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NIGHTWISH “End Of An Era” /Ltd. 3LP + 2CD + BRD Earbook; Live/


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    Band: NIGHTWISH
  • Product Code: 27361 45974
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NIGHTWISH
The second live album by legendary Finnish Symphonic Power Metal band.
Recorded live at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, on 21 October 2005, it's the final concert of a long worldwide tour for their album "Once", and the last with former vocalist Tarja Turunen.
There's an element of Zen that's involved when listening to Nightwish - you don't question the pageantry or analyse the music; you just let go and enjoy the experience. Perhaps it's no surprise then that "End Of An Era" beings with "Red Warrior" from The Last Samurai booming over arena speakers while thousands of fans roar their approval. It's a dramatic introduction for a band that specializes in theatrics, all of which are captured on the album. There's the crowd, the blast of pyrotechnics, the echo of the music filling a cavernous arena.
Recording a band this layered (guitars, drums, vocals, keyboards, backing tracks) in a setting like this is always a risky venture, but the sound quality on "End Of An Era" is exceptional; it manages to capture the vastness of both the venue and the act, without being marred by reverberation or uneven tone. Vocalists Tarja Turunen and Marco Hietala soar above it all, their delivery all the more impressive considering that this would be their last concert together - Turunen was dismissed from the band after the show, by a letter. Fortunately, Nightwish don't appear to have brought their internal tensions on-stage. The band is in its element here, and its energy doesn't diminish a bit over the course of the whole concert.
The biggest strength of "End Of An Era" is its ability to re-create the concert experience; the band is at the forefront, but the cheering, clapping, and chanting of the crowd are included as an integral element of the music, not a separate entity.
During the concert, the band was joined on-stage by John Two-Hawks, who performed "Stone People" from his album, "Honor", as an introduction to "Creek Mary's Blood", which featured his voice and cedar flutes. In addition to original Nightwish songs, three significant covers appear: their known cover of Gary Moore's "Over the Hills and Far Away", Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera", and a cover of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes".
"End Of An Era" is a satisfying ending for a Symphonic Metal extravaganza, but the real pleasure comes in knowing that it can be experienced all over again.
36-page Earbook includes 3 LP on black vinyl, 2CD and Blu-Ray Disc.
CD 1 contains the Nightwish player software for windows PC. It also includes "Nemo" video.
Blu-Ray Disc: 16:9 | Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0 | Reg. 0 | Approx. 160 min.
CD 1 + CD 2: approx. 103 min. | 3LP: approx. 103 min.
Nuclear Blast GmbH, 2006/2018 (27361 45974). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

LP 1
Side A

1. Dark Chest of Wonders 05:08
2. Planet Hell 04:44
3. Ever Dream 05:27
Side B
1. The Kinslayer 04:08
2. Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber cover) 05:11
3. The Siren 04:52
Running time: 29:30 min.

LP 2
Side C

1. Sleeping Sun 04:55
2. High Hopes (Pink Floyd cover) 06:54
3. Bless the Child 06:24
Side D
1. Wishmaster 04:43
3. Slaying the Dreamer 05:04
4. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan 04:13
Running time: 32:13 min.

LP 3
Side E

1. Nemo 04:46
2. Ghost Love Score 10:29
3. Stone People 04:08
Side F
1. Creek Mary's Blood    08:39
2. Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore cover) 05:26
3. Wish I Had an Angel 07:52
Running time: 41:20 min.

Total playing time: 103:13 min.

CD 1
1. Dark Chest of Wonders 05:08
2. Planet Hell 04:45
3. Ever Dream 05:27
4. The Kinslayer 04:09
5. Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber cover) 05:12
6. The Siren 04:53
7. Sleeping Sun 04:55
8. High Hopes (Pink Floyd cover) 06:54
9. Bless the Child 06:25
10. Wishmaster 04:43
Running time: 52:31 min.

CD 2

1. Slaying the Dreamer 05:05
2. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan 04:13
3. Nemo 04:46
4. Ghost Love Score 10:29
5. Stone People 04:09
6. Creek Mary's Blood 08:39
7. Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore cover) 05:26
8. Wish I Had an Angel 07:52
Running time: 50:39 min.
Total playing time: 103:12 min.

BRD
1. Dark Chest of Wonders 05:12
2. Planet Hell 04:41
3. Ever Dream 05:28
4. The Kinslayer 04:11
5. Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber cover) 05:00
6. The Siren 05:12
7. Sleeping Sun 04:43
8. High Hopes (Pink Floyd cover) 06:58
9. Bless the Child 06:23
10. Wishmaster 04:49
11. Slaying the Dreamer 04:48
12. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan 03:44
13. Nemo 05:20
14. Ghost Love Score 10:31
15. Stone People / Creek Mary's Blood 12:43
16. Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore cover) 05:26
17. Wish I Had an Angel 07:47
18. A Day Before Tomorrow (55-minute documentary about the fifteen days prior to the concert) 55:35
+ Photo Gallery
Running time: 158:31 min.




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