Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Wizards in Winter - Trans Siberian Orchestra

 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmgf60CI_ks]


This video was crazy popular a few years ago. This is probably my favorite song from TSO. It's one of those songs that puts specific mental images in my head, especially when you take into consideration the title. I see wizards racing through a snowy scene to some goal they must reach quickly. It's just one of those songs that promotes imagery without even mentioning a word lyrically. The lighting on the house is ingenious as well.


TSO was established in 1993 by Paul O'Neill, Jon Oliva, Al Pitrelli, and Robert Kinkel. The group has a diverse background with a lyricist/composer/producer (O'Neill), two Savatage members (Oliva and Pitrelli), and a keyboardist (Kinkel). The group has sold more than 10 million concert tickets, and two of them were to me. I've seen the group live twice, and both times were amazing. Their live shows sound awesome, utilizing a string section with their core instrumentation, and it looks amazing, too. The group really puts on a spectacle of a show.

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