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Friday, March 14, 2008 

It's not a secret that in our time free creativity almost became a ''moral-crime'' within certain music-scenes. Markets and sales generally dominate our so called ''art'' and modern musicians worry far more about pleasing critics then about writing a true song. We also know how certain mentalities will react to anything I do that is not following their (art-enemy) ''pontifical-dogmas''; but musicians must never listen to these types of philistines ever. When Serafino Perugino brought up the idea to do this record, my first reaction was: "No way! I don't want to be dealing with my past all the time anymore! etc." But after a few days my thinking changed and I thought: Maybe it's not such a bad idea at all? Because on one hand it shows that I don't reject my past just because I'm a different person today, and on the other hand it can maybe give people who were part of that past a different view at those songs. It's my music, I can still identify myself with its spirit, so why should I not do this? My songwriting today is different. I wrote some of the songs on this album when I was 17 years old, so the lyrics are often blue-eyed and naive, but I didn't want to change them completely again. The basic epic sound of the better ones and the sort of uplifting-idealistic attitude still suits me very well. Also the unconventional arrangements of some those earlier tracks I was getting a bit excited about, I must admit. I generally brought each song down to its basics, threw out useless weight and sometimes changed the key to make them sound better as acoustics; and I was surprised how well they worked like that. Songs like >In The Night< or >When The Sinner< which where never favorites of mine are much cooler and much more convincing now, at least for my ears. It was not always easy emotionally to deal with this material. Music somehow seems to preserve emotional-memories and I connect big human-disappointments with the last years of that time. There's also something very unsatisfying about re-recording old songs; it's always MUCH better to write new stuff, but I wanted to make those songs mine again. And in spite of the fact that I strongly felt for the last couple of years that I rather have to build myself a new base of friends, it's always good to make peace with your past. So I am glad that I did it, - but it's also good that it's finally done! -

Main musicians:

Karsten Nagel: Drums
Sandro Giampietro: Guitars
Fontaine Burnett: Bass
Michael Kiske: Vocals, Guitars etc.

Guest musicians:
Hanmari Spiegel: Violins
Also Piano on >When The Sinner<
Georg Spiegel: Trombones and Accordeon
Benny Brown: Trumpet on >We Got The Right<

NOTE: If someone pays money for a CD today, especially among the young-ones he or she will get looked at as being almost insane. "I can burn it for you"! they say, or if they like a song, they ask: "Where can I download it for free?" etc. The social-ignorance here is truly remarkable! Hundred thousands of people which used to work for record labels, publishers etc. have lost their jobs and everyday more are following. Everywhere musicians are not able anymore to keep on working as professionals. The illegal copying and downloading of music has become so insane, it gets almost impossible to produce good records, and especially the more idealistic artists, which don't want to become plain ''industry-whores'', are facing hard times right now. Many turn into ''weekend-warriors'', they have no choice, and since our energies are always limited, the quality of their music will usually show that sooner or later too. But our newer generations don't seem to care! They always find cheap excuses like: Musicians are all rich anyway! etc. Which is nonsense for most musicians, but even if that is true for the more successful bands and musicians, it doesn't make any difference here either, because if a big act like U2 is not selling enough CDs anymore, they will lose their deals too. And we should not expect every band to make their own labels just because they have the money for it. And why should they do that anyway if noone thinks their CDs are worth buying? So even if some artists are rich, they might not be in danger for their private live's, but they will stop making CDs if they don't sell: so for us to get music from them is in danger. But whatever I may say here, the newer generations don't seem to care. There seems to be no social-sense left. If they can save a few bucks, they steal the music they want to listen to, no matter what. Those generations don't appreciate good record-productions anymore, so fast-food-music is the solution our music-industry came up with. Since (almost) no-one buys CDs anymore, the bigger labels started to completely ''design'' their so called ''artists'' for their markets now to maximize sales a bit more. BUT LABELS AND MARKETS SHALL NEVER ''DESIGN'' MUSICIANS OR MUSIC! FREE MUSICIANS SHALL MAKE TRUE MUSIC AND LABELS MUST BUILD MARKETS FOR THEM! This is the only way for a healthy music-culture to exist! When you release an album, sure this album also becomes a product, but the music itself should never be just a product, designed with a market-speculating head! Music must always be a free expression of the heart. >If you don't follow your heart in your music, your music has no heart.< It's that simple. But since the opposite of what is artistically right has become the rule, most of the successful music today is nothing else but technically well done untrue heartless fake; plain products with just a money-soul behind various masks (and that goes through all music-styles and scenes). Maybe musicians who have not enough support by friends of their music anymore shall now completely stop producing records and only play live until album-productions are appreciated again. It's too often really not worth the pain anymore. If our newer generations are not able (or willing) to keep a fruitful music-culture alive and rather slowly starve it to death, they simply don't deserve music.

