Now as to the content of avantasia s latest offering, let us just say that the problem is not with the style that its in, but in the songwriting and complete lack of coherent flow. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we. Avantasia is the side project of edguy mainman tobias sammett. Avantasia the scarecrow 2008 this is the long awaited album from master tobias sammets avantasia. Im just a loser in the game of love im just a stray boy in the shade and how i.
Check out the scarecrow by avantasia on amazon music. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Avantasia the scarecrow another angel down live 2008. Unlike previous avantaszia, the musical material of the scarecrow is not monolithic, and each track is a completely independent work. It is the second part of the wicked trilogy and it is followed by angel of babylon.
Watch the video for the scarecrow from avantasias the scarecrow for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Im just a loser in the game of love im just a stray boy in the shade and how i wish to know what love is like to find someone to contemplate theres a voice and a. I really have some hardcore catching up to do with avantasia. Avantasia the scarecrow lp mvd entertainment group. Ive heard a lot about avantasia but never bought one of their albums until now. After the second album, sammet announced that there would not be any more avantasia albums. The scarecrow is a concept album about the tragic story of a lonesome creature, emoti. There are some incredible, some of the best ive ever heard, type songs mixed in with some odd songs that i didnt really get. Two eps named lost in space part i and part ii were released on 19 november 2007, while the fulllength album, the scarecrow, was released on 25 january 2008. The scarecrow is the third fulllength album by tobias sammets rock opera project avantasia, released on january 25, 2008, through nuclear blast records. Avantasia the scarecrow another angel down live 2008 dio sava. The first of these three albums, released in 2008, sets the stage for the intentionallyvague story.
Im just a loser in the game of love im just a stray boy in the shade and how i wish to know what love is like to find. Avantasia the scarecrow 2008 avantasia the scarecrow 1. But the scarecrow, in my humble opinion, will be forgotten in a year. And considering the majority of the posts concerning scarecrow, it seems like i will need to pick this one up too. The scarecrow cd 2008 nuclear blast americ covid19.
The story behind this concept album is about a lonesome creature who is emotionally isolated from his environment due to a distorted sensory perception. Elected is the first ep by progressive metal project ayreon, owned by dutch musician arjen anthony lucassen. The scarecrow was released in 2008 and became one of the twenty best selling albums in europe. Avantasia scarecrow live at wacken 2008 reaction x666xironmaiden. It was released on 25 april 2008 in germany, austria and switzerland, and on 28 april in the rest of europe. It is the first part of the wicked trilogy and it is followed by the wicked symphony and angel of babylon. Scarecrow has different sound from previous avantasia releases, and thus it can not be compare with them. The wicked symphony is the fourth fulllength album by tobias sammets rock opera project avantasia, released on 3 april 2010, parallel with angel of babylon. Both metal operas are regarded as some of the best, modern power metal albums. His feelings for the love of his life unrequited, he sets off on a journey exploring the lefthand path, striving for inner peace, ploughing his way to approval and eventually facing temptation at. Tobias sammets avantasia the scarecrow releases discogs. This album sounds great and i think it can not be classified just as a rock, heavy or power metal one, in here you can find a bit of these three basic styles.
The band consisting primarily of sammett and a host of guest musicians, as is the case here as well recorded two successful albums that were released as the metal opera. Tobias sammets avantasia the scarecrow 2008, cd discogs. Many who were familiar with avantasia for their previous albums were. On november 16th 2007 two 6track albums lost in space part 1 and lost in space part 2 were released. The project was revived in 2007 with the release of two eps, entitled lost in space, promoting the next full length avantasia concept album.
A few clicks on the internet and i discovered avantasia means a world beyond human imagination. This is a follow up to the highly appraised metal opera, released in 2001 part 1 and 2002 part 2 which was the unofficial but worthy successor to helloweens, keeper of the seven keys pt. Its not as good as the first 2, but it is still a geat cd, with lots of great songs. This is what allows us to regard the new avantasia album as a conceptualalbum, rather than a fulllength continuation of the metal opera pt. The scarecrow was released on january 25, 2008 as a standard cd as well as rare picture double vinyl. Avantasia have gone from being a surreal, extraordinary, larger than life band to being just like everybody else, to being a.
On april 2nd 2010 two new fulllength album read more. Avantasia the scarecrow lyrics and tracklist genius. Except for one song and title track, none of them will appear on the the scarecrow. The scarecrow 2006 2008 at the end of 2006, sammet confirmed the rumours of a third avantasia album, due for release in 2008. The scarecrow is the third fulllength avantasia album by german power metal vocalist tobias sammet, released january 25th, 2008, on nuclear blast records. Tobias sammets avantasia the scarecrow 2008, vinyl. Deluxe vinyl edition the scarecrow is the third fulllength album by tobias sammets rock opera project avantasia, released in 2008. Im just a loser in the game of love im just a stray boy in the shade and how i wish to know what love is like to find someone to. Im just a loser in the game of love im just a stray boy in the shade. Avantasia download high quality complete mp3 albums. This is the discography for german heavy metal band avantasia.
The scarecrow is a tragic story of a lonesome creature, emotionally isolated from his environment and suffering from a distorted sensory perception. It is entirely forgettable, whilst it sounds tolerable to the ears, it is musical empty calories. After releasing two eps of the single lost in space at the end of last year, now we can enjoy this new masterpiece at the beginning of this new year. Download avantasia mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Avantasia the scarecrow the flying opera live hd youtube. The scarecrow is a fresh, exhilarating smash in the face when the power metal genre badly needs one, and it also steps out of those boundaries several times, crossing over into the hard rock and pop fields quite frequently, and even including some slight celtic influences that. It features the guest performance of german singer tobias sammet, from avantasia. The wicked symphony was released both as part of a box set, with the two albums combined and as an individual album. The scarecrow seemed like a good starting point and, overall, its a good album. However, in january 2008 a third album was released, titled the scarecrow. Avantasia offers everything from hard rock, stadium rock, new rock to melodic metal and even speed metal.
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