Awaken

Track Listings

1. Invocation

2. True Faith

3. Hope

4. A River

5. Peace

6. Calling In

7. Calmer Waters

8. All One Breath

9. Our Light Outshines

10. Dawn

11. Awaken

Editorial Reviews
Sandra Metzler, hypnotherapist Sept. 2003
I am so moved by the voice, chants and how they flowed into my heart and spirit

Product Description
Shannon's CD's are music for our times. Inspired prayers that cross all boundaries and represent all cultures, these songs include elements of Gregorian chant infused with ancestral chant and indigenous rhythms. The music is an opening to go deeper, offering us a chance to listen to our own souls calling and to follow our own hearts flight.

Music heals physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Always uplifting, inspired music touches us. Music sung in prayer offers renewal and connection to the Divine. Connection to the Divine always brings transformation, healing and integration.

Music has long been used to access deeper states of consciousness and provide portals for ALL. Music, in fact all Art, supports the inner journey necessary to integrate our inner and outer worlds. Art serves all people in growing, remembering, dreaming and bringing our best selves forward in the world for the good of all. Songs from the heart inspire us to fulfill our life's purpose and dream; to live our life's calling and passion from a place of dignity, truth, faith, hope and core being.

Awaken

Awaken,Shannon White Eagle,Independent

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Awaken by Natalie Grant

Good mix!

suffering transposed

Boring at first.. but got so much more better...

big fan

Awaken
Natalie Grant
Manufacturer: Curb Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

(Intro) The Awakening
Awaken
Something Beautiful
What Are You Waiting For
The Real Me
Another Day
Home
Captured
Held
You Move Me
Make Me Over
Live For Today
Bring It All Together (w/Wynonna)

Customer Reviews:

Awaken by Natalie Grant.......2007-01-12

This is the best she has ever done. Buy it you'll love it.

Good mix!.......2007-01-10

This is a good mix of upbeat and slow songs. She is always an inspiration!

suffering transposed.......2006-12-28

Let us try not to gush: You wait a decade between albums like this one.

These thirteen tracks emerge either from Ms. Grant's experience or from the collective wisdom in song selection of her handlers. Either way, we are face to face with stunning music and a beautiful young woman in a world where one grows weary of finding such a correspondence.

This is no crossover romance-or-religion puffery, where the listener takes his pick of context. To the contrary, Grant sings from deep and unveiled biblical conviction.

When she sings on the album's first track, after all, 'Awaken my heart, awaken my soul, awaken your power and take control', she is not singing to the handsome guy across the room. She's crying out to recognizable and well-defined God.

Then she pops you in the face with the utter theological simplicity that follows the manic intro to 'Something Beautiful'. What say we begin with the mania?:

'This is a song for anyone whose ever been
knocked down ; can't get back again
Stuck in the corner, can't move forward
All alone and you think you're going nowhere
This is a song for anyone whose ever stood
underneath the sun and felt so small-
two feet tall and so out of place.'

After an intro like that with perhaps a few too many intimations of girly-pop, where does a song like this go? On to feel-good, self-absorbed truisms with a nice guitar riff for distraction?

No. Not this time.

Instead, this biblically-informed terseness:

'He sees you - he knows you - he loves you
and he wants you to know that'

That's all. In the biblical dialect of divine-human relationship, that is considered sufficient. Grant seems to agree. Refreshing, that. Strengthening too. 'Sets a man to singin', even.

But she's only getting started here. Though she has that rising-farther-than-you-thought-she-was-gonna'-go quality to her voice, she becomes a formidable artist when she sings out of the kind of suffering that one is not supposed to know about while still young.

There is no doubt that Ms. Grant has a fine set of pipes. She's convinced you of that before you're a minute into this CD. In fact, one can go four or five tracks wondering what a pianissimo would sound like here and whether we're going to have one of those before we finish.

But she comes into her own when she gets introspective and balladesque without losing her theological compasspoint. This happens for the first time in 'The Real Me', a song that teeters dramatically on the razor edge of narcissism before rescue by an impulse that must owe something--consciously or not--to Psalmody. What I mean is that 'But you see the real me' is counterpoint to all manner of self-description. Grant seems to have come to terms with the biblical affirmation that her Christian faith calls her not to gnostic self-annihilation in favor of the soul, but rather to an authentic assumption of her Redeemer's intention for her. For *her*, we might place an accent. Listen:

'But you see see the real me.
Hiding in my skin, broken from within.
Unveil me completely
I'm loosening my grasp,
There's no need to mask my frailty
Cause you see the real me ...

Wonderful, beautiful is what you see
When You look at me.
You've turned the tattered fabric of my life
Into a perfect tapestry.
Oh, I just wanna' be me,
I wanna' be me.'

This is miles and miles from the self-referential and self-realizing ethos of popular myth. On the contrary one smells, from a certain distance to be sure, the distintive scent of a theology of creation.

