Anyone here hip to Blackmore Night?

[BarryL]

I've been listening to the one Blackmore's Night album I have, Under A Violet Moon, from 1999. I think this was his first one.

I would describe it as high quality medievel folk music. It is all very nice and well done, with baroque style accustic guitar playing and fiddles etc. Candice Night has a very nice soprano voice. This is folk music, so there is nothing flashy here.

It is extremely laid-back, and after about three listens nothing stands out as something I want to go back and listen to, and no melody remains spinning in my head. The one exception is the great folk version of Self-Portrait from the first or second Rainbow album. There is a little extra oomph to this one. So, IMO, overall, it makes for very nice folky background music.

They may have become a bit more aggressive and less laid back as they gained more confidence, so I'd start with the highly rated later albums.

[Dave_G]

The only good part of this stuff is his hot babe wife.

Other than that, it's background music for Sunday morning coffee time and read the newspaper.

He needs to bust a move out and rock again.

Dave

[Dusty Chalk]

The only good part of this stuff is his hot babe wife.

Other than that, it's background music for Sunday morning coffee time and read the newspaper.

He needs to bust a move out and rock again.

Thank you. I didn't have the balls to say what I was thinking.

[progfan]

I really enjoy their stuff. I have all the studio albums, the double live as well as the Castles and Dreams DVD. The DVD looks and sounds terrific; so does Blackmore's wife!

Personally, I find the Blackmore's Night catalog more consistent than the Steve Morse era Deep Purple. I suppose you could say there is a degree of sameness about BN's albums, but they do put in a little more rock with each successive release.