One of Jiri's favorite power metal albums. Great review of it

Nice review, I'd give it an 8/10 too. Initially it was a 9/10, but some songs are just not that good, or I just don't like listening to them. I agree with the must-listen tracks, but I'd add Expedition and Parting Visions... I kind of dislike Once A Dream and Irea, and I hate One Day (always turn it off after Siége).

No offence, but I found this album very dull when I listened to it. To me, the album had two serious problems, which were:
-Production was pretty poor: Khan struggled to be audible at points and many instruments were difficult to hear (the last one might have been my cd player, though: one of the speakers is very muffled and quiet)
-The music was pretty weak throughout, with nothing I'd have said being particularly memorable (fell asleep during my first listen, nearly did during my second, didn't remember anything from third despite staying awake throughout it and giving it my undivided attention)

That said, it's worth a listen, since it introduced Khan to the band and is good to give you an indication of how drastically they improved for The Fourth Legacy and the three classics that followed that. (seriously, the difference is so impressive that I struggle to believe it's the same band!)

EDIT: found out what was wrong with the speaker: a wire came loose at the back of the player connecting to the speaker and I hadn't noticed. Gonna give it another listen later today to see how much of an impact it has on the sound.

Written by Nemo Atkins on 30.10.2012 at 22:36

No offence, but I found this album very dull when I listened to it. To me, the album had two serious problems, which were:
-Production was pretty poor: Khan struggled to be audible at points and many instruments were difficult to hear (the last one might have been my cd player, though: one of the speakers is very muffled and quiet)
-The music was pretty weak throughout, with nothing I'd have said being particularly memorable (fell asleep during my first listen, nearly did during my second, didn't remember anything from third despite staying awake throughout it and giving it my undivided attention)

That said, it's worth a listen, since it introduced Khan to the band and is good to give you an indication of how drastically they improved for The Fourth Legacy and the three classics that followed that. (seriously, the difference is so impressive that I struggle to believe it's the same band!)

Yah I get you man, I had that same thought until I listened to "The Expedition" and saw that the songs from SP could be played at a more "Khan" level

Good review!

When I first heard the album I didn't like any of it, but after hearing some of the songs live on The Expedition live album I started listening more and more, and this album really has some great songs.
Providence, Millenium, King's Eyes, Expedition, and Once A Dream are all awesome, really great songs that deserves more attention from Kamelot fans.

Written by Jiri on 24.10.2012 at 17:08

One of Jiri's favorite power metal albums. Great review of it

I know it's a 3-year-old quote, but it cracks me up when people talk about themselves in 3rd person.

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I know it's a 3-year-old quote, but it cracks me up when people talk about themselves in 3rd person.

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Written by Oakdude on 11.05.2015 at 03:56

When I first heard the album I didn't like any of it, but after hearing some of the songs live on The Expedition live album I started listening more and more, and this album really has some great songs.

Exactly! Live versions are superior and they helped me to get into whole Siége Perilous. Albums's biggest problem is production, what a shame..
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