Shadow of the Moon
Blackmore's Night
℗ 1998 Steamhammer Records 7240
Shadow of the Moon is the first album by Ritchie Blackmore's beloved Blackmore's Night project. The former Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist and his fiancйe, vocalist Candice Night, created a Renaissance-inspired work with elements of folk, new age, and occasional bits of electric guitar. Blackmore even plays bass, mandolin, drum (yes, singular), and tambourine. Night's voice isn't powerful, but it's bright and sweet, making it perfect for this style of music. Other musicians include co-producer Pat Regan on keyboards and the Minstrel Hall Consort; Gerald Flashman on recorder, trumpet, and French horn; Tom Brown on cello; and Lady Green on violin and viola. Most songs are original compositions but some are based on traditional melodies. "Shadow of the Moon" is a marvelous opener; it's catchy, haunting, and propulsive. Blackmore shreds on acoustic guitar and lets the electric guitar slip into the background for faint power chords. Regal, majestic horns lend an elegance to "The Clock Ticks On," which addresses the passage of time and a yearning to live in the past. "Play Minstrel Play" features Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, one of Blackmore's favorite musicians. The song moves along pleasantly until about halfway through when it explodes into a frantic, handclaps-led pace with Anderson's wild flute solo. The warmth of "Ocean Gypsy" makes it the song most easily classified as new age here; Blackmore plays a gentle but swift acoustic guitar melody under Night's softly yearning vocals. "Writing on the Wall" is quite fast and has a danceable beat, and there's even a blowout jam at the end. Blackmore's electric guitar work is the most prominent on "No Second Chance" and "Wish You Were Here." The instrumental "Possum's Last Dance" is a U.S.-only bonus track. — Bret Adams. |
- 1. Shadow of the Moon (Blackmore — Night) [05:06]
- 2. The Clock Ticks On (traditional by Tielman Susato) [05:15]
- 3. Be Mine Tonight (Blackmore — Night) [02:51]
- 4. Play, Minstrel, Play (traditional by Pierre Attaingnant) [03:59]
- 5. Ocean Gypsy (Michael Dunford — Betty Thatcher) [06:06]
- 6. Minstrel Hall (Blackmore) [02:36]
- 7. Magical World (traditional by Pierre Attaingnant) [04:01]
- 8. Writing on the Wall (traditional by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) [04:34]
- 9. Renaissance Faire (traditional by Tielman Susato) [04:16]
- 10. Memmingen (Blackmore) [01:05]
- 11. No Second Chance (Blackmore — Night) [05:38]
- 12. Mond Tanz (Blackmore) [03:33]
- 13. Spirit of the Sea (Blackmore — Night) [04:49]
- 14. Greensleeves (traditional) [03:46]
- 15. Wish You Were Here (L. Teijo) [05:06]
- 16. Possum's Last Dance (Blackmore) [02:42]
Участие в альбоме:
- Ritchie Blackmore: electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass, mandolin, drum, tambourine
- Candice Night: lead vocals, backing vocals
- Ian Anderson: flute (4)
- Tom Brown: cello
- Gerald Flashman: recorders, trumpet, french horns
- Lady Green: viola, violins
- Scott Hazel: vocals (4)
- Pat Regan: keyboards
Тексты:
Shadow of the Moon
(Blackmore — Night)
In the shadow of the moon, She danced in the starlight Whispering a haunting tune To the night... Velvet skirts spun 'round and 'round Fire in her stare In the woods without a sound No one cared... Through the darkened fields entranced, Music made her poor heart dance, Thinking of a lost romance... Long ago... Feeling lonely, feeling sad, She cried in the moonlight. Driven by a world gone mad She took flight... "Feel no sorrow, feel no pain, Feel no hurt, there's nothing gained... Only love will then remain, She would say. Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Moon... Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Moon... Through the darkened fields entranced, Music made her poor heart dance, Thinking of a lost romance... Long ago... Somewhere just beyond the mist Spirits were seen flying As the lightning led her way Through the dark... In the shadow of the moon, She danced in the starlight Whispering a haunting tune To the night... Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Moon... Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Moon... Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Moon... Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Moon... Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Moon... Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Moon...
The Clock Ticks On
(traditional by Tielman Susato)
As the wind chimes play along the breeze Singing songs to stir the soul, Rainbow colors entwined in fairytales On the maypole... Sing the song of lands from far away, Other times and another place, The wind can carry us all away from here Charmed in her embrace... Leaves turn to red, the nights are getting colder, Seasons will change, the clock ticks on... Leaves fill the trees as the days are getting warmer, Days turn to years, the clock ticks on... A cloak and dagger, no fear of freedom When hearts beat in another time, Ever changing, the clock ticks on, If only in your mind... The wind has died and the chimes are still again The trees stand tall as they cover me in shade In the mirror a maiden stares at me As the secret fades... Leaves turn to red, the nights are getting colder, Seasons will change, the clock ticks on... Leaves fill the trees as the days are getting warmer, Days turn to years, the clock ticks on... And though the clock ticks on to the future It's in the past my heart will stay In a time so far away from me I'll return someday... Leaves turn to red, the nights are getting colder, Seasons will change, the clock ticks on... Leaves fill the trees as the days are getting warmer, Days turn to years, the clock ticks on... Leaves turn to red, the nights are getting colder, Seasons will change, the clock ticks on... Leaves fill the trees as the days are getting warmer, Days turn to years, the clock ticks on... The clock ticks on... The clock ticks on... The clock ticks on... The clock ticks on...
