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Ghost of a Rose 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Label: Hunter Catalog: Music Release date: 2003-08-26 Media: Audio CD discs number: 1 Format: Enhanced, Special Edition Ean: 0693723749921 Upc: 693723749921  Tip: compare prices with similar music CDsArtist:
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| Album tracks: (15) |
 Way to the Mandalay 3 Black Crows - Ritchie Blackmore, Night, Candice Diamonds and Rust - Ritchie Blackmore, Baez, Joan Cartouche Queen for a Day, Pt. 1 | Queen for a Day, Pt. 2 Ivory Tower - Ritchie Blackmore, Night, Candice Nur Eine Minute Ghost of a Rose Mr. Peagram's Morris and Sword | Loreley Where Are We Going from Here Rainbow Blues - Ritchie Blackmore, Anderson, Ian [1] All for One Dandelion Wine |
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| On Ghost Of A Rose, Blackmore and Candice Night present a fascinating combination of rock music, folk and melodies from the 16th century that is interesting in every note. Blackmore sees his songs as an homage to renaissance music, and his band transpose the multi-faceted music of the Middle Ages, which blends romanticism and mysticism, passion and enthusiasm, into their very own sound with acoustic and electric guitars, strings, renaissance instruments like hurdy-gurdy and bagpipe and Candice Night's beguiling voice. Features 16 tracks including a bonus video track of 'Way To Mandalay'. Minstrel Hall. 2003. |
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Written on July 23, 2006 Summary: For what it is, it's pretty good This is the first of the Blackmore's Night records I have listened to, but I know more or less everything Blackmore and the various incarnations of Deep Purple, Rainbow and earlier stuff he did. Blackmore is still a fine guitar player, and the Perfect Strangers style is here again, but in a medievel guise. The lyrics aren't wonderful (they don't often pass the read-it-out-loud test) but the music is stunningly well-produced, the vocals are beautiful, and a couple of songs are just about perfect in every way, the Diamonds & Rust cover being the best. The great thing about Ritchie Blackmore is that he usually outclasses faster guitar players by playing just the right notes, and he does it here again. Nice.  Written on July 20, 2006 Summary: By Far the Best Group These Days Good music is easy to come-by ... GREAT music is rare. What an incredible combination of talent Ritchie and Candy have! I've known of Ritchie of years, from his 'rock' days and always respected his talent. But Blackmore's Night is probably one of the most wonderful convergences of talents I've encountered. I wish I could say I listened to Blackmore's Night on purpose, but it was quite by accident. Nonetheless, I was enchanted enough to look into what they had done. I'll never regret it. They are unsurpassed in the music world these days. Candy's voice and lyrics and Ritchie's guitar ... it doesn't get any better!  Written on March 23, 2006 Summary: Just pathetic... I couldn't find a single moment of originality in the entire album. I feel the Blackmore/Candice join venture grows more and more mediocre with every album. Written on January 17, 2006 Summary: On the same track as "Fires at Midnight" I said in my review to "Fires at Midnight" that I consider both albums to be the best they have made so far. The similarity has been noticed by several reviewers; for some it is a weakness, some endorse enthusiastically. I follow the last trend.I have stopped long ago to always search for something "original", and the whole output by Blackmore's Night is an example of why. Once you find, either as a listener or a creative musician , your way to something well-done and enjoyable, simply continue and follow the paths tried and true.In fairness, this is what Ritchie Blackmore has always done, however he has decided to trun back to acoustic instruments.Ritchie Blackmore,long ago considered one of the best guitar players ever, is nevertheless one of the most traditional musicians ; not at all a revolutionary. He has always followed strictly J.S. Bach , Vivaldi, Paganini (technically speaking), and traditional European music, though most of his life he clothed it with hard riffs played loudly. When he made Blackmore's Night , along with his complement , Candace, he simply switched back to the same music closer to its original shape. By "Fires at Midnight" they had found a good formula for the music and message they wanted to deliver, so they simply followed along the same path. It is possible even that the songs in both albums may have been created close in time.Galician bagpiper wonderboy Carlos Nunez (if you haven't heard him .....start now)has said, "the successful experiment is the one that is firmply rooted in tradition", and the whole output of Blackmore's Night is an example of this. Now the songs: the album opens with "Way to Mandalay", one of the best songs in Ritchie's lifetime, naturaly with gret lyrics by Candace.Haunting, hypnotic...and has a very good electric riff that fits perfectly the subject of the song."3 Black Crows" is a folksy song with lyrics funny at first, but that should linger in your memory so you may develop a simpler view of life.I went recently to Santiago de Compostela, and just before you reach the Cathedral there's a stone tunnel, and street musicians play there for nickels.This is the kind of music you hear there. When I play this at home or in my car they always ask me to play it again."Diamonds and Rust" is a successful cover, but although this is a great song that has been consistently well served by performers, I still think the best cover of this song is that by Judas Priest.Candace, however, finds her way through this battlehorse and gives us her interpretation convincingly in its straight-forwardness. "Cartouche" is another of their best songs.A fiery gipsy piece. "Queen for a day" follows the same musical trend, but the lyrics are a "fairy-tale" story that wouldn't sound out of place in an old Walt Disney movie."Ivory tower" again may be taken as a "fairy tale" song. Some may find it tiring ; I don't complain over beauty."Ghost of a Rose" is a beautiful love song, like Ritchie and Candace have made it a custom to treat us with. "Loreley" is an interesting song entirely on acoustic, traditional instruments , that tells one of several versions of a medieval German tale (the Loreley cliff actually exists in the Rive Rhine, and it's still a dangerous point along the river route). A good song to sing and dance along."Where are we going from here" is suitable for a cold winter night, or for those times in life when you seem to go nowhere. "Rainbow Blues" is a cover from an old Jethro Tull song, but as much as Ian Anderson is an excellent musician, who , like Ritchie Blackmore , combines strict Bach with some Bluesy flavour,this cover is in my opinion much better than the original. Another proof that Candace may build her own interpretation of a given song and share it more than convincingly.Some listeners by now feel there's just no variety, but that's just because an excelent song has been followed by another.....and another,and another. This is by no means a bad thing."All for one" is a great sing along with powerful beat, good Ritchie Blackmore riffs (suited for Candace's voice).....and "blowing" bagpipes to round up an already moving song. The album closes softly, like a gathering of old friends, with a song about friends long missed , joyfully met, and sorrily fared well in hope for a future "wieder-sehen". "Dandelion Wine" is a song you may play when you meet a life-long friend, and old love, or when you wish they all were here.All-accoustic, simple but effective instrumentation consisting of guitar, pipe (I can't tell if it's metal or reed)and tambourine. As all other Blackmore's Night albums, this is not to be missed. And one you will always carry next to you. Written on December 16, 2005 Summary: Simply Magnificent This was the first CD I bought of Blackmore's Night, and I was not disappointed by any means. ''Ghost of A Rose'' is a marvolous CD as are the other CD's of Blackmore's Night. My favorites on this CD would probably be ''3 Black Crows'', ''Cartouche'', and ''Loreley.'' The music always sweeps me away to an enchanted place and it never fails to inspire me. |
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| Catalog | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music |
| Release date | 2003-08-26 | 2006-01-19 | 2006-04-04 | 2001-06-12 | 1999-11-16 | 2006-11-07 |
| Media | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD |
| discs number | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Format | Enhanced, Special Edition | Enhanced | - | - | - | - |
| Ean | 0693723749921 | 0693723724324 | 0693723019123 | 0693723724027 | 6937237241262 | 0872967009040 |
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