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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: MinistroRaven on November 01, 2018, 08:46:08 PM
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I searched for a dedicated thread to the amazing Anneke can Giersbergen and couldn’t find any.
So I am opening this thread.
Here’s our most recent interview:
https://lotsofmuzic.weebly.com/home/im-happy-with-the-music-i-made-in-the-past-and-looking-forward-to-the-next-25-years-of-my-career-anneke-van-giersbergen-releases-symphonized-an-orchestral-summary-of-her-musical-output
I hope you enjoy it.
BTW she has a new LIVE album coming out in just a couple of weeks
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Wow, two of the top three threads here are about Anneke and new interviews with her. I have no idea which one to reply to!
I only know her work in Ayreon, which of course is glorious. I am not sure how the credit gets distributed. She is obviously talented, but Arjen seems to get top notch performances out of everyone he works with too.
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Wow, two of the top three threads here are about Anneke and new interviews with her. I have no idea which one to reply to!
I only know her work in Ayreon, which of course is glorious. I am not sure how the credit gets distributed. She is obviously talented, but Arjen seems to get top notch performances out of everyone he works with too.
Almost everything she does is perfection. From The Gathering, to Agua De Annique, to her solo stuff, to Gentle Storm, to her work with Árstíðir, to her stuff with Devin. She just has a perfect voice.
Vuur is the only one I am not completely sold on. I enjoy it. But it seems to have the laziest vocal melodies of all of her stuff thus far.
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Forgot I have The Gentle Storm, I doubt I've listened to the whole thing. It's on my growing queue of "Stuff I keep trying to commit to listen to but never manage to."
I listened to a couple Vuur songs on Spotify but not enough to make a solid impression.
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Anneke is a GOAT but I listened to the VUUR (= Fire in Dutch) and I wasn’t able to hear a good Song or melody there. Seems like they just wanted to sound heavy.
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I don't want to offend her or her fans, but I just don't get the undying devotion people have to her music. I have listened, and listened to VUUR, and it just...it doesn't do it. And VUUR in particular, all those guys are metal dudes, and then you have this smiley happy hippy chick. Just never has clicked with me.
I am happy for her U.S. fans though, because it looks like she's got a nice tour lined up, even if it is an opening slot.
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I don't want to offend her or her fans, but I just don't get the undying devotion people have to her music. I have listened, and listened to VUUR, and it just...it doesn't do it. And VUUR in particular, all those guys are metal dudes, and then you have this smiley happy hippy chick. Just never has clicked with me.
I am happy for her U.S. fans though, because it looks like she's got a nice tour lined up, even if it is an opening slot.
VUUR isn't great. It'd be like saying "I have no idea why Metallica has any fans. I listened to St. Anger and it wasn't that good."
Well, it's not THAT extreme, but you get the point.
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I like her in Ayreon, and her two solo albums are pleasant. She has a lovely voice, but I haven't delved far enough into her catalog to call myself a fan.
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I've only heard her stuff with Ayreon and The Gathering, but her voice is amazing. In fact, I need to complete my Gathering collection. I'm missing Souvenirs and Home. (I also need to check out their stuff with the new gal, but that's for another thread)
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I've only heard her stuff with Ayreon and The Gathering, but her voice is amazing. In fact, I need to complete my Gathering collection. I'm missing Souvenirs and Home. (I also need to check out their stuff with the new gal, but that's for another thread)
Dude, Souvenirs and Home are great. Souvenirs specifically is sooooo good. Has this amazing mellow/haunting quality to it.
Their stuff with the new girl is great too. I'd also HIGHLY recommend their last live release. All the old singers and I think all the former musicians together. Just a blast.
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Anneke is a GOAT but I listened to the VUUR (= Fire in Dutch) and I wasn’t able to hear a good Song or melody there. Seems like they just wanted to sound heavy.
I think she's wicked hot, but even if you don't, calling her a goat is pretty harsh.
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Anneke is a GOAT but I listened to the VUUR (= Fire in Dutch) and I wasn’t able to hear a good Song or melody there. Seems like they just wanted to sound heavy.
I think she's wicked hot, but even if you don't, calling her a goat is pretty harsh.
:rollin
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So, InsideOut just published their fifth video of happy birthday wishes, and Anneke appears at the end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGpd_JVfq8U
God, she's gorgeous. :) And she sounds adorable. (I've heard her singing, but not talking.)