Be Mine Tonight
(Blackmore — Night)
Be mine tonight, We'll travel through all our memories, In our own little space in time, You've always been mine... Through the years, I feel your love beside me Through the laughter and the tears, You've conquered all my fears... So many stories, So many treasures, So much our lives have shared... We've done it all and we've done it together, You know I've always cared... In this heart, There'll never be another, You have made my life complete, Our love is like a dream... So many stories, So many treasures, So much our lives have shared... We've done it all and we've done it together, You know I've always cared... Take my hand, Nothing can come between us, We were always meant to be, Forever, you and me... In my eyes, Your face is always before me, Our souls are now as one... We've only just begun...
Play, Minstrel, Play
(traditional by Pierre Attaingnant)
Underneath the harvest moon Where the ancient shadows will play and hide... With a ghostly tune and the devil's pride... "Stranger" whispered all the town Has he come to save us from Satan's hand? Leading them away to a foreign land... Play for me, minstrel, play And take away our sorrows... Play for me, minstrel, play And we'll follow... Hear, listen, can you hear, The haunting melody surrounding you, Weaving a magic spell all around you... Danger hidden in his eyes, We should have seen it from far away, Wearing such a thin disguise in the light of day... He held the answers to our prayers, Yet it was too good to be... Proof before our eyes, yet we could not see... Play for me, minstrel, play And take away our sorrows... Play for me, minstrel, play And we'll follow... Hear, listen, can you hear, The haunting melody surrounding you, Weaving a magic spell all around you...
Ocean Gypsy
(Michael Dunford — Betty Thatcher)
Tried to take it all away, Learn her freedom... just inside a day, And find her soul to find there fears are laid... Tried to make her love their own, They took her love... they left her there, They gave her nothing back that she would want to own... Gold and silver rings and stones, Dances slowly off the moon, No one else could know, she stands alone... Sleeping dreams will reach for her, She can not say the words they need, She knows she's alone and she is free... Ocean Gypsy of the moon, The sun has made a thousand nights for you to hold... Ocean Gypsy where are you? The shadows followed by the stars have turned to gold... Turned to gold... Then she met a hollow soul, Filled him with her light and was consoled, She was the moon and he the sun was gold... Eyes were blinded with his light... The sun she gave reflected back the night The moon was waning, almost out of sight... Softly Ocean Gypsy calls... Silence holds the stars a while, They smile sadly for her where she falls... Just the time before the dawn, The sea is hushed the ocean calls her, Day has taken her and now she's gone... Ocean Gypsy of the moon, The sun has made a thousand nights for you to hold... Ocean Gypsy where are you? The shadows followed by the stars have turned to gold... Turned to gold... No one noticed when she died, Ocean Gypsy shackled to the tide, The ebbing waves, the turning spreading white... Something gone within her eyes, Her fingers, lifeless, stroked the sand, Her batterd soul was lost, She was abandoned... Silken threads like wings still shine, Wind swept pleasures still make patterns in her lovely hair... so dark and fine... Stands on high beneath the seas, cries no more, her tears have dried... Oceans weep for her, the ocean sighs... Ocean Gypsy of the moon, The sun has made a thousand nights for you to hold... Ocean Gypsy where are you? The shadows followed by the stars have turned to gold... Turned to gold... Turned to gold... Turned to gold... Turned to gold...
Magical World
(traditional by Pierre Attaingnant)
I called your name out loud in the courtyard, The crystal I held was like an old friend The vines crawled the walls The wind held its breath But the answer I longed for never came... Your name, they had said, Was cursed beyond measure, The families at odds fought with poisoned tongues And yet through the dark, Of blind, bitter hate, Broke a glittering light of two lover's fate... Walls built between us, Miles separate us, Yet in our hearts, we share the same dream... Feelings so strong, We just must carry on, On to our Magical World... Destiny called them like a silver poem They followed the dance still the music died out... Last time they met was on an earth bed Both knowing they'd meet again in the light... Walls built between us, Miles seperate us, Yet in our hearts, we share the same dream... Feelings so strong, We just must carry on, On to our 'Magical World... In our Magical World... In our Magical World... Fear not, dear Juliet, your Romeo's calling He's waiting for you at the end of the song, This world was too cruel... for lovers like you, But here in our hearts you'll always live on... Walls built between us, Miles seperate us, Yet in our hearts, we share the same dream... Feelings so strong, We just must carry on, On to our Magical World... Walls built between us, Miles seperate us, Yet in our hearts, we share the same dream... Feelings so strong, We just must carry on, On to our Magical World... Walls built between us, Miles seperate us, Yet in our hearts, we share the same dream... Feelings so strong, We just must carry on, On to our Magical Magical Magical World... Walls built between us, Feelings so strong, On to our Magical Magical Magical World... Walls built between us, Feelings so strong, On to our Magical Magical Magical World...
