Nighttime Birds Review
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album |  Nighttime Birds |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | August 12, 1997 |
| Genres | Gothic Metal |
| Labels | Century Media Records |
| Length | 48:26 |
| Ranked | #31 for 1997 , #1,443 all-time |
Album rating : 89.3 / 100
Votes : 14 (3 reviews)
Votes : 14 (3 reviews)
July 28, 2023
After The Gathering finally settled on a unique and strong sound of Ethereal, Progressive Gothic-Doom on their last album, Nighttime Birds is a continuation of this sound with just a few changes. The songs overall are a bit less heavy, with clean instrumentation aplenty, and a bit of psychedelia for good measure.
Atmospheres here are layered and dreamlike, lyrics are similarly abstract, and the multi-layered vocals of Anneke usually take center stage. She’s a crazy good singer, but I will say she “over-sings” a bit for my taste. Does every single line need to be multi layered? Still though, most of the time her voice is wonderfully dreamy and captivating.
It's not as strong as Mandylion and I wish the lyrics were a bit less abstract, but songs like “Kevin’s Telescope” go down as some of the best in this style of Gothic Metal.
Atmospheres here are layered and dreamlike, lyrics are similarly abstract, and the multi-layered vocals of Anneke usually take center stage. She’s a crazy good singer, but I will say she “over-sings” a bit for my taste. Does every single line need to be multi layered? Still though, most of the time her voice is wonderfully dreamy and captivating.
It's not as strong as Mandylion and I wish the lyrics were a bit less abstract, but songs like “Kevin’s Telescope” go down as some of the best in this style of Gothic Metal.
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Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | On Most Surfaces | 6:52 | 89 | 5 |
| 2. | Confusion | 6:30 | 87 | 5 |
| 3. | The May Song | 3:43 | 85 | 4 |
| 4. | The Earth Is My Witness | 5:31 | 87.5 | 4 |
| 5. | New Moon, Different Day | 6:06 | 81.3 | 4 |
| 6. | Third Chance | 5:26 | 83.8 | 4 |
| 7. | Kevin's Telescope | 3:22 | 83.8 | 4 |
| 8. | Nighttime Birds | 6:55 | 89.2 | 6 |
| 9. | Shrink | 3:59 | 82.5 | 4 |
Line-up (members)
- Anneke van Giersbergen : Vocals
- Rene Rutten : Guitars & Flute
- Jelmer Wiersma : Guitars
- Hugo Prinsen Geerligs : Bass
- Hans Rutten : Drums
- Frank Boeijen : Keyboards
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▶ Nighttime Birds Review (1997)
SilentScream213 85/100Jul 28, 2023 Likes : 1
After The Gathering finally settled on a unique and strong sound of Ethereal, Progressive Gothic-Doom on their last album, Nighttime Birds is a continuation of this sound with just a few changes. The songs overall are a bit less heavy, with clean instrumentation aplenty, and a bit of psychedelia for good measure.
Atmospheres here are layered and dreamlike, lyrics are simila...
Home Review (2006)
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