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THE REVIEW
The Amorphis are back, after a controversial "Ad Universum" (2001).
Increasingly embedded in the context of seventies sounds, the (former) great Amorphis seem to have stalled, yes, because "Far From The Sun" is a half misstep.
Except for the enjoyable title track, we are faced with an unfinished album, not very well produced and too, too flat. The ideas are confused, ranging from the atmosphere of "Day of Your Beliefs" to the REGGAE (yes, REGGAE!!!) of "Ethereal Solitude".
Besides the production, Pasi Koskinen's vocal performance stands out in a negative way, being too "monotone".
Recommended only to die-hard Amorphis fans (who would buy it anyway) and to lovers of repetitive and exhausting pop, as well as to those who have a lot of money to spend. The decision is yours!
On the web, you can find free and legal mp3s of Amorphis. There are only a few of them (for obvious copyright reasons).
Only "Far From The Sun" and "Day of Your Beliefs" are recommended (so to speak), which despite everything are nice when taken individually; nice, and nothing more.
The Amorphis are capable of better, for sure. We trust in their next release.
For those who don't know them yet, buy Tuonela instead, it's a great album!
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Summary by Bot
Amorphis' album Far From The Sun is seen as an unfinished and poorly produced work, featuring confused ideas and a monotone vocal performance. While some tracks like the title track and 'Day of Your Beliefs' show promise, the album as a whole disappoints. Recommended mainly for die-hard fans. The review encourages listeners to consider the band’s earlier album Tuonela instead.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
02 Planetary Misfortune (04:27)
I hear you
hear your worthless speech
unheard and sensational
feeding my comprehension
let me see beyond all additional
show me something real
something low and dramatical
when all this sinful glittery
is still too much to see
taste the death from my hand
cleanse your senses
take the death from my hands
please your senses
I fear you
planetary misfortune
who will pray for my hallucinations
I'm not attuned
when you fold your hands
it's a wave of the salvation
and their slaves are their kings
futility of this creation
stand before the illusionist
the man of misapprehension
taste the death from my hand
cleanse your senses
take the death from my hands
please your senses
03 Evil Inside (03:57)
Kiss the devil's mark
like a self-denial without temptation
she suffers from shame
prodigious perversions
it's her final dimension
feel affection for her longings
lamentation for no reason why
deep mistrust over matter
seduce it's will to melt away
she's plagued with pain
making me insane
passionate repulsion
kiss the evil inside
that you cannot deny
smiling at your sufferings
feel affection for her longings
lamentation for no reason why
deep mistrust over matter
seduce its will to melt away
06 Ethereal Solitude (04:30)
Blackness falls on empty calmness
the night is full
I kissed the frozen sweetness
the mist around my grief
don't let the past wear you down
let go of the life that haunts you tonight
don't let the silence take the sound
alone and isolated
ethereal solitude
you can keep all your secrets
there's no one to hold on to
don't let the past wear you down
let go of the life that haunts you tonight
don't let the silence take the sound
don't let the past wear you down
let go of the life that haunts you tonight
don't let the silence take the sound
09 Higher Ground (05:39)
I climb to the higher ground
to see what's behind the sun
step on the hands made out of clay
the hands of stained mortals
all there is and all you'll have
bless the one who cannot cry
there is no night
there is no sunlight
until you refuse to die
I'd let you sleep now
but I don't know how
I'd let you grieve now
but I don't know how
I chant the songs of madness
to be the chosen one
still all these bleeding wounds
cannot be cured by sadness
all there is and all you'll have
bless the one who cannot cry
there is no night
there is no sunlight
until you refuse to die
I'd let you sleep now
but I don't know how
I'd let you grieve now
but I don't know how
10 Smithereens (04:53)
I let you take
this breeding sorrow
you're too close to see
as the pride inside of you
is smashed to smithereens
this fire hunts the soulless and the weak
bursting out the madness in me
and through all the that fear I have to keep
I still pretend to be real
you can't resist
all those fools beside you
spread your arms and share
this hatred with me
as it smashes your soul to smithereens
this fire hunts the soulless and the weak
bursting out the madness in me
and through all the that fear I have to keep
I still pretend to be real
Amorphis
Amorphis is a Finnish metal band known for evolving from early death metal into a melodic death/progressive style often enriched by keyboards and folk elements, with recurring lyrical inspiration drawn from Finnish mythology and traditional poetry.23 Reviews
