Except for one song and title track, none of them will appear on the the scarecrow. Avantasia have gone from being a surreal, extraordinary, larger than life band to being just like everybody else, to being a. Avantasia the scarecrow 2008 this is the long awaited album from master tobias sammets avantasia. Avantasia the scarecrow lp mvd entertainment group. Watch the video for the scarecrow from avantasias the scarecrow for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The wicked symphony was released both as part of a box set, with the two albums combined and as an individual album. Avantasia is the side project of edguy mainman tobias sammett. It is entirely forgettable, whilst it sounds tolerable to the ears, it is musical empty calories. However, in january 2008 a third album was released, titled the scarecrow.
Im just a loser in the game of love im just a stray boy in the shade and how i wish to know what love is like to find. The scarecrow is a tragic story of a lonesome creature, emotionally isolated from his environment and suffering from a distorted sensory perception. Unlike previous avantaszia, the musical material of the scarecrow is not monolithic, and each track is a completely independent work. Avantasia scarecrow live at wacken 2008 reaction x666xironmaiden. Now as to the content of avantasia s latest offering, let us just say that the problem is not with the style that its in, but in the songwriting and complete lack of coherent flow. Im just a loser in the game of love im just a stray boy in the shade and how i wish to know what love is like to find someone to. The scarecrow was released in 2008 and became one of the twenty best selling albums in europe. Avantasia the scarecrow the flying opera live hd youtube. Avantasia download high quality complete mp3 albums.
Check out the scarecrow by avantasia on amazon music. This is the discography for german heavy metal band avantasia. And considering the majority of the posts concerning scarecrow, it seems like i will need to pick this one up too. The first of these three albums, released in 2008, sets the stage for the intentionallyvague story. It features the guest performance of german singer tobias sammet, from avantasia.
The story behind this concept album is about a lonesome creature who is emotionally isolated from his environment due to a distorted sensory perception. Tobias sammets avantasia the scarecrow 2008, vinyl. The scarecrow was released on january 25, 2008 as a standard cd as well as rare picture double vinyl. This album sounds great and i think it can not be classified just as a rock, heavy or power metal one, in here you can find a bit of these three basic styles. The scarecrow cd 2008 nuclear blast americ covid19. Avantasia the scarecrow another angel down live 2008. The scarecrow is a concept album about the tragic story of a lonesome creature, emoti. That perfectly describes the lyrical content of the 2008 album the scarecrow. The scarecrow is the third fulllength album by tobias sammets rock opera project avantasia, released on january 25, 2008, through nuclear. Im just a loser in the game of love im just a stray boy in the shade. Download ulozto the scarecrow 2008 01 twisted mind 02 the scarecrow 03 shelter from the rain 04.
Deluxe vinyl edition the scarecrow is the third fulllength album by tobias sammets rock opera project avantasia, released in 2008. Two eps named lost in space part i and part ii were released on 19 november 2007, while the fulllength album, the scarecrow, was released on 25 january 2008. Avantasia the scarecrow lyrics and tracklist genius. The project was revived in 2007 with the release of two eps, entitled lost in space, promoting the next full length avantasia concept album. It is the second part of the wicked trilogy and it is followed by angel of babylon. I really have some hardcore catching up to do with avantasia. Scarecrow has different sound from previous avantasia releases, and thus it can not be compare with them. After the second album, sammet announced that there would not be any more avantasia albums. After releasing two eps of the single lost in space at the end of last year, now we can enjoy this new masterpiece at the beginning of this new year. The wicked symphony is the fourth fulllength album by tobias sammets rock opera project avantasia, released on 3 april 2010, parallel with angel of babylon. The band consisting primarily of sammett and a host of guest musicians, as is the case here as well recorded two successful albums that were released as the metal opera. Download avantasia mp3 songs and albums music downloads. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account.
Im just a loser in the game of love im just a stray boy in the shade and how i. On april 2nd 2010 two new fulllength album read more. This is a follow up to the highly appraised metal opera, released in 2001 part 1 and 2002 part 2 which was the unofficial but worthy successor to helloweens, keeper of the seven keys pt. The scarecrow is the third fulllength avantasia album by german power metal vocalist tobias sammet, released january 25th, 2008, on nuclear blast records. It was released on 25 april 2008 in germany, austria and switzerland, and on 28 april in the rest of europe. The scarecrow 2006 2008 at the end of 2006, sammet confirmed the rumours of a third avantasia album, due for release in 2008. This is what allows us to regard the new avantasia album as a conceptualalbum, rather than a fulllength continuation of the metal opera pt. A few clicks on the internet and i discovered avantasia means a world beyond human imagination. Its not as good as the first 2, but it is still a geat cd, with lots of great songs.
The scarecrow avantasia 2008 the scarecrow tobias sammet. Avantasia the scarecrow another angel down live 2008 dio sava. His feelings for the love of his life unrequited, he sets off on a journey exploring the lefthand path, striving for inner peace, ploughing his way to approval and eventually facing temptation at. It is the first part of the wicked trilogy and it is followed by the wicked symphony and angel of babylon. It is the first part of the wicked trilogy and followed by the wicked symphony and angel of babylon. On november 16th 2007 two 6track albums lost in space part 1 and lost in space part 2 were released. The scarecrow seemed like a good starting point and, overall, its a good album.
Ive heard a lot about avantasia but never bought one of their albums until now. Avantasia the scarecrow 2008 avantasia the scarecrow 1. The scarecrow is the third fulllength album by tobias sammets rock opera project avantasia, released on january 25, 2008, through nuclear blast records. Elected is the first ep by progressive metal project ayreon, owned by dutch musician arjen anthony lucassen. Avantasia is a power metal cum rock opera project founded and led by tobias sammet, lead singer of german power metal band edguy. There are some incredible, some of the best ive ever heard, type songs mixed in with some odd songs that i didnt really get. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Many who were familiar with avantasia for their previous albums were. Avantasia offers everything from hard rock, stadium rock, new rock to melodic metal and even speed metal.
But the scarecrow, in my humble opinion, will be forgotten in a year. Im just a loser in the game of love im just a stray boy in the shade and how i wish to know what love is like to find someone to contemplate theres a voice and a. Tobias sammets avantasia the scarecrow 2008, cd discogs. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we. So, just download the few songs that are worth something. The scarecrow is a fresh, exhilarating smash in the face when the power metal genre badly needs one, and it also steps out of those boundaries several times, crossing over into the hard rock and pop fields quite frequently, and even including some slight celtic influences that. Tobias sammets avantasia the scarecrow releases discogs. Both metal operas are regarded as some of the best, modern power metal albums.