02 APOLLO MANCHESTER FRIDAY 10th JANUARY 2014.
Sometime when your reviewing you see a band that is so amazing
that it blows your mind . This Concert in January 2014 was the
Best Concert for 2014. They are the biggest Touring Band in
America & massive in Germany they are used to playing massive
Arena around the world . This was there first time in England &
had to hire the Apollo for a week to condensed there stage set to
a smaller stage . The saddest thing they only sold 1,600 tickets .
They have just Played Berlin Square Germany to record Crowd
on New Years Eve . Trans Siberian Orchestra is an American Rock
Band founded in 1996 by Producer / Composer & Lyricist Paul O
Neil who brought Jon Oliva & Savatage years active 1996 -2022.
The band have released a Series of Rock Opera’s they have sold
over 10 million Concert Tickets & over 10 million Albums Debut
Christmas Eve & Other Stories ( 1996 ) 2nd The Christmas Attic
( 1998 ) 3rd The Ghosts Of Christmas ( 1999) 4th Beethoven’s
Last Night ( 2000 ) 5th The Lost Christmas Eve ( 2004 ) 6th
Night Castle ( 2009) 7th Dream Of Fireflies ( On A Christmas
Night ( EP) ( 2012 ) 8th Tales Of Winter ( 2013 ) 9th Letters from
The Labyrinth ( 2015 ) Paul O Neil Managed & Produced Rock
Bands Aerosmith / Humble Pie / AC/DC / Joan Jet & Scorpions.
The band gained in popularity when they began touring in 1999
after completing their second album . Trans Siberian Orchestra
is also known for their extensive Charity Work & Elaborate
Concerts which includes a String Section / Alight show / Lasers/
Moving Trusses / Video Screens & Effects Synchronized to music.
Genres Symphonic Metal / Progressive Metal / Hard Rock / Neo
Classical Metal . Touring Performers Line Up Angus Clark Lead ex.
ex. ex. Joel Hoekstra Rhythm ex. ex. ex. David Z Bass ex. ex. ex.
( 2010 -2016 ) Sadly Died 2017. Mee Eun Kim Keyboards ex. ex.
ex. ( 2014 – 2022 ) Vitalij Kuprij Keyboards ex. ex. ex. ( 2009-2019)
Jane Mangini Keyboards ex. ex. ex. ( 2001 -2019 ) ( 2021-2022)
Roddy Chong Electric Violin ( 2008 -2019 ) ( 2021 – ) Asha
Mevlana Electric Violin ex. ex. ex. ( 2011–) John O Reilly Drums ex.
ex. ex. Vocals ( Some vocals weren’t used ) Russell Allen Vocal ex.
ex. ex. ( 2013 – 2018 ) ( 2020- ) April Berry Vocal ex. ex. ex. ( 2009-
2019 ) ( 2021 -2022 ) Robin Borneman Vocal ex. ex. ex. ( 2013 –
2019 ) ( 2021 – 2022 ) Dustin Brayley Vocal ex. ex. ex. ( 2012-2019)
(2021 -2022 ) John Brink Vocal ex. ex. ex. ( 2010 – 2011 ) ( 2013- )
Ava Davis Vocal ex. ex. ex. ( 2012- 2014 ) ( 2017 ) Rob Evan Vocal ex.
ex. ex. ( 2009 -2017 ) Gabriela Guncikova Vocal ex. ex. ex. ( 2014-
2015 ) Autumn Guzzard Vocal 2010, 2012-2016 ) Nathan James
Vocal ex. ex. ex. ( 2012 – 2014 ) Jodi Katz Vocal ex. ex. ex. ( 2009-
2019 ) Natalya Rose Piette Vocal ex. ex. ex. Kayla Reeves ex. ex. ex.
(2010-2019 ) Andrew Ross Vocal ex. ex. ex. ( 2007 – 2019 ) Bart
Shatto ex. ex. ex. ( 2002 -2011 ) ( 2014 -2015 ) Narrator Philip
Brandon ( Storey Teller ex. ex. ex. ( 2010 – 2019 ) Amazing Line Up.
SONG 1. Time & Distance ( The Dash ) ” Time & distance ” ” Placed
before thee ” ” Hope & Beauty ” ” Have we duties ” ” As to what each
moments given for ” Amazing arrangement & outstanding playing .
SONG 2. Winter Palace ex Instrumental & Poetry by Paul O ‘Neil .
” Inside an Aric Forest ” ” Far in the past of mine ” ” They built a winter
palace ” ” Filled with treasure divine ” Amazing music score. Love It.
SONG 3. This Is The Time ex. ( Savatage Cover ) ” Watching in silence,
I hesitate ” ” It was not in the plans ” ” All our lives we could only wait”
” It was out of our hands ” Another amazing arrangement & Vocals .
SONG 4. Christmas Jam ex. ” Now that old piano player knew ”
” There were other musicians in the crowd ” ” & one by one he
brought them up ” ” & the music , it got loud ” Amazing playing .
SONG 5. Handful Of Rain ex. ( Savatage Cover ) ” The night is growing
dark ” ” From somewhere deep within ” ” It shelters like an ark ”
” That always takes you in ” Amazing sounds from the Orchestra.
SONG 6. The Last Illusion ex. ” The past & present ” ” Loss of
redemption ” ” A man’s intentions ” ” All things yet to be ” ” A last
Illusion ” ” Times absolution ” ” Fact & confusion ” ” Fate & destiny
bound ” Amazing stage affects & Brilliant Screens & Lighting. Magic.
