Nightwish - Oceanborn
| Release date: | 7 December 1998 |
| Style: | Symphonic power metal |
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01. Stargazers
02. Gethsemane
03. Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean
04. Sacrament Of Wilderness
05. Passion And The Opera
06. Swanheart
07. Moondance
08. The Riddler
09. The Pharaoh Sails To Orion
10. Walking In The Air [Howard Blake cover]
11. Nightquest [bonus]
12. A Return To The Sea [bonus]
13. Sleeping Sun [bonus]
Top 20 albums of 1998: 13
02. Gethsemane
03. Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean
04. Sacrament Of Wilderness
05. Passion And The Opera
06. Swanheart
07. Moondance
08. The Riddler
09. The Pharaoh Sails To Orion
10. Walking In The Air [Howard Blake cover]
11. Nightquest [bonus]
12. A Return To The Sea [bonus]
13. Sleeping Sun [bonus]
Top 20 albums of 1998: 13
Reviews 
Lyrics Tarja Turunen - vocals
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Jukka Nevalainen - drums, percussion
Sami Vänskä - bass
Guest musicians
Ari Tapio Wilska - vocals
Kaisli J. Kaivola - violin
Plamen Dimov - violin
Markku Palola - viola
Esa Lehtinen - flute
Erkki Hirvikangas - cello
Additional info
Recorded at Caverock Studio by Tero Kinnunen in August - October '98
Mixed at Finnvox studios by Mikko Karmila
Mastered at Finnvox studios by Mika Jussila
Artwork by Maria Sandell
Photo by Toni Härkönen
The limited edition digipack has "Nightquest" (4:16) and "Passion And The
Opera" (single edit) (3:35) instead of the last three tracks.
The 2004 digipack CD re-release by Spinefarm Records has only "Sleeping Sun" as bonus track.
The Drakkar-pressing of the CD contains only Sleeping Sun as a bonus track and also comes with diffrent coverart
Rating:
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Rating: 10 |
It's always hard to be objective when you talk about one of your favourite bands.I can's pretend I am going to be objective here, because I like this band so much. The most noticeable thing with Nightwish is that everything lays on Tarja Turunen's fragile shoulders. And as her voice is perfect, everything works, even better than on the first album Angels Fall First. Compared to this one, Oceanborn is heavier, more varied and has, of course, a better sound, and finally Tuomas Holopainen decided to stop singing (his voice scared me when I first heard Angels Fall First): he who writes everything, and has stunning keyboard sounds decided to let Tarja do the job. Read more ›› |
Rating:
7.6
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Rating: 7.6 |
Oceanborn - for many people the highlight of Nightwish's discography. This is a very hard album to review for me - I've had it for several years and I'm still not sure what I think about it. On some points Oceanborn is a masterpiece with ten points out of ten - I'll describe how first. The material itself on this album is pure professionalism - song structures are all interesting and the only song I find to be bad is 'Swanheart' which always manages to bore me. Guitars are interesting, the keyboards are almost virtuoso and the performance is overall top notch. There's a lot of instrumental passages through the tracks which provide a lot; they take the music away from the deep, deep swamp of 'verse-bridge-refrain-repeat-solo-refrain-end'. I can't really find any tracks that are better than the others and for me there are no real hits here. That is the main reason why this album isn't perfect. Read more ›› |
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Rating:
9.1
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Rating: 9.1 |
Oceanborn. What's in a title? A lot. Purity and innocence are words that describe someone who is born in - or from - an ocean. There is a sweet innocence to Nightwish's 2nd album that can not be found in the later albums or on the previous one. "Dark Passion Play," "Nymphomaniac Fantasy," "She is my Sin," "Slaying the Dreamer" - what's in a title? That's not to say Oceanborn doesn't have its darker themes, too, they just aren't overwhelming. When I listen to the album as a whole, it is a solemn, but joyful experience. I get the feeling that Tuomas and the band really enjoyed making this album and made it for themselves. Back then, their music was still in the foreground and business was somewhere on the background, not even in clear focus. They didn't have the troubles and responsibilities they now carry, they were young and free. Read more ›› |
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669  |
I am missing the bonus tracks on release i was able to get... 
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
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| Justicelust Posts: 213  |
This album's bonus release "sleeping sun" is their best song during Tarja's reign IMO.
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| Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk To Mega Therion Posts: 330  |
You know, with all of those Tarja vs Annete arguments, I'll jump in with a third opinion: none of the above. Loving the Moondance instrumental 
----  Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one, and they all stink.
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| Obaida Posts: 11  |
This is a Masterpiece !
