| 1. Hunk Of Heaven |
| 2. All I've Got To Give |
| 3. Dreams |
| 4. Mister U |
| 5. Get That Happy Feeling |
| 6. Moonlight Affair |
| 7. Mystery Love |
| 8. Making Of You |
| 9. Lady And The Dude |
| 10. Don't Say Their Ain't No Heaven |
| 11. Somebody's Talkin' |
| 12. Who Do You Love |
Editorial Reviews
Japanese Version featuring Three Bonus Tracks: 'don't Say There Ain't No Heaven', 'somebody's Talkin' and 'who Do You Love'
Lemuria,Lemuria,Dreamsville,World Music
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Lemuria/Sirius B
Therion Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast Americ ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00023PB04 Release Date: 2004-09-07 |
Tracks:
- Typhon
- Uthark Runa
- Three Ships Of Berik, Pt. 1: Calling To Arms And Fighting The Battle
- Three Ships of Berik, Pt. 2: Victory!
- Lemuria
- Quetzalcoatl
- The Dreams Of Swedenborg
- An Arrow From The Sun
- Abraxas
- Feuer Overtometheus Entfesselt
Tracks:
- The Blood Of Kingu
- Son Of The Sun
- The Khlysti Evangelist
- Dark Venus Persephone
- Kali Yuga, Pt. 1
- Kali Yuga, Pt. 2
- The Wondrous World Of Punt
- Melek Taus
- Call Of Dagon
- Sirius B
- Voyage of Gurdjieff (The Fourth Way)
Customer Reviews:
Majestic.......2007-01-12
Theli isn't a bad album, just really tough to get into and a little tedious at times. Lemuria/Sirius B is not only a better album (both of them), but also easier to get your teeth into simply because the songwriting and performances are so much stronger and more cohesive. Even the death vocals, which I usually hate, works beautifully the few times they are used here.
Lemuria is the standout album, with hardly a weak moment across all 10 tracks. Typhon is a blistering opening track, with beautiful female singing mixed with a few murderous bursts of death vocals. So often death vocals end up sounding cheesy, but here they actually manage to sound mean and scary. It's magnificently done.
I'm not going to describe every song, it's hard to describe Therion's music in words. Let's just say there's enough beautiful melodies, varied singing and great guitar solos on Lemuria to keep current Therion fans happy and win them lots of new ones.
Typhon, Uthark Runa, Three Ships of Berik, Lemuria, Quetzalcoatl and Abraxas count as my favorites here.
Sirius B continues in much the same vein. The only song that I'm finding a little hard to get into here is Kali Yuga Part 1, but that's hardly a blot on the page. Sirius B, the song, is also just a little off course, a little tedious to get through. The rest of the album rocks, with The Blood Of Kingu, Son Of The Sun, The Khlysti Evangelist, The Wondrous World Of Punt, Melek Taus and Voyage Of Gurdjieff all deserving special mention.
I don't easily give out 5 stars, but Therion has earned it with two albums that could hardly be a whole lot better than they are. The variety in the songs, like different vocalists on different songs, melodic guitar solos, well implemented and executed death growling, choirs, orchestras, it's the whole package.
Whatever genre you want to throw this in, the bottom line is it's good music, plain and simple. Really good. Choirs and orchestra mixed with opera and metal isn't exactly a new or original concept in music, but Therion executes it so much better and on a much grander scale than most of the other pretenders.
The word "majestic" describes Lemuria/Sirus B quite well and although I haven't heard any other Therion albums except these two and Theli, I can't imagine a better starting point than Lemuria/Sirus B for anyone who wants to explore this band's music.
As hard to review as it is to classify........2006-12-16
Ok, so with that out of the way, why should you buy it? You definitely need to like either classical music or some version of Metal. You probably need to at least be able to tolerate the other genre. If you're able to listen to Phantom of the Opera and love mid range to heavy Metal, then you'll probably like this. If you love both, you might just have found your Nirvana of music.
The history's been documented in other reviews, but basically goes like:
Boys form death metal band.
Boys add more complexity in the form of classical instruments, choirs, etc.
Boys suddenly come out with a masterpiece that more or less creates a new genre in which they incorporate classical instruments, classically trained singers, choirs and whole orchestras while retaining their Metal roots (but dropping the growls). See "Theli" (which by the way I have not yet heard.. it's currently flying my way though).
