Written by s_t_s on 23.03.2018 at 21:32

I stopped listening to them after Tales of a Thousand Lakes something like two decades ago and sometimes I wonder if they deserve being listened to these days. (after checking their bio I can see that I actually stopped after Tuonela). I like the hoarse singing not fan of the clear voice though, hard to make a choice at the moment. Any album I should start with to make a fresh opinion ?

Written by musclassia on 23.03.2018 at 22:02

Written by s_t_s on 23.03.2018 at 21:32

I stopped listening to them after Tales of a Thousand Lakes something like two decades ago and sometimes I wonder if they deserve being listened to these days. (after checking their bio I can see that I actually stopped after Tuonela). I like the hoarse singing not fan of the clear voice though, hard to make a choice at the moment. Any album I should start with to make a fresh opinion ?

If you prefer the extreme vocals, I would say Under The Red Cloud is the most extreme-oriented of their Joutsen-era albums; to be honest, they all have a solid mix of both clean and unclean vocals and appropriate music to match, so I'm not sure if any of it will appeal that much if his clean singing puts you off (I'm a huge fan of it). Maybe try Nightbird's Song, Enchanted By The Moon, or Dark Path?

Written by musclassia on 23.03.2018 at 22:02

Written by s_t_s on 23.03.2018 at 21:32

I stopped listening to them after Tales of a Thousand Lakes something like two decades ago and sometimes I wonder if they deserve being listened to these days. (after checking their bio I can see that I actually stopped after Tuonela). I like the hoarse singing not fan of the clear voice though, hard to make a choice at the moment. Any album I should start with to make a fresh opinion ?

If you prefer the extreme vocals, I would say Under The Red Cloud is the most extreme-oriented of their Joutsen-era albums; to be honest, they all have a solid mix of both clean and unclean vocals and appropriate music to match, so I'm not sure if any of it will appeal that much if his clean singing puts you off (I'm a huge fan of it). Maybe try Nightbird's Song, Enchanted By The Moon, or Dark Path?

Written by s_t_s on 24.03.2018 at 20:04

Written by musclassia on 23.03.2018 at 22:02

Written by s_t_s on 23.03.2018 at 21:32

I stopped listening to them after Tales of a Thousand Lakes something like two decades ago and sometimes I wonder if they deserve being listened to these days. (after checking their bio I can see that I actually stopped after Tuonela). I like the hoarse singing not fan of the clear voice though, hard to make a choice at the moment. Any album I should start with to make a fresh opinion ?

If you prefer the extreme vocals, I would say Under The Red Cloud is the most extreme-oriented of their Joutsen-era albums; to be honest, they all have a solid mix of both clean and unclean vocals and appropriate music to match, so I'm not sure if any of it will appeal that much if his clean singing puts you off (I'm a huge fan of it). Maybe try Nightbird's Song, Enchanted By The Moon, or Dark Path?

Will check this out, thanks for the tip !