Writing on the Wall
(traditional by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
Is it powers of intuition? Is it insecurity? You know I can read your mind and You have been deceiving me... Which face wears the masque this evening? When will your true colours show? Will they be as black as shadows Hiding hearth the rainbow... Had my heart on a silver chain With the words engraved "I loved you"... Like a swan that was lost at sea I lost all of me To you... Now I see the writing on the wall... Paranoia or perception? Put your faith in a liar's hands Wanting to believe his words But never knowing where he stands... Had my heart on a silver chain With the words engraved "I loved you"... Like a swan that was lost at sea I lost all of me To you... Now I see the writing on the wall... There's too many misconceptions In this game of consequence When you're finding that you hero Is just who you're up against... Had my heart on a silver chain With the words engraved "I loved you"... Like a swan that was lost at sea I lost all of me To you... Now I see the writing on the wall...
Renaissance Faire
(traditional by Tielman Susato)
I was told once, by a friend of mine, She had seen an olden sign, She said she was not from this time, And did I feel the same? So I told her, "Yes", I knew her fear As I felt the truth draw near, Told her back three hundred years, Was the time that I held dear... Gather ye lords and ladies fair, Come with me to the Renaissance Faire Hurry now, We're almost there... Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la... Through the shroud of mystery, Turn a page of history, Feeling more than you can see, Down at the Renaissance Faire. Hear the minstrels play their tunes, They will play the whole night through, Special songs for me and for you, And anyone whose heart is true... Gather ye lords and ladies fair, Come with me to the Renaissance Faire Hurry now, We're almost there... Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la... There's too many stars for one sky to hold, Some will fall, others are sold, As the fields turn to gold Down at the Renaissance Faire. Gather ye lords and ladies fair, Come with me to the Renaissance Faire Hurry now, We're almost there... Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la... Gather ye lords and ladies fair, Come with me to the Renaissance Faire Hurry now, We're almost there... Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la... Come with me to the Renaissance Faire Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la... Come with me to the Renaissance Faire Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la... Come with me to the Renaissance Faire Fa...
No Second Chance
(Blackmore — Night)
My diamond's clouded over where it used to shine like light, And the day keeps running faster, Into the arms of night... The stitches on the tapestry say, "Everything in time, Will find it's way home again," But I'm tired of crying... No Second Chances Don't knock on my door There won't be any answer I won't be here no more... This house we had together Might still be in its place But the rest of this is much too hard to face, There'll be No Second Chance... Lovely moonlit hours spent Walking on the beach, We'd gaze up at the stars, I swear they were in our reach... But time... it went on, Minutes... they ran too fast. Like you they were gone... Into the past... No Second Chances Don't knock on my door There won't be any answer I won't be here no more... This house we had together Might still be in its place But the rest of this is much too hard to face, There'll be No Second Chance... Now my diamond's clouded over where it used to shine like light, And the day keeps running faster, Into the arms of night... The stitches on the tapestry say, "Everything in time, Will find it's way home again," But I'm tired of crying... No Second Chances Don't knock on my door There won't be any answer I won't be here no more... This house we had together Might still be in its place But the rest of this is much too hard to face, There'll be No Second Chance... No Second Chances Don't knock on my door There won't be any answer I won't be here no more... This house we had together Might still be in its place But the rest of this is much too hard to face, There'll be No Second Chance...
Spirit of the Sea
(Blackmore — Night)
I took a walk along the shore To clear my mind about the day, I saw a man I'd seen before As I approached, he slipped away... I knew his face from years ago, His smile stays with me ever more His eyes, they guide me through the haze And bring me shelter from the storm... As I walk I can feel him, Always watching over me... His voice surrounds me, My Spirit of the Sea... He went away so long ago, On a maiden voyage far away A young man then I did not know, His life was taken that same day... And it was almost like he knew He wouldn't see me anymore He looked so deeply in my eyes, and said "Wait for me along the shore..." As I walk I can feel him, Always watching over me... His voice surrounds me, My Spirit of the Sea... And so I come most every day, To watch the waves rise and fall, And as I sit here on the sand, This ocean makes me feel so small... But I feel my lover by my side, And he makes me follow my own heart We'll be together some sweet day When that day comes we'll never part... When that day comes we'll never part... Wait for me along the shore...
Greensleeves
(traditional)
Alas my love, ye do me wrong to cast me out discourteously, And I have loved you for so long delighting in your company... Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight, Greensleeves was my heart of gold And who but Lady Greensleeves... Alas my love, ye do me wrong to cast me out discourteously, And I have loved you for so long delighting in your company... Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight, Greensleeves was my heart of gold And who but Lady Greensleeves... Who but my Lady Greensleeves... Who but my Lady... Greensleeves...