Richard Andersson's Space Odyssey - Tears Of The Sun

Published Dec. 13 2006

*=Staff's pick	The Bohemian Werewolf Obsession* Miracles In Daylight Killing The Myth* Dark Wings Of Universe The Awakening* Tears Of The Sun The Northern Silence Bloodspill

Genre	Neo-classic Metal	David Fremberg	Vocals
Tracks	9	Magnus Nilsson	Guitar
Runningtime	43 Min.	-	Guitar
Label	Regain Records	Magnus Nilsson	Bass
Release	27 Nov. 2006	Jörg Andrews	Drums
Country	Sweden	Richard Andersson	Keyboard
Similar artists	Whitesnake, Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen

Productive keyboard player and composer Richard Andersson (Time Requiem, ex. Majestic) is on it again. This time with his Space Odyssey, a 'project' that is on its third record now. To be a keyboardist's chief concern the organ parts are kept very much in the back. Instead there are room for the much underrated guitarist Magnus Nilsson to shine with an unmistakable feeling. The powerful voice of David Fremberg has replaced Patrik Johansson (Astral Doors, Wuthering Heights) who sung on the first two Space Odyssey albums. David fills the shoes without any problems and contributes to an almost perfect musicianship.

Richard Andersson himself lets the compositions do the talking. These are nine tracks with high standard straight through. The style is typical melodic hard rock, with a neo-classic touch. Not too progressive. Obsession, Killing The Myth and The Awakening gathers among the favourites. The latter could have been taken from Whitesnake sometimes during the 80s. The Northern Silence tends to be a bit repetitive though. A qualitative release, although not exactly revolutionary.

See also review of: The Ultimate Andersson Collection

Production	Vocals	Compositions
7	8	7

Summary
7,5 chalices of 10 - David