My Winter Storm [Import]

Tarja

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 27, 2007)
• Original Release Date: November 19, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Int'l
• ASIN: B000X5KSWM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #69,441 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Ite, Missa Est

2. I Walk Alone

3. Lost Northern Star

4. Seeking for the Reign

5. Reign

6. Escape of the Doll

7. My Little Phoenix

8. Boy and the Ghost

9. Sing for Me

10. Oasis

11. Poison

12. Our Great Divide

13. Sunset

14. Damned and Divine

15. Die Alive

16. Minor Heaven

17. Ciarán's Well

18. Calling Grace

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

2007 debut solo album from the former vocalist with Nightwish, released hot on the heels of Nightwish's 2007 album, their first without her! 14 tracks including 'Last Northern Star', 'IWalkAlone', 'Poison' and more. Spinefarm. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My winter storm, December 5, 2007

By	E. Anderson - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

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Everyone who is familiar with the heavy metal band Nightwish, last year the band had an acrimonious split with their former lead singer Tarja Turunen. It came to a shock for every fan of the band as well as Tarja. After a year since her dismissal fromt he band, Tarja returns to the music scene with a new album. MY WINTER STORM is Tarja's second solo album. The album is a concept album, split into three parts: ITE MISSA EST, THE ESCAPE OF THE DOLL, and SUNSET, complete with eighteen tracks.

I have to admit I have enjoy the new Nightwish album and their new singer Anette but alas I had missed hearing Tarja's operatic vocals. Thankfully I recently got a hold of her new solo album. Initially MY WINTER STORM did not impress me that much. Some of the songs left a flat taste in my mouth. Now that I am listening to the album again, the songs are starting to grow on me.

Tarja sounds as good as she ever did when she was with Nightwish. Her classically trained vocals takes a front seat on the album. I have noticed that there is a distinct classical sound. There still is a hard rock edge but it is more subtle and it takes a back seat to Tarja's classical roots.

I'm not really sure what to make of Tarja's cover of the Alice Cooper song "Poison". It is an interesting cover to say the very least. I wouldn't say that the song is all that hot but I don't think it is terrible either. I am more of a fan of songs like "I Walk Alone", "The Reign", and "Oasis".

At the moment MY WINTER STORM is only available as an import. An official US release won't happen until early 2008. For people have missed Tarja Turunen, MY WINTER STORM is certainly worth checking out.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Way better than I thought it would be, January 19, 2008

By	K. Monroe "LowSoundMaster" (Bay Village, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this CD because I have listened to Nightwish since 2000. I did not expect this solo CD from Tarja to be as good as any of the Nightwish material. But I was wrong. I have listened to it many times and find something new every time. The writing is very different than Nightwish, and Tarja's voice is better than ever. The writing is more mature than Nightwish in my opinion. It is difficult to try to categorize this album into one genre.

At this time, Amazon does not have any sound clips from the CD available. I suggest visiting the CD s site mywinterstorm.com and click the album link for samples.

I suggest to anyone that this is a great CD and worth getting. It will see a lot of play time in my player.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fans of the Tarja-era Nightwish won't be disappointed..., November 30, 2007

By	Arko (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews

For a long time, I've hoped in vain that the universe would turn upside down and Tarja Turunen and Nightwish would get back together and go back to making the epic opera rock they were famous for everywhere (except America). However, Nightwish moved on with a new singer and a somewhat different sound, leaving me to hope that maybe Tarja would be back with the sound I loved so much.

Well, all hopes might not be in vain after all...

"My Winter Storm" brings back much of what I've been missing, even from the new Nightwish. Tarja's powerful voice is showcased throughout, and deservedly so; there's no mistaking that the Queen's voice is the focus and the reason for it.

The music itself is evocative of "Once" and "Century Child", albeit with less metal emphasis. Her band is actually quite good; tracks like "Lost Northern Star" and "Damned and Divine" can stand up against anything that Nightwish has done. My favorite track has to be "Sing for Me"; it sounds like a lost track from "Once".

If you miss the old Nightwish, this album won't disappoint.