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Get it just for "All the Kings Horses"

Gareth Scullion | 08/24/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Face it. We all know "Another Stranger Me", the demos aren't different enough to get really excited about (unless you're extremely obsessed with the band), and "Dream a Little Dream of Me" is just plain weird (and will probably end up on Forgotten Tales 2 or something like that). What you're really paying for is "All the Kings Horses", and it's well worth the $7 or so you'll have to pay. With ATKH, Blind Guardian take up back to the story of King Arthur in an emotional ballad that will awaken your emotions in a way very different then their all-the-more-common acoustic ballads. It's a great song, and it's a shame that it'll forever live as a b-side. It really should have made "A Twist in the Myth", there was certainly room for another bonus track on that one."

Another must-have single

Justin Gaines | Northern Virginia | 10/18/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Housed in a very cool digipack, Another Stranger Me is the second single released from Blind Guardian's 2006 epic A Twist in the Myth album. As is so often the case with these import singles, Another Stranger Me features some neat extras that you won't find anywhere else.



Aside from the title track, the disc also includes the song "All the King's Horses", a melancholy little ballad that was previously only available on the Japanese import of A Twist in the Myth. Kudos to Blind Guardian for including the song here so the rest of us could hear it without spending $30+ for the import.



In the grand tradition of bizarre covers, the band offers up its own unique take on the classic jazz song "Dream a Little Dream of Me". It's not quite the hyperfast thrasher that their version of "Mr. Sandman" was, but it's still a lot more metal than you'd expect for this particular song. As amazing as Blind Guardian's studio albums are, I think it is covers like this one that demonstrate just how brilliant the band is.



The last two tracks are demo versions of A Twist in the Myth songs "Lionheart" and "The Edge". They're interesting enough I suppose, but not something you need to hear more than once.



Also included on this disc is the video clip for "Another Stranger Me". It's a very professional, very dark and disturbing video that deserves to get some airplay on the Headbangers Ball. One can hope, anyway.



If you're a serious Blind Guardian fan, you'll definitely want to check out this loaded single release, if for no other reason than the b-sides it offers. Of course, if your digitally inclined, you can purchase the MP3 versions of "All the King's Horses" and "Dream a Little Dream of Me" right here for less than a buck each, though you'll miss out on the video and the impressive packaging."