Dragonland - Astronomy
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Artist: DragonlandEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2006-11-13
Music Label: EMI Europe Generic
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Free Music Review: Don't judge them by their name!
Hit: 5 Stars
As the title says, please don't judge this band by their name (on this album at least). When I was first introduced to this band by a friend, I seriously thought he was joking when he told me the name. Dragonland? Seriously? That's so cheesy. I was expecting just your average Power Metal with rapid straight 16th note choruses and verses and such with wailing vocals about being a prince in Camelot and stuff. But this band is NOT LIKE THAT (on this album at least). Their first few albums, from what I've heard of them, are in that more stereotypical Power Metal vein that I previously described. This album though.... WOW! It's like they started taking themselves seriously as true musicians rather than just being geeky average Power Metal writers (nothing wrong with being geeky, but Power Metal is sometimes just SO overbearing in the cheese department). The best way to describe this album is MATURE. The songs are fabulously well-written, with little add-ins and kicks that make you think that they were actually trying to be somewhat PROGRESSIVE on this album.
The first song, Supernova, is probably my favorite. The orchestration, great additional female vocals, and fluid progression through the great construction of the song is just astounding. Most of the other songs are top-notch as well, but a couple are just ok. Those being Beethoven's Nightmare and Too Late for Sorrow. Beethoven's Nightmare is (fittingly) a fan-favorite from what I gather, but that's just because it's like their previous work. Very straightforward, very 16th note repetitive-y, very cheesy, very over-the-top-Power-Metal (like the kind I described earlier that I don't like). Certian parts of it are good, but it's definitely a weak point on the album. Too Late for Sorrow is sort of like Power Metal Gone Pop. If anyone out there reading this listens to Kamelot, this song is essentially a commercialized, poppy, and cheesy version of The Haunting. It's fairly catchy which is nice I guess, but it's a weak point. The songs that really should attract the more progressive ears though are The Book of Shadows Pt. 4 and The Old House on the Hill Pts. 1-3. They all feature fantastic musical composition with full orchestration to boot. While they can be boring if not paid attention to adequately (as with any progressive song), if you really listen and get into the moods, it's an amazing ride! They're not perfect songs by any means, but they are certainly very solid and show a whole new side of Dragonland.
Overall, I really like this album, and I would recommend it for any progressive/power metal listener (but die-hards of either genre might not fall in love with this album). I like a good share of both Prog and Power Metal (and other things as well), so this album really kicks it for me. If you find yourself loving a well-written song more than anything else, this album is for you. It has the technical side (for the Prog die-hards, ex. Dream Theater, Andromeda), it has the Power Metal side (ex. Pagan's Mind, Kamelot), and it has the songwriting side (ex. Opeth, Riverside (the short songs), and After Forever (the "new" album)). Honestly, the best way to sum up this album is that it's like the child of Pagan's Mind and Kamelot. I hope you guys at least give this album a listen on YouTube to see if it's for you. If it is, come back and buy it (that's the way to go). Good luck and enjoy!
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