Hmm ... 'Smells good.

Ms. Grant works through a couple of other tunes before coming to the showstopper, the one that is worth the price of the entire shiny little disk, and then some.

'Held' articulates the chastened, half-broken faith that emerges only from suffering. It's something you're not supposed to know about while you're still young. In the tradition of Job ('The Lord gave, the Lord took away, blessed be the name of the Lord') and the cross-shadowed path, one comes to terms with a God whose goodness is often invisible even if not ephemeral.

A child has died. That's all we know. Grant sings:

'Two months is too little.
They let him go.
The had no sudden healing.
To think that providence would
Take a child from his mother while she prays
Is appalling.

Who told us we'd be rescued?
What has changed and why should be saved from nightmares?
We're asking why this happens
To us who have died to live?
It's unfair.

This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we'd be held.'

There is more on this album. Much more. But after 'Held', it is anticlimax and afterword, though it is good music.

The only bad thing about this CD is that we may need to await another ten years before one like it comes along.

Boring at first.. but got so much more better..........2006-12-03

My sister bought it after hearing the song "Held" on the radio. The first time i listened to it, i thought " This CD is so boring!" But the second time i listened to it all, i liked alot more of it! The best one is "Something Beautiful" and "Home." they are really great music. She has different styles of music in this CD. THe intro was a waste of space though. It was lame. But overall the CD was good.

If you're like me and you hear the whole CD and don't like it, go back and listen to the songs "Awaken" "Something Beautiful" What R U Waiting For?" "Another Day" "Home" "Captured" "Held" and "Live 4 Today." They are the ones that will change your mind. The others are OK, but those will definalyty make you want more from Natalie!

big fan.......2006-10-23

When my mom bought this cd I wasn't sure if I'd like it. Then I popped it in my walkman and fell in love. A fave

song is Beautiful, it has an awesome beat and encouraging lyrics. Awaken, the title song, is really cool too.

Natalie doen't just appeal to adults but kids too making her one of my all time favorite singers!

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Very calming and relaxing drumming
Drum Medicine
Awesome Drum CD
Drum Medicine rocks.
Incredible - can this be the work of two white men?????

Drum Medicine
David and Steve Gordon
Manufacturer: Sequoia Records
ProductGroup: Music
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Very calming and relaxing drumming.......2007-05-08

This is a very nice CD when I put it in to play my whole house relaxed and clamed down and just listened very nice. The drumming is fantatsic, but if you do not like native american flutes not a CD for you in some parts of the CD the flutes are very loud. But I really enjoy this CD.

Drum Medicine.......2007-01-12

I really enjoy both CD's Sacred Spirit Drums and Drum Medicine. I live in an area of very little resource for this type of purchase- I was very happy to find what I wanted online- also very glad to be able to listen before I purchased- would not have bought them without that. Service was the best- shipping was also very good.. I will consider this type of purchase again when needed.

Awesome Drum CD.......2006-07-13

This CD is awesome I have it in my car now and that is all I play.

Drum Medicine rocks........2006-03-11

This is the best cd for playing along with drums or dancing up a storm.

Incredible - can this be the work of two white men?????.......2005-09-01

You have to listen to this CD to believe it. I hear the Native American flute, drums .... it's one incredible CD. I bought it to learn to drum but enjoy listening to it just for relaxation, trance states, etc. This is superb!

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HORRIBLE! Hip Hoppy, Jazz Improv style to chants sucks!
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Chants, not just for breakfast anymore ....
I Love It

Chants to Awaken the Buddhist Heart
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HORRIBLE! Hip Hoppy, Jazz Improv style to chants sucks!.......2007-08-04

The real reason I bought this was because I'm a big Steven Halpern fan and all of his stuff is great; who knew this Lama Surya Das (Long Island boy) would mess this CD up. I never return cds but this was so lousy I am most definitely returning it. A waste of my time, listening and most importantly ENERGY.

Average but ok.......2007-06-20

I liked one main song, but the thing i didn't like was the fact that theres about 5 songs and the track listed as having 13 songs. Its just a repeat of the same songs. Its kind of disappointing... But the sound is great. I just wish there were more mantras on the sound track...

Great CD.......2005-08-23

This is a CD of Lama Surya Das chanting in Tibetan over Steve Halpern's beats. Don't know what to say except that if you like this kind of thing, this is an excellent CD. I have listened to it many times at home and in the car. It will put you int a meditative state listening and singing along to the chants. Love it.

Chants, not just for breakfast anymore ...........2005-05-29

This is a great cd to listen to in the car on the way to or from work or any other stressful engagement requiring chill time. Ok its got an American twist and yes Lama Surya Das is after all an American Lama. He's a gift to us all in the land of SUV's, faster cheaper better and Super sized everything.

