Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
| Release date: | 26 September 2007 |
| Style: | Symphonic power metal |
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Disc I
01. The Poet And The Pendulum
02. Bye Bye Beautiful
03. Amaranth
04. Cadence Of Her Last Breath
05. Master Passion Greed
06. Eva
07. Sahara
08. Whoever Brings The Night
09. For The Heart I Once Had
10. The Islander
11. Last Of The Wilds
12. 7 Days To The Wolves
13. Meadows Of Heaven
14. Reach [Amaranth demo] [bonus]
Disc II [limited edition]
01. The Poet And The Pendulum [Instrumental]
02. Bye Bye Beautiful [Instrumental]
03. Amaranth [Instrumental]
04. Cadence Of Her Last Breath [Instrumental]
05. Master Passion Greed [Instrumental]
06. Eva [Instrumental]
07. Sahara [Instrumental]
08. Whoever Brings The Night [Instrumental]
09. For The Heart I Once Had [Instrumental]
10. The Islander [Instrumental]
11. Last Of The Wilds [Instrumental]
12. 7 Days To The Wolves [Instrumental]
13. Meadows Of Heaven [Instrumental]
Disc III [Limited 3CD Box Edition]
01. Escapist
02. Meadows Of Heaven [orchestral version]
03. The Poet And The Pendulum [demo]
The Biggest Letdown And The Biggest Surprise Of 2007
01. The Poet And The Pendulum
02. Bye Bye Beautiful
03. Amaranth
04. Cadence Of Her Last Breath
05. Master Passion Greed
06. Eva
07. Sahara
08. Whoever Brings The Night
09. For The Heart I Once Had
10. The Islander
11. Last Of The Wilds
12. 7 Days To The Wolves
13. Meadows Of Heaven
14. Reach [Amaranth demo] [bonus]
Disc II [limited edition]
01. The Poet And The Pendulum [Instrumental]
02. Bye Bye Beautiful [Instrumental]
03. Amaranth [Instrumental]
04. Cadence Of Her Last Breath [Instrumental]
05. Master Passion Greed [Instrumental]
06. Eva [Instrumental]
07. Sahara [Instrumental]
08. Whoever Brings The Night [Instrumental]
09. For The Heart I Once Had [Instrumental]
10. The Islander [Instrumental]
11. Last Of The Wilds [Instrumental]
12. 7 Days To The Wolves [Instrumental]
13. Meadows Of Heaven [Instrumental]
Disc III [Limited 3CD Box Edition]
01. Escapist
02. Meadows Of Heaven [orchestral version]
03. The Poet And The Pendulum [demo]
The Biggest Letdown And The Biggest Surprise Of 2007
Review
Lyrics This is the track list of the platinum edition that was released on the 23th of January 2008.
Disc I
The original 13 tracks
Disc II
01. Erämaan viimeinen
02. The Escapist
03. Meadows of Heaven [Orchestral version]
04. The Poet and the Pendulum [demo]
05. Bye Bye Beautiful [DJ Orkidea remix]
Band members:
* Anette Olzon - Vocals
* Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Electric guitar, acoustic guitar on "The Islander" and "Last of the Wilds"/"Erämaan viimeinen"
* Marco Hietala - Bass, vocals, acoustic guitar on "The Islander"
* Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards, Piano
* Jukka Nevalainen - Drums, percussions
Guest musicians
* London Philharmonic Orchestra
* Guy Elliott - Lead Boy Soprano
* Tom Williams - Second Boy Soprano and Voice on The Poet and the Pendulum
* Metro Voices - Choir
* Troy Donockley - Bodhran, Uilleann Pipes, Low and Tin Whistle on " The Islander, "Last of the Wilds" and "Meadows of Heaven"
* Nollaig Casey - Fiddle on "Last of the Wilds"
* Senni Eskelinen - Electric Kantele on "Last of the Wilds"
* Greg Knowles - Cymbalom
* Johanna "Jonsu" Salomaa - Vocals on "Erämaan Viimeinen" ("Last Of The Wilds")
Rating:
7.5
7.5
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Rating: 7.5 |
All eyes have been on Nightwish over the last three years following the huge commercial success of previous album "Once" and of course also the dramatic letting go of previous vocal powerhouse Tarja. Now more than ever Tuomas and company have immense pressure placed upon them to deliver the goods with the sixth full length edition to the Nightwish catalogue. Read more ›› |
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| Obaida Posts: 11  |
Perfect !
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311  |
Decided to revisit this after liking Imaginaerum and getting used to Anette's voice. The problem with this one was definitely the music and not the change of vocalist, only 3 or 4 good songs here.
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| Azarath Free as a.. Fish Posts: 965  |
The reason it's my least favourite Nightwish album is its inconsistency. The first song is great, as are the last four. In between are some good songs, some lesser songs and a couple that are just Nightwish on autopilot. But that closing 4 track stretch is one of the strongest in the Nightwish catalogue. And I like "Eva".
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62028  |
After like it was out 2007 I am listening 1th time this one after 7 years (if my mathematics is good) ... I am thinking how would this album sound whit Tarja ??+ well its not good, its week album whit 2 killer songs ''By By beautiful'' and ''Amaranth'' remember video to ''By By beautiful'' Anette Olzon was dancing so sexy into it, Amaranth was cool video, its basicly it what I can say about this album, rest is well ..... 75min, I would say 20min waste of time 
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| Azarath Free as a.. Fish Posts: 965 |
Written by [user id=150501] on 11.10.2014 at 03:02 I don't think hatred is the right word. Some people dislike it, sure. On the other hand it has a rating of 7.7 ( with 1017 votes given). That's not bad at all.
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| JOPE OF STEELE Steelemeister Posts: 3333  |
Wasn't too eager to listen to this album, now tbh I cannot say I'd missed much. 75 minutes, c'mon it's way too much, especially when the music is like this, that is suited better for casual listening IMO. There are good moments, which I'm sure everyone is aware of and can agree on. But that's nowhere near to reach 75 minutes 
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| tominator At best deranged Contributor Posts: 1063  |
Sahara might actually be my favourite Nightwish song. Has a very nice vibe to it. I remember listening through all the albums last year (before seeing them live) and it was the song that immediately grabbed my attention. The rest of the middle section of the album is on the weaker side imo. Strong opening and ending but the middle part is really inconsistent.
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| majormalfunction Posts: 1507  |
Better than I remembered, solid work. I never really got into Tarja and find Anette to be a more enjoyable singer.
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| 24emd Theory Snob Posts: 1082  |
Another solid output from Nightwish. Anette is a much more pleasant singer than Tarja for me, and more of Marko's vocals are also good. A bit too long, but there's way more diversity in the songwriting, and the opener is just amazing. Most songs are enjoyable enough, in contrast to the Tarja albums where there was more average songs than good ones. Musically, this continues well from Once, with heavier and soft songs, as well as more progressive songs. Their second best album to date imo.
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| Bjamm Posts: 149  |
I never cared for this album until I heard Floor singing P&P and 7DtW live at Wembley. Marvelous songs!! I wish she would sing For The Heart I Once Had--the most forgettable song on the list I would assume-- live once. It's got such a beautiful melody!
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