SONG 7. Gutter Ballet ex. ( Savatage Cover ) ” Another sleepless
night ” ” A concreate paradise ” ” Sirens screaming in the heat ”
” Neon cuts the eye ” ” As the Jester sighs ” ” At the world beneath
his feet ” Some outstanding playing . Vocals & Song-writing. Magic.
SONG 8. Misery ex. ” There is a child & she sleeps in the gutter ”
” Don’t close your eyes & she easy to see ” ” She is not a child ”
” She’s those who you abandon ” ” They are left to me ” Love It.
SONG 9. Mephistopheles Return ex. ” In every life ” ” It has been
said ” ” There comes a time to join the dead ” ” Admit there is no
second chance ” ” & join deaths in a finale dance. Amazing Vocals.
SONG 10. Mozart / Figaro ex. Instrumental with Narrator Philip
Brandon spoken word. ” Fate remoulded it was here you first
met Haydn ” ” & walked through places filled with art ” ” & studied
with your childhood hero ” ” The Legendary Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart ” ” It was here you improved together ” ” That Amadeus
became your brother ” ” Your melodies weaving seamlessly ” ” As
each note seemed to dare another ” Amazing arrangement. Magic.
SONG 11. SPARKS ex. ” Lines of a tale ” ” Cut in the face of the
crowd ” ” Sentenced no bail ” ” There in the night ” ” Deep in the
back ” ” Through the back ” Beckons a life ” Amazing playing .
SONG 12. The Hourglass ex. ( Savatage Cover ) ” Standing alone
on the edge of a river ” ” He’s traded his life for a glass of tears ”
” The bargain was quick for one’s life is less dearer ” ” When the
sands running out & the ending is near ” Amazing arrangement .
SONG 13. Someday ex. ” He won the war , in a foreign land ”
” That was no hero , that was my old man ” ” He came back
home. where he met his wife ” ” & he raised his kids , while he
made a life ” Just outstanding stage presence & playing. Love It.
SONG 14. Child Unseen ex. ( Dream Child ) ( A Christmas Dream)
” In the night was the dark ” ” In the dark was a dream ” ” In the
dream was a child ” ” & my self there unseen ” Brilliant score .
SONG 15. Believe ex. ( Savatage Cover ) Beyond the skies , rising
so high ” ” Set a course for the unknown ” ” But I believe there
life out there ” ” Some how we’ll find it ” Amazing arrangement .
SONG 16. Wish Liszt ex. ( Toy shop Madness ) ” Now the old man
was nearing a toy shop ” ” Where he could hear a music box kind
of sound ” ” From a miniature carousel with its miniature horses”
” All circling faithfully around ” Orchestra on another planet. Magic.
SONG 17. After The Fall ex. ” Time only time ” ” Could never take
me away from you ” ” & why should it try ” ” Time never cares just
what we do ” Just outstanding sounds & music arrangements.
SONG 18. Wizards In Winter ex. ” & so it was in front of the Hotel ”
” Our Angel did finally arrive ” ” & standing at one corner was a
young man ” Who caught the Angel’s eye ” Amazing Song-writing
SONG 19. Dreams Of Fireflies ex. ( On A Christmas Night ) ” Stars
& dandelions ” ” Like coins thrown into wells ” ” Are the things
that we wish upon ” ” & where our dreams do well ” Love It. Magic.
SONG 20. Carmina Burana ex. ” Fortune like the moon ” ” You are
changeable ever waxing ” ” & warning , hateful life ” ” First oppresses
& then soothes ” ” As fancy takes it ” ” Poverty & power ” ” It melts
them like ice ” Another amazing arrangement & Screens & Lighting.
SONG 21. Epiphany ex. ” Here on this night so far away ” ” Bits of
starlight fall where they may ” ” I never wanted to go , I never wanted
to stay ” ” I never wanted to be afraid ” ” But still , childhood sees
what childhood will ” ” But nothing ever stays the same ” Just Love It.
SONG 22. The Mountain ex. Instrumental . This is just amazing
arrangement with magic sounds filling the air . Just Heavenly. Magic.
SONG 23 Piano Solo ex. Very Classical Rock . This truly is a Amazing
Piano Solo . Just out of this world . Love every minute of this Solo .
SONG 24. God Saves ex. ( Traditional Cover ) Amazing arrangement.
SONG 25. Beethoven ex. Instrumental ( With Narrator Philip Brandon
spoken word ) ” Once more back in 1827 Vienna , he tells of the fate
that he would not change. A thing from his past & risking loosing
music . The music is who he is , the reason for his existence. Love It.
SONG 26. Requiem ( The Fifth ) Narration ” Voca me benedictum ! ”
” Sana meam animami ! ” ( Repeat ) ( With Narrator Philip Brandon
spoken word ) ” Beethoven believes that if Theresa were to have
discovered that he was becoming deaf , she would most certainly
have left him . Before this could happen he ended their relationship.
Refusing to ever see her again . Narrator telling a storey” Love It .
SONG 27. Christmas Eve ex. ( Sarajevo 12/24 ) ( Savatage Cover )
” When the shells had ceased their falling ” ” The young Muslim &
the Serb ” ” Listen for the old mans music ” ” But now not a note
was heard ” ” & fearing what had happened ” ” Each did , what
should not be dared ” ” & made their way through no man’s
land ” ” To the old medieval Square . This truly as been amazing
experience seeing this Fantastic Rock Orchestra with amazing
Vocals & Narrator with amazing Musicians of the highest order.
Amazing stage props & Screens & Lighting & Lasers & Mixing
at the wonderful 02 Apollo Manchester were dreams come true.
There Leader Paul O Neil Died on April 5th 2017 Age 61 years
will be sadly missed . Amazing talented producer & Songwriter.
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