Trans-Siberian Orchestra

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Postby Marsbar » Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:54 pm

RIP

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Paul O’Neill, founder of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, died April 5 at age 61. On paper, TSO’s career arc sounds like a Spinal Tap story line: Looking for a second act after achieving some success in the 1980s, a former heavy-metal guitarist decides to adapt age-old Christmas carols by injecting them with wailing electric guitars, gymnastic, classically inspired arrangements and a stage show as big as Las Vegas.

That the band’s founder, Paul O’Neill, whose death was announced on Wednesday, would turn that idea into a multimillion-dollar enterprise is nothing short of a Christmas miracle. Across two decades, the TSO toured seasonally, playing to packed arenas across the country and sold more than 10M records.
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