SMASH OR TRASH--ELAN (NIGHTWISH)

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Permalink Reply by Scandal 2000 on February 13, 2015 at 11:18am

Smash. Nightwish is one of my favorite bands and this is another good tune, though I will admit they are an acquired taste.

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Permalink Reply by Scott on February 13, 2015 at 12:31pm

Jon loves this style - whatever its called... Me on the otherhand? Not so much... I do like the music somewhat though not much else... lowercase stash.

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Permalink Reply by Scandal 2000 on February 13, 2015 at 1:37pm

Nightwish is often referred to as Symphonic metal. They have changed female singers three times. Their early albums were on the heavier side while their more recent albums are a little more orchestral. I like all of their work but really like the early years. Oceanborn and Wishmaster are two of my favorites.

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Permalink Reply by Jon on February 13, 2015 at 1:53pm

My favorite is Imaginaerum. Tarja had a tendency to go overboard sometimes, even though she has a fantastic voice. I liked Anette a lot, really sad that she left/was fired or whatever. The song "Slow, Love, Slow" blew me away then and still does. Totally NOT rock, but awesome.

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Permalink Reply by Scandal 2000 on February 13, 2015 at 1:57pm

Yeah, I can't for the life of me figure out why they can't seem to hold on their female singers. The band definitely changed with Anette on vocals. While I preferred the Tarja years, a lot of people like Annette better.

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Permalink Reply by Niels (Mod) on February 15, 2015 at 9:56am

Hmmm....I'm not a fan of this style either. Even though occaisionally it can be good, listening to. I expect the new "The Gentle Storm" to sound kind of like this. I will get that one, because Lucassen's last release became my album of the year (2013). But that album didn'tt sound like this. This is just a minor stash.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Mills on February 16, 2015 at 10:20am

In my world, this is a total SMASH!!! I thoroughly enjoyed this from beginning to end!!! I'm a big fan of movie soundtracks, so I love the symphonic sound in this. I enjoyed the dark foreboding nature of the video, if it were a teaser, I would be excited about seeing the movie. I definitely, want to investigate this band further, as well as the older stuff Scandal & Jon mentioned.