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Who would have though that
Ritchie Blackmore was capable and willing of creating music like this after
hearing his work with rock giants Rainbow and Deep Purple. No one can deny the
influence his old bands have had on countless bands but in my opinion this is
a lot more unique and genuine than anything he has ever done in the past.
Blackmore's Night is, as you may have guessed from the name, his solo project
since a number of years back and this is their second album release. Even
though the album cover tells otherwise the music on "Under A Violet Moon" is
some of the most exciting there is. Most of the tracks are composed by
Blackmore with melodies taken from traditional medieval and renaissance music.
The result is one of the most colourful musical entities that us humble
inhabitants of planet Earth have had the chance to experience. A lot of metal
bands, power metal bands in particular, have experimented with medieval and
neo-classical melodies for a decade or so now but Blackmore's Night is far
from being a metal band. Instead the music is almost completely acoustic and
based on amazing guitar work from Blackmore coupled with the sweet caressing
vocals from his girlfriend Candice Night. This siren of the night has got one
of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard and she sings one song after
another with such confident ease that you would think that this is what she
has been doing througout her entire life. This album also features about
twenty additional musicians and among them we can find no other than Jens
Johansson (Yngwie Malmsteen, Stratovarius a.o.) on keyboards. Almost every
single track is a masterpiece in itself except for "Wind In The Willows"
where I could definitely do without the annoying male vocals. Stand-out
tracks: "Under A Violet Moon", "Morning Star", "Catherine Howard's
Fate", "Fool's Gold".
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1. Under A Violet |
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Moon 2. Castles And Dreams 3. Past Time With Good Company |
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4. Morning Star 5. Avalon 6. Possum Goes To Prague 7. |
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Wind In The Willows 8. Gone With The Wind 9. Beyond The |
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Sunset 10. March The Heroes Home 11. Spanish Nights (Remember It |
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Well) 12. Catherine Howard's Fate 13. Fool's Gold 14. |
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Durch Den Wald Zum Bach Haus 15. Now And Then 16. Self |
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Portrait |
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