Trans-Siberian Orchestra was formed in 1996 by Paul O'Neill who immediately approached long time friends and collaborators Robert Kinkel and Jon Oliva to form the core of the writing team.
While producing and writing for a number of years with various rock groups Paul was always looking for ways to make the music have greater and greater emotional impact. He tried to write the music that was so melodic it didn't need lyrics. And lyrics that were so poetic that they didn't need music but once you put the two of them together, the sum of the parts would be greater than the whole, and you couldn't imagine them apart. Once he'd done this, he was still looking for a way to take it to even greater heights and he realized that putting the songs within the context of a story would give it a third dimension that wou ld make that additional emotional impact possible.
Hence, he started writing not just albums, but rock operas.
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The current tour
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I saw Trans Siberian Orchestra in Tulsa last November. I still get goosebumps thinking about it. Never have I seen or heard such a fine blend of rock, orchestration, chorus, light,laser and smoke effects, and it even snowed on us! To see them live is a once in a lifetime opportunity that will make your eyes shine for decades to come.
While producing and writing for a number of years with various rock groups Paul was always looking for ways to make the music have greater and greater emotional impact. He tried to write the music that was so melodic it didn't need lyrics. And lyrics that were so poetic that they didn't need music but once you put the two of them together, the sum of the parts would be greater than the whole, and you couldn't imagine them apart. Once he'd done this, he was still looking for a way to take it to even greater heights and he realized that putting the songs within the context of a story would give it a third dimension that wou ld make that additional emotional impact possible.
Hence, he started writing not just albums, but rock operas.
more...
The current tour
Audio samples
Videos
I saw Trans Siberian Orchestra in Tulsa last November. I still get goosebumps thinking about it. Never have I seen or heard such a fine blend of rock, orchestration, chorus, light,laser and smoke effects, and it even snowed on us! To see them live is a once in a lifetime opportunity that will make your eyes shine for decades to come.
