Green Carnation - The Quiet Offspring
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Artist: Green CarnationEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-03-22
Music Label: The End Records
Soundtracks:
- The Quiet Offspring
- Bwtween The Gentle Small And The Standing Tall
- Just When You Think It's Safe
- A Place For Me
- The Everlasting Moment
- Purple Door, Pitch Black
- Child's Play Part I
- Dead But Dreaming
- Pile Of Doubt
- When I Was You
- Child's Play Part II
Free Music Notes for The Quiet Offspring
Free Music Review: Not essential, but very enjoyable atmospheric metal..
Hit: 4 Stars
Green Carnation has returned with their 4th full-length album. After 3 very differing albums, it seems these Norwegians have decided to stick to a particular sound for once, with "The Quiet Offspring" really being a continuation of 2003s "A Blessing in Disguise". For me, that's a little disappointing, mainly due to the fact that I much prefer where the band was during the "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" period. That's not to say that this isn't a good album, it's just a matter of taste.
I must admit though, the first few listens really didn't do too much for me at all. It sounded a little too rocky and lacking in creative spark to capture my attention. I was fully prepared to write a damning review a couple of weeks ago, but just when I was ready to start typing, I found myself humming along quite happily to the album and thoroughly enjoying it. I guess it also helps that I've reviewed some fairly average albums recently, and when compared, this is tight, musically proficient and full of catchy melodies.
"The Quiet Offspring" takes quite some time to grow on you, so I suggest interested listeners give it quite a few spins before making any judgements about its quality. Even so, there's nothing groundbreaking here, so I do wonder how long these very talented musicians will be content releasing this type of melancholic rock. I'm pretty certain I'll be using this mainly as background music when my "scared of anything metal" mates come over to my house. In fact, I'm quite sure they'll think it's rather good, which is not something that occurs very often with many of my albums.
Anyone into progressive rock or just solid, quality, genuine music will probably enjoy this album for what it is, even if it will most likely not come to mind when putting together that top 10 list at the end of the year. Enjoyable, if not entirely essential.
The Quiet Offspring Poster
Building on the sound they forged on 'A Blessing In Disguise', Green Carnation's fourth album, 'The Quiet Offspring', sees them expanding on both of their strong points: ultra-catchy straightforward metallic rock songs (the kind Metallica should be writing!) and spacious, melodic prog-metal tunes that are epic and beautiful. Another fine piece of work from one of Norway's leading bands in the progressive metal field. Green Carnation - The Quiet Offspring "The musical world is blessed to receive the gifts bestowed by Norway's most ambitious rock band, Green Carnation" - 9.5/10 (Terrorizer)Alternative Rock Music CDs
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Top music charts in 2005 Prog Rock and Metal
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