Aria - Мания Величия review
| Band: | Aria |
| Album: | Мания Величия |
| Style: | Heavy metal |
| Release date: | 1985 |
| Guest review by: | creapchar |
01. Это Рок
02. Тореро
03. Волонтер
04. Бивни Черных Скал
05. Мания Величия
06. Жизнь Задаром
07. Мечт
08. Позади Америка
I really love this album. Yes, it's not one of the best albums, but to me it's very worthy, and even underrated to some extent. It doesn't have a single bad song, although it has a lot of average ones. But overall, Мания Величия is a really good effort, especially for a debut record. This album has its own atmosphere, its own soul: very Russian, thoughtful and beautiful in the sense that the music here is very melodic and harmonious.
Every song here makes you think about life, makes you penetrate into an alternative reality, imbued with a slight coldness that gives you pleasant goosebumps. That's why I love Aria, because despite some similarities with other metal bands of that era, they have an absolutely unique atmosphere and background, thanks to which all songs feel one hundred percent complete. But the peculiarity of these eight songs is that in my opinion they most of all reflect this Arian mixture of traditional heavy metal with traditional melancholic and thoughtful Russian melodism, which is so close to the Russian listener.
Also it would be a crime not to talk about the incredible talent of this lineup, because all the songs, despite some musical clichés, turned out to be quite complex and original, and the lyrics written by Margarita Pushkina are incredibly poetic and beautiful. Also, of course I couldn't not mention the then-already brilliant vocalist Valery Kipelov, my favorite member of the band, and my favorite and (in my opinion) best vocalist in the world.
Song rating:
01. "Это Рок" ("This Is Doom") - 8/10
02. "Тореро" ("Torero") - 9/10
03. "Волонтер" ("Volunteer") - 9/10
04. "Бивни Черных Скал" ("Ridges Of Black Cliffs") - 9/10
05. "Мания Величия" ("Megalomania") - 7/10
06. "Жизнь Задаром" ("Life For Free") - 8/10
07. "Мечт" ("Dreams") - 8.5/10
08. "Позади Америка" ("America Is Behind") - 8/10
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 7 |
Written by creapchar | 19.02.2024
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Rating: 6.5 |
The legend began in 1985 when the russian heavy metal band Aria (Arija) released their debut album called Megalomania. From this time on the band would be called the russian Iron Maiden, but this is megalomania within the comparison, on the one hand because Iron Maiden has had such a bigger impact on the whole NWOBHM movement and on the other hand because Aria are different. Of course you can't deny the main influence, but apart from that Aria are a russian band with russian lyrics, russian influences, a russian background and that is what you can hear in their debut or at least what you should hear. Read more ›› |
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62000  |
Good reviev, even best 80s Russian hm band is Black Obelisk, 80s album from this band, even heavy Iron Maiden cliché there still good. Yes understand in some way since we all knie hero of asfalt is they best know and best album.
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| creapchar Posts: 4  |
Yeah I really like "Asphalt Hero" too, but I like "Playing with Fire" a little better
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