tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553830799290471029.post722081674768845412..comments2024-02-24T01:09:46.767-08:00Comments on Heavy Metal FTW!: Walking In The Air:The Greatest ballads by NightwishAllysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08232708063742867319noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553830799290471029.post-74396122005680486952011-05-31T18:13:19.788-07:002011-05-31T18:13:19.788-07:00I believe that you can indeed describe Ever Dream ...I believe that you can indeed describe Ever Dream as a power ballad. It's not particularly fast or upbeat (it certainly doesn't make you want to go out and slay a dragon), it starts with just piano and voice and develops into a bombastic chorus, which is very typical for power ballads. Also, the lyrics are totally ballad-like, with all that lovey-dovey and desire stuff. I've always thought of it as a ballad, even if in some aspects it's untypical. I think it's just too dreamy and romantic (to avoid the word "cheesy", hehe) to be anything else. But then, is Creek Mary's Blood a ballad? How about High Hopes? (I've seen it described as a "half-ballad".) I guess it's just a ballad in function, if not quite in form. Songwriters (not just Tuomas) like to mess with such puny categories, or ignore them outright, I know. :P Songs that aren't clear-cut cases tend to be more interesting, after all.<br /><br />Funny enough, it sometimes seems that I'm the only Nightwish fan who isn't really that enamoured with Ever Dream. Can't say I don't enjoy it and don't see its appeal, but ... perhaps it just tugs at the heartstrings a little bit too obviously for me to totally embrace it and get all excited over it. (I do like the bridge, though: "Your beauty cascades onto me, in that white night fantasy.") I prefer Feel for You in that department; it's a less straightforward composition.Almagesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11737365394774242432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553830799290471029.post-44433646294160519872011-04-22T18:44:37.282-07:002011-04-22T18:44:37.282-07:00If their gonna put phantom of the opera on this, t...If their gonna put phantom of the opera on this, they should definitely put everdream on it. I mean, everdream is one of their best songs ever!T-WAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915644249760125138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553830799290471029.post-91401525546688058452011-04-21T15:25:18.681-07:002011-04-21T15:25:18.681-07:00They should change the name of the release and rem...They should change the name of the release and remarket it as somthing else.Allysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08232708063742867319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553830799290471029.post-55432108083856937482011-04-21T12:36:33.037-07:002011-04-21T12:36:33.037-07:00Good point you two! POTO and "Feel For You&qu...Good point you two! POTO and "Feel For You" are not ballads! I wonder who thought of this track list because it was not well thought up at all.Eric Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474566428504101761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553830799290471029.post-10077488222423011002011-04-21T10:16:51.231-07:002011-04-21T10:16:51.231-07:00I know that ED is not a ballad but since they put ...I know that ED is not a ballad but since they put there POTO and FFI why not ED then?Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355281536914786244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553830799290471029.post-46284351852905083002011-04-21T08:53:40.873-07:002011-04-21T08:53:40.873-07:00I agree with Eric, Ever Dream is not a ballad - it...I agree with Eric, Ever Dream is not a ballad - it's a fast song. I am also confused about "Feel For You" - that's not a ballad, either, and neither is Phantom! This is a bizarre track listing for sure. I wouldn't purchase this, either. I have all these songs on their other releases and I'm not a collector.Allysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08232708063742867319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553830799290471029.post-24274916053388761732011-04-21T07:59:21.019-07:002011-04-21T07:59:21.019-07:00Ever Dream is a great song, but I don't think ...Ever Dream is a great song, but I don't think that it is a ballad IMO. It's mostly an upbeat song throughout which is probably why they did not include it in this release.<br /><br />Nonetheless, this would be a waste of an album for me to buy since I have all of these songs as well like most fans of Nightwish. I don't think this release will sell too good IMO.Eric Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474566428504101761noreply@blogger.com