I Love It.......2004-03-04

Track 3 (Female Buddha Tara's Mantra) and 4 (Seven Line Prayer) are my absolute favorites on this unusual & unique CD. Sure it's a bit different from the common sounds we might be accustomed to hearing in the category we are obviously pursuing here: Buddhist chants and music. But different isn't bad. Not that tradition is not good to stick to, but occasionally it is nice to hear a bright and new example of these ancient chants. I personally found this entire CD to be a terrific companion to meditation at times, and the opening track "Jewel and the Lotus Sutra" has such a wonderful rhythm to it. I mean, I don't recommend listening to music every time you sit down to meditate, but occasionally it's a nice and calming experience to be had. So here is one reviewer who is kind of amazed by all of the bad reviews this CD is getting. This CD has a "healing" effect in some senses, a trait commonly associated with mantras and Tibetan lamas. Stephen Halpern brings to the table his unique style of "healing sound" for us. Sure it has a hip-hop feel, but it's done extremely well! I hope you enjoy it and are willing to give this a try.

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Transcendental, Mystical Soul Explorations
Better Breathing Through Music
Not what I was expecting

The Seven Chakras: Crystal Illumination
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Customer Reviews:

Transcendental, Mystical Soul Explorations.......2006-12-29

This is my first Aeoliah CD, and I was not disappointed. I heard track 5, "Shamballa" on my cable TV on 932, Soundscapes (commercial free music), and I knew that I had to have it. Each track focuses on a specific area of the body, and I found it very relaxing, and incredibly arousing when I was talking with my lover. It makes unsurpassed background music. "Shamballa" is absolutely heavenly. At night, when I need to go to sleep fast, I put the headphones and REPEAT on, and three hours later I had already felt relaxed, refreshed and rejuvinated. I only found the CD at Silver Platters, no one else carried it, I'm just glad it was in stock. The reverbent sounds of angelic synthesized chords, the ringing bells, cellos and flute delicately in the background make "The Seven Chakras" one of the premier ambient relaxation compositions of our time. It is also fantastic while giving and receiving massages, relieving stress and renewing the mind, and really makes one glad to feel alive. Outstanding value, a must have for the discreet, intellectual listener.

Better Breathing Through Music.......2006-12-28

I was playing cards on my computer in one room and listening to music coming from the music channel on my TV in another when I suddenly realized my breathing had changed dramtically. I felt relaxed and peaceful for the first time in years. After a few moments of concentration, I realized my breathing rhythm matched the rhythm of the music coming from my TV. I immediately raced to track down and purchase this amazing product. It has enhanced my life dramatically.

Not what I was expecting.......2004-01-12

I picked this up in a store because of the subtitle (Crystal Illumination). I thought this was a CD of crystal singing bowls. This CD was meant to be added to others that I use for qigong and meditation, however I found it inappropriate because of sudden, louder music that startled me. If you are looking for some meditation music I recommend looking elsewhere. Two chakra CDs I like are Paul Baker's "The Ladder of the Soul" (relaxing); and Layne Redmond's "Chanting the Chakras." (energizing).

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Mystical Magnificata of Spiritual Beauty
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Soaring Beauty
Among the better interpretations

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Mystical Magnificata of Spiritual Beauty.......2005-11-03

Richard Souther transports the listener to an ethereal realm on each and every note and instrument, with each original arrangement. While the music and words were initially composed and written by Hildegard von Bingen, a highly evolved 12th century mystic, artist, and healer, Richard Souther rekindles the flame with updated interpretations and instruments (synthesizer, keyboards) to appeal to modern ears. Nothing is lost in the transition ... the heart of the listener expands ever wider as the music of the past greets the present, giving and receiving the gift of Spirit.

Sister Germaine Fritz, OSB sings vocals on "Kyrie" (track #1) accompanied by Davey Spillane with a low whistle while the all female string quartet, Cello, accompany on their instruments. It provides a deeply spiritual peace, comfort and solace. Another track, "The Fire of Spirit," ignites a flame which burns brighter the more one hears the music. The lyrics in Latin are a soulful meditation for anyone seeking peace and joy in tumultous times. The intro is sung by Noirin Ni Rian, whose distinctive voice adds the right qualities to the sacred text. Sister Germaine and Katie McMahon provide lead vocals with other worldly adoration and praise for life and all of creation.

Occasionally acoustic drums add a down to earth natural appealing rhythm. The African djembe sounds nearly like a harp, bringing the listener closer to the angelic realm. The lyrics are in Latin, which has mystical and ethereal qualities sung by first class female vocalists. The mellow tones of the Cello quartet vibrate in harmony with each word sung in Latin. Anyone desiring to feel closer to Divinity and the Source should own this CD. The music celebrates life in all its myriad of forms and expressions ... providing Grace to all who listen.
Erika Borsos (erikab93)

Vision ll.......2003-01-29

When Richard Souther finished recording Vision in 1994 for Angel Records he was soon asked to do 'Vision II' which was no surprise considering the critical and commercial success of Vision.
At this point he chose to change record labels and signed a 7 album deal with Sony Classical. This seems to have played a major role in the shaping of Illumination. With the financial weight of Sony behind him Richard had the freedom to pick and choose his guest musicians. The line-up speaks for itself.

