Sonata Arctica - Silence
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Artist: Sonata ArcticaEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-09-04
Music Label: Century Media
Soundtracks:
- ...Of Silence
- Weballergy
- False News Travels Fast
- The End Of This Chapter
- Black Sheep
- Land Of The Free
- Last Drop Falls
- San Sebastian (revisited)
- Sing In Silence
- Revontulet
- Tallulah
- Wolf & Raven
- The Power Of One
Free Music Notes for Silence
Free Music Review: Silence, it truly makes the most beautiful music!
Hit: 5 Stars
After providing brief information about the band and offering a review about Ecliptica, I go straight to the point with their second album. Silence is without doubt a step further than Ecliptica; it is much clear in production and the band fuses their own creative style with different influences in their sound to keep things fresh and entertaining (influences like Dream Theater, Europe, touches of Helloween, etc.) - in Ecliptica, the band was limited to their sought style and touches of Stratovarius. As always, the band plays that unique fantasy-like rhythm backed-up by the singer's realistic lyrics; everything is catchy like the first album and the experience listening to it is awesome. Now let's review each song (a total of 11 if you count out the intro which is chilling and the instrumental Revontulet which is decent):
1) Weballergy - nice opener; the song is fast paced and the chorus is amazingly sing-along. I give this one an A (love the solo).
2) False news travel fast - mid-paced but good, the musical part in the middle is totally captivating, it keeps you flowing with the song. I give this track an A.
3) The end of this chapter - my favorite track right here; bizarre intro, but the rest surely compensates. Great piano performance, great melancholic-furious vocals, and great mid-paced ballad - many times it has made my eyes watery, the song is that touching. A well deserved A. (The story here would turn out to be some sort of saga, interesting!).
4) Black sheep - another fast paced song, excellent one too! The solo is awesome; it gives you that feeling of facing anything. The lyrics are quite forlorn, but they give the song another approach by the sound. This piece deserves an A.
5) Land of the free - mid-paced song with an attitude, it kind of reminds me of My Land from the Ecliptica album. I give it a B.
6) Last drop falls - the first power-ballad in this album, different and creative sound. Still I think Tallulah stands taller. This one earns a B too.
7) San Sebastian (revisited) - fantasy intro at its best, fast paced song, and imposing lyrics - this one is yet another favorite. The good grades return, an A.
8) Sing in silence - dark power-ballad, it has such great lyrics that force you to reflect. The sound is quite modern, but it's alright though. I give it a B.
9) Tallulah - touching power-ballad, neat way to express the loss of love in lyrics. Very emotional and smooth, I give this fancy melody an A. (love the part when he sings "I see you walking hand in hand...").
10) Wolf and raven - enraged fast paced song, in my opinion one of their most intense opuses; Shakespearean lyrics in this one. Again, another A.
11) The power of one - epic mixture of mid-paced and speedy execution, this song is really that well elaborated to enjoy. I love the part when it reaches the 4:28 mark and it goes on for like a minute, the melody is soothing and it provides some cold ambience. This epic ends with a strong A.
In the end, I give this second album a 3.7 which is as the first album, a deserving A (highly recommended). A bit more varied album indeed, these guys reveal each time more finding inspiration from previous albums (it can be quite a downfall if a band does not know how to keep up with such technique, but Sonata Arctica pulls it off finely). I hope this was useful - as always, thanks for having the time to read this review.
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