13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely, sensual, representative, modern, September 10, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: Northern Nights: Music from the Top of the World (Audio CD)
I bought this CD for myself and then I took a long trip to Oslo and Finland and brought it along. We had a birthday party for me in Oslo and it was all guys, just by accident. They were playing this hard-driving electronic music, as guys are prone to do and I said to my sweetie, I can't take it: it's my party, let's put on that Northern Nights CD. So we did and everyone calmed down and started conversing in a civilized manner and they were impressed by this music from their own damn lands and trying to figure out the dialects in the lyrics and so on. What a great experience for me and everyone else, too. The music isn't just traditional; it's modern and beautiful and comes from a place deep in the roots of the landscape and culture
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good exposure to Nordic Music, April 18, 2003
This review is from: Northern Nights: Music from the Top of the World (Audio CD)
A lot of people might describe this CD as "mood music" or New Age, which would be enough to send me running in the opposite direction. I prefer to describe it as a good anthology of contemporary Nordic music, reflecting some traditional elements. If you want to relax and bliss out to this CD you should have no problem, but if you enjoy complex, sophisticated music, you also will find this to be a most satisfying CD. My only quibble is a complete lack of liner notes. However, the CD does provide the various albums that these tracks came from, in case you want to hear more of a particular artist's music. Every track can be found on other CDs. If you are not familiar with many Nordic artists, then this will be a very useful CD to give you some exposure!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Haunting, mysterious,lovely music from Scandinavia, July 19, 1999
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I don't know much about the music of Scandinavia, but it has not stopped me from blissing out to this compilation. One of the most consistently beautiful listening experinces I have had with a disc. Heart breakingly lovely vocal and equally mesmerizing instrumental tracks flow together seamlessly. Treat yourself to this record!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
You can feel the aurora in the music, July 23, 1999
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This review is from: Northern Nights: Music from the Top of the World (Audio CD)
Fantastic compilation of Scandinavian Artists music. Melodic and hypnotic. Very tranquil yet musically involving and very interesting to listen to. Try it!!!
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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Some haunting tracks., November 5, 1999
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Some haunting tracks. Spoiled (for me) slightly by some rather extreme vocals.
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