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I + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Sep-23-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Lucid Dreaming Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : The Chronicles Pt. I Label : Limb Music ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ah! Limb music, power metal! was my first ║ │ │║ thought when I received this album. And indeed, ║ │ │║ Lucid Dreaming is a new project from German ║ │ │║ guitarist, Till Oberboel (Elvenpath), in which ║ │ │║ he follows the footsteps of fellow compatriots ║ │ │║ Tobia Sammet (Edguy) and Tarek Maghary ║ │ │║ (Majesty), who alongside their main bands also ║ │ │║ operate on their own projects Avantasia and ║ │ │║ Dawnrider. Of course were dealing with a concept ║ │ │║ album here, based on The Chronicles Of Prydain ║ │ │║ novels by fantasy author Lloyd Alexander, ║ │ │║ dealing with Welsh mythology. Except for the ║ │ │║ compositions and the lyrics, Till has also been ║ │ │║ responsible for all the bass- and key parts and ║ │ │║ some of the guitar parts on the album. The other ║ │ │║ instrumentalists are his Elvenpath colleague ║ │ │║ Oliver Rossow and Michael Petrick (Synchronic) ║ │ │║ on the lead guitar and Philipp Koch (Synchronic, ║ │ │║ Opalessence) on drums. And of course we have a ║ │ │║ long list of guest vocalists. There are no big ║ │ │║ names here, like it is the case with Avantasia ║ │ │║ for example, but that's also irrelevant really. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ It is all one big cliche, but that shouldn't ║ │ │║ spoil the fun. Musically it is all equally ║ │ │║ cliche and exactly what you can expect from a ║ │ │║ project of this type: melodic power metal with a ║ │ │║ symphonic touch and, due to the concepts ║ │ │║ character, influences from Celtic/folk corners. ║ │ │║ Unfortunately its not as grand or spectacular as ║ │ │║ you might have expected or hoped for. Musically ║ │ │║ Lucid Dreaming leans towards compatriots like ║ │ │║ Majesty, Wizard, Paragon and co. but doesn't ║ │ │║ manage to match those bands, and what we have ║ │ │║ here is rather simple, thirteen-in-a-dozen power ║ │ │║ metal. With Motherless Child, The Quest For The ║ │ │║ White Pig, Land Of Darkness, Where Evil Rides ║ │ │║ especially the galloping headbanger The Price we ║ │ │║ do get a couple of highly respectable power ║ │ │║ metal tracks. The rest of the material varies ║ │ │║ from average to below average and the (semi-) ║ │ │║ ballad Side By Side is right-on horrible in my ║ │ │║ opinion. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In general the music is a bit too long-winded ║ │ │║ and the songs don't have any real highlights. ║ │ │║ The use of different singers is of course good ║ │ │║ for the variety. Unfortunately not all singers ║ │ │║ are as convincing and also vocalists like a.o. ║ │ │║ Elvenpath colleague Dragutin Kremenovic, Alexx ║ │ │║ Stahl (Roxxcalibur), Leo Stivala (Forsaken) and ║ │ │║ Thassilo Herbert (Dragonsfire) arent that well- ║ │ │║ known and therefore unfortunately not really ║ │ │║ recognizable. The female vocalists Jutta ║ │ │║ Weinhold (Zed Yago) and Ruth Knepel ║ │ │║ (Opalessence) even see to earal torments ║ │ │║ regularly and drag the songs down with their ║ │ │║ performances at times. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The Chronicles Pt. 1 is really not a bad album, ║ │ │║ but it also doesn't have what it takes to rise ║ │ │║ above the average and match the likes of ║ │ │║ Dawnrider, Fairyland or Fogalord (who last year ║ │ │║ debuted strongly with A Legend To Believe In). ║ │ │║ The title, as well as the fact that the album ║ │ │║ covers only two novels of five from The ║ │ │║ Chronicles Of Prydain, imply that there will be ║ │ │║ more records. So lets see that as a second ║ │ │║ chance, because this debut is not really it yet. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Till Oberbo▀el - Guitars ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Guest Musicians: ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Philipp Koch - Drums ║ │ │║ Michael Petrick - Guitars (lead) ║ │ │║ Oliver Rossow - Guitars (lead) ║ │ │║ Torsten Thassilo Herbert - Vocals ║ │ │║ Ruth Knepel - Vocals ║ │ │║ Leo Stivala - Vocals ║ │ │║ Jvo Julmy - Vocals ║ │ │║ Jutta Weinhold - Vocals ║ │ │║ Jordan Cutajar - Vocals ║ │ │║ Jason Conde-Houston - Vocals ║ │ │║ Eva Kreuzer - Vocals ║ │ │║ Dragutin Kremenovic - Vocals ║ │ │║ Chris J. Marino - Vocals ║ │ │║ Alex Stahl - Vocals ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Introduction [01:01] │ │ 02 - Motherless Child [07:38] │ │ 03 - The Quest For The White Pig [06:44] │ │ 04 - Side By Side [07:25] │ │ 05 - To Caer Dathyl [11:34] │ │ 06 - Swords For Prydain [08:04] │ │ 07 - Land Of Darkness [06:10] │ │ 08 - Where Evil Rides [07:01] │ │ 09 - The Price [07:53] │ │ 10 - No Turning Back [06:40] │ │ 11 - Farewell [06:03] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [76:13 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