The first SA album I thought was real good but had a couple of rough edges. Those rough edges do not show up on this disc. Instead, Seventh Avenue follows Rainbow Land with a better, even more satisfying album. In short, this is power pop/metal at its finest. If you liked Bloodgood you'll love Seventh Avenue. Musically SA sounds very much like Bloodgood but with more of a European flavor. In fact, you might want to compare them to their fellow Germans, the Scorpions. There are a couple of ballads which are done well. So, if commercial Metal is your thing you will be satisfied with Tales Of Tales. But let me say that commercial Metal isn't my thing and still I really like the smoking riffs on this album. Herbie Langhans, the singer and guitarist really burns up the fretboard and wins my respect.
One other thing, you've probably noticed something amiss about the title. This is not unusual with a band that writes songs in English but don't speak it as a first language. I think the intention here is to say, "The Tale Of Tales" in superlative case. Other examples, The Song Of Songs (Shir Hashireem in Hebrew). In any event, I admire these guys for being able to write and sing in another language.
