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The Gentle Storm - The Diary



8.1 | 151 votes |
Release date: 23 March 2015
Style: Acoustic Folk , Symphonic progressive metal

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Disc I [Gentle]
01. Endless Sea
02. Heart Of Amsterdam
03. The Greatest Love
04. Shores Of India
05. Cape Of Storms
06. The Moment
07. The Storm
08. Eyes Of Michiel
09. Brightest Light
10. New Horizons
11. Epilogue: The Final Entry

Disc II [Storm]
01. Endless Sea
02. Heart Of Amsterdam
03. The Greatest Love
04. Shores Of India
05. Cape Of Storms
06. The Moment
07. The Storm
08. Eyes Of Michiel
09. Brightest Light
10. New Horizons
11. Epilogue: The Final Entry

Additional info
Produced by Arjen Lucassem.

Staff review by
Ivor
Rating:
N/A
A full-album collaboration between Anneke and Arjen is something that's been eagerly anticipated ever since Anneke sang the part of Egyptian in Ayreon's Into the Electric Castle, which features probably one of the most emotional and beautiful Ayreon tunes ever written with her on vocals: the folkish "The Valley of the Queens." That was about 17 years ago, give or take. Apart from another appearance close to 10 years later, you could say that something like The Gentle Storm is long overdue.

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published 12.04.2015 | Comments (11)

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23.03.2015 - 23:02
EmeraldSword

Looking forward to reading the review since this just came out today. Curious to see how their dual CD of "gentle" and "storm" approach turned out.
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24.03.2015 - 12:49
ManiacBlasphemer
Black Knight
Written by EmeraldSword on 23.03.2015 at 23:02

Looking forward to reading the review since this just came out today. Curious to see how their dual CD of "gentle" and "storm" approach turned out.


I listened to both and I have to say that I like the storm version more than the gentle one with few exceptions. I think the metal approach on the storm version adds a more epic layer to the music, which kinda lacks in the gentle one. But this is just me though...
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26.03.2015 - 08:04
progpiggy

As much as I wanted to like this, the album contains 50% good material and 50% filler. It just gets bogged down by what it wants to achieve. Unfortunately.......
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27.03.2015 - 08:04
RedOctober
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Written by progpiggy on 26.03.2015 at 08:04

As much as I wanted to like this, the album contains 50% good material and 50% filler. It just gets bogged down by what it wants to achieve. Unfortunately.......

The second cd is quite good and this coming from someone who doesn't like symphonic metal. I don't think it deserves a 5. A 6 at least maybe.
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28.03.2015 - 17:16
carltonh

This album is far beyond excellent. However, I was expecting the storm version would be...stormier. It's not terribly heavy, but still awesome.
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28.03.2015 - 20:44
Rating: 9
SoUnDs LiKe PoP

I enjoy the "Gentle" cd MUCh more than the "Storm" one - mainly because it incorporates a lot of new instruments and instrumental melodies on several of the "Gentle" version (for example - check out the chorus in "The Heart of Amsterdam" on both versions).
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I lift weights and listen to metal
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09.04.2015 - 08:55
Rating: 6
yeah1980

I actually expected more.
It sounds a little bit too repetitive, and after I finish the album I don't feel at all the urge to listen to it again.
Plus I was hoping in a "heavier storm".
Anyway the guys are genius so they never fail, still a good album.
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"Be water, my friend" (Bruce Lee)
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11.04.2015 - 22:40
Rating: 6
joshsteph

After the first listening I was blown away, but then I realized it was only the Arjen/Anneke duo that got me excited about this album. After that, with every spin it started to become something less than I was expecting, and it actually became boring, sadly. Great musicians, no question about the talent here, but somehow the music lost its taste in a really short time. Only names won't make a good album.
P.S. I'm gonna see them live soon, and hopefully that will be more interesting.
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22.04.2015 - 13:04
Rating: 8
M C Vice
ex-polydactyl
Looking in the album booklet, I think Mr Lucassen's running out of ideas to not thank his brother.
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"Another day, another Doug."
"I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples."
" 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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22.05.2015 - 11:34
Rating: 8
M C Vice
ex-polydactyl
9 for disc 1, 8 for disc 2. Does that equal 8 or 9 overall? The Gentle side sound's very Ayreon-y.
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"Another day, another Doug."
"I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples."
" 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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29.04.2017 - 11:21
Rating: 6
yeah1980

Written by yeah1980 on 09.04.2015 at 08:55

I actually expected more.
It sounds a little bit too repetitive, and after I finish the album I don't feel at all the urge to listen to it again.
Plus I was hoping in a "heavier storm".
Anyway the guys are genius so they never fail, still a good album.


Unfortunately with time the album got "stale" to me...
Probably the album I enjoy the less for both Arjen and Anneke.
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"Be water, my friend" (Bruce Lee)
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23.02.2024 - 05:10
Rating: 7
majormalfunction

Beautiful album held up by the stunning voice of Anneke. On the other hand the gentle version can get a bit dull while the storm version feel a bit generic in it's guitar chugging. My favourite song gere is the storm version of The Storm but other than that I think most songs works better in the gentle version.
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Everything's twice as bright with money in your hands
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