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Comment by Marvik (Anonymous) - Thursday, October 27, 2005

ARTISTE: Hubi Meisel ALBUM: EmOcean RELEASE DATE: 2004 LABEL: Lion Music Website: http://www.hubimeisel.com/ Ok. First, I must say that I'm not very good to review CD's. I never really did that before but well, I'll try to do my best, here, and describe the album simply as I FEEL it (I cannot explain all the technical/musical sides and parts, as professional reviewers do - I'm not an expert and I just don't know HOW to talk about it.), because I really think "EmOcean" deserves to be discovered and appreciated by as many people as possible. It's one of the most wonderful prog. CD's I have in my collection and I sincerely hope that my comments will be useful to you... I heard about this CD for the first time (and bought it) about three months ago and what I can say about it is that I really got impressed by the amount of work that was invested in this album ! About 15 months, I think ! There was a lot of research and time invested, as lots of feelings. It's definitely not the kind of project you write in 2 months. It's a FANTASTIC album !!!!!! My favourite one, in fact ! I would qualify it in one word: magical. The huge concept idea is very deep, complex, meaningful, beautiful and interesting. (All that was inspired by the singer's dreams). It's related to "water worlds", "the sunken continent", "Greek mythologies", "the above" and much more ! I let you discover it - this huge and marvellous story - by yourselves, as it really worth !!! It's like a whole big story that continues itself through the songs...This is like a dream...and you'd only wish to be there...If you close your eyes, you really can "feel" and "see" everything that happens in the album. You "fly" in that world...like in a fantastic movie...That's M-A-G-I-C !!! This perfect piece of work is very special, original (never seen that kind of work before, I must say, you can't compare it to something that already exists), mystical, spiritual even relaxing, in some way ! It's a very positive album, too !!! Makes me happy, relaxed and feel good every time I listen to it. This is the kind of album that makes your skin shivers to every note, every line, every sound. Also, the lyrics are so well written, the words so well chosen, this only adds more strength to the album because you can "see" clear images of every song in your mind...Hubi Meisel has such a way to describe things ! It's very easy to picture everything here... Of course, I like Hubi Meisel's voice very very much too !!! It sounds so sweet and he's able to make all the "changes" he wants with it. He plays with his voice very well, which I especially love. This album is musically and vocally incredible and will leave you wordless, I can promise you that ! There are a lot of interesting variations through every song, for any aspect. More you listen to it, more you discover new sounds, new things that you didn't get at the first hearing because it's well hidden. I like the piano and keyboards very much, as there is a lot !!! The music is just amazing anyway !!! The album is simply "Emotional", haha. But honestly, it's very difficult to say which song is the best !!! ALL OF THEM are great equally - but for different reasons !! (There are 2 bonus tracks too = 14 songs in total) I tell you, EVERYTHING is great !!! Personally, if I had to tell you which are my 4 favourite songs, I'd choose: 1- "EmOcean" (so sweet, so beautiful, my favourite vocals, just made me cry...) 2- "The Souls of Atlantis" (great musical, vocal changes and much more !) 3- "Sapientia Vitae" (great music, meaning and more too !) 4- "FantaSea" (you'll understand when you'll listen to it !!) But REALLY, all of them are AS GOOD AS each other and deserve to be listened to !!! I recommend it to everyone !!! That's gonna make you see things in a way you never saw them before...this album REALLY changed my way of seeing some things and opened me to different "horizons", "new worlds". Basically, "EmOcean" touched my heart and soul in a way I can't describe and that's now my favourite album. One more major thing: the sound quality is SUPERB !!!! In my opinion, Hubi Meisel and his musicians have done a "meticulous" job, here !!!! I just can't wait for the next album !!! I'm really trustful that it's gonna be quite "delightful" !!! Thank you very much Hubi, Vivien, Marcel, Daniel, Bamby and Chris (the art worker) for your great work !!! I wish you good luck in everything you'll do in the future. Thanks for reading me ! :-) Marvik (Quebec, Canada)

Comment by Maria Zaldiba (Anonymous) - Saturday, August 5, 2006

Hi, I just found this wonderful interview of Hubi Meisel and I have to say that it is one of the BEST that I've read!! That story about the drummer was so funny, I couldn't stop laughing! But I must say, I really love all of Hubi Meisel's music. His cd's "EmOcean" and "Kailash" are Extra-Special and I am so happy to be a proud owner of these magical creations. Hubi Meisel brings a fresh perspective into Progressive Metal that no other band or singer has approached. Sincerely, Maria Zaldiba