Customer Ratings & Reviews

As in many of their other albums, Blackmore's Night creates an excellent fusion of rock 'n' roll and classical music. The timeless melodies evocative of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries have that strong steel-like edge that makes the music of the 21st Century so magical, enhancing, rather than detracting from, them! "Faerie Queen" reminds me of 1500's fantasy writer Edmund Spenser's poem by that same name, yet it ends not in an ethereal waltz, as I first expected, but rather, to my delight, in a fierce and fiery dance tune reminiscent of the gypsies of Eastern Europe. One of my personal favorites is "I guess it Doesn't Matter Anymore", which is the urban ghost legend of a nameless young lady, standing shivering in her best clothes in pouring rain, who is given a ride by the narrator, but mysteriously vanishes before her destination is reached! It is beautiful and disturbing at the same time! In "World of Stone," lead singer Candice Night stresses the importance of the solidarity of friendship that overpowers the grim life in an uncaring world, and reminds us that we are clearly "not alone"! Lastly, "Olde Mill Inn" is a joyful happy tribute to what really matters in life - love and fellowship! It reminds me of gathering together with good friends, at a favorite restaurant, in a spirit of good cheer, at the end of a long productive day! Just as Blackmore's Night enhances fantasy in their other songs, here, they make a pleasant everyday part of reality fantastic! The only problem I have with this album is "All Because of You," which also appears in their "Fires at Midnight." It sounds like a standard song of romantic love, and it lacks the Renaissance and Classical elements that make Blackmore's Night so powerful, but this weakness is only slight, as each of the other songs more than makes up for "All Because of You." "The Village Lanterne" was my first Blackmore's Night album, and I enjoyed it so much that I quickly bought many of their other albums. Although I have never had the privilege of hearing them in concert, I am very proud to call them my very favorite band!