And Love Said No.
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March 15, 2004 |
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67:15 |
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Hiili Hiilesmaa, John Fryer, TT Oksala, Kevin Shirley, Tim Palmer |
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And Love Said No - The Greatest Hits 1997-2004 (English for: " And love said no - The greatest hits 1997-2004 ") is the 2004 published greatest hits album by the dark rock band HIM from Finland . After 2.3 million albums sold so far, in Europe alone, the group draws an initial summary.
There are 16 songs on the disc, 14 of which are singles from the previous four albums. The songs Your Sweet Six Six Six and Wicked Game can be found there in newly recorded versions (which were published in various countries, but not in Germany, on Razorblade Romance in 2000 ). In addition, located on the CD two new songs that Neil Diamond -Cover Solitary Man and the eponymous original composition And Love Said No . Both were released as singles ( And Love Said No only in Finland) and music videos were made, again directed by Bam Margera . In the And love said no video you can see the beginning of the 20th century. Fonthill Castle (Location: Pennsylvania ).
Publications and chart placements
In addition to the standard version, the Greatest Hits album was also released in digipak with an additional DVD, on which a concert of six songs in the semifinal in Helsinki on December 4, 2003 can be seen.
Although not a regular studio album, the disc reached number 2 in the Finnish and number 5 in the German charts.
Album design
The design is white with a little blue. It is the last album cover on which singer Ville Valo is shown (of the studio albums, Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights , released in 2001, is the last album on which he can be seen on the cover). After that, he didn't want to be shown on new covers, probably also because he was asked repeatedly whether HIM was more of a solo project than a band. The album does not contain a booklet , but a small poster with two current photos from 2004. One is a group photo of the band, the other shows the cover photo in a larger section. Lyrics are not included.
Music style and topic
In And Love Said No , there is a pop - ballad . The song and lyrics are kept simple and don't stand out very much. The text seems a bit overdramatic, e.g. B .; "Kill me", I begged and love said no ( "Kill me", I asked, but love said no ).
On the subject of And Love Said No , Valo said the following:
“[...]" And love said no ". It's about what I have went through the last two years and where I am today. It's a story about a relationship that didn't work so good. About losing all hope about the future when it comes to love and romance, but in some way find the right person in the end of the tunnel. I have a new girlfriend since September last year. We have known each other for a couple of years. She is a Finnish girl who has lived in the States for a few years and recently returned home. [...] ”
"[...]" And love said no ". It's about what I've been through the last two years and where I am now. It's a story about a relationship that didn't work out too well. About to lose all hopes about the future, regarding love and romance; but in a way to find the right person at the end of the tunnel. I have had a new girlfriend since September last year. We had known each other for a couple of years. She is a Finnish woman who lived in the USA for a few years and recently returned home. [...] "
The originally slow singer-songwriter song Solitary Man became a pop-rock cover. The following should be mentioned regarding the choice of cover and subject matter: Solitary Man actually comes from Neil Diamond , but is also very well known in the version by Johnny Cash . Probably changed Johnny Cash Neil Diamond line of text from "me and you - that died, too" ( "you and I - that died" ) in "me and Sue - that died, too" ( "I and Sue - that died " ). Valo also sings this line. One can even assume that this line was decisive for the choice of the cover, since Valo's ex-girlfriend is called Susanna. With the two bonus tracks on this compilation album, he most likely processed his failed relationship.
For information on the other songs , see:
- Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 : When Love and Death Embrace
- Razorblade Romance : Join Me (in Death) , Right Here in My Arms , Your Sweet Six Six Six , Gone With the Sin , Wicked Game , Poison Girl
- Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights : Heartache Every Moment , In Joy and Sorrow , Close to the Flame , Pretending
- Love Metal : Buried Alive By Love , The Funeral of Hearts , The Sacrament
Track list
The pieces without further information were written by Ville Valo.
- And Love Said No.
- Join Me (in Death)
- Buried Alive By Love
- Heartache every moment
- Solitary Man ( Neil Diamond )
- Right Here in My Arms
- The Funeral of Hearts
- In Joy and Sorrow
- Your Sweet Six Six Six ( Razorblade Romance Version)
- Gone With the Sin
- Wicked Game (Razorblade Romance Version) ( Chris Isaak )
- The Sacrament
- Close to the flame
- Poison girl
- Pretending
- When Love and Death Embrace
Digipack edition (bonus DVD):
- Soul on fire - live
- The Funeral of Hearts - live
- Beyond Redemption - live
- Sweet Pandemonium - live
- Buried Alive By Love - live
- The Sacrament - live
Web links
- And Love Said No at musicline.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Source: Bonus DVD "Bam vs. HIM" for the HIM DVD "Love Metal Archives vol.1" ; Published in 2005; The bonus DVD contains making-ofs for music videos Bam Margera made for HIM, including Solitary Man and And love said no .
- ↑ see: HIM / discography
- ↑ Source: http://valo-daily.livejournal.com/531392.html ; (old fansite); to be found under the heading "It's a weird trip being 27" Ville Valo interviewed by © DarkSecret club , underneath is the subheading Ville Valo answers fans' questions under these questions is the fourth from last question: "What is the most personal song you have ever written? "; last accessed on 6 Aug 2015