Where as Vision has a strong musical identity and is basically a showcase for the extraordinary talent of Richard Souther, Illumination explores new musical terratories.
Like Vision, it is not a straight cover of Hildegard's gospels but a musical impression of her works that is uniquely interpreted. There is more of a world music feel to Illumination with contributions from the likes of Davey Spillane (Riverdance) reinforcing this feel.
There are some haunting vocal passages and a wide and varied mix of tones and textures that give this album an almost cold and disconcerting edge when compared to Vision. It certainly requires a little more time to absorb than its sibling but as the music unfolds the listener is treated to an aural tapestry of beautiful atmospheres and sublime musicianship.

Another essential purchase for music lovers with vision.

Where's the Hildegard?.......2002-07-04

Overall, a worthy attempt, but having heard both Vision as well as studied Hildegard's music in its original, and the performance by Anonymous Four, I ultimately found this album somewhat lacking. First, most of the cuts do not even feature Hildegard's music. Sure, some of the plainsong modulations are picked up in the synthesizer meditations, but where is the substance of Hildegard's work? I do like the mix of multi-cultural motifs, which chant lends itself to, but it overwhelms the timeless genius of the great nun. What there is of Hildegard is re-worked to the point that it is unrecognizable. The one cut I did NOT care for was track 9 "Spirit of Fire" which could have been renamed "Spirit of Ennui" or "Spirit of 'I just got this new keyboard let me see how it works.'"

I, for one, like "Vision" much better - but then, I also prefer Enigma's Return to Innocence.

Soaring Beauty.......2001-05-23

This is my favorite cd of all time. I was browsing through the library's cd collection about 8 months ago when I caught the name "Hildegard von Bingen" out of the corner of my eye. Being a fan of all things Hildegard, I borrowed it from the library and took it home with me... Dear God, I was blown away! I've never heard anything more beautiful. It manages to reach incredible soaring heights without ever truely increasing the sound level, and it really is like a journey. Ok, that sounds pretentious, I know, but it's like a story unravelling. Anyways, enough of my raptured sighs - get this cd, listen to it, you will LOVE it!

Among the better interpretations.......2001-04-11

A wonderfull collection of songs. As a seasoned collector of von Bingen recordings, this has been a very gratifying CD to listen to. This recording surpassed my expectations.

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A gift to doing Yoga at home
Beware
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Outstanding
Beware - Manufacturing problem

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A gift to doing Yoga at home.......2007-07-27

I have been using the Empower CD for the past 2 years. I compliment the routine with other postures, for a more advanced workout. This CD has a voice and music that lets you relax. It is a great foundation for any level. This CD has benefited my life of home Yoga.

Beware.......2006-12-19

The Breathe CD is a duplicate of the Empower CD. I love both the Empower and Enlighten practices but am totally bummed out that there is a problem with the Breathe CD. If all 3 CD were as advertized, this would be an excellent value.

DiVine Yoga,.......2006-08-21

This is a lovely and well rounded yoga practice and I am so happy to have this in my yoga collection. There are three cd's, each one is a different practice.

The first cd is pranayama (breathing exercises). I don't use that one very often but a few months ago I injured my shoulder and had to take a break from the physical practice, I did this pranayama exercise every day for a couple weeks and I felt wonderful, relaxed and clean. I also believe it helped my shoulder heal faster!

The second cd is titled Enlighten and is supposed to be a more gentle phscal practice. This is a good exercise for those that haven't exercised in a while or for those days when you are tired and or sore from the previous days workout. I always feel relaxed and refreshed after this.

The third cd is titled Empower and is meant to be a strong practice. This practice is the one I do the most, I just love it! it seems to be based in ashtanga and would be a good workout for someone who hasn't quite been able to do the whole primary series. I really feel I am able to work on my breath in this exercise, the poses seem to be held for the right amount of time. I just don't get enough of a workout if it moves too fast. I like how you need to move gracefully and with strength in each pose for example, slowly lifting your legs together from halasana (plow) to shoulder stand. this workout is not the strongest I have, if I want a really strong one I do David Swenson primary series or put together a workout with Shiva Rea's Yoga Shakti. I keep coming back to this though, I feel so good after I do it.

Ateeka has a lovely warm calming voice and uses beautiful imagery in the poses. She definitely is spiritual about her yoga which I don't mind. I like to hear what inspires or how a teacher feels about their yoga, it doesn't mean you have to feel the same way, it is just another perspective and can help you see things in a new way. I would recommend this to seasoned yoga practitioners and beginners who are taking classes as there is not a lot of instuction on alignment.