With most things that I hear great things about, I'm ultimately somewhat disappointed. My initial reaction is often almost fanboyish. If I'm told the music/book/movie is spectacular and it fits a genre I like, I also think it's spectacular on my first listening/reading/viewing. Usually however, after a few songs/chapters/scenes, cracks start showing and while I might still very much like the purchase, it drops to the above average-good category for me (3-4 stars here).
Well, the first time I listened to "Lemuria", I was busy doing other things. I paused for a moment to listen once in awhile, and decided that "I liked it" but I didn't just stop everything to listen to it, unlike some more recent metal purchases. A few days later, I dropped "Sirius B" into the player, and pulled out the lyrics pamphlet (and by the way, everything about this product screams quality, including the full color artwork on each page of both pamphlets). Instead of feeling less fulfilling as the tracks changed, the music seemed to only get richer and more interesting.
It's hard to describe exactly what it sounds like, but the basic point is you get a melding of Metal riffs and hooks (expertly done), classical instruments, classical singers and choirs to such an extent that it's hard to envision (enlisten?) what the music would sound like without any of the other elements present.
That said, there are a couple of niggles. If you can't stand Death Metal 'growls', they make an appearance in a couple of songs (mainly Lemuria). I don't like them as a rule myself, but they work better here in moderation than they do exclusively on other CDs. It seems that ever since Theli, the band dropped the growls, until this CD came out. So you might prefer to try "Secret of the Runes" instead as your entry point to Therion. Additionally, "Sirius B" is billed as the more 'experimental' CD and I'll agree. Some parts feel off when listened to very closely, the best example for me is the switching between vocalists from verse to verse. A couple of songs on the second CD have at least 4 vocalists, with wildly varying styles, each singing one verse only of a quarter. It's still good music, but more disjointed than the rest.
The Metal aspect of the CDs is pretty heavy in many cases, but often the heaviest of the tracks also have more balancing lightness in the form of other instruments and sopranos. There are a couple of songs that are very upbeat/catchy, along with the heavier, more melancholy tracks. Unlike many CDs, not all the songs sound the same, although if you put this in with a mix of other artists, it will be almost immediately obvious that a Therion song has come up.
I've seen a frequent comparison to Nightwish in other forums and here. While it's apt to some degree (especially the "Once" CD where Nightwish brings in a full orchestra), the two really have very different feels. Whereas "Nightwish" might be a very tasty Samuel Adams (or other ale of your choice), Therion feels much more like a Guinness or 90 minute Indian Brown Ale. You might enjoy both, and if you do, then only your mood at the time will determine which you most want to listen to. But for those times when you need something dark, complex and filling, you could do a lot worse than Therion.
Highly enjoyable album that keeps growing on me!.......2006-10-21
A smidge overrated........2006-07-09
"When you watch the sky/You feel a longing for the stars".......2006-06-27
Actually, the subject matter covers more than just the Earth. Sirius B is a white dwarf companion to Sirius, the brightest star in the sky and located 8.6 light years away in the constellation Canis Major. Does that mean this one song has no connection to legend/myth like all the others? No. Basically an instrumental, the song Sirius B has only two words, Po Tolo, repeated over and over. Po Tolo is what the Dogon people of Mali call Sirius B and the myth/legend involved here is that they knew about details of Sirius B prior to contact (supposedly) with "the white man", who discovered Sirius B telescopically in 1862. So, either the Dogon were visited by aliens from Sirius sometime in the past or they were visited sooner than recorded by an earthman with astronomical knowledge. Choose your legend. And the track previous to Sirius B, Call of the Dagon, probably refers to the Phillistine god of that name, which may be the derivation of Dogon. Also this track, the source of my review title, ends thusly: "Dagon sing/Stargoddess/Sothis dance." Sothis is apparently the Egyptian name for Sirius, so yet another little known mythical/mystical connection woven into the framework of the music. Totally amazing!
One more thing, every page of both inserts features artwork, all being of cover quality, that, like the music and the lyrics, descriptively matches each song's subject. To say the least, I am overwhelmed by the complexity of this work and by its beauty. In fact, it does not seem humanly possible. Hmm, I wonder; were there any UFO sightings in Sweden about 3 years ago? (Please see my profile for a brief discussion of my rating philosophy.)
