Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
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Artist: NightwishEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Special Edition
CD Release Date: 2007-10-02
Music Label: Roadrunner Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- The Poet And the Pendulum
- Bye Bye Beautiful
- Amaranth
- Cadence Of Her Last Breath
- Master Passion Greed
- Eva
- Sahara
- Whoever Brings the Night
- For the Heart I Once Had
- The Islander
- Last Of the Wilds
- 7 Days To the Wolves
- Meadows Of Heaven
- Beach
- The Poet And the Pendulum
- Bye Bye Beautiful
- Awaranth
- Cadence Of Her Last Breath
- Master Passion Greed
- Eva
- Sahara
- Whoever Brings the Night
- For The Heart I Once Had
- The Islander
- Last Of the Wilds
- Seven Days To the Wolves
- Meadows Of Heaven
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Free Music Review: Great album, second disc is not worth it
Hit: 4 Stars
Even if you are familiar with Nightwish, you should reconsider buying this two disc version. The instrumental versions simply feel like karaoke cuts, just the vocals mixed out. There is nothing truly extra here, the songs really do lack something without vocals- maybe you'll hear a little more from the strings and band, but really its all pretty clear and well produced on the first disc.
But that first disc, while not as "heavy" as other power metal or even previous Nightwish albums is a really great listen. Some have commented that this feels like a sequel to Once, which I am inclinded to agree with. "Amaranth" feels like a spiritual sequel to "Nemo", and there are some other parallels as well. That being said, the quality of musicianship, composition, and basically everything is just that much better. If that translates to a more accessible sound (lots of non-metal fans i've played this for seem to enjoy it) so be it.
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Although it is their sixth studio album,Dark Passion Play marks the beginning of a new era for Finnish symphonic metal masters Nightwish. With new vocalist Annette Olzon onboard, Nightwish returns with their most accessible material to date. Firmly rooted in their trademark symphonic sounds featuring elaborate keyboard and guitar parts blended seamlessly with intricate string and choir sections, Olzon's vocals have more pop sensibility as they are far less operatic than those of her predecessor. This is perfectly exemplified in the vocal melodies in Amaranth, Eva and the scorching duet with bassist Marco Hietala titled Bye Bye Beautiful. Nightwish mastermind Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) not only wrote all the lyrics and all but two songs on the album, but also helmed the project as one of the producers along with T.C. Kinnunen and Mikko Karmila, who also mixed the album. Dark Passion Play has already made history as Finland's most expensive recording project to date with massive string sections and choirs and it is clearly evident in the impeccable production. Nightwish have taken the symphonic elements of their prior works and infused them with a new voice to create a sound representative of the album title: dark, playful and, most of all, passionate.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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