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My new favorite album
10 Oct 2011
Format:Audio CD
I never review the music I listen to, because I don't know everything there is to know about metal (for example, I can't dissect the music instrument by instrument), but I have listened to all of Arkona's albums. This album re-established why they are my favorite band. "Goi, Rode, Goi!" had been my favorite album because it was the culmination of everything they had achieved in the previous albums, the only drawback being that it's so complicated it looses a little of the magic that was on "Vozrozhdenie" and "Lepta". "Slovo" is pulled back just enough to capture that old magic but in a different way. Masha's singing is the most diverse on this album and there is a refreshingly reflective aspect to many of the songs, making them sound more personal, more obscure and pagan. The booklet art like always is beautiful, Masha herself seems to grow even more lovely.
I don't recommend this album to anyone who wants to simply be blown away by Arkona's music the first time around. I think all of their albums need to be listened to a few times before making a judgment -- but if I was to recommend an album it would be "Ot Serdca K Nebu". It wasn't until the fourth listen -- when I was outside and walking around with the booklet -- that "Slovo" really touched me.
My favorite song on this album is "Zakliatie" - I love the chanting, it drew a "WTF" reaction from me during the first listen. The acoustic version of "Goi, Rode, Goi!" on the teaser "Stenka Na Stenku" really foreshadowed this song. I also adore "Arkaim" (LOVE this one), "Bol'no Mne", "Leshiy", "Nikogda", "Slovo", "Odna", and especially "Zimushka". I'm particularly fond of Masha's vocals on the title song; they remind me of when she sings the grim vocals of "Vosstanie Roda" on the live album "Zhizn Vo Slavu". The introduction, "Az", is extremely effective -- I like how it goes from epic to folk, then back again. While I love "Stenka Na Stenku" it's too energetic for my tastes. The songs "Tam Za Tumanami" and "Vo Moiom Sadochke" are good, but don't stand out as much to me. The interludes are also helpful in furthering the mood and the message.
Thankfully Arkona summarizes the lyrics in English because I don't understand Russian -- maybe this is a good thing, because "Zimushka" has already succeeded in bringing me to tears.
I don't recommend this album to anyone who wants to simply be blown away by Arkona's music the first time around. I think all of their albums need to be listened to a few times before making a judgment -- but if I was to recommend an album it would be "Ot Serdca K Nebu". It wasn't until the fourth listen -- when I was outside and walking around with the booklet -- that "Slovo" really touched me.
My favorite song on this album is "Zakliatie" - I love the chanting, it drew a "WTF" reaction from me during the first listen. The acoustic version of "Goi, Rode, Goi!" on the teaser "Stenka Na Stenku" really foreshadowed this song. I also adore "Arkaim" (LOVE this one), "Bol'no Mne", "Leshiy", "Nikogda", "Slovo", "Odna", and especially "Zimushka". I'm particularly fond of Masha's vocals on the title song; they remind me of when she sings the grim vocals of "Vosstanie Roda" on the live album "Zhizn Vo Slavu". The introduction, "Az", is extremely effective -- I like how it goes from epic to folk, then back again. While I love "Stenka Na Stenku" it's too energetic for my tastes. The songs "Tam Za Tumanami" and "Vo Moiom Sadochke" are good, but don't stand out as much to me. The interludes are also helpful in furthering the mood and the message.
Thankfully Arkona summarizes the lyrics in English because I don't understand Russian -- maybe this is a good thing, because "Zimushka" has already succeeded in bringing me to tears.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Awesome
26 Dec 2011
Format:Audio CD
I got this and listened to it when it first came out, and I thought some of it was good, but it wasn't really my favorite, maybe because it's so different from their previous albums. Then I saw Arkona live and since then, I've listened to it a few more times. Now it's probably my favorite Arkona album, especially Zakliatie (and of course Stenka Na Stenku). I even love songs like Az' (I never really paid much attention to the intro songs on the other CDs).
I would agree with the other reviewer, though: if you're introducing someone to Arkona, I wouldn't start with this CD. I might start with Vosrozdenie, which has the three songs I first heard that got me hooked (Rus, Solnzeworot, and Po Zwerinym Tropam).
I would agree with the other reviewer, though: if you're introducing someone to Arkona, I wouldn't start with this CD. I might start with Vosrozdenie, which has the three songs I first heard that got me hooked (Rus, Solnzeworot, and Po Zwerinym Tropam).
Slovo has traditional sounds
5 Feb 2012
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I think this album is fantastic. It has all the traditional sounds I expect from a Pagan band. The instruments and the vocals are great. Get this one!
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