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Darcana
Manufacturer: Lemuria Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CAJH4S Release Date: 2005-07-12 |
Customer Reviews:
Great Music!.......2006-09-24
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As Worlds They Rise & Fall
Manufacturer: Lemuria Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CAKNXC Release Date: 2005-08-23 |
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A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria
Bal-Sagoth Manufacturer: Cacophonous Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005YC6G Release Date: 2000-02-29 |
Tracks:
- Hatheg Kla
- Dreaming of Atlantean Spires
- Spellcraft & Moonfire (Beyond the Citadel of Frosts)
- Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria
- Enthroned in the Temple of the Serpent Kings
- Shadows `Neath the Black Pyramid
- Witch-Storm
- Ravening
- Into the Silent Chambers of the Sapphirean Throne (Sagas from the ...)
- Valley of Silent Paths
Customer Reviews:
not yet Bal Sagoth.......2004-03-08
early orchestral death/black metal hybrid.......2003-02-09
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Lemuria
Lemuria Manufacturer: Dreamsville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005OAMS Release Date: 2001-08-30 |
Tracks:
- Hunk Of Heaven
- All I've Got To Give
- Dreams
- Mister U
- Get That Happy Feeling
- Moonlight Affair
- Mystery Love
- Making Of You
- Lady And The Dude
- Don't Say Their Ain't No Heaven
- Somebody's Talkin'
- Who Do You Love
Album Details
Japanese Version featuring Three Bonus Tracks: 'don't Say There Ain't No Heaven', 'somebody's Talkin' and 'who Do You Love'
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Michael Truckpile
Michael Truckpile Manufacturer: Art of the Underground ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000831NJQ Release Date: 2004-12-07 |
Tracks:
- Rescue Me
- Prop Me Up
- Girl on a Bicycle
- I Don't Expect Nothin'
- Stay Right Here
- Incidents
- Just Be Near Me
- Always
- Burnin' in the Light
- Busted Lips and Soil Stains
- Riverbed
- Photograph
- Buttered Toast
Product Description
This is a folky solo project from Michael of The Kiss Ups. Awesome songwriting and production. This lies somewhere between Woody Guthrie and Elton John in sound, and lyrical subject matter ranges from living and loving to more deep-rooted political issues. This record is very fun and may make you want a slurpee.
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Lemuria
Therion Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0003HHOW2 Release Date: 2004-11-22 |
Tracks:
- Typhon
- Uthark Runa
- Three Ships Of Berik Pt. Calling To Arms & Fighting The Battle Pt.2 Victory
- Lemuria
- Quetzalcoatl
- Dreams Of Swedenborg
- An Arrow From The Sun
- Abraxas
- Feuer Overture / Prometheus Entfesselt
Customer Reviews:
Same old therion.......2007-03-12
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Lemuria
Manufacturer: Indigo Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000077DDT Release Date: 2002-10-15 |
Tracks:
- Longing
- End of Time
- The Cave in the Magic Forest
- Guardian of the Crystal
- Elfin Creatures
- Lords of the Darkness
- Somewhere is Hope
- Choice of Weapons
- In Jubilo
- The Power of Love
- In the Dome of Light
- End and Begin
Album Description
A tale in music and poems about the legend of the crystal world, the threats to its existence, and the plan to save it peacefully.Customer Reviews:
from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-12-17
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Still Kissing Last Night's Smoke Stained Lips
Robert Blake Manufacturer: Art of the Underground ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000832GH4 Release Date: 2004-11-09 |
Tracks:
- Hackensack Bar
- One Monday Night
- Kitchen
- Salt and Lemon
- Idaho
- Forgiveness, Again
- Last Night's Party
- 10th Street
- Farm in New Hampshire
- Reeks and the Wrecks
Product Description
The third solo album from this legendary Bellingham, WA folk singer. These are some of the most beautiful and moving acoustic songs ever written, with production that makes it sound like he's whispering the words right into your ear. Intense and beautiful, this album is an instant classic and a must-have for anyone who likes music. Robert is definitely his own animal. But a few decent reference points would be Bob Dylan, Billy Bragg, and Roky Erickson. From wild to mild, this record is an emotional roller-coaster with guitars, dobro, harmonica, and fiddle riding shotgun. This is ESSENTIAL!Customer Reviews:
Truly an original in a monochromatic landscape .......2006-09-09
wonderful!.......2005-04-05
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Lemuria-Seascape
Kenny Barron Trio Manufacturer: Candid Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000008AA5 Release Date: 1991-10-01 |
Tracks:
- Lemuria
- Ask Me Now
- Sweet Lorraine
- Fungii Mama
- Slow Grind
- Have You Met Miss Jones?
- Maria Isabel
- You Go To My Head
- The Magical Look In Your Eyes
- Seascape
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