As a record-producer I generally don't like MP3. So I am not a friend of download-music at all (including legally downloaded music). That's because MP3 simply sounds horrible! It still sounds impressive looking at the mp3-data-reduction, but compared to the original the overtones are gone, high-ends are distorted and all openness disappears. We should have moved on to the SACD (5.1) instead of going backwards in quality to MP3. With the internet-download-ages we have also lost other beautiful elements of our modern music-culture. I'm thinking about CD-Cover-Artwork, lyrics, song running orders, concept albums etc. I remember when I was younger and bought a record, that there was sometimes a song on there that I didn't understand (didn't like) right away. But after a while it turned out to be a real pearl. And if people today only download what they like (understand) right away, the cultivating element of learning something new in music is completely disappearing. That's how Mammon slowly corrupts all truth and values of our culture…

Michael Kiske

3:57 PM
 
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Marc M

 
Dear Michael

I am very glad that the album is going to be available soon... (I must look on your website or Frontiers Records' website to know the date ! ).
I have been waiting for long for this new album or any other album from you - anyway.

I do agree with most of what you wrote... (I didn't understood the word "Mammon", though ... ?)

I have always understood that you would move from the metal genre because althiugh I am listening to certain artists related to heavy metal or various kinds, I a mainly a lover of symphonic and progressive music in various genres. But nonetheless, I'm glad you don't reject the elements associated with heavy metal completely, as I was afraid you'd do at one point.. a song like "Do I Remember A Life ?" can be classified as "heavy metal" I think.. I don't care... I only know that it's a magnificent piece of music, it's maybe a bit too powerful fort non accustomed ears, I don't know, not for me (we constantly evolve as regards the sounds that please our ears, I think.. I would have not liked Helloween at 13 year old, I am afraid)
and also : we can listen to powerful music at a reasonable sonic level, like I do. And "power" or a "epic side" must not be mixed necessarily with aggression, even if agression is common in rock music...
I liked the fact that many lyrics in Helloween were positive even when the music could be pretty powerful or let's say sometimes, "violent". and there was always melody... Melody is what matters as well... Melody ad the sounds themselves... For instance I like that you add piano, keyboards, orchestral arrangements to your music... Orchestral arrangements cnaz be achieved even with electric guitars.. After what Brian May did so many times in Queen, and Steve Hackett in Genesis and solo ? That is why sometimes, I've been a tad disappointed by some of your arrangements on your solo albums. Plus I prefer the classically influenced part of your music. The most European, or maybe the more German part, mlet'zs say maybe also the most romantic part of your music.

Back to aggression : But aggression and "power" does exist in many other musical genres than metal has been sometimes in classical music as well, isn't it ? Wagner or Mahler, Beethoven, could be very aggressive...

I smiled at the last paragraph because I could completely relate to that part about the songs that initially, we didn't care much about, didn't understand or didn't like and which would became later much more appreciated or even sometimes, new favourites on an album !

Funny how Arjen Lucassen, who does the project Ayreon told me exactly the same thing whne I interviewed him 3 months ago !
We must be old nostalgic guys. That's always nice to find like-minded people, who you happen to admire as artists !
Thanks for all and keep the Faith.
Friendly,
Marc
 
Posted by Marc M on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 1:14 PM
[Reply to this] 
Froiz

 
Yep !! I´m totally agree with the last point.Now people do not listen music as before. Now people ( the most D/l music from internet) use to listen music with a horrible quallity and doing something else like chating, reading, playing games etc etc. How they can say if some album is goor or not if they didn´t dedicate enough time to listen it ?If the 2 or 3 first songs song are not good people send to the rubbish folder the album. I´m trying to remember how many records becomes my favourites when my first impression were i dont like them.Now people do not dedicate enough time to listen music. Also people is becoming more ignorant about music because they can NOT say the tittles of the albums , producers and all the extra info.Yeah you can get this info into internet but nobody do that.

