Nightwish's Reviews
Angels Fall First (Average Rating: 8.34 out of 10)
Good but not completely flawless (Rated this album with 6 out of 10)
Reviewed by
Velvet Acid Christ
from Minneapolis, MN
I have finally come full circle and have acquired the debut album "Angels Fall First" by my favorite Danish metal band Nightwish. "Wishmaster" was what got me hooked with the gorgeous operatic vocals and melodic guitar riffs. "Oceanborn" sealed their fate as one of my all time favorite bands in such a short period of time which doesn't occur very often. "Angels Fall First" completes my collection, unless I want to buy their import cds or wait for a new cd to come out from them. I originally didn't know what to make of "Angels Fall First" because there wasn't really anything that made a major impact on me like the songs off "Wishmaster" and "Oceanborn", but that was on a first listen. Now that I am listening to the album again, I have decided the album isn't so bad as I originally thought. I think the major flaw on this album is that a lot of the songs are drawn out as 5-6 minute long epics which tends to come off as redundant and a bit tedious at times. "Beauty and the Beast" is a perfect example of why some songs should be limited to 4 minutes at the most. I did love hearing flutes particularly on "Nymphomaniac Fantasia". They make a great addition to Nightwish's brand of heavy metal. I should keep in mind that "Angels Fall First" was Nightwish's first album and a band has to start somewhere. "Oceanborn" was the band's next progression and eventually "Wishmaster" which I consider a heavy metal classic. Perfect "Angels Fall First" it isn't, awful it definitely is not. With songs like "Elvenpath" and "The Carpenter" makes up for the tediousness of "Beauty and the Beast" and "Tutankhamen".
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