Namaste

Outstanding.......2005-06-11

These CDs are an excellent substitute for a live teacher, especially for those who may be new to the practice. Ateeka's voice and style are nurturing and easy to follow, with a perfect amount of "coaching". Her focus on getting out of our practice what we need "today" is especially useful for fighting any obsessions with perfection.

I have a few other "virtual" teachers in my library, but she's the one I return to most often.

Beware - Manufacturing problem.......2005-05-06

Great cd from what I could tell. I ordered and reordered Divine flow directly from amazon three times and from an outside retailer with the same manufacturing problem on all four cds. The problem is that the enlighten yin vinyasa cd is a duplicate of the meditation cd.

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Awaken the Guardian
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Guardian (LIVE)
Die Young (LIVE)

Tracks:

Sundance
Valley of the Dolls
Pirates of the Underground
Orphan Gypsy
Fata Morgana
Traveler in Time
The Sorceress
Guardian
Prelude to Ruin
Damnation
The Apparition
Die Young
Kiss of Death

Album Description

Originally released in 1986, Fates Warning's third release, "Awaken The Guardian" would forever seal the band's place in Heavy Metal history. Regarded as the band's breakout release, original member and Fate Warning brainchild, JIM MATHEOS has gone to the vaults to offer, to the fans, and extraordinary glimpse back to 1986 with a 2 CD, 1 DVD set of rare demos, a live concert video and more.

Customer Reviews:

Awaken the fantasy within! .......2007-06-28

When it comes to progressive metal bands, Fates Warning is often mentioned THIRD when it comes to the "biggest" names in the genre, that is when they're mentioned at all. Queensryche and Dream Theater have their own pluses and minuses, but it seems that Fates should have at least half the success the others have had. They are relatively comfortable, but there are many who still have not heard the excellence that this band has been about for years.

As far as the band's fans themselves, a lot of them seem to fall into two camps: One being with an almost cult-like adoration of the John Arch era, another camp not quite as fervent preferring the Ray Alder era. Well both camps can count me out, as I like everything the band has done, at least up to and including Pleasant Shade of Gray. They kind of lost me after that when they tried to follow it with their last two albums, decent attempts but missing alot of what I liked about them back in the day.

However, now we speak about favorite albums, albums that surpass genre, time period, and time itself in general. Definitely contained in my top twenty or thirty albums of all time, would be this opus, an opus I discovered ten years ago, probably to the month (this one).

Fates Warning (or whats left of them) may be "embarrassed" by this album(recent interviews with Jim Matheos stating as much as it reminds him of old yearbook pictures), but they couldn't deny the impact it has had and offered us this plush, deluxe edition which also reminds me of the work Metal Blade Records has done with the Psychotic Waltz reissues (a very similar band). The dvd is indeed pretty raw, but as Arch era footage is scant, it still provides us a raw glimpse into a band that was inventing a whole new genre of music as they went along, that being progressive metal (just ask Mike Portnoy, who wrote the booklet!)

Now, some prog (metal) snobs may laugh at the lyrical content, it being more based in fantasy, but I ask, is the Lamb Lies Down On Broadway about "real subjects and interpersonal relationships"? You look a little bit deeper and there are metaphors and real life stories contained within the shell of fantasy John Arch weaves around us.

Indeed, Fates Warning has almost been a metal version of 70's Genesis with their rich textures and atmosphere.

This 1986 album is the one where odd time signatures were first used to the forefront as much within the metal genre (well also Voivod and Watchtower were doing similarily at the time as well), and the epic, almost maze like song structures gleaned from a heavy dose of early Mercyful Fate (think Satan's Fall) and other bands such as Rush.

The other influence that reviewers often fail to point out is that of Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath type riffs are all over the place, such as the Children of The Grave styled (and D tuned) riffs in the Sorceress.
Despite his naysayers who only think Arch was a nasal version of Bruce Dickinson (only partly true), Arch's vocal melodies are ahead of their time, going up full scales even when the song's riffs were more simple! Listening to this album, one can hear Phrygian scales of various types, among other scales, all done within a single vocal melody!

Sometimes, it does sound like Arch was pushing the limits of his own voice. If he (or the band would have let him) would've stuck around, I'm sure that he would have progressed even further as a vocalist.

Like Jimi Hendrix, James Dean, Syd Barrett, or others, since Arch's musical career (not as adversly affected as those previously mentioned, he just became a carpenter and started a family), was cut short; and since the music he helped create was so legendary and epic, he is seen as a legend as much as he is.

In other words, Arch was a genius, and despite some Prog Metal Snobs who have no sense of history, Awaken The Guardian towers over many albums, even by the same band.

