Of the Son & The Father

Of the Son & The Father Artist: Astral Doors
Label: Locomotive Music
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 872967000122
EAN: 0872967000122
ASIN: B00019JR86


Release Date: 2004-02-03

Of the Son & The Father


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Categories | Rock | Styles | Music
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Categories | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Tracks:

  1. Cloudbreaker
  2. Of the Son and the Father
  3. Hungry People
  4. Slay the Dragon
  5. Ocean of Sand
  6. In Prison for Life
  7. Trojan Horse
  8. Burn Down the Wheel
  9. Night of the Witch
  10. Rainbow in Your Mind
  11. Man on the Rock

Similar Items:

  1. Evil Is Forever
  2. Astralism
  3. Raiders of the Ark
  4. The Beginning of the End
  5. Evolution Purgatory

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great, but their next two are better.......2006-11-19

The Astral Doors are an interesting band because their first album started out sounding a lot like a Dio album, but despite this, they didn't get slammed for being a Dio clone. Indeed, they have proved on their following two albums that they are not a Dio clone band, but at the time of its release, 'Of The Son and The Father' got such a good reception because, apart from Tony Martin era-Sabbath, there just aren't a lot of other bands with singers who can pull of Ronnie James Dio's style. And really, this is no wonder, he's widely regarded as "THE Voice" of heavy music. A few years ago, Jack Black of Tenacious D wrote a song asking Ronnie James Dio to pass the torch to him, and Dio was flattered, apparently, which is partly why he agreed to appear in Jack's upcoming movie (The Pick of Destiny), but Ronnie's true successor is Nils Patrik Johansson. He's been steadily gaining acclaim in the past few years with his work in several band, including Astral Doors, Wuthering Heights, Spacy Odyssey, and coming this spring: Lion's Share. Although Wuthing Heights has produced some spectacular stuff with him and (I've never heard of the other two) the others are probably good too, it's his first album with the Astral Doors in which Nils really does his finest homage to Dio.

From the album cover to the tracklisting, a Dio fan could expect something which sounds exactly like Holy Diver. However, 'Of The Son and The Father' does not. The guitarist doesn't even try to emulate Viv Campbell, he has his own style, that, working together with a Hammond organ and excellent bass playing, produces some excellent classic riffs, with just a hint of power metal. The first two tracks are instant, catchy classics. The rest of the CD ranges from classic to very good, and this is perhaps my only problem with the CD. It's all good stuff, but compared to the consistentcy you can hear on their next two albums, this is the band's least great album. It's definitely recommended to long time Dio fans, as well as fans of fresh metal, but if you're new to this band, you may enjoy 'Evil Is Forever,' or 'Astralism' a little more.

Pros: Singing reminiscent of Ronnie James Dio, but music that doesn't sound like a Dio clone. Very good CD. 'Old school' straight ahead heavy metal. No sub-genres needed to understand this music. Several instant classics on this CD.

Cons: Compared to the Astral Doors' next two albums, this may be the last one a newcomer to the band might want to buy, unless you're looking for the band's most Dio-sounding album. Some of the songs toward the middle of the album get to be formulaic and comparatively dull.

Conclusion: If you're biting your nails waiting around for the next Dio album, then pick this baby up and you'll be glad you did. Easy 4 star rating (excellent, but not essential like classics like Holy Diver).

5 out of 5 stars Dio reincarnated!.......2006-03-24

This album rocks! No doubt, the singer sounds incredibly like Ronnie James Dio himself. But aside from the great voice and vocals on the album, the music itself is great. Great old school metal in the 21st century. "Long Live Rock 'n Roll!"

1 out of 5 stars Terrible Rock CD.......2006-03-24

This is a terrible rock CD!!! The singer is the worst singer that I have ever heard!
For sure DON'T waste your money on this lousy CD!!!!!!!! Rate ONE star because
there isn't any thing lower.

5 out of 5 stars This cd is in my top 5 metal/hard cd's of all time........2006-03-22

Let me first say that I grew up listening to and loving Black

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