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Icarus
Joined: 26 Jan 2001 Posts: 1697 Location: where anger and euphoria collide
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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 9:32 am Post subject: Nightfall In Middle Earth |
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I'm just curious about this disc as I've heard mixed reviews here. I've only heard a few songs off of the disc and like what I've heard. I thik there's 20 or so songs alltogether which is a hell of a lot of material.
I just recently picked up [i]Night at the Opera[/i]. For the most part I like the songs but every song except for the bonus track is over 5 minutes long. Sometimes the long songs can be a bit much as with much of their material, but since I like the [i]Lord of the Rings[/i] story, I'm assuming I'll enjoy the [b]Blind Guardian[/b] release. |
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Tyrannorabbit
Joined: 04 Oct 2000 Posts: 3985 Location: Canada
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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 10:27 am Post subject: Nightfall In Middle Earth |
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Most people who liked the new one, liked NFIME just as much. Myself, I don't really like NFIME at all - I can't really say why their sound doesn't come together for me on that disc while it does on ANATO, but doesn't it does (uh...gimme a break, I should be sleeping).
BTW, NFIME doesn't really have twenty songs - half of its tracks are spoken-word interludes, I think averaging about forty seconds apiece. |
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rockin500
Joined: 18 Jan 2001 Posts: 739 Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:14 am Post subject: Nightfall In Middle Earth |
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i liked Nightfall. coulda done without the spoken word parts, but the songs themselves are good.
the songs feel more complete here than a Night at the Opera. at least to me it does. so i guess i am in disagreement with T-rabbit. |
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live4metal
Joined: 12 Jul 2001 Posts: 1057 Location: El Segundo,CA.
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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 1:05 pm Post subject: Nightfall In Middle Earth |
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I could'nt agree more with the last 2 posts.The spoken word passages totally ruin what would otherwise be a half decent disc.Imaginations from the Other Side is their most straight 4ward cd.I'd reccomend it over Nightfall.Try burning Nightfall with the passages deleted and you'll find it a more pleasurable listening experiance.And while we're on the Blind Guardian subject.Does anyone else think that some of their tunes sound alot like the mortal Combat theme song? And does anyone else think A Night at the Opera is way over produced and layered? Leaving the cd a little hard to listen to at times.Just some thoughts.Care to comment? |
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Wyvern
Joined: 03 May 2002 Posts: 2214 Location: Costa Rica
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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 1:30 pm Post subject: Nightfall In Middle Earth |
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I like NIME but not as much as IFTOS or ANATO. I value the concept of the album regarding "The Silmarillion" saga, and a couple of songs are fantastic: 'Time Stands Still (at the iron hill)', 'Into The Storm' and 'Mirror Mirror', but it lacks the potency of its predecessor and succesor. |
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General Zod
Joined: 24 Jan 2001 Posts: 2519 Location: Krypton
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 12:33 am Post subject: Nightfall In Middle Earth |
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The spoken word parts detract from the CD, for me. That being said, it's a good disc. However, I still prefer "Imaginations" and "ANatO" over it.
GZ |
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iwarrior
Joined: 05 Apr 2002 Posts: 3526 Location: Pittsburgh,PA
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:10 am Post subject: Nightfall In Middle Earth |
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NFIME was my fave BG cd until A Night At The Opera came along. |
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Raider
Joined: 12 Aug 1999 Posts: 1286
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:47 pm Post subject: Nightfall In Middle Earth |
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I absolutely love "Nightfall in Middle Earth". One of my favorite power metal albums ever!!
Yes, there are some spoken word parts, but unlike most bands BG do NOT put these in the middle of real songs. They are always separate tracks, so there's a little button on your controller that looks something like this: >> which allows you to skip over these tracks and get back to the real songs, which are truly awesome. |
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Tyrannorabbit
Joined: 04 Oct 2000 Posts: 3985 Location: Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:09 pm Post subject: Nightfall In Middle Earth |
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quote: Originally posted by Raider:
Yes, there are some spoken word parts, but unlike most bands BG do NOT put these in the middle of real songs. They are always separate tracks, so there's a little button on your controller that looks something like this: >> which allows you to skip over these tracks and get back to the real songs, which are truly awesome.
Sounds too much like hard work |
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