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| Oceanborn | 
 enlarge | Artist: Nightwish
Label: Century Media
Category: Music
Buy New: $19.94
New (6) Used (7) from $10.48
Avg. Customer Rating:  87 reviews
Sales Rank: 51067
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.3
MPN: 8027
UPC: 727701802725
EAN: 0727701802725
ASIN: B00005A0N5
Release Date: March 6, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Breathtaking! June 21, 2008
When I got this for X-Mas, I knew it was going to be good. After listening, while reading the lyrics, I was blown away. I don't have a favorite Nightwish album, because they're all practically perfect, but this was a big jump from "Angels Fall First."
This album, definitely Tarja's, really explored her range and potential as the singer. Some of the songs ( Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean, Pharaoh Sails to Orion) seemed to tie together to me, but its just a thought. This is a great start for new fans, but this must be in your library if you like Epica, Within Temptation and Kamelot. This is an oceanborn masterpiece!
 Nightwish buy their first pair of rock boots July 8, 2008
This album comes out of the blocks with two absolutely charming and brilliant songs. Stargazers and Gethsemane were on heavy rotation at my place in the months after I bought this album I can tell you. Really, if your uninitiated in the ways of Nightwish I'd have to recommend you download MP3's of those two songs as they are very much intelligent songs both musically and lyrically and truly show the depth of thinking in this bands creative engine room.
As the album unfolds we get other songs that while not in the same league are also interesting in setting out the bands stall such as The Pharaoh Sails to Orion and the single Sleeping Sun. The whole thing is nicely produced and all the players slot into their places and get their respective jobs done. The booklet includes all the lyrics and the cover artwork also gives you a good idea of what the band is all about.
All up I'd wholeheartedly recommend this album to anyone who heard Once and wants to explore the back catalogue, just don't expect the same kill factor here as on this album the band were only progressing to the orchestral metal monster they'd later become. And admittedly nowadays it virtually never graces my stereo given that when I want to listen to this band, this ain't the album I reach for. It is a touch twee, naive and Tarja is singing so high this disc will always be a bit of an acquired taste. But as one of the fore runners and front runners of the genre Nightwish had something goin' one almost from the word go.
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