«The album that converted me!»
I first heard of Apocalyptica from one of my teachers in high school, and was immediately interested. This was the first album I bought on iTunes, and now they are one my favorite bands ever! Here are the highlight songs:
1. Quuatmo- First song I ever listened to by them! Slow and melodic, but slowly picks up and finishes great.
2. Distraction- A faster track that totally screams "creativity"
3. Bittersweet- Another song with guests H.I.M. and The Rasmus singers; the video is interesting, but a haunting song nonetheless.
4. Misconstruction & Fisheye- with guest drummer Dave Lombardo that brings these dark, heavy tracks to life!
5. Farewell- Simply a slow, beautiful song with a bit of classical taste.
6. Misconstruction & Fisheye- with guest drummer Dave Lombardo that brings these dark, heavy tracks to life. Possibly two of the best ones on the album.
7. Ruska- My FAVORITE on the album! This song, with its slow, graceful tone, really helps me think during homework or with my creativity.
The bonus, 10 minute track is quite good, though it surprised me that it was two songs in one. The second one is Quuatmo with lyrics (probably in French), and the better half I think...
I have no idea how they do it, but they sure have an amazing well of creativity and taste. I usually ignored cellos in concerts or classical songs, but after listening to them, no way! I'm excited to see them live, and can't wait to complete more of their masterpiece albums!
[Thursday, September 25, 2008]
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«Nothing short of a MASTERPIECE!!!»
I had no idea who this band was or where they were from until not more that 4 months ago did a friend of mine have one of their songs (Farewell, which happens to be my favorite song on this album) playing on his computer and I was instantly amazed. This band has something that is not heard here in the US which is the unique blend of symphony and rock. The most amazing thing is that, while some of these tracks have lyrics, they are simply not needed because the cellos playing through the guitars and drums sing their own song. This CD is simply amazing! I learned shortly there after that Apocalyptica has made a tribute CD for some hit Mettalica songs, again without lyrics, only a quartet of cellos, and again they cellos sings the lyrics beautifully. I don't recommend this group to just rock or symphony fans...but to all music listeners. Anyone that listens to this CD will be instantly compelled.
[Wednesday, May 07, 2008]
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«Apocalyptica: Self Titled is brilliant!»
The album overall is great, with a theme that carries over into each song that would make them all sound similar if not for the way in which they innovate and dance other melodies around it.
My only complaint is that the last "hidden" track is so far along at the end of the album. Almost 6 minutes in, but it's so worth it to hear the dazzling vocals on this version of Quuatmo.
[Tuesday, January 15, 2008]
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