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Blackmore's Night: All Our Yesterdays

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Label: Frontiers Records
Released: 2015.09.08
Time:
 49:23
Category: Celtic, Folk Rock
Producer(s): Ritchie Blackmore
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.blackmoresnight.com
Appears with: Deep Purple
Purchase date: 2018
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] All Our Yesterdays (R.Blackmore/C.Night) - 4:00
[2] Allan Yn N Fan (G.Hesse) - 3:26
[3] Darker Shade of Black (R.Blackmore) - 6:03
[4] Long Long Time (G.White) - 4:12
[5] Moonlight Shadow (M.Oldfield) - 4:12
[6] I Got You Babe (S.Bono) - 4:00
[7] The Other Side (R.Blackmore/C.Night) - 3:19
[8] Queen's Lament (R.Blackmore) - 2:07
[9] Where Are We Going from Here (R.Blackmore/C.Night) - 5:40
[10] Will O' the Wisp (R.Blackmore/C.Night) - 4:15
[11] Earth Wind and Sky (C.Night) - 3:41
[12] Coming Home (R.Blackmore/C.Night) - 3:34

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Ritchie Blackmore - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Hurdy-Gurdy, Nyckelharpa, Mandola, Executive Producer, Director
Candice Night - Lead & Harmony Vocals, Woodwinds, Tambourine

Earl Grey Of Chimay (Mike Clemente) - Bass & Rhythm Guitar
Scarlet Fiddler - Violin
Bard David Of Larchmont (David Baranowski) - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Troubador Of Aberdeen (David Keith) - Percussion
Lady Lynn (Christina Lynn Skleros) - Harmony Vocals

Pat Regan - Assistant Producer, Sound Engineer, Orchestral Arrangements
K SST (Daniel Krieger) - Mastering
Michael Keel - Photography
Stan-W Decker - Artwork, Layout

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All Our Yesterdays is the tenth studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released on September 18, 2015. At long last, Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night and their band of minstrels return with a brand new studio album entitled All Our Yesterdays. The new songs once again take the listener through a kaleidoscopic musical journey through time and space, incorporating and rearranging traditional melodies from different European countries and masterfully blending the folk and traditional music influences with contemporary elements. Ritchie Blackmore s guitar is still prominent and the music is as always - inspired by nature, incorporating traditional rock instruments, acoustic and electric guitars, strings and authentic Renaissance instruments, while Candice Night s ethereal voice can only be described as a younger, and folkier, version of Stevie Nicks. The accompanying musicians give the album a truly cheerful and communal spirit which is unique in today s musical scene. The new album comes on cd, deluxe edition incl. a bonus dvd featuring the videos of All Our Yesterdays , Will O The Wisp and a long and comprehensive video interview where Ritchie and Candice explain how the songs came about and also interpret those acoustically. Also available 2lp gatefold sleeve vinyl edition and a Limited Collector s Edition Box Set edition including CD/DVD, Vinyl, Tshirt (L size only), poster and cover art lithograph.

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Betrachtet man sich das Cover der neuen Blackmore's Night, kommt man nicht umhin, die Hände über den Kopf zusammen zu schlagen. Zwar mutet die Abbildung nicht ganz so diddelig an wie die meisten Artworks der Folkrocker um Ritchie Blackmore. Trotzdem muss man sich fragen, ob man für die Gestaltung nicht einmal jemanden heranziehen kann, der abseits des Kunst-LKs werkelt. Das Auge hört schließlich auch mit.

Beim Inhalt sieht es leider ähnlich aus, mit dem Unterschied, dass Blackmore und seine Holde bei den traditionell auftauchenden Coverversionen diesmal ordentlich in die Latrine gefasst haben. Mit der Wahl von Mike Oldfields Heuler "Moonlight Shadow" (gibt es einen ausgelutschteren Song?) sowie Sonny & Chers "I Got You Babe" haben sich die Spielleute wahrlich keinen Gefallen getan, zumal Candice gedoppelter Gesang dem ohnehin schon kitschigen Arrangement eine zusätzliche Zuckerdosis verpasst. Die Melodien an sich sind für die Ewigkeit, aber wenn man dem ganzen wirklich null Originalität beimengt, möchte man dem Liedelein mit den Händen an der Gurgel den Garaus bereiten.

Täglich grüßt das Murmeltier, ganz ähnlich verhält es sich mit dem Song, der nicht zuletzt dank seiner Verwendung im Film mit Bill Murray ewiger Ruhm beschieden ist. Die dämlichen Glocken im Hintergrund und die völlig geleckte Produktion meucheln den letzten Rest an Flair. Dass Candice immer die gleiche Intonation in ihren Vortrag legt, trägt zudem nicht zur Hebung des Spannungslevels bei. Ebenso traditionell wirken Blackmores Fingerübungen bei Instrumentals, hier: "Queen's Lament". Das klingt gefällig, ist sauber gespielt und hübsch anzuhören, hinterlässt aber ebenfalls kaum einen bleibenden Eindruck.

