Blackmore’s Night – Fires at Midnight (25th Anniversary New Mix) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:25:17 minutes | 1,02 GB | Genre: Rock
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After hitting off the celebrations for their 25th anniversary with a fully remixed edition of their debut album “Shadow Of The Moon” in 2023, this year Candice and Ritchie continue with the worldwide release of a very special edition of their acclaimed 3rd studio album “Fires At Midnight”. Originally released in July 2001. The album entered the Official German Album Charts at #9, making it Blackmore’s Night’s first record to hit the Top 10 Charts in Germany.
On this album, Blackmore’s Night started incorporating electric guitar into their songs, alongside organic instruments like hurdy gurdies, shawms and harps. They had been touring for several years at this point and were playing concerts in castle courtyards, churches and theatres. One evening, when leaving a venue in the Czech Republic late at night, the idea for “Fires At Midnight” was born. “It was bonfire night, and we could just see all of these bonfires that were lit on the hillsides”, Candice Night recalls, “and that inspired the idea of the song ‘Fires At Midnight’”.
One of hard rock’s most influential guitarists has opted for the cultural upheaval and regality of the Renaissance era, as Ritchie Blackmore and vocalist Candice Night spearhead a band who abides by a hearty cross-pollination of English folk, 16th century melodies, and progressive rock. Here, Blackmore injects tasteful electric lead lines into a mix consisting of buoyantly executed rhythmic structures and Ms. Knight’s whispery, and at times, satiny vocalizations. Thus, Blackmore’s Night proclaims a festive atmosphere throughout these 16 pieces, while the band’s charming rendition of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a Changin’” might represent the lone deviation from the grand scheme of things to coincide with this ensemble’s altogether cheery demeanor and novel approach. Moreover, for those expecting to hear Blackmore ravage his electric with his now-infamous high-octane, blues-drenched power chords and doomsday chops, forget it. With this release, subtly, finesse, and nuance reign supreme amid a series of persuasive works that cover quite a bit of fertile terrain. – Glenn Astarita
Tracklist:
1-1. Blackmore’s Night – Written in the Stars (2024 New Mix) (04:46)
1-2. Blackmore’s Night – The Times They Are A-Changin’ (2024 New Mix) (03:24)
1-3. Blackmore’s Night – I Still Remember (2024 New Mix) (05:37)
1-4. Blackmore’s Night – Home Again (2024 New Mix) (05:24)
1-5. Blackmore’s Night – Crowning of the King (2024 New Mix) (04:29)
1-6. Blackmore’s Night – Fayre Thee Well (2024 New Mix) (02:02)
1-7. Blackmore’s Night – Fires at Midnight (2024 New Mix) (07:42)
1-8. Blackmore’s Night – Hanging Tree (2024 New Mix) (03:44)
1-9. Blackmore’s Night – Storm (2024 New Mix) (06:09)
1-10. Blackmore’s Night – Mid Winter’s Night (2024 New Mix) (04:30)
1-11. Blackmore’s Night – All Because of You (2024 New Mix) (03:35)
1-12. Blackmore’s Night – Waiting Just for You (2024 New Mix) (03:15)
1-13. Blackmore’s Night – Praetorius (Courante) (2024 New Mix) (01:56)
1-14. Blackmore’s Night – Benzai-Ten (2024 New Mix) (03:46)
1-15. Blackmore’s Night – Village on the Sand (2024 New Mix) (04:55)
1-16. Blackmore’s Night – Again Someday (2024 New Mix) (01:38)
1-17. Blackmore’s Night – Possum’s Last Dance (2024 New Mix) (02:40)
1-18. Blackmore’s Night – Sake of the Song (2024 New Mix) (03:11)
1-19. Blackmore’s Night – Written in the Stars (2024 New Vocal Version) (04:48)
1-20. Blackmore’s Night – Fires at Midnight (2024 New Vocal Version) (07:36)
