#EFMB

[xitty]

This is simply glorious.

[fitzrove]

nightwish songs tier list because everyone else online is Wrong

[boghermit]

new NW song dropped

[brittleskyblue]

Oh yeah, the vibes are there, mostly in the chrous, but it's there.

But also, it reminds me so much of Edema Ruh, by Nightwish! :D

Was working on fic stuff, got blindsided by the fact there's gonna be one more single out before the release of Skeleta.

And apparently it's Peacefields. The one that apparently has Journey vibes (based on a couple things I've seen).

*internal screaming*

[cinemaglow]

Thoughts on Nightwish’s new album Yesterwynde, after listening to it about three times.  I like this album a lot more than their last album Human::Nature.  One of the chief problems I had with H::N was that they underutilized Emppu Vuorinen, one of the best metal guitarists in the scene, both by hiding him in the mix and just not giving him any opportunities to shine.  Yesterwynde fixes that problem for the most part, although there are some points where the mix is…bad.  I didn’t have super high hopes for this album since I wasn’t too impressed by the singles, but it turns out the singles were just the weakest songs on the album.  When it’s meh it’s just meh and when it’s good it’s REALLY GOOD.  This is the first album without Marko Hietala, and while his absence is inevitably conspicuous there are times when they successfully play to the strengths of the remaining band members to compensate.  Jukka Koskinen from Wintersun does a great job on bass with some unique little flourishes.  The subject matter is much the same as the last two albums but there are some musical elements that are reminiscent of much earlier albums, which should be a pleasant surprise for fans of older Nightwish.  There are also some very new sounds; in particular some very electronic-sounding synths woven through the album.  These might be controversial but personally I think they work really well. 

I think I will probably buy this album on CD.  Even the songs I didn’t like as much may grow on me with repeated listening.  High points: Something Whispered Follow Me, Spider Silk.  Low Points: The Day Of, Perfume of the Timeless.

Track by Track

Yesterwynde

A very promising start.  I really like the choir sound at the beginning here.  Unfortunately most of the rest of the album will feature a more Imaginaerum-esque choir sound, which, while I think it was perfect for that album, can get a bit stale on this one.

An Ocean Of Strange Islands

The beginning especially is trying SO hard to be Storytime but it comes out muddled, with just too much going on.  There are no sounds that ever soar above the rest.  There’s a gorgeous guitar solo that you can barely hear over everything else (war flashbacks to Human::Nature).  I think the lyrics would be painting a compelling picture if I could follow them better.  I think I would really like this one if it just had better mixing.  I wonder if the fact that they don’t have Pip Williams doing their orchestral arrangement has anything to do with it.

The Antikythera Mechanism

I don’t have a lot to say about this one.  Still suffering from some muddy mixing at some points.  I think fans of Endless Forms Most Beautiful will really like this one.  I dig the little industrial section in the middle a lot.  This might be a song that sounds better live than on the album.

The Day Of...

I’m not a fan of the “Tuomas gives Floor a whole bunch of words to sing to a repetitive melody” approach, personally.  I will say something nice: I am pleasantly surprised by the electronic background on the verses. 

Perfume Of The Timeless

Needs Jukka Nevalainen.  Maybe I’m the only one that can hear a difference, but Kai Hahto, while technically proficient, lacks a tonal je ne sais quoi that Jukka had.  Again, I’m not a fan of the repetitive, staccato melody.  The constant “hah hah hah” choir sounds like one of the sounds my old 90s Yamaha keyboard could make, and it gets a little old.  Overall sounds like something off of EFMB.

Sway

Emppu Vuorinen gets to show off his gorgeous, extremely underrated acoustic guitar work here.  Acoustic Nightwish album/tour when?  Reminds me of the original demos for Angels Fall First.  Floor and Troy sound great together.  This is the point in the album where the orchestration and choir start actually sounding good; they come in gradually and the way they build is stunning.  At the end we have several melodic lines going but you can easily pick each of them out of the mix.  They should have edited Islands and Perfume down a bit and made this one a bit longer.

The Children Of 'Ata

If Tuomas doesn’t get to do an orientalism at least once per album he will die apparently.  The drum machine reminds me of Erasure and I’m not mad about it.  Floor’s performance is great.  The choral arrangements remind me of Once.  There are also bits that make me think of Oceanborn.  There’s a great little harp section. 

Something Whispered Follow Me

This is the Nightwish I love.  They bring Emppu out right from the beginning, unlike in H::N where he was hopelessly buried in the mix for the whole album.  Arrangement/mixing is lush but still clean, with the orchestration enhancing rather than distracting from the sound of the band.   Structurally it balances tension and quieter moments beautifully.   I love the swoopy little synth lick in the middle.  The only thing that makes me sad is that the backing vocals have a gaping Marko Hietala-shaped hole in them.��

Spider Silk

Again, a high point for me.  It starts with Tuomas’ signature piano at the beginning, but with some dark, modal touches.  Emppu gets to do some bluesy, almost Floydian guitar licks.  I love it.  The mixing allows the orchestra to work together with the heavy guitar and rhythm section rather than drowning them out.  Floor is a powerhouse.  I feel like it’s a little mean that every time Troy Donockley starts singing I’m like “we have Marko Hietala at home” but this song would be so good with Marko.

Hiraeth

Finally a song where the male vocal parts actually sound like they were written for Troy and not Marko.  I love how it goes back and forth between major and minor.  The buildup is gorgeous.  I do wish we could hear it with Jukka Nevalainen on drums.  I love the little touches of synth. 

