Mother Earth (album)
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May 7, 2001 |
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CD |
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10 |
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53 min 52 s |
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Anthony van den Berg |
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Mother Earth ( English for "Mother Earth") is the second album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation . It was released on May 7, 2001.
In January 2003 the album was re-released in Germany and neighboring German countries with a slightly different track list and a new cover, and in September 2004 also in Great Britain.
Music genre
Mother Earth differs significantly from its predecessor Enter and the subsequent album The Silent Force . The singer Sharon den Adel sings almost exclusively , the guitarist Robert Westerholt can only be heard in two songs. Overall, the band is moving away from growling and moving more towards rock . Important elements here are the guitars and the use of drums. The singer's high-pitched voice is also typical of this album.
Track list
- Mother Earth - 5:29
- Ice Queen - 5:20
- Our Farewell - 5:18
- Caged - 5:47
- The Promise - 8:00
- Never-Ending Story - 4:02
- Deceiver of Fools - 7:35
- Intro - 1:06
- Dark Wings - 4:14
- In Perfect Harmony - 6:58
Bonus title
- World of Make Believe - 4:47 (2001)
- Restless - 4:43 (2003)
- Bittersweet - 3:21 (2003)
- Enter (Live) - 6:39 (2003)
- The Dance (Live) - 4:53 (2003)
The two live recordings were made in Utrecht in 1998, the others in 2000 in Studio RS 29.
successes
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The album quickly became a huge success in their home country. There it achieved triple platinum status . Platinum and gold status was also achieved in Germany and Belgium . A total of around 350,000 copies of the album were sold in Europe.
Meaning of the lyrics
The mostly mystical texts deal with evil and darkness, which one should not simply indulge in, but which one must fight against. The nature is also given a not insignificant importance: Mother Earth is about mother nature. This is described as stronger than humans. Ice Queen is about the destructive power of winter. In Perfect Harmony the story of a boy is told who grows up in nature and lives in harmony with it.
Other focal points include jealousy and death.
Single releases
The first single from the album was Our Farewell on January 22, 2001. This was followed by Ice Queen on May 12, 2003 and Mother Earth on October 13, 2003 ( Ice Queen and Mother Earth were released in the Netherlands on June 28, 2001 and June 8, respectively Published May 2002).
Above all, the single Ice Queen helped the band to become well known and successful. In the Netherlands it reached number two in the charts.
Video album
The new release in 2003 was followed by the double DVD Mother Earth Tour that same year . In addition to the CD titles, it contains three music videos (“Mother Earth”, “Ice Queen” and “The Dance”) as well as numerous live recordings of concerts and interviews, making-ofs and other backstage material.
Web links
- Mother Earth at Allmusic (English) (4.5 out of 5 points)
- Review at Plattentests.de (7/10 points)
- Review at laut.de (3 out of 5 points)
Individual evidence
- ↑ musicline.de: Longplay chart tracking ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ Within Temptation in the Austrian charts. austriancharts.at; Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ Within Temptation in the Swiss hit parade. hitparade.ch; Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ Within Temptation in the Dutch charts. dutchcharts.nl; Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ↑ Single chart tracking ( memento of the original from April 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. musicline.de; Retrieved March 17, 2009.
