Blessed Be [Import]

69 Eyes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Roadrunner
• ASIN: B00004WLEW
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,767 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Special U.S. edition of the groundbreaking album originally released in 2000!

This album was the band s breakthrough success featuring the hit singles Gothic Girl and Brandon Lee plus Framed In Blood and many more great tracks!

Includes two bonus tracks not found on the original release! --Cleopatra Records

Product Description

Fifth album from the great Finnish band. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finland's answer to the Damned & Moonspell, February 27, 2002

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L Salisbury (Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blessed Be (Ltd) (Audio CD)

Damn, these guys have outdone the Damned! And they've out-moonspelled Moonspell! Errie Goth metal with deep DEEP baritonevocals. Their singer sounds like a cross between the Damned's Dave Vanian and Moonspell's Fernando with hints of Iggy and the late great Joey Ramone thrown in. (Hell, he even looks like Joey Ramone!) 69 Eyes' CD isn't easy (or cheep) to find but
for Goth metal fans it's more than worth it!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars buy it!!!!!!, December 3, 2001

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ariane (my dreams) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blessed Be (Audio CD)

The 69 eyes have managed to put together a CD full of melancholy, sadness but also black irony. The band's move towards the darker side of life in general is truly being felt in the keyboard induced atmosphere of the entire album. The lead singer, Jyrki69, has a deliciously deep voice, coming close to Andrew Eldritch's, yet more melodious. Against the background of pure gothic sounds mixed with beautiful keyboard melodies rendered by Bazie and Timo-Timo at the guitars, Archzie at the bass and Jussi69 at the drums, the songs give out a dark feeling of inspired sadness.
Don't even think you've heard it all once you've listened to the song Gothic Girl. While it gives an idea of the feel of the album, the whole thing is much darker and the lyrics have a tendency to verge on the morbid. Well, it is gothic after all.
The 69 eyes were known, before this album (and the previous Wasting the Dawn) as a rather sleazy rock band. The album Wasting the Dawn which came out in 1999 gave a glimpse of Blessed Be and of what the band was capable of. With the help of famous producer Johnny Lee Michael, they experimented with keyboard and melodies and it worked very well. Yet the gothic boys have not forgotten their rocker past and we get gleams of this on the latest album with the songs 30 and Framed in blood. More to the point though, the mix between the two styles is felt perfectly on Velvet Touch, my personal favourite, where both soft and hard sounds can be heard with a touch of disturbingly beautiful lyrics and melody. The song Heaven/Hell is also an example of the transition which the band seems to have experienced over the last two records.
Much more serious than anything before Wasting the Dawn and much more gothic than anything they've ever made, Blessed Be is something which the band is right to be proud of. Rarely have I seen an album which suits so well the attitude and looks of a band. Look at a picture of them and you will see what you should expect from the record.
Hard to find? Yes but long live the internet where you can order anything. Worth the search? Every minute of it. This is a must have and not only for lil' gothic boys and girls.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the greatest bands on earth, May 30, 2006

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L. Tant - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blessed Be (Audio CD)

I have never written a review before so please forgive me if it doesnt help you like 69 eyes any better. Blessed be is one of the best rock albums i have ever heard. Every song on blessed be blows most rock albums away. I hate reading critism about 69 eyes bc they used to be some sleezy glam band. Blessed be is a totally different sound and a new era for the 69 eyes. I have a dvd of them in concert called Helsinki Vampires and it is the best live dvd i have seen, and believe me i have seen alot. i could write some long azz review about how awesome they are, but i dont feel like writing a book. if you like type o negative then i would pick up blessed be, paris kills, and devils because i have never listened to any of my type o negative cds like i have these. 69 eyes makes you feel good and type o's music sometimes depresses me. if anyone knows bam margera you have probably heard some of his music on the cky dvds. he has some good taste in music. well he used to. I listen to radio bam every week and his new taste in music sucks in my opinion. him and 69 eyes are two of the best bands i have ever heard. 100% pure goth rock. finnish rock forever!!! im done...