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| 4.0 excellent | Xenorazr | March 27th 11 |
Nightwish more or less show their folk roots as the basis for Angels Fall First and, though it might be less accessible, it's also one of their more gratifying releases overall. Acoustic and far less symphonic-heavy sounds comprise the vast majority of the music, which is a key reason it's so vigorously enjoyable. An interesting album to listen to after hearing its debatably sugarcoated successors.
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| 3.5 great | Belenor | January 7th 08 |
This is funny, reading reviews, this seems to be a bit weak album, which should be avoided by people new to Nightwish, but when I started to listen to Nightwish - first three albums - Angels Fall First easily won, sounding fresh, new, original. Others sounded like attepts to surpass this album. First part of Lappi - great, Angels Fall First - great, Elvenpath - great, etc. etc., intro to Tutankhamen! Blast it! Amazing! Maybe other parts of Lappi are not that good and something here and there, but in overall, really interesting album worth buying.
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| 2.0 poor | Ossacip Olbap | April 24th 22 |
yea so they had problems from the start, harpsikeys are great but disappear by halfway, and then it just gets long and boring, not even a highlight
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| 2.5 average | Antonius | May 12th 18 |
The music style of Nightwish was something unique in the late 90s. Combining metal with opera was original back then. If it wasn't, Nightwish definitely managed to popularize it. Angels Fall First was the debut album by the Finnish quartet fronted by the promising Tarja Turunen on vocals, the charismatic Tuomas Holopainen on keyboards, Empu Vuorinen on lead guitars and Jukka Nevalainen on drums. The most positive fact about this album is the coherence and this symphonic-metal ambiance stemming out of the overall sound. Musically, Holopainen's melodies on the keyboards are the driving force, while Tarja's vocals are unassailable and demonstrate a talented woman who has the ability to support the whole project. Unfortunately, the performance of the duo and the sweet tunes of the flute overshadowed the sharp riffs and any well-structured drum patterns. On the downside, the absence of major hit songs and the weak lyrics have contributed in order for this record to get any recognition. In addition, Holopainen's attempt on vocals is rather forgetful if not hideous. Recommendations: "Angels Fall First", "Elvenpath", "Tutankhamen"
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| 4.0 excellent | KManoc1 | December 6th 17 |
Easily their least consistent and memorable album.
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| 3.0 good | Mitch | January 22nd 24 |
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