The Christmas Attic

Fans of Andrew Lloyd Webber will discover he has a soul mate in one Paul O'Neill, the "conductor" of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. A dyed-in-the-wool sentimentalist, O'Neill presents this pop-rock tale from 1998 with all the glitz and glory of a Lloyd Webber Broadway show. Playing to the common themes of the season through a tale about a little angel sent to Earth to leave behind a gift, O'Neill creates a big-sounding production heavy on lead guitars and orchestral filigree. There are pieces of familiar Christmas carols and hymns and a handful of unembellished acoustic numbers to offset the brighter parts of the musical melodrama. While his singers and players are all professional sounding, O'Neill often mistakes sentiment as a grand gesture when it needs to be something less ambitious or noticeable. Nonetheless, there's a TV special or Broadway show wrapped up in this attic and it won't go away until it gets done. --Martin Keller more

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2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-24-2008; Metalhead review...not worth it.; This is just not what I expected. Over the years I've heard TSO played on the radio, and I really liked what I heard. INSTRUMENTALS! However, this is just weak. The instrumentals are really great, but there are only like two or three...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-26-2008; Unusual but Not Quite Up to Expectations; I love the Christmas Canon but the rest of the songs didn't measure up. I should have investigated it better before purchasing it. I think if this was a live performance it would be worth it, but the CD just doesn't cut it.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-18-2008; TSO is a tradition now; I have been a fan since 1999 and only started going to their concerts in 2006. I wish I wouldn't have waited so long. They are absolutely amazing to see live.If you are expecting "Jingle Bells" and "White Christmas" or "I'll Be Home for...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-20-2008; A little Pachelbel, a little Bach, and some music box blues; THE CHRISTMAS ATTIC marked the second CD release by the Christmas rock-opera sensation, Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Most of the good stuff from the first album, CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES, but it seems to lack in substance. Very...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-18-2008; TSO is a tradition now; I have been a fan since 1999 and only started going to their concerts in 2006. I wish I wouldn't have waited so long. They are absolutely amazing to see live.If you are expecting "Jingle Bells" and "White Christmas" or "I'll Be Home for...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-20-2008; A little Pachelbel, a little Bach, and some music box blues; THE CHRISTMAS ATTIC marked the second CD release by the Christmas rock-opera sensation, Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Most of the good stuff from the first album, CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES, but it seems to lack in substance. Very...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-24-2008; Metalhead review...not worth it.; This is just not what I expected. Over the years I've heard TSO played on the radio, and I really liked what I heard. INSTRUMENTALS! However, this is just weak. The instrumentals are really great, but there are only like two or three...; read full review | report as inappropriate