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DISC 1 - PARTIE CLASSIQUE
1. Palladium
2. Dies Irea (Verdi)
3. Ombra Mai Fu (Händel)
4. Adagio (Dvorák)
5. Spider-Man Medley
6. Presto (Vivaldi)
7. Montagues and Capulets (Prokofiev)
8. The Imperial March
9. Stabat Mater Dolorosa (Pergolesi)
10. Unholy Trinity
11. In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg)
12. Pirates of the Caribbean Medley
13. Indigo
14. The Last Crusade
15. Sensorium
16. Quietus
17. Chasing the Dragon
18. Feint
DISC 2 - PARTIE EPICA
1. Never Enough
2. Beyond Belief
3. Cry for the Moon
4. Safeguard to Paradise
5. Blank Infinity
6. Living a Lie
7. The Phantom Agony
8. Sancta Terra
9. Illusive Consensus
10. Consign to Oblivion |
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 15 / 20 |
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Finally after two year of waiting time there is something new for Epica! But it is not really new...It is a Live album with the symphonic orchestra and choir in the Miskolc International Opera Festival, in Hungary. I was a bit afraid because the concept of playing with a symphonic orchestra never work so well with metal bands. (I am thinking about Therion and co...) But I should keep my prejudices out for Epica, which is still one of the best creative bands these few years. Moreover S&M of Metallica with Michael Kamen is one of my favorite albums.
My first impression was according the bad recordings found on internet. I was very disappointed by them and decided to wait the official recording version of Epica playing with the orchestra and choir.
When I got finally the opportunity to listen to the final version I have been positively impressed by the quality of the production and sound. However the choice of the songs was quite surprising. It is in two part. First part is some classical or movie music arranged by Epica to match Epica`s music (cf Symphonic Metal). This choice is particularly dangerous, because some music sounds perfectly good without any arrangement. I think Epica succeeded quite well this difficult challenge even if it is strange to have “The Imperial March” close to “Stabat Master Dolorosa”. It is at this stage of the album that the beautiful singer Simone Simons appears for the first time. We can regret that she did not sing more in the first part. I think sometimes that the symphonic music during this live on this album is a bit flat compared to the original symphonic music and that the drums are too much present and strong. The second part is whatsoever a normal Live show of Epica, even if there is an orchestra and choir which is hardly noticeable (and still a bit flat).
Globally this album is good and it is a real pleasure to listen to. Perhaps it was for them the good choice to adapt some existing classical songs and not to adapt too much their own songs.
7/10
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