The Myths and Legends of Kamelot

“There's a way from it all,

Though the chances are small,

We'll come back again...

Won't you think it over...

Life is a pendulous fall...

But maybe worth the pain... And soon enough we'll go... Where nobody can touch us…”

--Youngblood and Khan “Pendulous Fall” from the CD The Myths & Legends of Kamelot, 2007.



In a somewhat common ploy for the completest collectors out there, Kamelot’s management and the band have released a European only CD of their B-Sides and added tracks called The Myths and Legends of Kamelot.

In my haste, I bid on two of them from eBay and won them both. One will be going up for auction later so I can recoup some of the money.

Before one runs madly out in a dash to search this collection (which is very good); I would offer this advice: check the bonus tracks on your CD’s. The majority of this collection is available elsewhere.

The following is the song list with their original location:

Track 1: Future King: Bonus Track from the Japanese Karma
Track 2: Like The Shadows: Bonus from Japanese Epica
Track 3: Ne Pleure Pas: Bonus from Karma (Don’t You Cry in Italian)
Track 4: Soul Society: Radio Edit from Black Halo
Track 5: Epilogue: Bonus from Japanese Black Halo
Track 6: We Are Not Separate: Bonus Track from The Expedition
Track 7: We Three Kings: Bonus Track from The Expedition
Track 8: One Day: Bonus Track from The Expedition and Japanese Siege Perilous
Track 9: The Haunting: Radio Edit From Black Halo
Track 10: March of Mephisto: Radio Edit From Black Halo
Track 11: Can You Remember: Bonus from Japanese Fourth Legacy
Track 12: Snow: Bonus Track from Epica
Track 13: Season’s End: Bonus Track from Japanese Ghost Opera
Track 14: The Pendulous Fall: Bonus Track from Ghost Opera
Track 15: Epilogue (Live): Bonus Track from Japanese One Cold Winter’s Night

Since I own many of these on the CD’s, there were a few I did not have: namely Future King, Like The Shadows, Epilogue, and Season’s End. The rest I had in some form or another.

It makes me think that the Japanese CD’s are THAT much better. No wonder they always sell on eBay.

The tracks offered herein are relatively reflective and more of the orchestrated offerings of the band. This is not meant as a put down of sorts, but they are the tracks most likely to be cast off an album for a power metal band. They capture Khan’s voice and Thomas Youngblood’s guitars and writing style. They also always capture the magnificence of keyboard player Oliver Palotai, bassist Glenn Barry, and drummer Casey Grillo.

Any offering from Kamelot is, of course, excellent. Still it is interesting to note that SPV has chosen this as a European release and has ignored the American market where so many of these tracks remain unavailable.

Seek it out, but before so, check the various songs on the various Kamelot collections owned.