Dreamland Manor

Artist: Savage Circus
Label: Dockyard
Category: Music

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Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4260085620104
ASIN: B000A6UWJS

Release Date: 2005-09-08

Dreamland Manor

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Tracks:

Evil Eyes
Between the Devil and the Seas
Waltz of the Demon
Tomorrowland
It - The Gathering
Beyond Reality
When Hell Awakes
Ghost Story
Born Again by the Night
Evil Eyes [Video][Multimedia Track]

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Album Details

Debut Album from the Power Metal Band Led by Former Blind Guardian Drummer Thomen Stauch.

Customer Reviews:

Sounds just like old Blind Guardian.......2006-03-03

I was not happy with Blind Guardian's Opera album. Maybe that is why Thomen left, to continue to play the kind of music that band is known for. If you like their earlier stuff like Follow the Blind, then this CD is for you. Same paced rhythms, same aggressive guitars and basically the same type of vocals. All just produced so much better. I think this is a good album, doesn't do anything new, just more of the same. If you want to add another old Blind Guardian CD to your collection, run don't walk to get your hands on this. You won't be disappointed. If you were a fan of Night at the Opera, be cautious.

Blind Guardian meets Iron Savior...that's it..........2006-02-15

"Dreamland Manor" is the new album by this new superband(?) consisting of Jens carlsson and Emil Nordberg (PRESUADER), Thomen Stauch (BLIND GUARDIAN) and Piet Sielck (IRON SAVIOR).
If you're looking for something completely new, something never done before and very original, this is not the album for you. If you want some old-new straight headed and mindblowing power metal, this is the album for you.

It's a very good album, with great performances from all the musicians. Great choruses, fast drumming and blazing quitar riffs, everything very powerful and intnse. Long songs with lots of changes of rhythms and solos. I have to give these guys the credit they deserve. They know what they're doing. But I'm afraid that's it for me...There is nothing new in this album. The formula is the same and practically, if you let me, worn out.

With a singer that sounds like BLIND GUARDIAN'S Hansi Kursch, with BLIND GUARDIAN's drummer, and the IRON SAVIOR guitar sound, and choruses. If you've listened to BG and IS before, it's nothing new. It's like they've taken the principal elements from each band and put it together, without the originality I expected. Musically, the band is more in the IRON SAVIOR vein, but with a more melodic and folk touch.

Last Iron Savior album was quiet disappointing for me. So that's why I expected something better this time. But it seems that Piet needs a time off the studio to think deeper and better ideas.

There are some good moments, though, in which the album takes off, like the opening "Evil Eyes" or "Between the devil and the seas"...

Three stars for the power and the attitude. Only 3 stars for its lack of originality and for being...for me, another power metal album...

Should get the respect it deserves.......2006-02-12

So...you Blind Guardian/metal fans want to know about this CD: an offering from a band called Savage Circus which is comprised, in part, of a significant piece of Blind Guardian's much revered past.

I read all of the reviews here and elsewhere on the Internet about this sounding extremely like Blind Guardian's classic albums: Tales from the Twilight World (1990), Somewhere Far Beyond (1992), and Imaginations from the Other Side (1995). I bought this CD for that reason. I was blown away and somewhat amused by it, actually.

You should know by now that the drummer of Savage Cirus is none other than Thomen "The Omen" Stauch, original member of Blind Guardian and their drummer for 20 years. What you may not know is that the guitarist (and presumed main songwriter) of Savage Circus is Piet Sielck...a sound engineer/producer and also guitarist. Mr. Sielck hooked up with Kai Hansen (Helloween/Gamma Ray) back in the early 80's and actually was involved in an early iteration of Helloween before quitting to focus on producing. Mr. Sielck also provided backing vocals/effects and was a sound engineer on the early Blind Guardian offerings and was a big influence on them back in the day.

These 2 elements (along with excellent Hansi Kursch-like vocals from Jens Carlsson) come together to create a celebration of melodic speed metal in its most classic and pure form. Some rock critics will scoff at the fact that S.C. are doing nothing new and are reliving glory from days past. Well..that's the point. This is a glowing tribute to the form of metal we all love. That classic era of Blind Guardian that some of us still long for. Thomen Stauch deserved to make an album like this and should be thanked for it. Same with Piet Sielck. They've earned this album.

The production is phenomenal, the guitars are in-your-face. The distortion is high but still allows you to hear the intense melodies in the riffs. The songs sort of flow together, but standouts are "Evil Eyes", with its very catchy chorus, "Between the Devil and the Seas", and "When Hell Awakes." This is essentially Tales from the Twilight World Part 2...with modern production qualities. That is not a knock on S.C. I think you'd agree this is a compliment.

So, in closing, as a long-time (and current) Blind Guardian and power metal fan in general, I HIGHLY recommend this CD. Thomen Stauch and Piet Sielck deserve a lot of credit for making an album of this high quality. It is an instant classic. Their experience and attention to detail shine through. Another plus is that a good young vocalist emerges here in Jens Carlsson. This would be money well spent. I haven't taken it out of my CD player in 3 days...you won't be able to either.

WELL DONE.

Blew Me Away.......2005-11-20

What can I say?! Among the best metal releases in the past several years. Founded by former Blind Guardian drummer, Thomen Stauch, Savage Circus brings back the power driven melodies of Guardian's yester-year. For fans of classic albums such as Somewhere Far Beyond and Imaginations From the Other Side, Dreamland Manor is a must!

Fast, heavy, highly technical, orchestral when appropriate, killer vocals (from Persuader's Jens Carlsson), and just plain BEAUTIFUL music... I have nothing bad to say about any song on this album. From the first few beats of Evil Eyes, true metal fans will be mesmerized. The opening anthem will have you singing along by the 2nd chorus, and inadvertantly raising your hands triumphantly more than once.

Between the Devil and The Seas offers more of the same melodic power as Evil Eyes, and Waltz of the Demon has even more of a sing-along quality. Track 4, Tomorrowland, is by far my favorite song on the album. Smart and inspirational lyrics excite the imagination. IT - The Gathering is a treat for any Stephen King fan before things slow down a bit for the obligatory chick tune, Beyond Reality, which is amazing in its own right.

When Hell Awaks and Born Again by the Night are two more signature sing-ables, while Ghost Story provides a harder edge near the end of the album. Incidentally, both Evil Eyes and Ghost Story can both be heard at the Savage Circus website, www.savage-circus.com.

This one gets SIX stars!

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'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1-2 ~ Kenny Dorham

Satin Affair/Concerto for My Love ~ George Shearing

Dreams from the Real World ~ Eric (Trio) Teruel

Sensuous Sax: The Spark ~ Various Artists

Relaxin' ~ Miles Davis Quintet

Tokyo: 1976 ~ Barry Harris

El Charro Mexicano ~ Vicente Fernandez

Feng Shui Spirit ~ Various Artists

Souchon Du Bout Des Doigts ~ Michel-Yves Kochmann

Tribal Voices: Music from Native Americans ~ Various Artists