Angra - Secret Garden

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   Just got this album yesterday…album of the year so far! Yes, it's that good. (ok, so I only have the Blind Guardian and this one so far…  )
They knocked it out of the park with Secret Garden, and Fabio sounds fantastic with them. I was never a fan of him with Rhapsody, but he is a great fit here. Doro Pesch sings one song, and Simone Simons also sings one song, and there is a cover of the Police song Synchronicity II in which Fabio sounds fairly like Sting, believe it or not.

I've always thought that Angra was a band that was less than it's parts. They have fantastic musicians in the band, but much of the music, and most of the lyrics would leave me with a 'meh' feeling. Some good moments among their past catalogue to be sure, but not enough of them, imo.

Secret Gardens is far and away their best album, for my tastes. It's going to spend a lot of time in my cd player. YMMV

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Jbird Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member Joined: 12 Nov 2012 Status: Offline Points: 309	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jbird Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Angra - Secret Garden Posted: 04 Mar 2015 at 7:57am
	Just got this album yesterday…album of the year so far! Yes, it's that good. (ok, so I only have the Blind Guardian and this one so far… ) They knocked it out of the park with Secret Garden, and Fabio sounds fantastic with them. I was never a fan of him with Rhapsody, but he is a great fit here. Doro Pesch sings one song, and Simone Simons also sings one song, and there is a cover of the Police song Synchronicity II in which Fabio sounds fairly like Sting, believe it or not. I've always thought that Angra was a band that was less than it's parts. They have fantastic musicians in the band, but much of the music, and most of the lyrics would leave me with a 'meh' feeling. Some good moments among their past catalogue to be sure, but not enough of them, imo. Secret Gardens is far and away their best album, for my tastes. It's going to spend a lot of time in my cd player. YMMV

Nightfly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Death, D/S/D, T/S/G Teams Joined: 07 Apr 2010 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 5063	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nightfly Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Mar 2015 at 10:15am
	A great album, the best I've heard from them also. Generally with power metal I prefer the heavier USA style - Angra seem to have more in common with the european style but their prog elements raise them above most of that IMO.

Gabimm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Groupie Joined: 17 Dec 2013 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 66	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gabimm Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2015 at 5:17pm
	I liked it, but I prefer the older phase them. The singer Fabio Lione is very good and safe, I saw a presentation with his band in a Brazilian program on Youtube, acoustically - sensational! To me, a Brazilian, is a national pride.

Jbird Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member Joined: 12 Nov 2012 Status: Offline Points: 309	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jbird Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Apr 2015 at 5:33pm
	…and speaking of Angra, Megadeth just announced that Kiko Loureiro is the new guitarist for Megadeth http://www.megadeth.com/news/kiko-loureiro-angra-officially-joins-megadeth Edited by Jbird - 02 Apr 2015 at 5:34pm

Nightfly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Death, D/S/D, T/S/G Teams Joined: 07 Apr 2010 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 5063	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nightfly Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2015 at 9:30am
	^ Surprising news but sure to be an interesting collaboration.

vmoore Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Status: Offline Points: 1272	Post Options Post Reply Quote vmoore Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2015 at 12:45pm
	i havent listened to angra in ages. i have heard their 1st 3 and temple of shadows. i only own 1 album of theirs. a promo cd of temple of shadows. the entire album. i so wish they would put their stuff out on vinyl.