Richard Andersson's Space Odyssey - Tears Of The Sun
If you ever wondered what Deep Purple would sound like with Joe Satriani on guitar, you might get something along the lines of Richard Andersson's Space Odyssey. Macho power vocalist David Fremberg (who Andersson compares to David Coverdale) brings a lot of energy and emotion to the album, and guitarist Magnus Nilsson is friken amazing as is Andersson on keyboards. With solid performances on bass and drums as well, Space Odyssey is just the type of thing you would expect when a bunch of studio guys get together to do a metal album.
Technically briliant, the tunes on "Tears Of The Sun" are well-written, great chops being shown off, and the production -- well it's not over-produced, but just right, everything is done perfect. The problem with this album is that it just doesn't do anything very -- hmm... what is the word -- interesting.
This is one that will polarize the generation gap. All you young kids out there into your Avenged Sevenfold and Atreyu, Every Time I Die, mascara-wearing metal bands, etc. you ain't gonna like it, neither are fans of black metal, thrash or grind. Hardcore punkers, doom-metal fans, stoner rock -- nah.
But your uncle who's 46 and has every Whitesnake and Dokken album, digs old bands like Vanilla Fudge and Santana, worships the ground that guitar wizards like Satch and Tony McAlpine walk on as well, well he's gonna love this shit! He's gonna put this CD in his SUV and crank it the fuck up!!! Just pray to whatever deity you pretend to believe in that you don't have to be riding side-saddle when he does!!!
Technically briliant, the tunes on "Tears Of The Sun" are well-written, great chops being shown off, and the production -- well it's not over-produced, but just right, everything is done perfect. The problem with this album is that it just doesn't do anything very -- hmm... what is the word -- interesting.
This is one that will polarize the generation gap. All you young kids out there into your Avenged Sevenfold and Atreyu, Every Time I Die, mascara-wearing metal bands, etc. you ain't gonna like it, neither are fans of black metal, thrash or grind. Hardcore punkers, doom-metal fans, stoner rock -- nah.
But your uncle who's 46 and has every Whitesnake and Dokken album, digs old bands like Vanilla Fudge and Santana, worships the ground that guitar wizards like Satch and Tony McAlpine walk on as well, well he's gonna love this shit! He's gonna put this CD in his SUV and crank it the fuck up!!! Just pray to whatever deity you pretend to believe in that you don't have to be riding side-saddle when he does!!!
1. The Bohemian Werewolf
2. Obsession
3. Miracles In Daylight
4. Killing The Myth
5. Dark Wings Of Universe
6. The Awakening
7. Tears Of The Sun
8. The Northern Silence
9. Bloodspill