-What´s your favourite song of the new X album????

-Mine its TRACK 3 ?

-Track 3? What it suppose its that song called?

-I dont know...


Well, someone said some years ago ART IS DEATH. Im not sure about that but what im pretty sure because I see this day after day is that CULTURE OF MUSIC IS DYING day by day.

People is becoming more ignorant about music and the funny thing its that when you try to defend some things at forums they ban you because they don´t want to or have no idea about what your are saying

Only the people that really love the musis want to have the orginal cd´s on his own and nowadays not too many do this.Its really sad
 
Posted by Froiz on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 1:15 PM
[Reply to this] 
Daisijayne

 
Everything is about "instant gratification" now, and only those of us that have lived in another time can see that. Asking this new generation about music is like asking a person that has been blind since birth to describe what the sky looks like.

I like the way you think.

Godspeed,
Kriss Knife
 
Posted by Daisijayne on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 2:22 PM
[Reply to this] 
Markus Maxx

 
Thanks for this Michi. Always great to read what you write and I'm really looking forward to the album.

I agree totally on your view of music and the industry, and a lot of people unfortunately don't understand that having an album without the art, lyrics, even liner notes sometimes, is like owning "half a picasso" it is not a complete work of art.

But I would argue that the internet-revolution is to late to stop and the record-industry must adapt. Our whole society must adapt actually. Find a satisfying way to make sure the artist gets the money they deserve, with a charge on your internet-provider bill or something. My main point would be that it is not criminals we're talking about. We can't kid ourself into thinking this problem will be solved by making it illegal and trying to send kids to jail. It is impossible at this point. And it really hits the wrong people anyway. Some fee, somewhere that is distributed to the artist. The record companies actually is to blame too. They didn't react when the MP3 was new and their only response for a lot of years was dropping artists and raising the prizes on CD's. They were really greedy and fat during the 80's and early 90's. And they got the money. When cuts was needed, it hit the artists and the consumers. If they worked out a satisfying way to pay for it over the net from the beginning, all the illegal ways wouldn't have flourished. When I first downloaded an MP3, it was legal, and you had to search your behind off to find a single song, which then took like 20 minutes to download. A site back in those days had perhaps 20 songs. If the record companies would have been a little smart back then, they should have made all their songs available through an official site for like 1$/song. Then they would control the demand from the beginning, because nobody else would've come close to the widht and amount they could've offered. And more importantly people would have paid, since it was new and exciting and easy, and that would have made it the norm to pay for your downloads.

Unfortunately in my opinion the record companies saw that they would loose on this. Not the artists or the consumers, for them it would be great and open new markets and new exciting music. But it wouldn't feed the record companies wallets, and they were used to getting A LOT of money from CD-sales. When they saw that they were getting abandoned they reacted with suing the people who used to pay them. At some point I think the ratio between the production cost for a CD and the prize was like 500%, Ridicolously overcharging and not even passing that money on to the artists, who truly deserved it.

I look at the future for music with great expactations. The record companies will no doubt die, but in the long run, the artists will get paid, it is starting with sites like we7, I think that is the right way to go, advertisement-funded free downloads, if you don't know about it, check it out, Michael. And the oppurtunities to discover music of all kinds, has never been greater, you can instantly get tips and find new exciting acts through sites like last-fm, and myspace lets young aspiring unsigned musicans get their music out like never before.

Oh, I still buy CD's. I even have two legal copies of each of your albums, because i couldn't stand loosing them, and I want too support you. But I think you really should chech out stuff like we7 and embrace the new technology, there are people working on solutions to get the money to you, who deserves it.

Always your heartful admirer
/Markus.
 
Posted by Markus Maxx on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 4:04 PM
[Reply to this] 
J.-F.
J.-F. Gagnon

 
Michael, I can't wait for this record. No matter what some people say I truly respect your career and your soul. You're an inspiration for many singers and your work is ingenious. Be sure I will buy my copy of your new album, I can't wait to hear those songs re-arranged!

Peace, J.-F.
 