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She's also sung (studio and live) with Chicago's Novembers Doom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW-LbXzzuDg
I'm not really a fan either, aside from a guest appearance here or there that I've heard.
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I'm a fan, but I've never really been able to get into The Gathering. I fell in love with her through her music with Devin Townsend. I find his albums with her to be his best, Addicted specifically. Also she appears on his live DVD The Retinal Circus which is maybe the best live concert on film IMO.
I actually really like VUUR. They aren't anything amazing, but their one album is a solid prog metal album. I think some of it blends together and doesn't catch you immediately, but I love the "In This Moment We Are Free" re-occuring theme and Freedom is one of my favorites from all her music.
I've got some videos from her multiple performances at ProgPower, I'll catch her solo opening for Delain and Amorphis next year
VUUR - Freedom - Rio Live @ ProgPower 19 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XlWLZUNgAY)
Devin Townsend Project with Anneke Live @ ProgPower 17 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wbHFJw0vWM)
The Gentle Storm - The Storm Live @ ProgPower 17 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Fbb5Ne2Uc)
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Usually live concerts with orchestras are hit and miss with me but this album is a grand slam IMO.
The vocals mix perfectly with the orchestra. Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlUm38kkOU4
I was driving around with the CD in my car. Sounds much better being surrounded by it than the youtube video.
Anyone else pick this one up yet?
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I mean, it's on my radar. Still, there were some threads about it just a few weeks ago:
A thread for Anneke created a month ago: https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=53018.0
A thread about an interview with Anneke for this very album: https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=53017.0
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There's no such thing as too much Anneke.
:hearts:
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Just bought this.
Was really hoping for a DVD or something too.
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Just got this as well. Terrific! :tup
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Next year she will do another show with the "Residentie Orkest", just got tickets to it. I feel it will be about the same show, but I might be wrong. Anyways, I really enjoy the album that came out of the project.
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I want the second Vuur album. If it's anything as good as the first, it's gonna be stellar!
Also, I know it will probably never happen, I want another The Gentle Storm album. As in, an album with two versions - more acoustic and folkish and then the heavier and traditional one - written once again with Arjen. I'm mesmerized by that album.
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Id like both of those as well, but neither seem likely in the near future
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I don't really follow Anneke, but at least her planning seems empty enough for something new. She has a tour in the coming months and then in 2020 the only show is the one with the orchestra. Not sure about the other musicians, but does another Vuur album seem that unlikely? I do think Arjen is probably busy though, I assume he is working on both a new Ayreon and the live album from last month's shows. Anyways, a new Gentle Storm would be rad. But I also kind of prefer Arjen making new projects every now and then.
If the show next year is not the same as the 2018 symphonized shows, it would be amazing if they did a couple of Gentle Storm songs on top of Shores of India (or instead of). But if it is the same show, I know I will be having a great time as well.
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I believe Rodrigo did an interview with her where she said Vuur is not in the near future and she will do another solo album first
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Anneke van Giersbergen announces 'The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest'
– Brand new solo album: out February 26, 2021 –
Lyrically, and musically, the award-winning Dutch artist lays her soul bare with the most evocative record of her career – captivating song-stories told with acoustic guitars, strings, horns, percussion, and Anneke's hypnotic vocal harmonies
The new album's title, 'The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest', refers to the idea that, when facing personal challenges, we are forced to find answers to life's biggest questions. But, at this point in her near-three-decade-long music career, this solo album – and, crucially, the heartbreak that inspired it – was not something Anneke van Giersbergen ever anticipated writing.
In 2018, Anneke began working on new material for her metal band, VUUR. Although their debut album, 'In This Moment We Are Free - Cities', was met with a mixed reception, fans were warming up to their heavy, progressive sound. Therefore, a rapid follow-up album would surely establish Anneke's return to fronting a metal band. However, behind the scenes, these were troubled times.
Anneke shares, ”My belief in VUUR saw me spend all my savings on recording VUUR's debut album and taking the band on the road. After completing our first touring cycle, I realized that more VUUR would mean yet more, huge financial risks.”
To make matters worse, in 2018, her long-lasting marriage, which had always been wonderful, unexpectedly saw a storm approaching.
Anneke adds, “I instantly knew I needed to write music about fixing my life. This creative endeavour would be far too personal for a VUUR album. And it would also require solitude.”
