Well, 24 minutes doesn't seem all *that* long, when you consider that the first three parts are a condensed history of the Universe, and the last two a meditation upon what that means.
Have you heard The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels? It's an album by Alan Moore and friends, that covers similar territory. I recommend it. (And since it's super out-of-print, if you want a copy let me know.)
Followup: I found this review online. I enjoy this review, if only because it's basically my review from the exact opposite camera angle with precisely opposite conclusions: For Holopainen, however, an excellent 48-minute album is nowhere near good enough. A victim of self-indulgence just as often as a writer of fabulous songs, he’s a man whose ego constantly needs satisfying, and there clearly was no one at Nuclear Blast to call out his “bullshit” moments. Not content to let the album end on “Alpenglow”’s high note, he extends it by a full half hour...
About the only thing this reviewer and I agree on is that "My Walden" is excellent.
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Have you heard The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels? It's an album by Alan Moore and friends, that covers similar territory. I recommend it. (And since it's super out-of-print, if you want a copy let me know.)
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For Holopainen, however, an excellent 48-minute album is nowhere near good enough. A victim of self-indulgence just as often as a writer of fabulous songs, he’s a man whose ego constantly needs satisfying, and there clearly was no one at Nuclear Blast to call out his “bullshit” moments. Not content to let the album end on “Alpenglow”’s high note, he extends it by a full half hour...
About the only thing this reviewer and I agree on is that "My Walden" is excellent.
http://www.popmatters.com/post/191985-blood-and-thunder-song-of-himself/
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