Autumn Sky [Import]

Blackmore's Night | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal UK
• ASIN: B003YUK8GO
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,972 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2010 studio album from one of rock's greatest ever Guitar Heroes, Ritchie Blackmore. Blackmore has been consistently performing beneath the Blackmore's Night banner, making music rich with emotion, heavily steeped in tradition and designed to be enjoyed with good company and good wine. 'Autumn Sky' features 15 brand new compositions, some original, some re-interpretations, but all of them both authentic & enjoyable.

Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Excellent Album from Blackmore's Night!, September 28, 2010

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RavenRing (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Autumn Sky (Audio CD)

I was first introduced to Blackmore's Night earlier this year through the song 'Cartouche' which I instantly loved. I immediately set about obtaining all of their CDs and Blackmore's Night quickly became one of my favorite and most listened to bands. Beyond the Sunset and Ghost of a Rose were my favorite albums of theirs for a long time - until I listened to Autumn Sky. According to the official website of Blackmore's Night, Autumn Sky was inspired by the birth of the couples daughter, whom they named Autumn. This album reflects it, with a lot of love and thought put into in.

1. Highland
This song brought to mind rolling green hills and meadows. An electric guitar adds a nice feel at just the right moments.

2. Vagabond (Make A Princess Of Me)
Soothing, wistful melody with elegant, simple lyrics. Instruments are a guitar, a bell, and a violin. This was one of my favorites on this CD.

3. Journeyman (Vandraen)
Pipes and a harpsichord start out, then lead into vocals with drums and the pipes in the background. This song has more of a rock song then others on the album, and the melody is a little more intense. The lyrics speak of the winding road and the life of a Journeyman.

4. Believe In Me
A love song. A gentle, dreamy song, not my favorite, but easy to listen to.

5. Sake Of The Song
A spinning dancing song in the spirit of "Toast To Tomorrow" and "All For One" (Secret Voyage and Ghost Of A Rose)

6. Song And Dance
Instrumental - Upbeat, toe-tapping number, that will bring to mind lively village dancing.

7. Celluloid Heroes
My least favorite song on the album. It seems to me to have departed from the renaissance style that makes this album awesome. It is still a pretty song, but it is a little jarring to go from Song And Dance, to this slow and melodic pop song. The instruments are the same renaissance instruments as the rest of the album, but the style is just so different and the lyrics speak of Hollywood and movie/music stars.

8. Keeper Of The Flame
Fast, passionate song with a lively fiddle and guitar (or something that sounds like a guitar)

9. Night At Eggersberg
Instrumental - Soothing string piece.

10. Strawberry Girl
Melodic, upbeat song. Strings and rattles are the instruments used.

11. All The Fun Of The Fayre
Upbeat, fast paced song with lots of different instruments.

12. Darkness
A slightly mysterious sounding song. Gentle drums and rattles emphasize the mystery suggested in the lyrics.

13. Dance Of The Darkness
Clamping, stomping, and a lively fiddle and electric guitar all work together to make you want to get up and dance! A quick song with a beat that made me imagine a renaissance village festival at night with couples dancing and spinning around and around...

14. Health To The Company
Soothing, echoing vocals, with violins and a guitar filling the background. The lyrics are a toast to the company, but the melody is a little mournful and the line "let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain; for we may never meet here again" reenforces the wistfulness of the song.

15. Barbra Allen
Bells chime in the background of this tender love song. A pipe and guitar add some lively intermission and support for the vocals.

All in all, I liked every song in the album. This is very rare for me, so I am very happy with it. Some of the tracks are a little weak, but rest are all very good. It is a little expensive right now to get the import, but if you really love Blackmore's Night and can't wait until November, it is very worth it. I, for one, am glad I did!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album by Blackmore, October 24, 2010

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H. Dbouk "PhD rocks" (NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autumn Sky (Audio CD)

I'm a fan of Ritchie Blackmore and listen to everything he's been involved in. Moving on from Deep Purple and Rainbow, i felt that "Blackmore's Night"'s was a great progression and change, that coupled a folksy/medieval style with Blackmore's icredible guitar. This album follows in the high standards of the previous albums, and it would be a great purchase for anyone. All the songs were really good, the "highland", "darkness", and "dance of the darkness" are exquisite... the whole album is a delight to listen to!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blackmore's Night Album - Autumn Sky, November 23, 2010

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Halle DeRoche (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autumn Sky (Audio CD)

A wonderful, fun, haunting, sweet, and addictive addition to the body of work created by a unique and completely mesmerizing band comprised of Candice Night and Ritchie Blackmore and their cadre of minstrels. It's hard to pick a favorite song from this album, as most are so very good. This album was created while Candy/Ritchie were pregnant with their daughter, which may have influenced the sounds of these new entries to their repertoire. My opinion: their most beautiful song to date is on this album (Believe in Me), and one of the most haunting (Darkness).