Drudkh - Пісні Скорботи I Самітності (Songs Of Grief And Solitude) review
| Band: | Drudkh |
| Album: | Пісні Скорботи I Самітності (Songs Of Grief And Solitude) |
| Style: | Contemporary folk |
| Release date: | October 19, 2006 |
| A review by: | Lucas |
01. Sunset In Carpathians
02. Tears Of Gods
03. Archaic Dance
04. The Milky Way
05. Why The Sun Becomes Sad
06. The Cranes Will Never Return Here
07. Grey-Haired Steppe
After four releases of great atmospheric Black Metal, Ukrainian band Drudkh decided it was for time for a change. They laid down there electric guitars and distortion peddles and grabbed nothing but an acoustic guitar, some weird folk instruments and a sparse use of drums. Nothing more. The news that Drudkh would release an all-acoustic album evoked different sorts of reactions in the metal community. Would these fine Black Metal musicians be able to pull this off or would they fail miserably? Now, when I am holding this courageous offering in my hands they, as much as I hate to say it, failed.
The main problem of this album is easy to put into words: it has a serious lack of progression. Most of the songs contain some great acoustic folk parts, really enjoyable to listen to. They all sound like intro's of a great song that is about to unfold. However, that great song never unfolds. And with this fact, "Songs Of Grief And Solitude" stays nothing more than an ambitious project, a compilation of good ideas without an essential climax. This album has made a lot of spins in my cd-player since I bought it and every time I hear it I get sad. Not because of the great atmosphere on this album but because of what it could have been. For example, a song like "Archaic Dance" sounds so bloody awesome, riff after riff. And when it has finished, I remember nothing of it. There is no clue, no slow building of climaxes that the other Drudkh releases have in such a magnificent way.
So definitely these songs bring me a feeling of grief. But only because I see this as one of the albums of 2006 with most potential and promises, but with the least in final result. Disappointing.
 | Written on 10.05.2007 by If you're interested in extreme, often emotional and underground music, check out my reviews. I retired from reviewing, but I really used to be into that stuff. |
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8675  |
I havent heard this yet and from your words i guess i dont need to change it...
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15303  |
Written by Ellrohir on 18.09.2009 at 11:33 Lucas might have been a little hard on it. while it might not have lived up to what it could have been, it still does have its moments (Why The Sun Becomes Sad) if you like flat out folk, it might appeal to you. i scored it a 7. could have been better, but i didn't have a lot of built up hype for it to fall short of.
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8675 |
Hm...your suggested song didnt really tied me to chair...but maybe i will pay this album some more attention one day...
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Relistening to this album I think Lucas was even generous. I would have rated it a 4. Like he said all the songs sound like an intro and that's it and even that is all played sloppily. A waste of good musicians here. Apparently the only thing they can play is atmospheric black metal and that;'s what they should stick to. Even there when they try to speed it uup and try and sound less atmospheric they fail (case in point being The Swan Road imo)
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Uirapuru Liver Failure Posts: 2955  |
Its not huuuuge disappointment... its just a different album. I like acoustic/folk/ambient albums. Songs like ''Archaic Dance'', ''The Milky way'' and ''Why the Sun Becomes Sad'' are pretty enjoyable. It may not have the deepest atmosphere in the world, but has good moments.
----  ---- member of the true crusade against old school heavy metal, early 80s thrash, NWOBHM, traditional doom, first and second wave black metal, old school death metal, US power metal, 70s prog rock and atmospheric doomsludgestoner. o/
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| Carl Berg Carl Berg Posts: 589  |
I understand why most people don't like this album, but look at it this way : if the guitars had distortion, it would sound like a kickass release, rivaling the ones before! They just decided to make it acoustic. And in my opinion, they did a remarkable work.
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| Susan Smeghead Elite Posts: 6941  |
Oh, sad, I think this album is beautiful! I can see how it's not for everyone, though, but as far as acoustic folk goes it's quite well done. Not the most memorable songs as individuals but that's not necessarily a requirement for a good album as much as the general atmosphere is.
---- "A life all mine Is what I choose At the end of my days" --The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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