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Album Description
2007 debut solo album from the former vocalist with Nightwish, released hot on the heels of Nightwish's 2007 album, their first without her! 14 tracks including 'Last Northern Star', 'IWalkAlone', 'Poison' and more. Spinefarm.

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4 out of 5 stars

My winter storm December 5, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful

Everyone who is familiar with the heavy metal band Nightwish, last year the band had an acrimonious split with their former lead singer Tarja Turunen. It came to a shock for every fan of the band as well as Tarja. After a year since her dismissal fromt he band, Tarja returns to the music scene with a new album. MY WINTER STORM is Tarja's second solo album. The album is a concept album, split into three parts: ITE MISSA EST, THE ESCAPE OF THE DOLL, and SUNSET, complete with eighteen tracks.

I have to admit I have enjoy the new Nightwish album and their new singer Anette but alas I had missed hearing Tarja's operatic vocals. Thankfully I recently got a hold of her new solo album. Initially MY WINTER STORM did not impress me that much. Some of the songs left a flat taste in my mouth. Now that I am listening to the album again, the songs are starting to grow on me.

Tarja sounds as good as she ever did when she was with Nightwish. Her classically trained vocals takes a front seat on the album. I have noticed that there is a distinct classical sound. There still is a hard rock edge but it is more subtle and it takes a back seat to Tarja's classical roots.

I'm not really sure what to make of Tarja's cover of the Alice Cooper song "Poison". It is an interesting cover to say the very least. I wouldn't say that the song is all that hot but I don't think it is terrible either. I am more of a fan of songs like "I Walk Alone", "The Reign", and "Oasis".

At the moment MY WINTER STORM is only available as an import. An official US release won't happen until early 2008. For people have missed Tarja Turunen, MY WINTER STORM is certainly worth checking out.

2 out of 5 stars

Quite boring... December 21, 2007
9 out of 12 found this review helpful

Alas, Tarja, you've lost me. You have one of the most beautiful voices in the world, an enchanting visage, and certainly exposure to all kinds of music...and you give us this.

My Winter Storm is not a bad album. Actually, I have no problem listening to it -- as background music. There is nothing at all that stands out about this album, save Tarja's voice, and while it's very pretty...it's not enough. I knew after the first spin I wouldn't be adding this CD to my shelf of favorites, and that opinion hasn't changed several weeks later.

To be frank, it's boring. Whoever said it sounds like Nightwish is out of his mind, unless he simply equates Nightwish with her voice. NW's music was and is dynamic, exciting, and interesting. There is nothing interesting about the majority of the songs on this album. I've listened to it several times, and this is what I came away with:

"I Walk Alone" - accessible enough. I do like this song, and I think it would be better-served without the guitars.
"Lost Northern Star" - freakish vocal lines. It's the only song I'd really classify as requiring multiple listens.
"Poison" - good until it falls apart after the second chorus. It is also the only song on the album that seems to showcase any energy.

The standout gem is "Oasis," which I believe was composed by Tarja alone. If that's the case, she really needs to get rid of her multiple songwriters and see what she can do with more material -- I quite like "Oasis" -- it's both mystic and peaceful.

I can't remember much about the other songs. I think one of them was about a boy wanting a toy.

So, if you love the lady's voice (or are one of her rabid fans) you'll probably love this album. Tarja does indeed sound magnificent on it. But as her split with Nightwish confirmed -- at least for me -- it's not all about the voice. You've got to have something good in the music, too.

5 out of 5 stars

Fans of the Tarja-era Nightwish won't be disappointed... November 30, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful

For a long time, I've hoped in vain that the universe would turn upside down and Tarja Turunen and Nightwish would get back together and go back to making the epic opera rock they were famous for everywhere (except America). However, Nightwish moved on with a new singer and a somewhat different sound, leaving me to hope that maybe Tarja would be back with the sound I loved so much.

Well, all hopes might not be in vain after all...

"My Winter Storm" brings back much of what I've been missing, even from the new Nightwish. Tarja's powerful voice is showcased throughout, and deservedly so; there's no mistaking that the Queen's voice is the focus and the reason for it.

The music itself is evocative of "Once" and "Century Child", albeit with less metal emphasis. Her band is actually quite good; tracks like "Lost Northern Star" and "Damned and Divine" can stand up against anything that Nightwish has done. My favorite track has to be "Sing for Me"; it sounds like a lost track from "Once".

If you miss the old Nightwish, this album won't disappoint.

2 out of 5 stars

Disappointing December 10, 2007
8 out of 11 found this review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, December 10, 2007
By Gin-Gin
It has become painfully obvious Tarja is, by all means, not a composer and that those chartered to compose "My Winter Storm" with her are not of admirable caliber either.
Tarja's voice is beautiful as ever, but she does not challenge herself in the least and neither do the songs, and this is a greatly missed chance. Many of her melodic lines are 13 in a dozen, the lyrics are often blunt and straightforward without much sense for the poetic, mystical and metaphorical. The music itself is even rather generic and not of great interest. In my opinion, there's a lot of 'easy scoring' in many of the songs and as a result I did not finish listening to this album and probably never will.

If you were a fan of Tarja specifically, you will most likely still enjoy this album greatly, if you were a fan of Nightwish, and their musical power, especially in their layered composing and lyrics, this is not the album for you.

1 out of 5 stars

Yawn... April 21, 2008
8 out of 11 found this review helpful

Being a fan of Nightwish, I really had high-hopes for this CD. Tarja didn't leave Nightwish under the best of circumstances, so this should have been her big chance to break free and show us her chops. Nope.

With Nightwish, not only was the solid music was a good contrast to Tarja's operatic style vocals, it masked the fact that she's just not that strong of a singer.
Because EVERY song on "My Winter Storm" sounds like melancholy Cirque du Soleil music, Tarja's vocals are front and center throughout which really shows her limitations. You'll find yourself thinking that there's got to be thousands of singers out there who are more qualified to make a CD like this. But then again, more experienced singers probably wouldn't have made a CD like this.
For those of you expecting this to be in the "symphonic metal" genre, it isn't. In fact, there's really not a heavy number on this CD. Just when you think something is about to happen, the tempo and energy drop to nothing. Every song ends up sounding like the same uninspired pablum with goofy lyrics.
I'm not even sure where you would even listen to this CD. It's too slow for the general consumption of its metallic target audience, and way too annoying to listen to while falling asleep.

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