With just her acoustic guitar and basic recording gear, Anneke retreated to a small house near the woods, just outside her hometown of Eindhoven. She let go of the pressures of what VUUR's future might be, and fell into the meditative process of writing a solo album. In 2019, work continued on the new songs. In 2020, Anneke asked her friend and producer, Gijs Coolen, to help finish the album.
Throughout the completion of the album, Anneke's fragile, acoustic song-stories were fused together with an alchemy of panoramic strings, horns, and percussion. The resulting 11-track record has all the intimacy of Anneke serenading an audience of one, combined with surprising departures into swampier, foot-stomping grooves.
The Japanese art of kintsugi has inspired Anneke to use a repaired heart as the album's symbol. Kintsugi teaches that bringing together the pieces of a broken object – with the use of a precious metal – adds value and uniqueness to it. And, instead of giving up on their marriage, Anneke and her husband decided to take the time to mend their bond. They now cherish the repaired heartbreak as something profoundly valuable.
Their journey through this personal storm, and the album that Anneke created in the eye of it, proves that the darkest skies truly are the brightest.
The album will be available as CD Digipak, Gatefold LP + CD & as digital album.
01. Agape
02. Hurricane
03. My Promise
04. I Saw A Car
05. The Soul Knows
06. The End
07. Keep It Simple
08. Lo And Behold
09. Losing You
10. Survive
11. Love You Like I Love You
'The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest' is Anneke's 23rd career album. It proves, once again, that the award-winning Dutch artist defies being pigeonholed by any genre.
After thirteen years as the front woman for melancholic metallers, The Gathering, she struck out on her own in 2007. Since then, her creativity has known no bounds. Anneke quickly solidified a successful solo career (initially under the moniker Agua de Annique), and has recorded and performed with Canadian metal genius Devin Townsend multiple times. She has also lent her serene yet powerful voice to the likes of: Anathema, Icelandic folk group Árstíðir, Within Temptation, Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen, Amorphis, and prog legend John Wetton.
2012's 'Everything is Changing' was something of a milestone in Anneke's solo career. The album, which was the first to be released under her own name, received two Edison Award nominations – Holland's most prestigious music prize – in the categories 'Best Female Artist' and 'Best Album'.
In 2015, Anneke van Giersbergen and Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) released their collaborative album 'The Diary' under the name The Gentle Storm.
In October 2017, Anneke's progressive metal outfit VUUR released their much-anticipated debut album. 'In This Moment We Are Free - Cities' entered the Dutch Album Top 100 at number 2, Anneke's highest-ever chart position.
Forever the unpredictable artist, in late 2018, Anneke released 'Symphonized', an 11-track live orchestral album. It was recorded at two career-spanning concerts alongside Residentie Orkest The Hague, and features rearrangements of songs from her entire back catalogue.
2019 saw Dutch music copyright organisation Buma Cultuur honor Anneke with the Buma ROCKS! Export Award. This is their award for the Most Successful Dutch Artist Abroad in Heavy Music.
In 2021, the release of her new solo album 'The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest' will see Anneke surprise her fans all over again.
ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN online
www.annekevangiersbergen.com
www.facebook.com/annekevangiersbergenofficial
https://instagram.com/annekeannique
https://twitter.com/AnnekeAnnique
www.youtube.com/AguaDeAnniqueMusic
INSIDEOUTMUSIC online:
www.insideoutmusic.com
www.youtube.com/InsideOutMusicTV
www.facebook.com/InsideOutMusic
www.twitter.com/insideouteu
Visit the new InsideOut Shop:
www.insideoutshop.de
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Speaking of Anneke, news and what was discussed briefly above about the future of Vuur, she just announced her new solo album, mainly an acoustic one, which apparently it was more cathartic for her because of marital problems she candidly admitted. Vuur was too demanding time and money wise for where she was / is at the moment and so she went for a more personal and intimate album.
I hope things go better for her in her personal life!
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Wow...That financial stress with VUUR, really took a toll on her personal life, I have a hunch, the financial losses she had with VUUR caused the storm in her marriage, because of the financial stress she put them in due to VUUR not being as successful. (Recently, I have been noticing musicians and artists, saying more about the truth of the Music Business. This one is another of the heartfelt TRUTHS, of the business fans do not know about, and I feel, fans need to know about. There is a reason why MP wrote Never Enough.)
Otherwise, this album sounds like it's going to be one I will really enjoy. I love her more softer, calmer, introspective songs. Her voice is motherly and is just soothing and calm, that elevates her introspective songs. A good example of this is My Mother Said.
