"This is like listening to a bad piano recital! The piano is banged on all through the album. There is absolutely no expression from this performer. Not worth the shipping much less the price of the CD"
Can't even get past the samples!
firefly_955 | Maryland | 10/17/2007
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Look, TSO is incredible, and I guess that this album just proves the old cliche about imitation being the highest form of flattery, but I just can't see myself buying this tribute when I can listen to the originals. Even listening to the samples ratchets up my desire to break out the TSO albums (not until AFTER Thanksgiving...must restrain myself). Nice try, though.
In the meantime, I guess all that's left to be said is WE WANT NIGHT CASTLE!!!"
Would the REAL TSO please stand up?!?!?!
Wittaero | Ohio | 10/10/2007
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Buyers beware... These are not orginal Trans-Siberian Orchestra Recordings! (They may sound similar because they are the same musical arrangement.) If you really want some amazing, intense, and utterly brilliant music... Buy the Originals! :-)
Christmas Eve and Other Stories
The Christmas Attic
The Lost Christmas Eve
And you can't forget...
Beethoven's Last Night"
Someone...
R. Hansen | Brooklyn, NY USA | 11/25/2008
(2 out of 5 stars)
"...with a midi keyboard and an axe to grind against TSO put out this monstrosity, and they must be stopped before they do it again.
Apparently, this person or group got the TSO song book, tapped out the songs as flatly as the score allows, and slapped a label on it hoping to get some cross-over sales.
Don't give them that satisfaction."
I love TSO and the piano but this is just short of a scam
D. Polhamus | Dallas, TX | 02/01/2009
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This is the worst CD I have ever heard in my life.
What you are hearing are keyboard sounds of a piano. Worst than that- they aren't performances! They are quantized MIDI triggered sounds coming from a computer which is why the music doesn't sound emotional and instead comes off sounding retarded. For instance- there is no tone nor volume difference between soft and loud sections, and the trills sound like distant machine guns. I am shocked that such an album would ever be released- and whoever did this knows how embarrassing it is because they didn't even credit themselves (or they didn't want to get sued).
Copycat Records is obviously trying to sell you the idea that this is a TSO album due to using TSO's name and by having the artwork appear identical to other TSO releases. I checked the TSO website and noticed that they don't mention this album under their discography link. If you are still interested in buying, make sure you check out all the samples first!"