Songs wie das zu Beginn schön vor sich hin dengelnde "Where Are We Going From Here" verhunzen Blackmore's Night in der Folge mittels aufgeblasener Produktion und völlig deplatzierten Sounds aus der Konserve. Konzentrierten sich die Herrschaften vielmehr auf die Grundessenz ihrer Songs und befreiten sie vom aufgeplusterten Ballast, es klänge um einiges interessanter. So hat man leider den Eindruck, "All Our Yesterdays" sei vor allem dazu gedacht, mal wieder den Planwagen zu bestücken und als fahrende Spielleute durch die Lande zu ziehen.

Blackmore's Night-Songs klingen immer dann am spannendsten, wenn sie vermehrt Renaissance-Einflüsse verarbeiten. Davon ist 2015 jedoch nur wenig übrig geblieben. Vielmehr hören wir hier Popsongs mit Tambourin-Geklöppel und etwas Fidel. Das kanns ja dann auch nicht gewesen sein.

Rating: 2.5/5

Alexander Cordas - Laut.de



Moody, perfectionist, innovator, demanding, leader and control freak. These are only a few traits that have been attributed to Ritchie Blackmore throughout his career. Even more interestingly, from all the legendary artists he has cooperated with, Candice Night is the one who has lasted the longest. And even though the man-in-black’s decision to abandon the realm of rock more than 18 years ago has still left a bitter taste in some of his loyal fans’ mouths, there’s no denying that there is quality in the folk/renaissance duo’s work.

Nevertheless, the aforementioned quality can be found mostly on their early releases and unfortunately All Our Yesterdays is not an exception. To begin with, the album follows the pattern of shorter time and fewer tracks that began on 2008’s Secret Voyage. While this is positive, the fact that 5 out of the 12 tracks are covers, highlights the band’s major issue; limited inspiration. Blackmore’s Night has always included covers of traditional songs on its albums and even modern adaptations of classic rock songs like “Child in Time” or “Self Portrait”, for example. However, they always added something to the original, in terms of arrangement or simply their own interpretation of the song. On their latest release, the band’s decision to place three of the covers in a row is weird by itself but even more discouraging is the selection of tracks combined with the fact that Blackmore and Co. adds absolutely nothing substantial to them, apart from a couple of tasteful guitar licks. “I Got You Babe” is even cornier than the original, “Moonlight Shadow” is fine but doesn’t deviate from the original, while “Long Long Time” at least explains the slight change in Candice Night’s voice. From the very first track, the Russian heritage influenced “All Our Yesterdays”, one can listen that the female vocalist sounds raspier on the high notes as if she utilizes a country rock approach rather than the delicate/romantic one she used in the past.

What is more, one of the band’s strong points has always been their instrumentals. Out of the three of them, the oddly titled “Darker Shade of Black” (opposed to “A Whiter Shade of Pale”) is the most interesting. Even though it sounds a bit flat for the first 3:20 minutes, the introduction of harpsichord and Blackmore’s performance make it one of the standouts of the album. In addition, the traditional “Allan Yn n Fan” brings to mind Fairport Convention while the melancholic “Queen’s Lament” is a nice track but slightly incomplete.

Hopefully, all is not lost because the second half of the album is much improved. “The Other Side” and “Will O’ the Wisp” are both prime examples of the songs that made Blackmore’s Night popular among their fans. Renaissance inspired folk with meticulous instrumentation and attractive guitar playing. In addition, “Earth, Wind and Sky” is a medieval influenced delicate ballad that would have benefitted if Candice had sung in a slightly higher register. However, “Where Are We Going from Here” is the album in a nutshell; an upbeat cover version of their 2003 song from Ghost of a Rose. Even though it’s not a bad track by any means, the original had more of a substance as its charm was due to its melancholic nature combined with a much better vocal performance by Night.

Overall, All Our Yesterdays is not a poor experience. It’s upbeat with careful arrangements and generally an easy listen. But “easy listening” is not what we’ve come to expect from Ritchie Blackmore; the fact that the maestro is 70 years old certainly plays a role. But his desire to release new material every 2-3 years has finally caught up with him for good. From guitar hero, he turned into an awesome folk guitarist overnight because he’s that good compared to the standard. However, the duo’s last release is disappointing not only because it lacks fresh ideas but because Blackmore’s playing isn’t that interesting anymore. One might wonder, if he did put any effort or if the band is on auto pilot these days…

Rating: 2.5/5

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