Shadow Of The Moon (1998) (1 BONUS TRACK) Blackmore's Night
Album Description:
SHADOW OF THE MOON, released in 1998 on Steamhammer US, is the first album by musical group Blackmore's Night. It went gold in Japan.
SHADOW OF THE MOON is the first album by Ritchie Blackmore's beloved Blackmore's Night project. The former Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist and his then fiancée, vocalist Candice Night, created a Renaissance-inspired work with elements of folk, new age, and occasional bits of electric guitar. Blackmore even plays bass, mandolin, drum (yes, singular), and tambourine. Night's voice isn't powerful, but it's bright and sweet, making it perfect for this style of music. Most songs are original compositions but some are based on traditional melodies. "Shadow of the Moon" is a marvelous opener; it's catchy, haunting, and propulsive. Blackmore shreds on acoustic guitar and lets the electric guitar slip into the background for faint power chords. "Play Minstrel Play" features Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, one of Blackmore's favorite musicians. The song moves along pleasantly until about halfway through when it explodes into a frantic, handclaps-led pace with Anderson's wild flute solo. The warmth of "Ocean Gypsy" makes it the song most easily classified as new age here; Blackmore plays a gentle but swift acoustic guitar melody under Night's softly yearning vocals. "Writing on the Wall" is quite fast and has a danceable beat, and there's even a blowout jam at the end. Blackmore's electric guitar work is the most prominent on "No Second Chance" and "Wish You Were Here." The instrumental "Possum's Last Dance" is a U.S. - only bonus track.
Recording information: Minstrel Hall, New York, NY.
Track Listing:
1. Shadow of the Moon - 5:06 2. The Clock Ticks On - 5:15 3. Be Mine Tonight - 2:50 4. Play Minstrel Play - 3:59 5. Ocean Gypsy - 6:05 6. Minstrel Hall [Instrumental] - 2:35 7. Magical Word - 4:01 8. Writing on the Wall - 4:34 9. Renaissance Faire - 4:16 10. Memmingen [Instrumental] - 1:05 11. No Second Chance - 5:38 12. Mond Tanz [Instrumental] - 3:33 13. Spirit of the Sea - 4:49 14. Greensleeves - 3:46 15. Wish You Were Here - 5:02 16. Possum's Last Dance [Instrumental] - 2:42 (BONUS TRACK)
Performance Credits:
Blackmore's Night -------------- Primary Artist, Track Performer Ritchie Blackmore -------------- Primary Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Snare Drums, Tambourine Scott Hazel -------------- Background Vocals Scott Hazell -------------- Background Vocals Candice Night -------------- Background Vocals, Vocals Tom Brown -------------- Cello Ian Anderson -------------- Flute Gerald Flashmen -------------- Horn, Recorder, Trumpet Pat Regan -------------- Keyboards Lady Green -------------- Viola, Violin
Technical Credits:
Ritchie Blackmore -------------- Arranger, Producer Candice Night -------------- Arranger Johanna Pieterman -------------- Artwork, Cover Art Michael Keel -------------- Back Cover Pat Regan -------------- Engineer, Producer Joseph James -------------- Producer Brad Vance -------------- Mastering
Shadow Of The Moon (1998) (1 BONUS TRACK)
ReplyDeleteBlackmore's Night
Album Description:
SHADOW OF THE MOON, released in 1998 on Steamhammer US, is the first album by musical group Blackmore's Night. It went gold in Japan.
SHADOW OF THE MOON is the first album by Ritchie Blackmore's beloved Blackmore's Night project. The former Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist and his then fiancée, vocalist Candice Night, created a Renaissance-inspired work with elements of folk, new age, and occasional bits of electric guitar. Blackmore even plays bass, mandolin, drum (yes, singular), and tambourine. Night's voice isn't powerful, but it's bright and sweet, making it perfect for this style of music. Most songs are original compositions but some are based on traditional melodies. "Shadow of the Moon" is a marvelous opener; it's catchy, haunting, and propulsive. Blackmore shreds on acoustic guitar and lets the electric guitar slip into the background for faint power chords. "Play Minstrel Play" features Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, one of Blackmore's favorite musicians. The song moves along pleasantly until about halfway through when it explodes into a frantic, handclaps-led pace with Anderson's wild flute solo. The warmth of "Ocean Gypsy" makes it the song most easily classified as new age here; Blackmore plays a gentle but swift acoustic guitar melody under Night's softly yearning vocals. "Writing on the Wall" is quite fast and has a danceable beat, and there's even a blowout jam at the end. Blackmore's electric guitar work is the most prominent on "No Second Chance" and "Wish You Were Here." The instrumental "Possum's Last Dance" is a U.S. - only bonus track.
Recording information: Minstrel Hall, New York, NY.
Track Listing:
1. Shadow of the Moon - 5:06
2. The Clock Ticks On - 5:15
3. Be Mine Tonight - 2:50
4. Play Minstrel Play - 3:59
5. Ocean Gypsy - 6:05
6. Minstrel Hall [Instrumental] - 2:35
7. Magical Word - 4:01
8. Writing on the Wall - 4:34
9. Renaissance Faire - 4:16
10. Memmingen [Instrumental] - 1:05
11. No Second Chance - 5:38
12. Mond Tanz [Instrumental] - 3:33
13. Spirit of the Sea - 4:49
14. Greensleeves - 3:46
15. Wish You Were Here - 5:02
16. Possum's Last Dance [Instrumental] - 2:42 (BONUS TRACK)
Performance Credits:
Blackmore's Night -------------- Primary Artist, Track Performer
Ritchie Blackmore -------------- Primary Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Snare Drums, Tambourine
Scott Hazel -------------- Background Vocals
Scott Hazell -------------- Background Vocals
Candice Night -------------- Background Vocals, Vocals
Tom Brown -------------- Cello
Ian Anderson -------------- Flute
Gerald Flashmen -------------- Horn, Recorder, Trumpet
Pat Regan -------------- Keyboards
Lady Green -------------- Viola, Violin
Technical Credits:
Ritchie Blackmore -------------- Arranger, Producer
Candice Night -------------- Arranger
Johanna Pieterman -------------- Artwork, Cover Art
Michael Keel -------------- Back Cover
Pat Regan -------------- Engineer, Producer
Joseph James -------------- Producer
Brad Vance -------------- Mastering