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Track Listings
| 1. Overture | |||
| 2. Midnight | |||
| 3. Fate | |||
| 4. What Good This Deafness | |||
| 5. Mephistopheles | |||
| 6. What Is Eternal | |||
| 7. The Moment | |||
| 8. Vienna | |||
| 9. Mozart/Figaro | |||
| 10. The Dreams Of Candlelight | |||
| 11. Requiem (The Fifth) | |||
| 12. I'll Keep Your Secrets | |||
| 13. The Dark | |||
| 14. Fur Elise | |||
| 15. After The Fall | |||
| 16. A Last Illusion | |||
| 17. This Is Who You Are | |||
| 18. Beethoven | |||
| 19. Mephistopheles' Return | |||
| 20. Misery | |||
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra's first two recordings, a pair of late-'90s Christmas albums, hinted that some day TSO might evolve into a latter-day ELO or even an ELP. Instead, this overwrought concept album shares more common ground with ALW (Andrew Lloyd Webber) or Meat Loaf. TSO, in fact, aims to retrace a path once traveled by producer Jim Steinman, the mastermind behind the theatrical, over-the-top rock opuses that briefly transformed Mr. Loaf and Bonnie Tyler ("Total Eclipse of the Heart") into mass-audience favorites. TSO ringmaster Paul O'Neill (once a guitarist in Broadway productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair) here ditches the holiday themes and instead scores a simple-minded fairy tale (whose text spans a 32-page CD booklet) that involves Beethoven's soul, the devil, and an imaginary Symphony No. 10. Too often, the music is the servant of the project's thin plot, and the rock-classical instrumental bravura that initially attracted public attention to TSO (at times, the group sounds like a symphonic Boston) is obscured by overheated vocal rantings. Meanwhile, the guitar-driven rendering of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony ("Requiem") is mundane. Yet, one vocal track, "After the Fall" with singer Patti Russo, jumps off the record as a Tyler-esque knockout, raging with emotion and melodic luster. It doesn't save the album, but it helps. --Terry Wood
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing after such a long wait,
By WickedSmaht (Louisville, CO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beethoven's Last Night (Audio CD)
I looked forward to this album's release, especially after hearing TSO's treatment of "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," on THE CHRISTMAS ATTIC, but I was disappointed by the final product. The instrumentals are still good but there are far too few of them. The choral numbers are identical to those in ATTIC and the soloist voices, except for Patti Russo, sound like good community theatre, at best.The plot, while cute, has little substance and a too-cute plot "twist" at the end. The lyrics are simplistic and reminded me of some things written by friends in college, or maybe an improv song on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" I had great hopes for this album. It's too bad that TSO got so wrapped up in wanting to be Broadway producers and forgot about making good music. I'll just program my CD player to play the good bits and leave the rest out.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Beethoven's Last Night,
By "reaven" (MN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beethoven's Last Night (Audio CD)
If you don't end up crying by the end of this album, you have no heart! This CD is simply amazing! I love rock operas and concept albums, whether they be done by Savatage (who are pretty much the same guys that are in Trans-Siberian Orchestra but with one (and sometimes two) singers) Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Queensryche, Iced Earth, or the many other bands who have caught on to the idea. This has got to be The Rock Opera of all rock operas! I don't really feel like taking the time to tell you all what it's about, so I'll just say that it's about Beethoven's Last Night! The band intigrates a lot of Beethoven's music into the album wonderfully, though most of the music is original. Paul O'Neill is an extremely gifted lyricist and his lyrics shine on this album. This album is extremely moving and intelligent (which most music today lacks). There are very slow, emotional songs and some more upbeat ones, but this is a pretty steady album and really needs to be listened to from start to finish without interuptions. Highlights are: Mephistopheles, What Is Eternal, The Moment, The Dreams of Candlelight, Requiem (the Fifth), I'll Keep Your Secrets (my personal favorite on the album), Who Is This Child, and A Final Dream. This album is loaded with emotion, intelligence, and extreme talent. If you're into rock operas, progressive rock, or just thought-provoking music in general, I highly recommend this!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Astonishing, Outstanding, Excellent,
By A Customer
This review is from: Beethoven's Last Night (Audio CD)
Let me start off by saying that this album blew me away from just the first listen. I have two other TSO albums, "The Christmas Attic" and "The Lost Christmas Eve", as well as one Savatage album, "Streets: A Rock Opera". I didn't know what to expect of this album. Since it's by TSO, I knew that it would be good, but I didn't know that it would be this good. If you are a fan of TSO, this album is a must have. Also, it doesn't revolve around Christmas which is nice.
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