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Tuomas Holopainen - The Life And Times Of Scrooge



8.5 | 62 votes |
Release date: 11 April 2014
Style: Folk rock, Symphonic rock

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5 want it


01. Glasgow 1877
02. Into The West
03. Duel & Cloudscapes
04. Dreamtime
05. Cold Heart Of The Klondike
06. The Last Sled
07. Goodbye, Papa
08. To Be Rich
09. A Lifetime Of Adventure
10. Go Slowly Now, Sands Of Time
11. A Lifetime Of Adventure [Alternative version] [bonus]

Additional info
Producer: Tuomas Holopainen.
Cover art: Don Rosa.

Full album title is Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written And Produced By Tuomas Holopainen.

Guest review by
Metren
Rating:
8.5
In light of the last 10-15 years of Nightwish releases, one would be easily forgiven for thinking that Tuomas Holopainen has lost it as a songwriter. Mr. Holopainen's 2014 solo album, The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck, however, is a genuinely great album that refutes that notion to a large extent.

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10.12.2014 - 09:09
Rating: 9
M C Vice
ex-polydactyl
I still don't see why this couldn't have been the 8th Nightwish album. There's bugger all here that wouldn't have sounded out of place on Imaginaerum.
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"I'm here to nunchuck and not wear helmets. And I'm all out of helmets."
"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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03.01.2015 - 22:16
Rating: 9
CyberSymphony
Ollie
I thoroughly enjoyed this album, very warm and even nostalgic at times. I like that this doesn't sound like an overly-ambitious Nightwish album either.
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03.01.2015 - 22:50
Darkside Momo
Retired
Elite
Quote:
Cover art: Don Rosa.

Nothing else to say
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My Author's Blog (in French)


"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you"

"I've lost too many years now
I'm stealing back my soul
I am awake"
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29.06.2017 - 20:07
Rating: 9
Kvothe
What a tremendous musician is Tuomas
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Here, waiting very quiet right in front Valaritas, the door that hides the tomb.
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29.06.2017 - 20:18
Rating: 8
Metren
Dreadrealm
The best thing Tuomas has done in the last 10 years.
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My one-man project's Bandcamp with free downloads: https://dreadrealm.bandcamp.com/
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26.08.2023 - 08:22
24emd
Theory Snob
A great album, way better than Nightwish's entire discography, especially their early albums. Quality is on par to "The Greatest Show On Earth" (without the speaking, that is). Instrumentation was exceptionally good, as a fan of classical music and film score music, the lack of guitars meant no drop in quality.
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"I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense." - Proverbs 30:2
"Music? Well, it's just entertainment, folks!" - Devin Townsend

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