---- If a writer wrote merely for his time, I would have to break my pen and throw it away ..
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| Cryzpin Posts: 113  |
Really masterpiece, the songwriting with Tarja's voice is just devastating, probably the best symphonic metal I have ever heard. Essential.
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| AngelofDeth Cyborg Raptor Posts: 1183  |
I like it... but its not my favorite.. To me "Once" is their masterpiece, after listening to the polished perfection of Once this album seems Demo-ish. The worst part are the keys, they sound incredibly dated, somewhat cheesy and just dont fill the void of orchestration. If they used a real symphony or even just had better synths i think i would love this album. also like I Eat God said, the vocals dont blend smoothly all the way through and the guitars are just a bit too flamboyant.
---- pewpew.. gotcha
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311  |
Written by Vonpire on 28.03.2012 at 16:31 Really? Leaving aside the fact that it is a cheesy band, I see this one as the least cheesy album they have released. With later albums Tuomas's lyrics got even more poetic or whatever.
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| Vonpire Posts: 471 |
I think it's the keys that are cheesy , as AngelofDeth said before. I don't know. I try but I can't seem to get into Nightwish. For you to see my favorite album from them is the first one  Ok I listened to this again an I like it a little but more 
---- Beware the Shadows of Dusk
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| Evil Chip Posts: 505  |
The best album of this band. Never cared much about htier other material rather than fistful of songs.
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669 |
I dont think it is their best...i think they managed to evolve even a bit more with further albums up to (and excluding) Once (although Once itself contains my all time most favorite track by them)
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep
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| serega25 Posts: 168  |
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| NocturnalStalker Metal Addict Posts: 889  |
This is my favourite Nightwish work and I doubt they'll ever be able to release an album I will like more. Maybe because it's the most romantic-sounding which was what turned my attention towards this band in the first place.
---- "And we are not who we think we are We are who we're afraid to be" - Lux Occulta "The Opening of Eleventh Sephirah"
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| Azarath Free as a.. Fish Posts: 965  |
My favourite Nightwish album. The songs are strong, they vary enough (unlike Wishmaster where a couple of songs sound very similar) to keep the listener interested and there are curveballs like the second half of "Passion and the Opera". It even manages to be fun ("Moondance"). "The Riddler" comes dangerously close to filler territory though. The ending of "Swanheart" where the vocals enter and 'lift' the guitar solo is one of my favourite Nightwish moments. Beautiful.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62004  |
Written by Ellrohir on 24.12.2009 at 00:59 Try youtube
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62004 |
Still good album but this is NW as we know now , because we cant compare whit 1th album what was masterpiece, this is OK, but we can see band seems start use more keyboards and became more like we know, 1th was was less keys more gothic (even some doomserrs would like iNightwish - Oceanborn t , well I still think this is good, quality album good music, old school still they were young but seems somehow they walk on glory wire ----- It was 2 classic songs Sacramemnts of the wilderness and sleeping sun
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Written by Bad English on 17.05.2014 at 21:11 Did you just quote a comment from 2009?
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62004 |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 19.05.2014 at 06:30 yes
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| musclassia Staff Posts: 7621  |
No matter how many times I hear it, I just cannot get over how much of an amazing song Gethsemane is - even with the likes of Stargazers and Sacrament of Wilderness, and from other albums things like Ghost Love Score and Ocean Soul, it still stands as my favourite NW song. As far as the album goes, I do think the first half dominates the second half, even though The Pharaoh Sails To Orion is still a great track, but in terms of their discography its only contender for my money is Century Child, and even then it probably edges that to be their greatest album.
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669 |
Written by Bad English on 17.05.2014 at 21:11 ofc i can youtube, but i have an original CD of this...but w/o bonus tracks, although "Nightquest" is one of the best NW songs ever...
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep
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| Metal Rasputin Posts: 1259  |
This is how I will always remember Nightwish, not as radio-friendly symphonic rock band with some old dude playing a flute or some Indian grandpa yodeling it up, but as an awesome full-blown extreme power metal so great even the best bands within the genre struggle to make anything as tasty as this. I don't think there are any weaker tracks, not a single one. Pharaoh Sails to Orion will always be my favorite song from them, the climax is especially outstanding. Tarja usually had hard time singing that part live.
---- You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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| abysss Posts: 106  |
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| majormalfunction Posts: 1507  |
Better than the debut in every single way, it has some great tracks scattered throughout but also some that are quite easily skipable. I'm not really into symphonic power metal so this is one of the better ones i've heard in the genre.
---- Everything's twice as bright with money in your hands
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