NMC #65 (NIGHTWISH, LACUNA COIL)

[Jon]

By "first in 2012" Jon

Nightwish--Imaginaerum (January 2012)

1. Ghost River
2. Slow, Love, Slow
3. I Want My Tears Back
4. Turn Loose The Mermaids
5. The Crow, The Owl And The Dove

This is the seventh release from Nightwish, a concept album whcih is also a soundtrack for an upcoming film of the same name. What we have is a taste of different styles of music, from 30's jazz to (almost) thrash. There's one song I didn't include that'll remind you of Alice Cooper, you'll just have to buy the album to find that song....

Lacuna Coil--Dark Adrenaline (January 2012)

1. Against You
2. Upsidedown
3. I Don't Believe In Tomorrow
4. Intoxicated
5. My Spirit

This, their sixth album, is a welcome step back to their early heaviness, which was mostly absent on their previous release ("Shallow Life"). The last song included has a great geetar solo at the end which sounds really sad, at least to me, and I don't know why.

[Niels (Mod)]

NIGHTWISH - THUMBS on the way DOWN

I must say, I don't really care for young and beautiful women with vulnerable voices in front of "Heavy Metal"-bands (?!). Now DON'T get me wrong!!! I OF COURSE LOVE young and beautiful women, but not in this kind of music. As a matter of fact, I don't really like this kind of music at all. Was it Evanecence or what they are called, that started this "trend"??? I know Jon like this style of music, and good for you. Aren't they from Finland? Even though they are practically a neighbor to Denmark, they are soooo different. Allmost like russians, you can hear that in track 3 among other things, I think. It's not bad, just not my "style"!!! 

LACUNA COIL - THUMBS - lower than EVEN

SIGH!! Another one of those bands, eh?!! And these are italian, I guess. A little better than the former, but not really for me, even though I can hear some Alter Bridge in this music, especially in track 3. But great to hear some new music from 2012 allready, Jon. I'll buy my first 2012-album today, and you'll hear that in my next NMC. And I predict, that YOU are going to like it, RJ will like some of it, and Jon will dislike it   

 

[Niels (Mod)]

I meant SCOTT will dislike it.......!

[Scott]

NIGHTIWISH ...  Wallet closed and thumbs wavering 

Is this Evanesence or Blackmores Night?  Hard to tell.  This was just OK, nothing special.

 

LACUNA COIL ... Thumbs trending down

I really like this bands debut, thought it was innovative and progressive, now the the genre just sounds played out, like there is nowhere for it to go. 

[Jon]

Boo to you. What's with all the comparisons to Evanescence when both these bands were around before that bucket o' crap?

[Niels (Mod)]

Might be, but Evanescence got famous sounding like that, and it's the same "crap" in my ears. 

[RJhog (Admin)]

Nightwish (Thumbs 3/4 Upward)

I used to think I liked this style of music.  Now I know I don't. 

 

However, this is interesting to me.   I love the mixture of styles.  I also really dig the guitar work on track 2 (I think that's it).  I'm not crazy about her vocals, but believe it or not, I liked the male vocal style on the first track.  Overall, probably not a purchase , but I do kind of like it.

 

Lacuna Coil (Thumbs Somewhat Down)

I listened to the complete album stream last Friday.  It just doesn't hold interest for me.