or Klaus Meine (Scorpions) can sing along one or two songs. Then the whole thing would become more varied.
In addition, the two total failures. Once Black wings that was sung by a certain Ralf Z., who has already participated in the two operas Metal. I felt his former post even as a worst vocals in addition to the whole master singers. And this time it's no different. Only his mediocrity alongside the greats of the genre (Klaus Meine and the Ripper, for example) stands out even more than next to the Rob Rock anno 2001/2002 lesser known.
The second total failure in my opinion is the Gothic-tinged song with a certain Cloudy Yang. Who the f ... is Cloudy Yang? Hm, no idea, some Gothic T .... who sang the backing vocals on the Avantasia Tour 2008. So the song sounds as I press always quick to Skip.
Overall, it would have been really better to perpetuate the best songs from both CDs on a that would have done better the quality. Then the tracklist in my opinion would be as follows:
1. The Wicked Symphony (with Russel Allen and Jorn Lande)
2. Wastelands (with Michael Kiske)
3. Scales of Justice (with Tim "The Ripper" Owens)
4. Dying for an Angel (with Klaus Meine)
5. Blizzard on a Broken Mirror (with André Matos)
6. Runaway Train (with Bob Catley, Jorn Lande and Michael Kiske)
7. Forever Is A Long Time (with Jorn Lande)
8. States of Matter (with Russell Allen)
9. Stargazers (with Jorn Lande, Michael Kiske, Russel Allen and Oliver Hartmann)
10. Angel of Babylon (with Jorn Lande)
11. Death is just a Feeling (with Jon Oliva)
12. Blowing Out the Flame
13. Promised Land (the version with Michael Kiske and Jorn Lande)
14. Journey to Arcadia (with Bob Catley and Russel Allen)

That would have been what: 14 Killer, No Filler and then it will come with the highest grade.