Posted by J.-F. on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 4:04 PM
[Reply to this] 
Joey
Joey Duncan

 
I have reposted your very importatant bulleten for all my friends to read as well michi, thanks, I guess I am one of the rare few that still purchaces CD's from a record store. and I will be getting your latest when it becomes available from you.
-copying kills
music is life
-JOEY-
 
Posted by Joey on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 10:23 PM
[Reply to this] 
Redeemer

 
Man, I have to say its so brilliant what you write about the music industry nowadays.
I agree completely. I tried for a while to make it as a professional songwriter, and I got some quite good contacts, but I realized after a while that i have to "prostitute" myself if i am supposed to get the money I need for a living.
So now I got a really good and stimulating job as a carpenter, and do only what i want with my music instead. I will start recording my first CD soon, exactly the way i want it myself.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I am looking forward to the new album. God bless!
 
Posted by Redeemer on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 10:26 PM
[Reply to this] 
Maria

 
Dear Michi,

first of all, I´m very glad, that Serafino Perugino has the idea with this album! And of course, that you decided to made it! I saw the tracklist today and jumped high!

Can´t wait to may!!

Hope you´re fine!

Greetings....Maria
 
Posted by Maria on Monday, March 17, 2008 - 4:04 PM
[Reply to this] 
Fenrir

 
Hallo Michi!

Bezüglich der neuen Scheibe:

Ich habe schon 3 Hörproben hören dürfen und bin über die Instrumentierung und das Arrangement sehr begeistert. Wer hätte gedacht, dass man die alten Songs doch so schön verpacken kann. Ich freu mich schon, auch diese CD bald in Ruhe genießen zu dürfen ;)

Zu Deinen kann ich immer nur zustimmend nicken und mich über die Rethorik freuen, wie bei Deinen Aufsätzen; habe mir auch kürztlich Dein Buch gekauft gehabt... Solange Du diesen ehrlichen Weg gehst und weiter mit dem Herzen Musik machst, brauchst Du Dir über die Lästerzungen, die nach dem Release wieder fleissig schreiben werden, Gedanken machen.

Mit besten Musikergrüßen und auf die moralische Musik!

Timo
 
Posted by Fenrir on Monday, March 17, 2008 - 4:06 PM
[Reply to this] 
Riffuz

 
You said in an intrview "Helloween Live with the past" and what is this, you live in the past in differente ways?

I can't under stand you, your others albums are amazing, with your new music, not the old... you don't need this kind of records, anyway...keep rockin'
 
Posted by Riffuz on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 9:48 AM
[Reply to this] 
Michael Kiske

 
I said what?, where? ... I'm affraid I can't really follow you here ... Anyway: I maybe I didn't NEED to do this album, but I WANTED to. And I'm glad that I did it. To make it understandable why? that's why I wrote those words above. Like I said: I wanted to make those songs mine again. They are still somehow very much me. Especially the spiritual ones like LONGING, I BELIEVE etc. And since I always need a while for writing a new record, this album can fill in the gab nicely for my friends. And let's not forget to give certain mentalities something to cry about! ... But I generally won't justify myself too much anymore for anything I do in the future. I say what is needed to say and than everyone can surely have is own mind about it. Who cares! When I think it is a good idea to do it, I do it. That's enough. And if anyone can't understand it or me, that's OK. I don't live to please or fullfill expectations. I don't even need to be understood. ...

Take care!
Michael
 
Posted by Michael Kiske on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 6:29 AM
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Tony Colapietro - Video & Photography
Tony Colapietro

 
Hi Michael, ...There are not many albums I ever look forward to....BUT this is really a breath of fresh air!! It will be nice to listen to familar tunes that I grew up on with a new mature take on them. I have enjoyed ALL your music, from the younger days of Helloween to the present albums. People change with the times and music comes from all that seems to surround the artist at that point in their life. ...you're doing the right thing by following your own path.


I wish you much success on this album and I'm glad that you put as much thought into your music as you seem to put into your way of life. There is no doubt you have influenced many others and made a huge mark in the history of music.
(avoiding the word industry!) :)

Take care,

Tony
 
Posted by Tony Colapietro - Video & Photography on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 6:08 PM
[Reply to this] 
metalfrontiers.com
metal frontiers

 
Dear Michael, i am so glad you are still "around", being active in music and trying to be creative... Trying to make something new, something refresh... I really don't care if metal is not your "business" anymore. Your are a musician, with needs and dreams and everyone should respect that you are trying against an army of enemy to follow your path. I am and will be a fan of Michael Kiske, because of his wonderful voice, the musical dare, the passion to be in the front line and defend his ideas. Surely, i'd love the story to have a metal... happy end, but in the end the result is that matters. The covers of the Helloween-era songs are great, from the little idea i have with the samples on your page and i wish to continue... I am sad with the...silent war and the critism, but as my Greek Ancestors used to say: Stay strong, fight hard, defend your ideas, cause in the end it's your only treasure.

