Blackmore's Night - Ghost of a Rose (Spec)
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Free Music Review: Best Current Band In My Opinion...
Hit: 3 Stars
As songwriters and arrangers, Ritchie B. and Candice Night started out strongly on their first release in 1997, and still consistently turn out interesting and clever lyrics and melodies (some adapted from pieces that are hundreds of years old). But I had the misfortune of hearing this disc AFTER seeing their incredible live DVD (see my review) which was released 10/11/05. The performances on that DVD of some of the tunes on this CD are so spectacular that those same songs sometimes sound lifeless and more like demos here. The production is rather cold and clinical, and lends no 'warmth' to the voices or the wonderful instruments that are used. Again, I'm sure that part of this is a bias on my part, attributable to the fact that I'm more familiar with the live versions. But the fact remains that their second studio release, "Under A Violet Moon", is easily their most well-produced.
The best of the originals are "Queen for A Day" and the absolutely awesome title track. Also, this release includes two covers (of songs originally by Joan Baez and Jethro Tull, respectively).
If you like this great band, you should probably get this and all their studio discs. BUT if you want to experience a really entertaining showcase by this unique act, go straight to the 'Castles and Dreams' DVD--you will not be sorry.
Thanks for reading, Ant
Free Music Review: Why the others suceeded this fails
Hit: 2 Stars
Why? I bought the first 3 cd's and it was a breath of fresh air, but on this it is easy to see the songs becoming very similar to not only one another but to the other cd's. I reccommend passing on this unless you really enjoyed the melodies of the past cd's b/c honestly, that's all I hear here.
Ritchie truly stuck gold on finding Candice and the whole concept WAS original and truly forged an identity, but like a TV show entering Season 4 or 5, often drastic changes are needed or the format remains redundant, the latter being the case here. It is a decent cd, certainly I couldn't play the way Ritchie does or sing the way Candice does... unless I play the previous CDs:) I think Fires at Midnight is the best.
Free Music Review: Yech!
Hit: 2 Stars
I bought this CD as my introduction to Blackmore's Night based on reviews from this site and Renaissance Magazine. What a mistake. Ritchie Blackmore's music composition skills and musicianship FAR outstrip Candace Night's lyric writing capabilities and the results are flat, insipid lyrics that detract from the gorgeous instrumentals. I applaud Blackmore for this foray into a totally different style of music, and his writing and playing is truly impressive in this new venue. But if he's going to continue with this experiment in renaissance pop, I recommend that he find someone who can compose more sophisticated lyrics to match his stellar music.Free Music Review: Just pathetic...
Hit: 1 Stars
I couldn't find a single moment of originality in the entire album. I feel the Blackmore/Candice join venture grows more and more mediocre with every album.