The Weave

More synth—a newish sound for the band, but one that works really well.  Besides that this is a very classic Nightwish sound.  The Imaginaerum-style choral sound actually works really well here.  Musical callbacks to Grieg’s Hall of the Mountain King, which is a lot of fun.  Relentless guitar and drums, some good horn parts in the orchestra.  Floor showcases the full range of her abilities and literally ends the song on a very strong note.

Lanternlight

I have literally nothing bad to say about this one.  I was surprised by how much Tuomas’ piano playing has improved technically.  Not that there was anything wrong with it before but his touch and phrasing are on another level here.  Troy’s vocals are utilized very well rather than sounding like discount Marko.  Goosebumps all the way.   This is a great closer that immediately makes me want to start the album over again. 

[lunaeminxxx]

Floor Jansen from Nightwish. Photo by: Lisa Berg 📸

[sfc-paulchambers]

• @sp_corps Shout-out to 1LT Olivia Arnold (10th MTN SUST BDE) and 1LT Jessica Wonn (101st CAB) - both 65Cs - who recently earned the coveted Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB)! The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence recognizes that “the EFMB test is the utmost challenge to the professional competence and physical endurance of the Soldier medic. It is the most sought after peacetime award in the AMEDD […] the Expert Field Medical Badge is undoubtedly the 'portrait of excellence' in the Army all of the time.” Great work representing the SP Corps and the 65C AOC LT Arnold and LT Wonn! Keep up the strong work!   #spcorps #65C #dietitian #ExpertFieldMedicalBadge #EFMB #ArmyMedicine is #ArmyStrong (at Middle Tennessee Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbj9eO-OaHP/?utm_medium=tumblr

[enfomobe]

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[fitzrove]

My personal Nightwish album ranking even though nobody asked

1. Century Child

2. Dark Passion Play

3. Oceanborn

4. Once (though I'm REALLY not sure which should be #3, Once or OB)

5. Imaginaerum

6. Wishmaster

7. Angels Fall First

8. Endless Forms Most Beautiful

9. Human Nature (SORRY, it's not bad, the other ones are just really awesome)

BEST SONGS FROM EACH ALBUM

I love Nightwish an abnormal amount so for this list, I decided to be very selective - to qualify as a "best song" for this list, it needs to be something I would play at my wedding (or equivalent big life event xD) (ignore the fact that not all of the lyrics in these are appropriate for Public Playing at Big Life Events - I just picked that example to convey the importance of the songs)

Century Child: ALL OF THEM

Dark Passion Play: TPATP, BBB, Amaranth, MPG, Sahara, WBTN, 7 Days to the Wolves, Meadows of Heaven

Oceanborn: Stargazers, Swanheart, Moondance, Sleeping Sun

Once: Dark Chest, Romanticide, GLS. Ghost Love Score basically counts as two or three amazing songs

Imaginaerum: Storytime, SLS, IWMTB, TLTM, LROTD

Wishmaster: She is My Sin, Wanderlust, uhhh it's really solid as a whole?? It also has the most interchangeable songs though fjfkkf

Angels Fall First: Elvenpath, Angels Fall First, Lappi (parts I & III)

Endless Forms Most Beautiful: I like it a lot because of the associated memories - it was the first album I Eagerly Awaited, and I actually saw Nightwish irl for the first time because there was an album signing event that I went past on an escalator lol. Didn't get anything signed because the line was very long and my parents dragged me away to an event we had to go to. I did get to go to several tour spots for the EFMB tour later and see them there :') think the only standout songs for me are Yours is An Empty Hope, ODITS and TGSOE, though. The best song from this era is actually Sagan and I'm annoyed it's not on the album xD I have the band shirt design with Sagan lyrics tho and I love it so much, one of my favourite pieces of clothing

Human Nature: Not many standouts for me I'm afraid... I like it!!! It just hasn't stuck with me like the rest. I did listen to the orchestral "side" constantly while studying for my uni entrance exams, which was nice. If I have to pick favourite songs it's probably Noise and Endlessness? Absolutely hate Harvest tho, which is very rare for me with Nightwish songs jsjfkdkdkdkd. It was one of the prereleased songs afaik and I remember walking through a grocery store listening to it and being really disappointed. Rip I can't believe my least favourite NW member is the one I've talked to IRL - we ran into each other the morning after a show lol

[floorj]

03-03-2016 Winspear Center – Edmonton AB Canada

[brittleskyblue]

I know everyone's comparing Peacefield to Journey's "Separate Ways"- which I agree with; the vibes are there (though to me I also get flavors of their song "Only The Young" as well).

But also Peacefield is reminding me of how much I adore Nightwish's album Endless Forms Most Beautiful. Mostly bc, again, I'm reminded of "Edema Ruh", but also EFMB was the album that was out at the time I saw Nightwish in 2015 and I ended up loving a lot of songs off that album (it's one of my favorites along with Imaginaerium and Century Child). EFMB has a lot of themes of science and life as well, which is neat.

So I guess it's a Frontiers and EMFB listening kind of day today.

[a-silent-symphony]

🐠🦀 Of endless forms most beautiful 🦋🐙

[ourheavenlydailygrind]

Sep 2012 #efmb @grafenwoehr it’s been a long way!!! Way to go! Go and #getyours #. #armymedic #68w #68whiskey #68whisky #armylife #medic #mediclife #medics #medic #medicforlife #68wforlife #combatmedic #68series #army #armystrong #armylife #armyfamily #usarmy #usaarmy #armysolider #soldier #usarmysoldier #goarmy #armyleader #armyleadership https://www.instagram.com/p/B3FYGO7lqau/?igshid=1qavv4c5w9ac3

[the-point-of-vanishing]

i still only like two songs off the new nightwish album guys