The Mind's I [IMPORT]

Dark Tranquillity

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Toy's Factory Japan
• ASIN: B000YIYW5M
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #858,664 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best from Dark Tranquillity., September 23, 2002

By	Warren D. "stale_organic_cage" (South England.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mind's I (Audio CD)

"The Mind's I" is my favourite album from Dark Tranquillity. I'm not intending to go into all the painful details of my "Projector" review, rather just simply to say that this album; having heard "Damage Done", remains my outright favourite.
It's fast, complex, aggressive and most importantly very pure. Songs average just below 4 minutes, with one lengthy epic "Insanity's Crescendo" a brilliant song placed in the middle of the album, featuring impressive female vocals.
Superb dual guitars, outstanding lively basswork, faultless drumming and Stanne's typical throaty onslaught make for the best album by Dark Tranquillity.
My favourite songs on here would be "Zodijackyl Light", "Insanity's Crescendo", "Atom Heart 243.5" and "Still Moving Sinews".
One of my favourite albums of all time.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, just wonderful, March 31, 2003

By	"alex_schrock" (canton, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mind's I (Audio CD)

This is an album from the Gothenburg scene, and all great bands from there, they each bring something a little different to the table. This album is one of those albums.

Though this album clearly has an At The Gates influence, this album also takes many other passages to get the points across. The fast parts somewhat reminds me of At The Gates (not in a cliche kinda way), but this album has many slower, softer parts. There is something about this album that is difficult to describe, an underlying melancholy that doesn't obscure the beauty of the music, and doesn't contradict the faster and heavier parts.

Spanning fast, technical thrash, to slower, melodic acoustic parts, with piercng screams, harsh growls, and beautiful female vocals, this album is in no way "just another Gothenburg album". A very good band, with all members being very talented, and amazing songs that have creative structure and great variation, and using other metal cliches like solos and blast beats sparingly.

I think I've said enough.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have Melodic Death gem, July 25, 2004

By	Tom Z "Crucible Of Steel" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mind's I (Audio CD)

If you call yourself a fan of melodic death metal, you absolutly need this album. I know it's pretty hard to find, but look around a bit cause your collection isn't complete without it. (actually I hear their re-releasing this and Gallery later this year)Never has Dark Tranquility sounded better. Imagine Skydancer better produced/recorded mixed with a less spread-too-thin Gallery. Mikeal Stanne is at his peak on this album and truly rips with the pissed off yet peaceful vocals only he can do. The guitars are awesome and sound a bit like In Flames only darker. The bass kinda stays in the background but it usually does in harder albums like this. The drums are well done in the traditional Swedish Death Metal style. Everything Dark Tranquility has done is worth getting, but if you get only one thing from them make it this. I recommend checking out Edge of Sanity, Amorphis, Dan Swano, Cynic, and At the Gates in addition to this. Good luck in finding it.