Cheers
Nick. T.

 
Posted by metalfrontiers.com on Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 10:12 AM
[Reply to this] 
Blue

 
"I remember when I was younger and bought a record, that there was sometimes a song on there that I didn’t understand (didn’t like) right away. But after a while it turned out to be a real pearl. And if people today only download what they like (understand) right away, the cultivating element of learning something new in music is completely disappearing.
"

Rrigth. There are times that some words removes the mind tiredness and makes you see that you are not completely alone in your thoughts and someone else feel the responsability to face the moment.


Like all the good thinkers, you can see the whole scenario and what is going on around at the same time and you can easily predict what the consecuences and reactions are going to be. From some many years ago, the society we are building is based on trivialities and feeding the sense of, "I want it and I want it now!" whithout any real effort to get it and any apreciation of the efforts of the others and, "I have the right of..." without balance with the obligations. It is the eternal insatisfaction about everything. It's a kind of "childishlyzation" of future adults.

This remember a lot to the alienation.


From some time ago too, I'm sawing that many people of a certain age are taking a kind of sorprendant way to recover something that maybe lost or forget in some point of lifetime. I don't know exactly what it is or why but it is like a strong undercurrent, I feel it in the air, hear it in the words, the songs, the readings, the poetry, the paints and designs and the forms. Even the way to show things. Perhaps I'm having visions.

Maybe is a moment to reconsider or reload some basical concepts and values? This, nothing has to be with times if not with the essence of man.

Kind of responsability because something big is failing?
Just thoughts.


I like the path you are making with your steps.

I come back to my den.


Bluefire
 
Posted by Blue on Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 8:39 PM
[Reply to this] 
SEIS CUERDAS

 
just fantastic michael!!!!!!!!

thanks!!!
 
Posted by SEIS CUERDAS on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 11:45 AM
[Reply to this] 
Maria

 
Endlich ist es da! Am Freitag kam endlich das ersehnte Paket von Amazon! und was soll ich sagen...der absolute Hammer!
Ich bin unendlich froh, dass Du das Album gemacht hast!!! Vielen, vielen Dank!
 
Posted by Maria on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 9:15 PM
[Reply to this] 
Thomas Aquinas

 
i feel exactly the way that you do when it comes to buying actual CDS as opposed to getting them burned, downloade...

also, i love your new album.

 
Posted by Thomas Aquinas on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 8:49 PM
[Reply to this] 
Thord Möller

 
Hello kiske :) i bought two of your cd's yesterday. Kiske and past in different ways.
well i maybe am a metalhead but i cannot stop loving your pop music or what we should call it :D its so great^^ i think your voice even sounds better on the new album than in the old helloween days :) i hope you keep doing great music like this :) its telling me a lot :D

//Thord Möller
 
Posted by Thord Möller on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 8:55 PM
[Reply to this] 
Mr_Ego
german schwedt

 
Buhhh...
IN THE NIGHT never was your fave ??
its one of my faves form the album (with i dont wanna cry no more & Crazy Cat)

but all its abouts tastes....
i cant wait to have the new album....

hope to hear more news about you....

CHEERS!!
 
Posted by Mr_Ego on Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 10:58 AM
[Reply to this] 
.::ZEArte::.

 
Whatever your reasons were to do this project...thank you! Is incredible to hear that "new" sound in those old songs ... just THANK YOU for your talent Mr.
Kiske
 
Posted by .::ZEArte::. on Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 11:08 AM
[Reply to this] 
Alexander Mustakimov
Alexander Mustakimov

 
First of all I would like to thank you for this great album! I put it in my system two days ago and music still there! First track really amazing! Thank you again!

In the second part of my message I would like to comment some of your issues if it possible. In my opinion we should to override progress because we can’t to resist it. But when mountain didn’t come to Magamed, Magamed just came to the mountain. I mean that all new formats, trends and etc should play on our side because if it will not be overrode everything happen exactly as you describe Mr. Kiske. I strongly believe that there is always a way to new form of recording, sale and e.t.c.
? What do you think about it?
 
