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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Virgo - Virgo + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-17-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2001 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Virgo Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Virgo Label : SPV ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ I was reading the last review in disbelief. (No ║ │
│║ disrespect intended though) ║ │
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│║ Indeed, Virgo is not metal at all! Virgo's music ║ │
│║ is actually a refreshingly original work with ║ │
│║ eclectic, diverse influences that are ║ │
│║ masterfully weaved together into a rich tapestry ║ │
│║ of sonic bliss which always comes across as ║ │
│║ tasteful and possibly even exotic. Andre Matos ║ │
│║ has said in an interview (excuse me for not ║ │
│║ quoting the source) that he never understood why ║ │
│║ bands have side-projects in the same genre their ║ │
│║ main bands play and I have to agree with him. To ║ │
│║ me it is a testament to the adventurous and ║ │
│║ restlessness of his creativity that Matos ║ │
│║ manifested in chosing to embark on this path ║ │
│║ with Sascha. The name Virgo also evokes the idea ║ │
│║ of "virgin" - something novel that has not yet ║ │
│║ been done before. ║ │
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│║ I do admit my bias; Andre Matos is my favourite ║ │
│║ singer and I have always marvelled at his piano ║ │
│║ playing. I will cut to the chase right here and ║ │
│║ say that Matos has done a great job of giving ║ │
│║ Virgo's songs a solid identity despite the ║ │
│║ amorphous variety of styles Virgo's music ║ │
│║ encompasses. Few singers can match Matos's ║ │
│║ ability to evoke the emotions their songs carry; ║ │
│║ fewer still are as versatile. ║ │
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│║ I must commend the musicians on their excellent ║ │
│║ song-writing which I feel is the most important ║ │
│║ aspect of music. While there are no overly- ║ │
│║ blatant displays of technical brilliance, the ║ │
│║ songs themselves are immediately accessible on ║ │
│║ one hand while remaining refreshing and ║ │
│║ original. The lyrics could have been better (the ║ │
│║ most criminal moment on the CD to me was the ║ │
│║ lyrics of To Be - the allusion to Hamlet was ║ │
│║ contextually erroneous!) but is nonetheless ║ │
│║ intelligent and insightful. Both the music and ║ │
│║ the lyrics manifested the great facility at ║ │
│║ which the songwriters were able to transcend ║ │
│║ their thoughts and emotions into words and ║ │
│║ sounds. ║ │
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│║ Probably the most protuberating weakness I can ║ │
│║ discern from this album is, quite paradoxically, ║ │
│║ the guitar sound/volume on most of the songs. ║ │
│║ Paeth is a great guitar player and he actually ║ │
│║ has a fantastic skill of communicating his ║ │
│║ emotions through his guitar, but most of the ║ │
│║ time the guitar is buried so deep in the mix it ║ │
│║ is quite difficult to hear it. This is a shame ║ │
│║ because Paeth has a talent which seems ║ │
│║ inimmitable and, very simply, natural. He makes ║ │
│║ it sound so effortless. However, perhaps it also ║ │
│║ shows how mature a songwriter and producer he ║ │
│║ is. Paeth's guitar tone varies a lot throughout ║ │
│║ the album; for someone who plays he guitar too ║ │
│║ it seems to me Sascha has this uncanny ability ║ │
│║ to actualize the sounds in his head onto a ║ │
│║ record, a skill which has evaded me thus far. He ║ │
│║ displays a very fertile imagination that, ║ │
│║ coupled with his obvious technical ability, ║ │
│║ makes me wonder at what I have been missing out ║ │
│║ by not checking out his other works. ║ │
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│║ In conclusion, it is an outright shame that this ║ │
│║ CD was not promoted as heavily as it should have ║ │
│║ been. Anyone can enjoy this album even if hardly ║ │
│║ anyone (probably) can write such unique music, I ║ │
│║ feel, and I think Virgo may even be the next ║ │
│║ Queen or Beatles! All right, maybe the dearth of ║ │
│║ exposure will not make their music as ║ │
│║ influential as the afore-mentioned bands, but ║ │
│║ Matos and Paeth are absolutely original, ║ │
│║ something which I find wanting in most music (of ║ │
│║ all genres) today. Of course this is not a metal ║ │
│║ album but please do not pass this up ever if you ║ │
│║ want to try something absolutely refreshing. One ║ │
│║ reason you might not like this is Matos's high- ║ │
│║ pitched vocals; although I personally think few ║ │
│║ vocalists can match his ability to convey ║ │
│║ emotions and the "soul" of the song, I ║ │
│║ understand not everyone can appreciate his ║ │
│║ singing. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - To Be [06:04] │
│ 02 - Crazy Me? [04:10] │
│ 03 - Take Me Home [06:10] │
│ 04 - Baby Doll [03:32] │
│ 05 - No Need To Have An Answer [04:44] │
│ 06 - Discovery [03:39] │
│ 07 - Street Of Babylon [06:14] │
│ 08 - River [03:53] │
│ 09 - Blowing Away [03:48] │
│ 10 - I Want You To Know [03:36] │
│ 11 - Fiction [03:52] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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