As on a Darkling Plain

Ten Jinn

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 19, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 9, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Inside Out U.S.
• ASIN: B00002EPRM
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #556,743 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. As on a Darkling Plain: The Dance of Les Innocents/Darkling ...

2. Darkling Plain

3. Lost in Money

4. Byzantine Fire

5. Blind Authority

6. Theater of Vampires

7. Rock

8. Those Wo Must Be Kept

9. I Can't See

10. Beautiful Marquise

11. Tomorrow

12. Legacy of Magnus

13. Lay Down Beside Me (In the Rain)

14. Run Away

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STELLAR!!, January 2, 2005

By	Gekritzl "Michael" (Annapolis, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: As on a Darkling Plain (Audio CD)

Ignore the "death vocals" in the beginning - it's not indicative of what follows. What follows are angel harmonies, wicked guitar solos, brilliant progressions and riffs, and an absolutely captivating mood. Pure prog all the way, and perfect execution. One of my all-time top CDs along with "The Yes Album" by Yes, "Thick As A Brick" by Tull, "As The World" by Echolyn, "Spilt Milk" by Jellyfish, "Foxtrot" by Genesis, and Zeppelin's first. - Mike

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking and intense, February 11, 2002

By	Lee Mustonen (Helsinki, Finland) - See all my reviews

This is a faschinating album. I can best describe the music as progressive/symphonic rock combined with glimpses of classical music. In its essence, the music of Darkling Plain seems well-performed and reveals good songwriting skills. It is also a beautiful story written in the language of music that deals with classical archetypes inspired by Anne Rice's literature. Listening through the CD - and giving in to the music - kind of gives me the feeling of wandering inside a three-dimensional building - a place with shape, structure and a mystical atmosphere. A place where you have never been before, but it nevertheless feels strangely familiar.
I cannot imagine anyone not being strongly moved by Darkling Plain in one way or the other. The colorful spectrum of intense emotional energy brought out is surely a challenge,
maybe even threatening if not prepared for such intensity. The reward for being daring enough to give in to this intensity is a breathtaking musical experience.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A melodic and dense prog rock album, August 27, 2000

By	Sven B. Schreiber "rawol.com" (Fürth (Bayern)) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this CD after listening to some of the sample tracks. I'm glad I did, because the CD well exceeded my expectations. It is a very melodic prog rock album with occasional excursions into avantgarde, densely arranged and very homogenous in style. This is one of the albums that gets better each time you listen to it. For friends of epic music, there is a 40 minute track on the CD, plus six more tracks of about 5 minutes each. The most outstanding compositions are "Darkling Plain", "Those who must be kept", "The LEgacy of Magnus", "Run away", "Lost in money", and "Lay down beside me".