No other album (Perfect Symmetry and Parallels come close) in this band's discography was as consistently powerful, melodious, epic, and majestic as this one, while also being groundbreaking in the early use of Prog hallmarks like odd timings, strange intervals (especially the vocals), acoustic guitars and keyboards creating atmosphere, and the afore-mentioned maze like structures.

If you don't own it, or haven't given it a chance, I plead with you to do so. We need this album to sell more, so that maybe John Arch will come out with more music once again, more than the recent John Arch EP contained.

Ok, so maybe I'm in the Arch cult to some extent it turns out. Future reviews of Fates other releases should show that I am very into the band in general, but there was definitely something special about this album.

Indeed, when we talk about earliest fully formed progressive metal albums, we can speak of:

Watchtower - Energetic Dissasembly -1985

Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian -1986

Queensryche- Rage for Order - 1986

Voivod- Killing Technology - 1987 (give it a chance even if you've only heard the recent two).

Honorable Mention: Crimson Glory - Transcendence (but only if you consider them as progressive, great band though).

Feel free to comment with more albums that fit this description, because its research worth discussing.

Apparition.......2006-08-11

I was first introduced to this album in the late 80's after hearing the song"Apparition". I didnt know the name of it and always asked people if they new the name of the song with the words "I wanna know what". Of course people looked at me crazy and didnt know what i was talking about.Although it was hard to understand the lyrics,the song jammed. It was one of those songs you could here over and over, especially if you were high.haha Luckily my boyfriend was a guitar player for a local metal band and knew of this band and introduced me to this album. I was blown away. My boyfriend would play of couple of the tracks on his guitar for me so you know i was happy. when i finally got the lyrics I fell even more in love. Arch's voice and the stories he told in his music were beyond imagination. Back then we had the wonderful cassette tape, and I was finally able to listen to a whole cassette front and back without having to rewind and fast forward to my favortie song, which on most cassettes, was in the middle. Of all the great bands in the 80's, they were definitely one of my favorites and still are today. Some sixteen years later i find myself downloading the songs, but i'm a little rusty on the lyrics. I was devastated over the departure or Arch but didnt have the heart to abandon the band. Alder's voice was great but in no way did he have the imagination and creativity of Arch. This is definitely one of the albums i'll be listening to in the nursing home 30-40 years from now

If you like excellent metal, You need to own this EP! .......2006-06-12

There are two fillers on the whole album wich are not realy fillers they just don't have the intensity and whole heart felt metal feeling you get from the other songs. Fates warning in the 80's is some of the best metal you will ever hear, F*** ATREYU and as i lay dying.... THIS IS VERY HIGH QUALITY OF THE PUREST FORMS OF MUSIC>...This is when metal singing took talent. Do not buy any of the new fates albums they are horrid crap, the singer blows and they don't even play metal anymore. Bottom Line is FATES WARNING AWAKEN THE GUARDIAN contains some of the greatest metal music ever recorded. If you dont like this than you simply suck!

NEVERMORE SUCKS TOO>...BUY fates Warning's metal albums instead(not the garbage they make today)

My first Fates album.......2006-02-22

I bought this album at Fates Warning last summer, and as my first album, it made me buy what is now four more Fates Warning albums since. This cd is absolutely amazing. Songs such as Gaurdain and Prelude to Ruin sold it for me on first listen. But the other songs still held strong as well. They are all very good songs though. The bonus disc is not the best quality, but if you see the words live and demo on it, you know not to expect the best quality. But listening to it is a pleasure nonetheless. The DVD is the only thing I havent ever truely enjoyed. The only reason that the review stays at 5 Stars is because of how strong an album this is. I definetly recommend it to prog fans and metal fans alike. Its a great introduction to the sound of early Fates. If you are more interested in the later days though, this isn't an accurate represenation.

Buy It For Guardian, Stay for the Rest.......2005-11-09

The price of this album is worth it for the track "Guardian" alone. This song is probably the greatest metal balad I've heard. It has the perfect mix of touching lyrics, metal riffs, and a balad sound. John Arch's lyrics and vocals put the finishing touches on an amazing song.

However, that said, the rest of the album is great as well. Exodus is a great epic song (although not as long as some of Dream Theater's tracks, the song progresses through various metal sounds). The other tracks are all great, although none stand out quite like Guardian, or to a lesser extent Exodus

For people who haven't heard Fates Warning, they're stuff that came after this album was more progressive, although this album certainly doesn't lack musical ability. Also if your a fan of Dream Theater and like all the solos and everything, this might or might not dissapiont you (I love both of these bands), since it is progressive in its overall sound and musical ability, and isn't dominated by heavy guitar solos, drum patterns, or keyboard riffs.

