Nightwish 1997-2001 [Box set, Import]

Nightwish (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Spinefarm
• ASIN: B00005Y2EV
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,523 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Elvenpath

2. Beauty And The Beast

3. The Carpenter

4. Astral Romance

5. Angels Fall First

6. Tutankhamen

7. Nymphomaniac Fantasia

8. Know Why The Nightengale Sings

9. Lappi (Lapland)

10. I Eramaajarvi

11. II Witchdrums

12. III This Moment Is Eternity

13. IV Etiainen

14. Stargazers

15. Gethsemane

16. Devil And The Deep Dark Ocean

17. Sacrament Of Wilderness

18. Passion And The Opera

19. Swanheart

20. Moondance

See all 46 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of All Nightwish Worlds!, August 6, 2003

By 

Kenneth Newby (Phoenix, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nightwish 1997-2001 (Audio CD)

I have been a musician & metal fan for over 20 years. Bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Savatage, King Diamond and Fates Warning were at the top of "my list". Growing up in the 80's during the peak of these bands and listening to much of the garbage being produced today forced me to remain loyal to my original fav's. I organized a band in the late 80's and we played tunes similar in scope to my fav's. But some things were missing.... I wanted a female vocalist, harmonious keyboard and unity unparalleled in the music industry. My band split up in the early 90's but my undying loyalty to the metal of my youth never faded. Over the next 12 years I also grew in the music arena by expanding my listening to classical, opera and sole instrumentation.

Then last year, a friend introduced me to Nightwish. Since then, I haven't listened to anything else. Nightwish is the band I wanted to become.

By far, Nightwish is the most talented group of young musicians on the market today. The perfect blend of instrumentation and vocals - metal mixed with opera. From the softest melodic ballads to the most blistering of thrash metal and everything in-between, this band of talent is a must-have for anyone who appreciates "true" music. With all the trash out there today raking in the millions they are, Nightwish is a wonderful, refreshing escape.

This 4 Disc Compilation is the best music your money can buy. Everyone I have introduced this band to falls in love with their music - from all categories of the music spectrum.

My 2 young boys (7 & 4) have grown to love Nightwish as I do. That is all they ever request to listen to. (That should say something.)

Even though I've never seen the band live because they rarely visit the USA, I am madly in love with the vocalist Tarja and believe that she, together with Tuomas, Jukka, Emppu and Sami have produced the best coalition of musicians in our generation and generations to come.

I will continue to introduce and promote Nightwish to everyone I know and encounter for many years to come.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sniperfire sounds like a pure loser..., December 11, 2004

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black/prog aficionado "Joshua M. Brenton" (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nightwish 1997-2001 (Audio CD)

This guy is unreal. Do you even know what an instrument is? Are you familiar with this thing we call talent? Or, do you just create numerous ideals of falsehood to shield your frail mind from all things brilliant? Whatever the case, go back to the ignorant bubble from whence you came, you numbskull.

Nightwish are laden with virtuosity and are Classically trained. The lyrical substance is of timeless taste and with honorable feeling behind it. Much of their palette contains a fine and well-balanced mixture of the wicked and innocent. Fleeting moments of purity when confronted with a wolven evil hold a strong presence...

Which, in my opinion, this evil exists only in the empty thought excretion process of certain humans like "sniperfire" whom have no grasp of passion or magnificence or artistic value. Back to Nightwish...

Well, it's just damn fun music to get into for Fantasy buffs and non-buffs alike. And, I believe this is quite evident to anyone who has ever heard ten seconds of their playing. Buy this and other such masterpieces in support of this band, end of story.
Up the Irons!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Buy!, August 1, 2003

By 

Kenneth Olney (Ocala, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nightwish 1997-2001 (Audio CD)

Nightwish is by far one of my all-time favorite bands and I must say this box is the perfect buy for any fan of the band. With each album coming packed with at least 1 new song from the original you get some really rare tracks. I had only 2 complaints about about:

1. All the lyrics are in one booklet and not in 4(also is has 2 versions of the lyrics for Sleepwalker for some reason, and no lyrics for Over the Hills and Far Away).

2. The CDs don't include alot the extra tracks or japanese bonuses, like you see on some other versions here on Amazon.

But, trust me on this, just because of these 2 minor complaints, it does not stop you from buying this GODLY Box. If it does...... you will regret it for the rest of your life!!!