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Love everything I have heard from her.... be it The Gathering, Ayreon, Agua de Annike, Anneke van Giersbergen, AG with Arstider, The Gentle Storm or VUUR....
Will definiteley order this from her webshop...
Too bad that it sounds like there will be no more VUUR.
Glad that I got to see them live though.... and with Anneke van Giersbergen solo as one of the opening acts at that....
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Too bad that it sounds like there will be no more VUUR.
Glad that I got to see them live though.... and with Anneke van Giersbergen solo as one of the opening acts at that....
Yup. It's why I went to ProgPower. I knew I would never get a chance to see them again. Especially awesome that they played The Storm from The Gentle Storm, and her cover of Like a Stone was beautiful, also their cover of Fallout by Devin Townsend was fucking amazing.
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Anneke van Giersbergen - unveils music video of first new track “My Promise”
https://lotsofmuzik.com/anneke-van-giersbergen-unveils-music-video-of-first-new-track-my-promise/
:hefdaddy
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That's a pretty good tune. I'm not a huge fan in the sense I know everything she's done, but it seems like whatever I do hear, I like.
Two thoughts from the video:
- there are moments when her mannerisms remind me of Dio (that's not an insult);
- someone needs to clean those wine glasses. :)
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That's a pretty good tune. I'm not a huge fan in the sense I know everything she's done, but it seems like whatever I do hear, I like.
Two thoughts from the video:
- there are moments when her mannerisms remind me of Dio (that's not an insult);
- someone needs to clean those wine glasses. :)
hahaha I thought the same about the wine glasses
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Listened to the video. Preordered the album....
Cost me abour twice as much as from a swedish store but at least Anneke gets more profits and I get a signature...
Really hope to see her on swedish grounds in the next year or the one after.
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That was a beautiful song. I like how that could've easily been a metal style song, but she chose to leave it simple and stripped with just strings. Love it.
Music video is pretty cool as well.
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Latest video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMuysO4TpWw
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About a month late there, man. :lol
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Today sees the release of the second single and video of said album, called “Hurricane”. Anneke comments on the single as follows: “For the new album I wrote a lot of songs filled with messages of love and heartache, but I also went on a more propulsive journey, with darker storytelling. The percussive opening groove of ‘Hurricane’ is maintained until a slightly ominous middle section. The track closes with heavy drums and a glorious trumpet solo.”
You can watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/T8PA4w1iSug
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Great song. Thx for posting
(then the trumpet came and I thought: Bosch)
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Loved that song.... and the ending :tup
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Wow, I was not expecting that kind of song, but that was really good.
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Thought both of those tracks were great. This sounds like it will the album that clicks with me. I've generally just enjoyed a couple of tracks (but like them a lot) of her solo records.
Love to watch Anneke sing - she can't get the smile off her face most of the time!
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Oooo....I like this one a lot.
Love the rests in the vocals, and just the overall rhythm, mood, and atmosphere. That Trumpet ending reprising the vocal melody was beautiful. This is gonna be a great album.
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Today I woke up and I really hate that it happened.
I dreamed ALL night I was married to Anneke, LOL, we went skiing, we also went to her studio where she started writing a song for me.
And in the morning while we were cuddling in bed she was singing that song, the last one from her last record: LOVE YOU LIKE I LOVE YOU. And right after she finished singing I fucking woke up, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
It was the best dream I have ever had and it felt so real, damn!
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Today I woke up and I really hate that it happened.
This line, read alone, was a bit worrying ;D
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The third single “Agape” off of said album sees the light of day today and Anneke is very excited to be sharing this new piece of music with the world. She comments: “Agape refers to the highest form of unconditional love, the type of love we all yearn for. I’ve tried to create a distinct echo of a love song from the ‘70s with a meditative guitar arrangement. The lush sound of a string quartet adds a dreamy quality to the song.”
Watch the lyric video for “Agape” here:
https://youtu.be/Gt9jkpdqv-0
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The third single “Agape” off of said album sees the light of day today and Anneke is very excited to be sharing this new piece of music with the world. She comments: “Agape refers to the highest form of unconditional love, the type of love we all yearn for. I’ve tried to create a distinct echo of a love song from the ‘70s with a meditative guitar arrangement. The lush sound of a string quartet adds a dreamy quality to the song.”
