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Behind The Day: Journey Of A Vampire

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"Follow me, my love, and I will take you to a world between darkness and light. Between ancient and eternal. Between real and imagined. Where the truest love dances on the edge of madness, balanced on the shadow of a dreamer's sigh. Come... through the door..."

This stanza begins an album that to me is a perfect mix of eerie, beautiful music and gentle spoken voice work. As soon as I heard that stanza, carried by soft synthesizer sounds underneath it I was hooked on this album. I do not (yet) have this album in my collection but I have had a chance to hear it. How beautiful this is. The vocal narration before each piece pulls you gently along, almost daring you to follow the vampire on the journey he describes, to be a part of his adventure or his memory. Whoever they got to speak the role of the vampire here(possibly Lee Blaske himself?) was the perfect choice, with a gentle voice, rich and deep and soothing but with just a touch of sinister tones and alluring tenderness. The musical pieces themselves, done largely with beautiful work on piano and synthesizers, paint a picture of the vampire not so much as a monster but almost like the romantic hero of an ancient story, gently imploring his love to join him in his world beyond the grave. This is great for reducing or relieving stress but if you have a romantic heart it just MIGHT make that heart beat a LITTLE bit faster... and may send chills through you. It did for me, and I enjoyed this work very much. I hope you enjoy it too. Peace. :)

This CD seems like the perfect mix between our world and the world created by so many authors. When I first heard this music, I felt like I was spinning into a vortex of sound. This CD has allowed me to understand how a vampire might see our world, and I believe that this is a CD that all must admit its deep beauty.

If you like vampires, get this CD. If you don't like vampires, GET THIS CD! The music is simply amazing. Most of it is piano, but there are voice-over narrations as well (I'm assuming it's Mr. Blaske's voice). The sound of his voice causes me to lose all concentration, giving me chills all throughout my body, but they're fun chills! Lee also has another album, "Immortal Kiss of the Vampire," that contains music much like what's found here, plus voice narrations. Folks, you can't go wrong with this one. BUY it!

The best way to describe this album is the title itself: Journey of a Vampire is what you really get out of this album. This cd, unlike most "vampire" music out there is not corny in the least, no poor goth singing or cheap sytho beats. This CD along with Matt Fink's "Music of the Vampires" are the only two vampire CDs worth listening to as I've felt they're the only ones who have captured the romanticized ideals of a vampire. I would also like to say besides these two albums, I'm not into the vampire ideals any more, as I don't read vamp books, role play or any of that nonsense. I actually like these two albums purely for their musical value.

For being a vampire CD it's worthy of 5 stars, but I do have to be fair and compare it to all music where it falls around four, which is still a great score. The spoken word voice effect is perfect, not corny in the least, it's the subject matter that I have a minor problem with. If this album is a journey, the spoke word itself does not reflect that. Everytime the spoken word kicks in, it's rehashing the same subject, just said in a different way. I would have liked more of a narrative/poetic story of becoming a vampire, being a vampire, etc... I mean this is a "journey" isn't it? But don't get me wrong, if it had to boil down to something I would say not to change a thing on this album because it is material worth buying.

Let me begin by saying that I do not have this album in my collection. However I HAVE had a chance to hear it. How BEAUTIFUL this is. The music itself is soft and kind of foreboding. Before each musical piece a deep and very soothing voice narrates a piece of poetic text that sort of makes you drift, imagining that the vampire is speaking to you personally, luring you off into sleep, or a seductive dream of sorts. Seductive I think is a good word to use here. Still the music does have a kind of very subtle dark edge in it. as if the vampire is not trying to scare you but to beguile you and seduce you and lead you unresisting into his world. Whoever did the voice narrations for this (Perhaps Lee Blaske himself?) was the perfect choice. Chilling and alluring at the same time. The musical pieces are perfectly fitting to accompany these short and sort of erotic poems. This is expertly written stuff, perfefct for what it tries to do, to paint a vampire as not just a monster but a creature with almost human desires for love, companionship, romance, etc. This is VERY good at reducing stress but it just MIGHT make your heart race a little bit. Enjoy it. I certainly did. :) This is the PERFECT MIX of slightly to very dark but beautiful music and gentle spoken text narration. A great blend of music and voice. Peace, take care.

I'm not even sure how to accurately classify this piece of work, but it is truly a magnificant CD. Its classic instrumentation mixed with current techological sounds creates melodious, soothing, passionate listening. Along with the erotic, sensual vampiric undertones this is certainly a CD worth buying. The only problem I had with this CD is the quiet voice speaking in many of the tracks. While it is totally appropriate for the CD, it can be hard to understand when played in a vehicle and is the only reason I gave the CD 4 stars instead of 5. It is best listened to in the privacy of your home on a quiet evening when you feel like escaping reality =)

Lee Blaske has managed to create a fantastic vampire journey that combines poetic dialogue with beautiful instrumentation. The CD is very sensual and spiritual and the narrator's voice gives you chills as he describes how he will lead you down the darkened path into immortality.

This cd perfectly evokes the darkness and sensual feeling that's inherent in Rice's novels, and a lot of contemporary vampire fiction at that. I found it surprisingly good, and the narratives before each instrumental piece intriguing and beguiling (forgive me using such florid prose, I've read too much Rice I guess!). The music is relaxing and at the same time stimulating, and it's extremely atmospheric....it's dark, uplifting, emotional, a lot of things, but most of all it's a great, great listen and one hell of a buy, I'm sure Lestat would be proud!

A sensual mixture of instrumentation and dramatic reading blend beautifully to create each of these dramatic compositions. This CD has quickly moved to the top of my listening stack and has remained there!

I have followed New Age/Ambient music for a number of years now and i am not a particular fan of the dark aspect of this genre. But this is simply stunnning. From the poetic intro of Lee Blaske to the end, this CD is just pure magic. He makes a short narration of poem with some of the intro of the music on this CD. Then piano keys will just transform you to a place somewhere medieval.

I bought this CD when it first came out and i have never stop playing this. A very nice way to end a hectic, stressful event in ones life and certainly a new way to start an evening. Highly Recommended!!!

It appears this is his only album release. Just wish he would make another one.