Also this album has the bonus album and DVD. The bonus album with extras, ive given a quick listen to some of it. Although I haven't heard the whoel thing, from what I've heard I'd say its a nice bonus I guess, but not worth anything on its own. The DVD I haven't watched yet. So this album is great, but if you already own it, I'm not sure this special edition thing is worth buying it again.

Still I'm rating the main album since thats what I bought this for, and it gets 5 stars.

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Morning has broken, God has SPOKEN!!!
Another Inspiring CD by Steve Green!
Revealing God's kindness.
Wow!
Takes you to your First Love

Morning Light: Songs to Awaken the Dawn
Steve Green
Manufacturer: Sparrow
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000J6C2
Release Date: 1999-06-15

Tracks:

In The Morning
All That You Say
Morning Star
I Offer Myself
Doxology
Morning Has Broken
Selah
He Is Good
Lord Of The Dawn
Awaken
Listen
Breathe On Me, Breath Of God

Amazon.com

A companion to Steve Green's book of morning devotions coauthored by Michael Card and other members of the Christian men's group Fellowship of the Empty Hands, Morning Light: Songs to Awaken the Dawn is what Green might well call vertical music--that is, music to elevate one toward God. Each of the dozen songs serve as first prayers of the day: to rededicate oneself to praise, worship, and renew one's relationship with the Heavenly Father. Arrangements are simple, yet polished, and include a contemporary version of the oft-sung "Doxology," a rendition of Cat Stevens's "Morning Has Broken," a duet featuring Twila Paris and an a capella choral arrangement of marvelous harmonies. Green's centered vocals--strong yet never showy--serve well here to illuminate a life begun each day in faith. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

Morning has broken, God has SPOKEN!!!.......2001-10-02

Awesome CD! From the soothing guitars and up-beating South American-style songs to peaceful orchestrating, Morning has Broken is great for any time of the day! It brings you closer to the reality of worshipping God and giving Him a special time for devotion, communion, passion! Congratulations to Steve and his team for keeping up their good work throughout their productions. Take a time to let your spirit soar in the wings of the morning to lift up the Most High!

Another Inspiring CD by Steve Green!.......2000-07-18

I have long been a fan of Steve Green and his magnificent vocal talent. Listening to Morning Light is a great way to start the day. I find myself listening over and over. My favorites are Doxology and Morning Has Broken. Green's peaceful music and beautiful lyrics inspire one to spend time in silent worship and praise every morning.

Revealing God's kindness........2000-05-26

Praise God for this CD! In few words, this CD reflects God's kindness. Very uplifting and soul soothing. Really can't get tired of listening to it. Steve Green touches essence - GOD. Steve makes it explicit that God is center of this CD (period). Just can't miss it. Great job Steve. Worth every penny (actually worth much more - these songs have everlasting value). Steve really loves the LORD. If you really love the Lord then you just can't be silent about Him.

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life."

John 3:16

Wow!.......2000-01-24

Steve Green is the epitome of all that is worshippful music! His voice is second to none and it shines through on this album. I've never heard a recording that was so totally focused on God and on our relationship with Him. Way to go Steve! I hope that there will be many more recordings like this one.

Takes you to your First Love.......2000-01-07

This CD really takes you to your First Love, the Lord Yeshua. It in no way points to the artist, but focuses completely upon our Lord. It is a powerful CD that will help you enter into the presence of God during your devotional time as well as helping you enter into worshiping God.

Then Comes Affliction to Awaken the Dreamer

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Spiral Architect meets Extol... sort of.
Complex, Challenging Progressive Statement
AMAZING

Then Comes Affliction to Awaken the Dreamer
Twisted into Form
Manufacturer: Sensory Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000H2M2AC
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

Enter Nothingness
Instinct Solitaire
Torrents
Thin Layers of Lust and Love
Tear
Manumit
Flutter Kings
Erased
House of Nadir
Coda

Customer Reviews:

Spiral Architect meets Extol... sort of........2007-04-15

Twisted Into Form's debut album was years in the making, and since there was no news from the Spiral Architect camp, every fan of them had their attention turned to former Spiral guitarist Kaj Gornitzka's new band. Gornitzka teamed up with Extol drummer David Husvik, with whom he wrote pretty much all of the album, including lyrics and vocal melodies before setting out to seek a proper label that would do their work justice. Enter Ken Golden's Sensory Records and ever since the early days of 2004 there was word that the album was getting recorded. However, the process took longer than one could handle, due to various reasons, one of which is Gornitzka's move to Portugal and the rest of the band being in their homeland Norway. So over a period of two years, they finally recorded their songs and got Neil Kernon to mix the tapes. Sonically, as expected, the album is a monster.