Watch the lyric video for “Agape” here:
https://youtu.be/Gt9jkpdqv-0
Great. Have really enjoyed all three singles so far. Looking forward to the album.
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I'm loving this, frankly. Hurricane is the bomb.
I had a dream last night that I was kicking MinistroRaven's ass while Anneke was waiting for me in my car. :) :)
(I'm totally kidding, bud!)
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I'm loving this, frankly. Hurricane is the bomb.
I had a dream last night that I was kicking MinistroRaven's ass while Anneke was waiting for me in my car. :) :)
(I'm totally kidding, bud!)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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I had a dream last night that I was kicking MinistroRaven's ass while Anneke was waiting for me in my car. :) :)
:rollin
All three singles were very good. I have high expectations for this.
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Here's Rodrigo's interview with Anneke:
https://lotsofmuzik.com/anneke-van-giersbergen-the-darkest-skies-are-the-brightest/?
Tomorrow's time for Stadler's review of the album.
:metal
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Here's the interview I did with Anneke to promote her new album: https://lotsofmuzik.com/anneke-van-giersbergen-the-darkest-skies-are-the-brightest/
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Nice interview! I'm glad that VUUR isn't completely dead, another album in that style would be very interesting, but it's not worth it if it affects her financial wellbeing and her personal life. For now I'll gladly take this new upcoming album!
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Here's Rodrigo's interview with Anneke:
https://lotsofmuzik.com/anneke-van-giersbergen-the-darkest-skies-are-the-brightest/?
Tomorrow's time for Stadler's review of the album.
:metal
You must have posted this a milisecond before I did!!!
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Actually, it was 1 hour, 9 minutes and 10 secs before you. :lol
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Stadler's review of the album:
https://lotsofmuzik.com/anneke-van-giersbergen-album-review/
:metal
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This band features Anneke in the last song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-NKrMh3etg&feature=youtu.be
:metal
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Got a notification today that Anneke has shipped my album. Guess I will have it sometime next week.... exciting
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Anyone else hear the record? Any thoughts? I thought it was excellent, and I've listened to it a couple times even after my "homework" was done.
"Love You Like I Love You" is an amazing song.
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Amazon claims that I will be getting my copy on Friday, but they haven't shipped it yet. They have been dropping the ball lately with my new music releases.
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Anyone else hear the record? Any thoughts? I thought it was excellent, and I've listened to it a couple times even after my "homework" was done.
"Love You Like I Love You" is an amazing song.
I like it a lot. One of my favourite records of the year so far. Lots of strong songs here, I think the first three-songs run is fantastic, The Soul Knows and Losing You are beautiful and Survive is a lot of fun.
The only songs I'm not too keen on are I Saw a Car and Lo and Behold (mostly because of the chorus).
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Anyone else hear the record? Any thoughts? I thought it was excellent, and I've listened to it a couple times even after my "homework" was done.
"Love You Like I Love You" is an amazing song.
I like it a lot. One of my favourite records of the year so far. Lots of strong songs here, I think the first three-songs run is fantastic, The Soul Knows and Losing You are beautiful and Survive is a lot of fun.
The only songs I'm not too keen on are I Saw a Car and Lo and Behold (mostly because of the chorus).
I get "I Saw A Car"'; the verse is a little simplistic and almost childish (though it's redeemed by the chorus), but I'm curious what you don't like about Lo And Behold; that's got my favorite moment on the entire record (that end part; I guess you could call it the bridge). Her voice is just angelic on that song.
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For some reason I really don't like the LOOOOoooooOOOOOOOoooOOOOOO and BEHOOOOoooOOOoold part in the chorus. The melody also reminds me of Anneke's part in Ayreon's Tunnel of Light which I also find a little bit annoying.
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I am also really impressed with this album. "The Soul Knows," "I Saw a Car," "The End," and "Lo and Behold" are my favorites at the moment, and the only one that's not really doing anything for me is "Keep it Simple."
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I like it so far. My favourite album of hers so far.
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I don't know much about her other than hearing her in some Ayreon stuff and Gentle Storm.
But I saw the video for I Saw A Car and I loved the shit out of that, so I will be digging in.
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I don't know much about her other than hearing her in some Ayreon stuff and Gentle Storm.
But I saw the video for I Saw A Car and I loved the shit out of that, so I will be digging in.
It's worth a listen; don't expect Ayreon, but if you know and like the Gentle Storm stuff (her half) then you might dig this. Personally, I love this album. REALLY well crafted and well sung.
