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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Sage┤s Recital - Sage┤s Recital + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-18-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........07 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Sage┤s Recital Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Sage┤s Recital Label : Crystal Dragon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Let's make this album an example for generations ║ │
│║ to come: I'm going to draw up a brief list of ║ │
│║ what not to do while composing your band's debut ║ │
│║ album.s ║ │
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│║ 1. Don't fill your 7-track release with two ║ │
│║ instrumental pieces, no matter how technically ║ │
│║ skilled you are. A debut album must catch the ║ │
│║ attention of the listener, the time for talent ║ │
│║ ostentations will come later. Is a bird in the ║ │
│║ hand really worth two in the bush? ║ │
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│║ 2. For the same reason, don't compose 15- ║ │
│║ minutes-long songs if not absolutely ║ │
│║ unavoidable, and only if you're sure you can ║ │
│║ handle a set of such importance and difficulty. ║ │
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│║ 3. Don't record your album in your garage. Yes, ║ │
│║ some bands can (hard rock superstars Foo ║ │
│║ Fighters recorded their album Wasting Light in ║ │
│║ Dave Grohl's garage), but it's impractical if ║ │
│║ your genre is complex and elaborated as Sage's ║ │
│║ Recital's - neoclassical power metal with ║ │
│║ progressive touches. This needs a crystal-clear ║ │
│║ production, and this album is its antithesis. As ║ │
│║ an example; the fading at the end of "Immortal ║ │
│║ Flame" which, according to the epic soul of this ║ │
│║ song, should be slow and majestic, but it turns ║ │
│║ out sounding like a brutal shutdown, leaving the ║ │
│║ listener confused and unfulfilled. ║ │
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│║ 4. Don't start a band imprisoned by the chains ║ │
│║ of a dead style. Power metal with Skyrim lyrics, ║ │
│║ is in fact agonizing, but while it can still ║ │
│║ give satisfaction to already famous bands, it's ║ │
│║ probably the worst genre to start your career ║ │
│║ with these days. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Sage's Recital is not the typical album which ║ │
│║ makes you gasp at first listen, it is an effort ║ │
│║ that makes you feel sorry for not liking it. ║ │
│║ There is the passion, the instrumental quality, ║ │
│║ and some good ideas. Such as the chorus in ║ │
│║ "Immortal Flame", which turns out being the best ║ │
│║ song on the album, but what's missing are ║ │
│║ chances, because power metal ended its potential ║ │
│║ with the bands who started around the late ║ │
│║ 1990s/early 2000s. ║ │
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│║ I'd like to end this unconventional review ║ │
│║ stating, with no doubt, that if Sage's Recital ║ │
│║ want to give themselves a real opportunity, they ║ │
│║ have to rethink themselves, their music, and ║ │
│║ their soul. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Power Within [04:01] │
│ 02 - You Hold The Key [04:46] │
│ 03 - The Last Unicorn [03:54] │
│ 04 - Council Of Dragons [06:43] │
│ 05 - Immortal Flame [09:32] │
│ 06 - The Dead Of Winter [09:03] │
│ 07 - The Last Battle [15:28] │
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│ Total Length : [53:27 minn │
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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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