Sirenia - At Sixes and Sevens
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Artist: SireniaEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-08-13
Music Label: Napalm
Soundtracks:
- Meridian
- Sister Nightfall
- On The Wane
- In A Manica
- At Sixes And Sevens
- Lethargica
- Manic Aeon
- A Shadow Of Your Own Self
- In Sumerian Haze
Free Music Notes for At Sixes and Sevens
Free Music Review: Surprising
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a surprise for me on so many levels I don't really know where to begin. I'll be honest here: usually I hate a lot of male death growls. Yet, oddly enough, that's partly what makes this very enjoyable.
The Good: Male growls are one thing, as I already said. They're more clean then most male growls. This is nice because I would rather be able to understand what is being sung, then hear random shouting to the beat. (It's a pet peeve of mine when it comes to music. I can't help it.)
The Female vocals are excellent: Fabienne Gondamin is a very talented singer in her own right. It's a real shame that she lives so far away from the rest of the band, or she would have been a permanent member (as Morten stated in an interview). She sings very well, shifting from multiple registers and even manages to bring out that haunting sound that fans love (ie. Manic Aeon)
Instrumentals: Here is where the main strong point is. The instrumentals work together very well; but the most important thing is that they are very powerful. Not powerful as in loud, even though they are, but powerful in terms of drawing you into the music. (ie. Meridan) Soon, much like a Siren's song, you're pretty much caught in the song's spell.
It probably helps that you have multiple melodies rolled into a song, which is a nice touch. It keeps the music feeling fresh. Plus, the mostly well written lyrics (I will discuss this soon), vocals, and especially instrumentals add a very mystical feel to the music. It seems to take you to another world, it's very etheral in a sense. (In Sumerian Haze) Now, how can growls, loud guitars etc., make for etheral music? Well, this is something I actually can't explain. You'll have to listen to the music for yourself to understand this.
The Bad: As with any CD there is usually a negative. On this CD there are two negatives I would like to point out. Now bear in mind that I do like the CD overall, so these negatives are minor; but I feel I have to state them if I want to be objective. It's only fair to mention both the good and bad.
The first negative relates to the lyrics. Now, as I said, for the most part the lyrics are very well written. I enjoy them. But there are some great songs that suffer from a few, how should I say, cliche/cheesy sort of lyrics. A few examples: "Don't deny your life's a living hell/you're a shadow of your own self", "We're all living a lie", or the ending line mentioning the slitting of the wrists in Sumerian Haze. (Which is actually a great song.)
Now my problem with the cliche/cheesy lyrics is that it seems to detract from the song somewhat. So, I could be immersed in the music; but I found once a cliche/cheesy line would come around, it would pull me right out of the song. It kind of made it seem like Morten was just writing a typical "goth" line to make the songs darker, but couldn't really think of anything, so he added the cliche ones. Now, this may not be the case; but this is how I interpreted it. It's one negative that does affect my listening experience. I realize I may be flamed for saying this; but I have to state it to be honest. Bear in mind that this is my opinion on the subject and that I do consider this a minor negative. The CD as a whole is very well done.
The final negative relates to the title track. Unfortunately, the title track is rather weak in comparison to the other songs on the disk. The song, At Sixes and Sevens, seems to be mellow to the point where it sinks below all the other songs on the album. It just doesn't really have much power to it.
Overall though, the CD is a nice surprise if you like metal with a combination of doom, symphonic, goth, death, etc. elements within it. If you're unsure listen to some sound samples and see if you enjoy what I've described. 4/5
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