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Friday, December 30, 2011

Top 20 Albums of 2011: 2-1

2. Nightwish - Imaginaerum



Sure, it's not 100% perfect, but no other album displayed this much ambition in 2011. The highs on this are amongst the best things recorded this year. Mixing symphonic rock, film soundtracks, goth-rock-pop vocals and more bombast than you can fathom, Nightwish made their strongest album more than a decade into their career.

1. The Sound Of Arrows - Voyage



Like the title states, this is more of an odyssey than an album. In 2011, it was rare to find a collection of songs that played well one after another without any skipping, re-ordering or replacing. In a year of singles and EPs over albums, The Sound of Arrows made a real, classic album--cohesive in sound and message and vision. From the anthemic opener to the triumphant, epic dream of a closer, this is a singular work that sounds like nothing else out there. Bravo, guys.

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2 Comments:

Blogger flowerowl said...

Voyage tops my list as well. Hope the Arrows will gain more attention in 2012, simply because they deserve more. With proper promotion, they will be huge!

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Blogger swedishsongs said...

It sounds so powerfull to my ears

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