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 Post subject: Andre Matos - Time To Be Free
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:26 am 
I just got my copy of this album from Japan, and I've been listening to it quite a bit.. The album is much more in the vein of prog-metal and has a much darker feel than any of his previous albums, but after a few listens it's really starting to hit me. The title track, "Letting Go" and the Viper remake of "A New Moonlight " and the epic " Endeavour" are fantastic. A cover of Journey's - "Separate Ways" also makes it way on the album = nice surprise.


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:38 am 
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There was a single I heard off of this and I thought it was pretty bad. You say the rest is good? I'm gonna have to find some samples.


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:47 am 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GK4lPWp ... ed&search=

"Letting go"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY3LhvyDN6Y

"A new Moonlight'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHpxwm04kLY

"Endeavour "


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:27 am 
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flying_guitars wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GK4lPWpCSg&mode=related&search=

"Letting go"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY3LhvyDN6Y

"A new Moonlight'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHpxwm04kLY

"Endeavour "


The 1st track is amazing! It feels so much like Angra (Holy Land) but in a fresher way. Andre's vocals are unbelievable on that one.

I didn't enjoy "A new moonlight" very much. It was too slow and it lacked the originality of similar of his songs in the past.

Endeavour is a very good song, passionate and fast.

If those songs are any indication of the full album then it will easily go about 80/100. I think the important factor in this album will be how original the songs are and what each one will expect.


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:18 pm 
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Hmmmm... Suprisingly good. I loved the first track and loved the last two min. of the second. The last is the best though. Ok, Matos still has it in him.


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:48 pm 
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I'm still not convinced about this album. At least the Shaman sound is there unlike the new Shaman album which have nothing in common with previous albums. I guess the band lost its identity with Matos gone. Neither album have clicked with me yet though.


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