Friday, November 6, 2009

To Cry You A Song - Kamelot

I didn't learn about Kamelot until the Fourth Legacy, which was, not surprisingly, their fourth album. Prior to that, the band was still struggling with their identity. But everything started to come together on their third album, Siege Perilous, which featured new singer Roy Khan. But on Fourth Legacy, the band solidified their sound, and have been instrumental (damn, that was a bad pun) in pushing the boundaries of progressive power metal ever since.

What you have here are my favorite Kamelot songs, which, I believe, are also representative of their sound and style. I considered adding a song from Siege Perilous (there are some good ones on the album), but I didn't want to sacrifice a better song to do that. Also, FYI, Desert Island songs are marked with an *.

Kamelot Tracks:
1. New Allegiance (0:54)
2. The Fourth Legacy (4:55)*
3. Silent Goddess (4:15)*
4. Desert Reign (1:39)*
5. Nights of Arabia (5:26)*
6. Lunar Sanctum (5:57)*
7. Regalis Apertura (1:57)
8. Forever (4:07)*
9. Mirror Mirror (Elizabeth Part I) (4:22)*
10. Requiem For The Innocent (Elizabeth Part II) (3:46)*
11. Fall From Grace (Elizabeth Part III) (4:15)*
12. Prologue (1:08)
13. Center of the Universe (5:27)*
14. Farewell (3:41)*
15. III Ways to Epica (6:17)*
16. March of Mephisto (5:28)
17. When the Lights are Down (3:41)
18. Solitaire (1:00)
19. Rule the World (3:41)*
20. Ghost Opera (4:06)
21. Silence of the Darkness (3:43)
Disc length - 79:45

Albums:
Tracks 1 - 6: The Fourth Legacy (2000)
Tracks 7 - 11: Karma (2001)
Tracks 12 - 15: Epica (2003)
Tracks 16 - 17: The Black Halo (2005)
Tracks 18 - 21: Ghost Opera (2007)

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