Comments on: Night Castle | Trans-Siberian Orchestra http://www.studlife.com/cadenza/2009/10/28/%e2%80%98night-castle-%e2%80%99-trans-siberian-orchestra/ The independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:42:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick Crants http://www.studlife.com/cadenza/2009/10/28/%e2%80%98night-castle-%e2%80%99-trans-siberian-orchestra/#comment-18647 Patrick Crants Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:50:06 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6389#comment-18647 It appears to me that you don't have a very good understanding of TSO and their album production stylings. Night Castle is intended to be presented as a story, as a rock opera so to speak. Evaluating individual tracks on merit (a la the Bee Gees) not only diminishes the value of the individual tracks, it negates the flow of the story that they are telling. Also your "tracks to download" ignores the three most musically compelling works of the album (Believe, There was a Life, Epiphany). I suggest your critiquing talents would be better used on the latest Katy Perry or Rebecca Black offerings. It appears to me that you don’t have a very good understanding of TSO and their album production stylings. Night Castle is intended to be presented as a story, as a rock opera so to speak. Evaluating individual tracks on merit (a la the Bee Gees) not only diminishes the value of the individual tracks, it negates the flow of the story that they are telling. Also your “tracks to download” ignores the three most musically compelling works of the album (Believe, There was a Life, Epiphany). I suggest your critiquing talents would be better used on the latest Katy Perry or Rebecca Black offerings.

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]]> By: Kristy http://www.studlife.com/cadenza/2009/10/28/%e2%80%98night-castle-%e2%80%99-trans-siberian-orchestra/#comment-6227 Kristy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:12:55 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6389#comment-6227 From what Mozart piece does "Mozart and Memories" originate? From what Mozart piece does “Mozart and Memories” originate?

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]]> By: MJ http://www.studlife.com/cadenza/2009/10/28/%e2%80%98night-castle-%e2%80%99-trans-siberian-orchestra/#comment-6140 MJ Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:19:25 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6389#comment-6140 I got a copy of this recently as a shared gift from my family. (TSO has been a family favorite.) I had to go online to find the track info and related story. I'm glad I took the time to download the story off the website before listening to the full album. The music is made to go with the story obviously. There were a few areas I had to pause either the music or stop reading, but overall, I found it to keep pace with the text fairly well when I started the first track upon loading and reading the pdf document. Without the story, it would be very difficult to follow along and figure out the connection between songs. The songs by themselves are okay, but a lot is lost without the story. Paired with the story, it makes a very powerful impact. I found this to be true with Lost Christmas Eve. I got a copy of this recently as a shared gift from my family. (TSO has been a family favorite.) I had to go online to find the track info and related story. I’m glad I took the time to download the story off the website before listening to the full album. The music is made to go with the story obviously. There were a few areas I had to pause either the music or stop reading, but overall, I found it to keep pace with the text fairly well when I started the first track upon loading and reading the pdf document.

Without the story, it would be very difficult to follow along and figure out the connection between songs. The songs by themselves are okay, but a lot is lost without the story. Paired with the story, it makes a very powerful impact. I found this to be true with Lost Christmas Eve.

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]]> By: Vanessa Du Frat http://www.studlife.com/cadenza/2009/10/28/%e2%80%98night-castle-%e2%80%99-trans-siberian-orchestra/#comment-5443 Vanessa Du Frat Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:25:06 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6389#comment-5443 No problem, it had been bothering me for two weeks ^^ Actually, I was lucky, because I knew I had tried to play the second piece. First piece, of course, I knew already, I played it ten years ago (was really hard ^^). The Chopin Etude is a piece I've wanted to play something like 8 years ago, but it was too hard for me so I kinda forgot all about it... No problem, it had been bothering me for two weeks ^^ Actually, I was lucky, because I knew I had tried to play the second piece. First piece, of course, I knew already, I played it ten years ago (was really hard ^^). The Chopin Etude is a piece I’ve wanted to play something like 8 years ago, but it was too hard for me so I kinda forgot all about it…

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]]> By: classical guy http://www.studlife.com/cadenza/2009/10/28/%e2%80%98night-castle-%e2%80%99-trans-siberian-orchestra/#comment-5422 classical guy Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:48:46 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6389#comment-5422 thanks a bunch vanessa this really helped :) thanks a bunch vanessa this really helped :)

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]]> By: Vanessa Du Frat http://www.studlife.com/cadenza/2009/10/28/%e2%80%98night-castle-%e2%80%99-trans-siberian-orchestra/#comment-5185 Vanessa Du Frat Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:38:36 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6389#comment-5185 Ok, so after some research amongst my music scores, I found the second piece. It's Chopin's Etude n°4 opus 10. Ok, so after some research amongst my music scores, I found the second piece. It’s Chopin’s Etude n°4 opus 10.

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]]> By: Vanessa Du Frat http://www.studlife.com/cadenza/2009/10/28/%e2%80%98night-castle-%e2%80%99-trans-siberian-orchestra/#comment-5158 Vanessa Du Frat Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:41:55 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6389#comment-5158 @Classical guy : it's the 3rd movement of the moonlight sonata, by Beethoven. However, I don't know the name of the second piece and it's killing me as well... I've tried looking for it everywhere on the net, but I couldn't find the answer :( @Classical guy : it’s the 3rd movement of the moonlight sonata, by Beethoven. However, I don’t know the name of the second piece and it’s killing me as well… I’ve tried looking for it everywhere on the net, but I couldn’t find the answer :(

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]]> By: classical guy http://www.studlife.com/cadenza/2009/10/28/%e2%80%98night-castle-%e2%80%99-trans-siberian-orchestra/#comment-4444 classical guy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:22:28 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6389#comment-4444 does moonlight and madness' intro originate from a classical piece? if so can someone please tell me what it is.... its been killing me!!!! does moonlight and madness’ intro originate from a classical piece? if so can someone please tell me what it is…. its been killing me!!!!

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]]> By: Chris http://www.studlife.com/cadenza/2009/10/28/%e2%80%98night-castle-%e2%80%99-trans-siberian-orchestra/#comment-3128 Chris Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:26:06 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6389#comment-3128 A marvelous story. Put this together with the text. Much richer than just the music. So glad 'Believe' was included. Many have not experienced it from TSO's Savatage days. A marvelous story. Put this together with the text. Much richer than just the music.
So glad ‘Believe’ was included. Many have not experienced it from TSO’s Savatage days.

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]]> By: a music person http://www.studlife.com/cadenza/2009/10/28/%e2%80%98night-castle-%e2%80%99-trans-siberian-orchestra/#comment-2831 a music person Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:35:00 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6389#comment-2831 Carmina Fortuna? Seriously? Carmina Burana is the name of the piece. The first portion of that piece is O Fortuna. It was written by Carl Orff. http://tinyurl.com/dz3fpz Carmina Fortuna?

Seriously?

Carmina Burana is the name of the piece. The first portion of that piece is O Fortuna. It was written by Carl Orff.

http://tinyurl.com/dz3fpz

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