Magica

panayiotis1984 · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject:

Here is the Magica thread my friend and i can ensure you that you can find at least another 3-4 topics about Magica.
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Wyrdsmyth · Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Thanks for pointing me to this thread. I wanted to discuss the story of Magica with anyone who is interested. At first I was a bit put off by the electronic voice and the cliche-sounding names of the characters. But after a while I found the story to be very engaging and well-thought out, making use of archetypes and religious overtones.

Magica is a mix of science fiction and fantasy. Aliens discover the frozen planet, and they piece an ancient story together from long-buried manuscripts. The aliens comment that the inhabitants of Otherworld have parallels to their own society. Does that imply a link between the "trolls, ogres and gargoyles" of Otherworld, and the aliens -- perhaps even an ancestry?

Is Otherworld envisioned as another planet, or a more like another dimension? Is Otherworld actually Hell -- or is Hell yet another, removed dimension? Hell is referenced when Astaroth, Shadowcast's master, is mentioned.

At the end, when the aliens say "all traces of Magica must be eliminated. Delete, delete, delete..." what is going on here? Could some residue of magic from the wizards be having a negative effect on the aliens? If the aliens are descendents of the inhabitants of Otherworld, then that would make sense...

malice · Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 144 Location: Finland

Ronnie James Dio was interviewed in Finnish radio show Metalliliitto and Dio told that he wants to do Magica part 2 and part 3 and he has already written some songs for the next Magica album.
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Spyke005 · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:09 am Post subject:

You just got to love the inst. Song "Annica" Goldy gets a bunch of brownie points from me just for that one song.

Also because I'm a sucker for instrumentals, lol.

Olga Zhukovskaya · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 25

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Magica Dragon · Joined: 19 Jan 2007 Posts: 626 Location: England

screaming_4_priest · Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 294 Location: u.k

I love Magica but think it may be a little overated at times be people i do like many other Dio albums more than Magica.

But then again iv only had the album for maybe nearly a year now & listen to it maybe only 3 or 4 times.
im planning on giving it another spin soon maybe it will grow on me some more in time.
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DrIjOp · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Sleepy Hollow NY

bring on Magica II and III!!!!!!!!!!!!! \m/
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Dragon235 · Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 1221 Location: Massachusetts

Dark Nomad · Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 48 Location: London, England

Magica is a fantastic album. Totally love it.
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wishing_well · Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 29

I like Magica, it's not my favorite, and I prefer KTD and MOTM, but I like it. I would enjoy anything new that Dio would do.
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StargazerGeisha · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:00 am Post subject:

So, looks like we all either love it, or we don't. Count me among the "love it" group.

The thing with concept albums is that you really need to keep an open mind when listening. You really need to listen to it all the way through with no distractions. Magica isn't something you listen to for the first time while driving or organizing your sock drawer. The first time I listened to it, that's all I did. I just sat there and listened so I could focus all of my attention on it.

Man...what a trip it is!

GEORDIE · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 101

Some of Dio's best material is on this album (Fever Dreams, Losing My Insanity, Challis, Turn To Stone, Feed My Head) but i think it totally fails as a concept album. My main evidence is the fact that Ronnie has to actually tell us the story at the end of the album. ummmm....okay..... Did Geoff Tate need to explain operation mindcrime to us? No, he didn't. As a piece of heavy metal music, this album is great, but as a concept album it just doesn't work. Having a few robot voices speak between songs doesn't make it a concept album.