Echos

Artist: Lacrimosa
Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 727361109127
EAN: 0727361109127
ASIN: B000087LQA

Release Date: 2003-03-11

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Tracks:

Kyrie
Durch Nacht und Flut
Sacrifice
Apart
Ein Hauch von Menschlichkeit
Eine Nacht in Ewigkeit
Malina
Die Schreie sind verstummt

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Customer Reviews:

Lacrimosa - True, sophisticated Goth!.......2006-04-30

I used to be quite heavily into Goth in the late 80s, through the early-mid 90s. After that, I started losing interest, it seemed as though Goth was getting too popular, and thus commercialized, and the new Goth music coming out just seemed less and less appealing.

Well, this review is for those of you, like me, who miss the old school Goth. I don't know about all that crap that they call Goth nowadays, I won't name specific names here. But I do know that it's missing the old vibe. So, if you like older Goth; you know, Bauhaus, X-Mal Deutschland, Gitane Demone, Switchblade Symphony, Mephisto Walz, Suspiria, etc... then check out Lacrimosa.

I know now that they have in fact been putting out albums through the 90s, but living here in the United States of Ignorance, I had no idea of them until last year, when I traveled outside the country and found Echos in a music shop! Intrigued by the cover (it's the original European release, with a ship on the cover), I bought it, and thus discovered that true, profound Goth is alive and very well in Lacromisa!

Now, Lacrimosa is quite musically complex, I believe more so than the more usual Goth bands. If you check out Lacrimosa you should also like Classical, or at least be open-minded about it, because there is a heavy dose of it. The only very, very slight complaint I have about Echos is the long first track classical overture, it is maybe a bit too long, but this is very minor; it is otherwise perfect in every way!

There are a number of reviewers here who seem disturbed by the singing and German language. I am surprised by this. His voice and way of singing is stunning; a very strong and powerful Goth voice, not screaming like with some bands, just very powerful and emotive. The German language is amazing, harsh and beautiful. In my European release I have no English translations; I don't need them, his voice becomes an instrument that speaks to me on another level, I need no literal meanings...

My Second Favorite Lacrimosa Album.......2005-06-19

It's too bad Amazon does not sell Lacrimosa's Satura album; that one is definitely my favorite. Echos is awesome, though, and any lover of classical music or gothic rock should have it, as long as haunting German vocals will not turn them off.

Tilo's vocals really are the only complaint anyone can have about Echos. At times, they are cheesy. The only other complaint I can think of is that the intro track, Kyrie, is a little too long. The piece is not complicated enough to warrant 12-13 minutes. They could have shortened it a little without losing much. Also, Tilo's singing sounds a bit off on "Eine Nacht in Ewigkeit".

However, I don't listen to Lacrimosa for the vocals, but for the beautiful music accompanying them. Absolutely brilliant.

It Made Me Love Classical Music Again........2004-07-13

'Echos', is Lacrimosa's 8th CD of original music. This long running German band has sucessfully blended two genres of music, Rock and Classical, into a beautiful and dramatic rock opera. As a fan of Lacrimosa for many years, I was quite surprised when I popped this CD into the Stereo. There is a lot of strings, choirs, and piano in this CD. Tilo's um.. interesting voice is a little disconcerting at first, but you get used to it after a while. The album opens with Kyrie, an overture consisting of strings and a choir. This then descends into Durch Nacht Und Flut, a catchy blend of Strings and Guitars, and Tilo's passionate voice.By the time Tilo's Kermit-esque vocals faded out on 'The Screams are Silenced, I was speechless. This album made me love Classical Music again.

I've never been fond of the 'Goth' tag, but after hearing 'Echos' I realized that this CD goes far beyond gothic music, or classical music, or even Rock. THIS CD IS LACRIMOSA, and only Lacrimosa.

Lush and darkly engaging.......2004-02-06

An online friend of mine kept recommending Lacrimosa to me so I finally gave in and bought 'Echos' several months back. At first I didn't care for it much and actually put it in my to-sell-someday drawer but I'm really glad I recently gave it another try. Some CDs take a long time to grow on me, and I'm not sure why, but a lot of them turn out to be eventual favorites. I love music sung in different tongues but I'm not too fond of German and all the tracks but one are in that language so the lead male vocalist, Jilo Wolff, took some getting used to. I now admire his deeply expressive tone, though, and I believe it meshes well with Lacrimosa's haunting synthesis of classical and melodic Goth metal seamlessly mixed to perfection. Anne Nurmi also has a gorgeous voice that supports a good number of the melodies. In the future I just hope to hear more of her talents upfront and in the spotlight because she did such a stunning job on "Apart".

Thanks to the person who got me hooked on this group (nosferatum) I have some more Lacrimosa albums on their way to me and am really looking forward to experiencing their other releases. And because I don't know a word of German the English translations for the lyrics and song titles were greatly appreciated.

Highlights for me include "Durch Nacht und Flut (Through Night And Flood)", the epic 9 minute long "Sacrifice", the previously mentioned "Apart" and "Eine Hauch von Menschlichkeit (A Touch Of Humanity)".

Welcome my friends to the show that never ends..........2004-01-29

An audacious foray into orchestral Brechtian prog-goth that earns stars just for being so hilariously pompous and endearingly anachronistic. A kind of "Brain Salad Surgery" for the new millineum, Lacrimosa's "Echos" (hey-that ain't how Pink Floyd spelt it!) kicks off with a 13-minute "overture" titled "Kyrie" (hey-I think that IS the same way that Marillion spelt it!) that lets us know right away that these are Serious Artistes. From that point on, bandmates Tilo and Anne (whose "Sprockets"-style photo shoot in the accompanying booklet teases and challenges us to "touch thier monkey") warble, bellow and pianoforte thier way through an almost indescribable 45 minutes of Nick Cave meets Dead Can Dance by way of ELP, Van Der Graf Generator and Amon Duul II, with a pinch of David Bowie's "Low" period thrown in. Tilo's er, Teutonic "vocalizing" takes a little getting used to (I keep picturing Joel Grey in "Cabaret") but Anne's voice provides more melodic moments. The standout song is the haunting "Sacrifice", with its subtle marimba track recalling Bowie's "Loving The Alien". Not the type of CD you're going to pull out at a social gathering, but if you're in the right mood, you may find that these "Echos" are worth repeating.

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