Posted by Alexander Mustakimov on Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 12:29 PM
[Reply to this] 
Becky

 
Hey Michael,
For days now I have logged onto your page and listen to those 4 samples ALL DAY LONG!!! Do you have any idea how many times they play in a single day? I even listen at work. If that CD doesn't get here soon I'll be as nutty as a squirrel.


Seriously, they sound awesome. More powerful than before.


As for downloading....never done it. I have to have that hot little CD in my hand. Love to read the little booklet that comes with it. Sometimes you can get inside the artists heart by what he puts on those little things.


Anxiously waiting and checking my mailbox.....still listening to those little teasers!!!

Hugs....Beck
 
Posted by Becky on Friday, June 06, 2008 - 11:02 PM
[Reply to this] 
Becky

 
The CD finally arrived!! Can't say it's always in my system.....I have to remove it to put it in my car...then take it out when I go to work so I can listen to it there.....the cycle continues. With the overuse it is getting I will probably have to have another one soon.


Thank you, Michael, for giving these exquisite songs new blood and fire.


Hugs.....Becky
 
Posted by Becky on Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 9:06 PM
[Reply to this] 
PROVOCATOR

 
Finally!

I’ve got your PAST IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
All have been made correctly!
Your voice is alive! It breathes, it calls… I am glad, that you again have paid attention to the melodic party of your creations. If it is the REAL THING it is unimportantly made it in heavy or in fast food style, it remains the REAL THING. Sorry, but, I guess it’s time to think about DVD!…on a background of the evening foggy river.
It will be great and demanded!
Dear Michael, thank you for this wonderful work.
Carry on!

Faithfully yours, Ren Suomy.

 
Posted by PROVOCATOR on Saturday, July 19, 2008 - 8:28 PM
[Reply to this] 
Rafaella

 
Michael dear, what a blessed voice you were given!
I was listening to these songs in the original version just today and I just listened to teh samples here. It seems years go by but you don..t age and neither yoru voice. Congrats on the courage you had to make this new album. Dealing with the past is indeed painful sometimes and music brings a lot of emotion, even to us that are not musicians.


As for teh burning music thing, I take it as a test. If I like the singer, the band, the album I buy it. It is priceless to me to have all of the work of some artist, since when I buy something it means that person..t art has changed my life in a way. To me the artists and their work are very related, so if you say you are a great person but acts the other way I will surely not buy your work. Of course this is not the case here, since you always had a lot to say and still have more to say.


Music needs more people like you, that is for sure.

Blessed be thee!
 
Posted by Rafaella on Saturday, July 19, 2008 - 8:38 PM
[Reply to this] 
*Blackwinged Patry*
Patry Campos

 
FIRSTLY, ABOUT YOUR NEW WORK, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME LISTENING TO MICHAEL KISKE AS AN ARTIST NOW A DAY, AND IF YOU JOIN US YOUR FEELINGS, WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA!
YOU CANNOT GUESS HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE TO ME, BECAUSE YOUR VOICE, AFTER AND BEFORE, TAKES KISKE..S MARKS, AND IT IS A PLEASURE!
PATRICIA
 
Posted by *Blackwinged Patry* on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 10:48 PM
[Reply to this] 
Chaos Stone (A Fantasy Novel in Progress)
Dave Flegel

 
The album turned out splendedly. its a shame tracks like your turn and when the sinner couldn't have sounded like this on the 'ween albums, they would have been better i think. and being a big fan of the two (well three) keepers, its great hearing the acoustic takes on some of my fav songs. im a metalhead who LIKES unplugged, such as alice in chains' show or godsmacks other side ep, or great acoustic radio performances. some of my favs of those are by queensryche and joe lynn turner, even have the 'ween with andi performing i can acoustically.

the bonus song (unfortunately) elvis cover is amazing, heard it on youtube
http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=Qk5n8yQDkNY&feature=related

will we be hearing a new place vendome in the near fututre?
 
Posted by Chaos Stone (A Fantasy Novel in Progress) on Monday, December 15, 2008 - 11:16 PM
[Reply to this] 
Michael Kiske

 
All good to hear, Sir!
The second Place Vendome will be coming out VERY soon; probably February.
It's all done.

All the best!
Michael
 
Posted by Michael Kiske on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 9:39 PM
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