BLIND GUARDIAN Imaginations Through Looking Glass - 2-DVD

I have waited a long time for this! As you may have noticed, this band treats its fans with loads of special releases. Last year they gave us a single edition of “The Bard’s Song”, which preceded a double live album simply called “Live” (how inventive) as well as organising a BLIND GUARDIAN festival.

This DVD is based on that festival so naturally the festival show is the main attraction, a set of 20 songs, all classic in the B.G. catalogue. Opening the show with “War Of Wrath”, the crowd soon joins in with the dialogue between the servant and king, the atmosphere and expectations escalate and BOOM!!!, “Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill)” explodes from the huge stage, it’s on!

A very good show indeed with old classics like “Banish From Sanctuary”, “Nightfall”, “Mordred’s Song”, “Lord Of The Rings”, “The Bard’s Song” and “Valhalla”, where the last mentioned really gets the best of the fans who don’t seem to stop chanting “VALHALLA!!! DELIVERANCE...” anytime soon. The guys are very relaxed but they look a bit nervous from the start but after three or four songs they start to loosen up, move around and show their skills. Hansi is a great vocalist but I feel he could do more with his vocals in this show, it’s as if he’s holding back the aggressive style that he does so well on albums.

They’ve even thrown the epic “And Then There Was Silence” into the set list; a very demanding track that’s impossible to create live without a proper orchestra behind you but they pull it of nicely, definitely one of the highlights in the concert.

On the other disc we have some special features. First up is an interview with the band; sadly it’s only in German but with the English subtitles in the right place it’s interesting to watch hehe. The report on the making of the B.G. festival gives an insight on how it all came to be, a walk through the whole production of the festival (stage setup, lightshows, soundchecks etc etc).

“Imaginations Through The Looking Glass” has both quantity and quality, simply a must for B.G. fans and Power Metal in general.

Review by MetalObserver

TRACK LISTING:

DVD 1:

'The Coburg Show':

War Of Wrath
Time Stands Still
Banish From Sanctuary
Nightfall
The Script For My Requiem
Valhalla
A Past And Future Secret
Punishment Divine
Mordred’s Song
The Last Candle
Bright Eyes
Lord Of The Rings
I’m Alive
Another Holy War
And Then There Was Silence
Somewhere Far Beyond
The Bard’s Song (In The Forest)
Imaginations From The Other Side
And The Story Ends
Mirror Mirror
Bonus Songs:
Majesty
Into The Storm
Welcome To Dying
Lost In The Twilight Hall

DVD 2:

Special Features:

Interview
Backstage scenes of the “A Night Of The Opera Tour 2002”
Slideshow
The Making of B.G. Festival Coburg 2003