Blackmore's Night - Secret Voyage
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Free Music Review: More of the same . . .
Hit: 3 Stars
When Ritchie Backmore first went medievel with Blackmore's Night, the results, to may people, were fascinating. "Shadow of the Moon", "Under a Violet Moon" - great stuff. To me, however, as time went on, the whole renaissance fair started to show a few cracks. That's why I give this one 3 stars. Sure, it all SOUNDS real nice and quaint, but it also sounds just like the last 3 or 4 Blackmore's Night CD's. Nice stuff, but the medievel well sounds like it could be running a bit dry.Free Music Review: My least favorite from BN
Hit: 2 Stars
I know everyone is supposed to say how wonderful this album is, and if you don't, you get panned, but it was a big disappointment to me. I have listened to Ritchie Blackmore's music since I was a kid (DP), and his interest in Baroque music is what made me give it a try, but this album is just plain bad. To me, it's the worst of the lot, having enjoyed all but Under a Violet Moon immensely, and that moderately. I could not find a single song on this album I liked, and that's remarkable because on all the other albums I could find five or more. Even Locked within a Crystal Ball does does nothing for me.
For anyone who has not listened to Blackmore's Night, do not try this album and make a judgment on the rest based on it. Try Shadow of the Moon, Ghost of a Rose, Fires at Midnight, or Village Lanterne. I love this band, but dislike this album, so don't use this as a measuring stick.
I am also not willing to write off Ritchie Blackmore so easily as some that find this album uninspiring. The issue is really the other albums are so good, they are hard to measure up to. One bad album is not a trend, and he's surprised everyone so many times, giving up on him because of a bad album is a mistake. I'll buy their next album without any hesitation, but I wouldn't buy this one again if it got destroyed.
Free Music Review: What was Ritchie thinking?
Hit: 2 Stars
I have been a big Ritchie fan for years. Even when he started Blackmore's Night. But this one is way too much... Don't get me wrong, he still can play and everything, but this is one of his worst outings. Based on the selection of the material alone, it looks like Ritchie is running out of creative ideas. And the singer's vocals are purely annoying, really... Ritchie, call Joe Lynn Turner.