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I agree that the album is heavily front loaded, since it starts out with the best songs, but the whole disc is enjoyable. The songs so far don't seem to stick in my head, but it's such a pleasure to listen to her, she has a voice of milk and honey and she seems effortless in everything she does.
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I don't know much about her other than hearing her in some Ayreon stuff and Gentle Storm.
But I saw the video for I Saw A Car and I loved the shit out of that, so I will be digging in.
It's worth a listen; don't expect Ayreon, but if you know and like the Gentle Storm stuff (her half) then you might dig this. Personally, I love this album. REALLY well crafted and well sung.
:tup
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First listen in..... I really like this, but then I like everything Anneke has produced.
Should be a good album for her to pick songs from when doing solo acoustic shows.
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So Anneke announced an acoustic stream on the 28th of March to celebrate the release of Darkest Skies
https://www.ticketmaster.nl/event/266847?CAMEFROM=EFFENAAR&brand=nl_effenaar
Might have to shell out for this one
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First listen in..... I really like this, but then I like everything Anneke has produced.
Should be a good album for her to pick songs from when doing solo acoustic shows.
I don't know with what frequency she comes to the States, but I would go to this, for sure. I might even talk my kid into going.
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This new album is REALLY good.
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First listen in..... I really like this, but then I like everything Anneke has produced.
Should be a good album for her to pick songs from when doing solo acoustic shows.
I don't know with what frequency she comes to the States, but I would go to this, for sure. I might even talk my kid into going.
I don{t think I can attend this one, I can barely see,and I am on a wheelchair after you beat me the other day man.
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Bought a ticket for her stream on the 28th.... really looking forward to it
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First listen in..... I really like this, but then I like everything Anneke has produced.
Should be a good album for her to pick songs from when doing solo acoustic shows.
I don't know with what frequency she comes to the States, but I would go to this, for sure. I might even talk my kid into going.
I don{t think I can attend this one, I can barely see,and I am on a wheelchair after you beat me the other day man.
Haha, I sent you $10, though; that oughta cover it! :) :) :)
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She rarely comes to the States. It's why I was thankful that the dude from November's Doom was able to fly her and her band here from South America for a one-off show. They played the whole thing on borrowed equipment as theirs went back overseas. Could not tell at all. It was a fun night.
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/anneke-van-giersbergen/2013/reggies-rock-club-chicago-il-33d8a4e1.html
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Off the back of enjoying the new one, I've spun Drive again a couple of times. I previously only clicked with the opener but it's also working well for me now.
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Treat Me like a Lady is so catchy! give it to a famous mainstream singer, dumb it down with a more poppy arrangement, and it would be a smash hit.
Also The Best is Yet to Come is great, it's not completely spelled out but I take it as a mother incouraging a son, rather than a love song.
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Anneke van Giersbergen is confirmed for the Dutch tv show Beste Zangers. Which some of you might remember from when Floor Jansen participated back in 2019.
Looking forward to her performances. And I hope the other artists dare to venture into her solo work, or even some of the bands she has worked with.
This is also great for Anneke, because the show gets you a lot of exposure in The Netherlands.
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Anneke her permances on the show Beste Zangers thus far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVX63KHO-c8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVX63KHO-c8) Jest Oldu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJygKpPYUzI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJygKpPYUzI) Sobrevivirė
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZs6DOKwfsQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZs6DOKwfsQ) Endless Road
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHijpkijvO8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHijpkijvO8) Kaaw Bloed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eten8QgEiU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eten8QgEiU) Sing sing sing
I think Jest Oldu and Sobrevivirė in particular are fantastic performances. The former goes metal and has a bit of an Arjen Lucassen vibe with the string instruments and electric guitar combo.
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Anneke her permances on the show Beste Zangers thus far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVX63KHO-c8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVX63KHO-c8) Jest Oldu
That was so great just for that ladies reaction to Anneke. :lol
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Anneke her permances on the show Beste Zangers thus far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVX63KHO-c8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVX63KHO-c8) Jest Oldu
That was so great just for that ladies reaction to Anneke. :lol
Haha, yeah, it is always a fun show to have artists of many different genres do takes of each others' songs and have them react. I would like an actual international EN version but I suppose that would be quite hard to realise in some ways.
That lady is also quite talented btw (and quite famous in Turkey), I hope she covers something of Anneke (or related) in the upcoming Anneke episode (where she is on the middle couch).