Dark Passion Play: Special Edition
£10.98
- 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
- Islander
- Last Of The Wilds
- 7 Days To The Wolves
- Meadows Of Heaven
New Era... - After Tarja s departure, this is a new Era for Nightwish.Although a very different sound to Tarja s voice, new vocalist Annette Olsen does a very good job.Less Operatic and not trying to impersonate Tarja at all is a good thing. (Don t get me wrong, I loved Tarja!)Tuomas finally sounds like he s got where he wants to be musically, even if that s ment he s had to part ways with Tarja to get there. I think she was holding him back.My only fear is that now Nightwish will blend into the Female Metal scene too much, they use to stand out.They had something different.Loads of great tracks. Those that stand out are The Poet and the Pendulum, Cadence of Her Last Breath, Master Passion Greed, Sahara and 7 Days To The Wolves.I don t like the slower tracks For The Heart I Once Had or Meadows of Heaven, but i ve never been a fan of Nightwish s slower material.Some of the tracks are obviously written about Tarja!The artwork is brilliant, and if you decide that you don t like Annettes Vocal, the whole album is in instrumental on the 2nd disk!
Really not for me... but it may be for you - yup I ve decided to write a review that everyone will just say is rubbish and will say wasn t helpful.BUT while this album definitely was not for me, it is very likely most of Nightwish s old fans will like this.The thing that I used to love about NW was the combination of heavy metal music and operatic vocals... but of course with the new vocalist they have taken this formula and thrown it out the window.If you like Within Tempatation, you will probably love this album, it s very similar to their work only with more emphasis on the orchestra. I don t like within temptation... so I find this bland and unoriginal, more techniqucal than WT but I my opinion worse.I only bought this due to my love of Marco, but if you want an album with his great vocals buy a Tarot album.I m off to buy Tarja s newest album now and hope that that still has operatic vocals on it ,)In conclusion MOST NIGHTWISH FANS WILL LOVE THIS... but I just didn t, sadly I am no longer a fan... only a fan of the old band. And it is sad because the band brims with talent.
Oh F**K yeah - Honest to God I have heard so many people bitch about this album because it just isn t Nightwish..........If you dont like it, listen to something else. In My personall opinion Nightwish have got quite a lot heavier (probably due to Marco Hietala) and this I think makes them better. Some of the songs have a slightly poppy, filler, sort of feel but many of them are awesomeBye Bye Beautiful, incredible display of Marco s singing power and how well he and Anette work together.7 Days to the Wolves another great songMaster Passion Greed - granted a little heavy for many of nightwish s following but if you like metal...you ll love itIf I lost this album I would definately buy it againPEACE~G
Amazing - buy it! - Having never heard a Nightwish album before I didn t have the apprehension that existing fans would given that this is the first album without Tarja. However I don t think I would have anything to worry about as this is simply amazing. I am a long time fan of the brilliant Within Temptation and had been recommended Nightwish and they certainly don t disappoint. Annette s vocals are, IMO superb and are perfectly suited to Nightwish s metal/orchestral music.The opening track, The Poet And The Pendulum, is an epic 14 minutes long and to me is the best. It has everything.... metal, rock, operatic, Riverdance style music, orchestral/choir and ends with a moving melodic ballad. Truly stunning. I can honestly say I love every track (ok, possibly not Whoever Brings The Night) and the whole album improves with each listening.I will never tire of this album!
Disappointed - Having heard the track The Islander I thought I would love this, even though Tarja s vocals would be missing from the album. I didn t. Annette s voice is not just different, it isn t particularly good - unless she hasn t been allowed to let it fly. The lyrical quality has been lost from all but the two folky tracks. Whether you like it will depend on what you liked about Nightwish before. If it was that great, soaring operatic, symphonic quality that gave us tracks such as Down with the Sun, then get Tarja s solo album My Winter Storm. If it was the harder stuff, then probably you ll love it.