Considering Kaj Gornitzka's six-year stint with Spiral Architect, or even longer when we take into account the other bands he and Lars played together, it is impossible not to draw comparisons between Twisted Into Form and Spiral Architect. Add to this the inclusion of original Spiral Architect session vocalist Leif Knashaug and you have a pretty similar band. The music is busy, filled with a good amount of technical guitar wizardy, corrosive bass from former Lunaris member Erik Aadland, and off-the-wall drum attacks courtesy of David Husvik. The general vibe and overall instrumentation is quite alike Spiral Architect and also recalls other greats such as Arch-era Fates Warning, earlier Sieges Even, and Psychotic Waltz. Twisted Into Form is a band that wears their influences on their sleeves; Knashaug's delivery and the chord progressions on "Instinct Solitaire" recall Fates Warning's Awaken the Guardian, where they employ nice dual lead parts and epic guitar riffery. The gloom-filled, apocalyptic instrumental "Tear" is in the same mould as Black Sabbath's "E150", built around a profound bass and guitar dissonance. Likewise, Knashaug opts for a rather theatrical vocal style on the otherwise technical "Manumit", except that he is also unafraid to infuse some brutal death growls into the mix.

That said, Twisted Into Form also exerts a certain unique vibe that ventures into deeply atmospheric parts that see the band utilising stretched-out acoustic passages and doomy soundscapes amongst a wide array of non-metal elements. "Erased" is textured with an exquisite jazz feel and intentionally unfitting operatic vocals atop nicely played flamenco guitars and blues-inflected harmonies. Aadland's bass sounds more like Jaco Pastorius than a metal guy, but the amalgamation is perfect. The Middle Eastern elements displayed on "The Thin Layers of Lust and Love" reveal the band's interest in longer instrumental passages and the addition of sitar-like instruments with lots of jazz warmth and complex unison leads. The cascading bass guitar on this song is awe-inspiring. "Coda" also sees the vocalist and Garnitzka joining forces to create volcanic explosions that follow tension-raising acoustic parts. Worthy of mention is also "The Flutter Kings", boasting a somewhat industrial drum and bass battery before bleeding into the eastern tones of "Torrents".

Then Comes Affliction to Awaken the Dreamer is a quote from the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), and while it may seem pretentious, it's an album that does a lot to belie its roots. This is for those who like super technical music infused with more moody arrangements and lyrics that question existence and ooze despair. That said, it comes no where near the brilliance of A Sceptic's Universe, but then what does?

Complex, Challenging Progressive Statement.......2007-01-24

Twisted Into Form is a band composed of former members of Spiral Architect, a band who is widely regarded as one of the most technical and progressive metal bands ever-despite only releasing one album-and the drummer of art-metal band Extol. Quite a powerful combination, and one of the most interesting, original, and amazing albums I've ever heard.

Very cutting-edge material here; I would describe it as an intelligent, boundary-pushing amalgamation of post-rock ambience, hardcore modern fusion, and experimental rock and metal. Throwing convention aside, this album is really best listened to from start to finish. Like some bizarre, dreamlike journey into an altered state of being, the listener is buffeted by odd time changes, bubbling, convoluted bass lines, and textural, angular and fluid guitar riffs and rhythms that seem to constantly morph into the next. It's unlike anything your will have ever heard. The vocals are quite good, but similiarly off-kilter in delivery and melody...lyrically abstract and ambiguous and musically fascinating....highly recommended to those who enjoy being challenged musically or enjoy incredible musicianship. It requires several listens to uncover some of the facets of the music and lyrics hidden underneath all of the baroque complexity. Incredible, and completely original.

AMAZING.......2006-12-31

This is surely one of the greatest metal albums of the DECADE. Yes I am not kidding. Kaj Gornitzka (ex. Spiral Architect) and co. have created a masterpiece of technically sublime metal, in the more progressive end of the scale. Labelling the music style is hard, but several influences can be recognized, such as Psychotic Waltz, Cynic, Fates Warning and the likes. Founded on solid rock when it comes to great musicianship, the songs balances like a reversed pyramid, between extreme tecnical difficulty,and an organic flow of the songs. Great vocals too. Respect to these guys, do yourself a favor and BUY THIS ALBUM NOW.

Beyond Words, The Sounds of the Kabballah (Kabbalah), Edition II

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Beyond Words, The Sounds of the Kabballah (Kabbalah), Edition II
Shulamit
Manufacturer: SoulSongs Publishing
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Album Description

The SoulSongs "Beyond Words" CD, Edition II has an insert in English, Spanish, French and German describing its use. The CD has 10 tracks, each containing a different combination of Kabballistic Vocal Tones. Each Track has been specifically created by Shulamit to help awaken the Neshamah within.The Kabballah teaches that each Soul, each person, is unique, special and truly one of a kind. It teaches that each of us has an extraordinary higher Soul (Neshamah) which, in most cases, lies dormant and must be awakened.The word Kabballah means to receive. When listening to the "Beyond Words" CD you need only be open to where the sounds take you. Listen to them over time. Allow the sounds to guide you on your Soul's journey, and a new world will awaken.

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