(The) Medieval Lady

Advantages: Classic Folk Albums
Disadvantages: None

..." The title track of the second album. The inability to realise love when it is offered. "Belfast '71" A reflection on the futility of conflict in Ireland at that time and the blindness of followers of the causes. "Still he Sings" A song with an almost medieval feel. "The Morning Lies Heavy" An anti-war song perhaps again reflecting on the futility of lost lives. "Something's Changed" The realisation of love. "Let Me Be" Someone who is there for you through thick and thin. "Cain" A nod towards the story of Cain and Abel. "My Lady" Written by Ian Matthews. Another song with a medieval feel. Traditional songs on the CD are :"Robin Hood" - the story of his birth; "Our Captain Cried All Hands" - a sailor's farewell to his loved one; "Searching For Lambs" - young shepherdess meets and is wooed by potential lover; "The Boy And Mantle... Read review

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Advantages: happy feel good music
Disadvantages: weakest album by Elvenking

...Absolutely fantastic. This band play tracks that are very medieval but slightly souped up and given a modern feel. I love history and this album really fits the bill. If you have seen the film A Knights Tale, near the beginning they are singing Queens WE Will Rock You and it kinda works, well Elvenking are like that, their music fits with the medieval period as well as now. Not to be considered Heavy Metal I still think this is a very apppealing band to ardent Metal fans, especially if you like Power Metal some of the more inrtense tracks have some real decent guitar solo's. Some of the tracks are very uptempo but they have a real good happy feeling to them. One or two of the tracks have snippets of growling like they have in Gothic Metal, but it actually fits and the tracks it is on, they are not inundated with it. Most... Read review

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Advantages: better than last album
Disadvantages: still not as good as "Melan Collie"

...This is the fifth studio album to come from this group and it stays true to their tradition of combining loud, heavy tracks with more soothing, lighter, electronic melodies. After Adore, their previous release, this does have a few outstanding tracks which will sound familiar to fans of their earlier material (notably the epic Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness) such as "The Everlasting Gaze" and "Heavy Metal Machine". The single "Stand Inside Your Love" sounds remarkably like "Tonight Tonight" and some might feel that this is far from original. Still, if nothing else, the art work is very interesting and has a very "medieval" feel to it.... Read review

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