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Their most original album

I ain't no porn writer | author, "Crippled Dreams" | 04/30/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a brilliant piece of work. All the other Apocalyptica albums are great too, especially for their renderings of other bands' songs, most notably Metallica, but here we see this Finnish quartet (trio?) move away from other peoples' material and coming up with their own original stuff. I was amazed to see that they are exceptional songwriters in their own right!, especially Eicca Toppinen, but certainly also Perttu Kivilaakkso. I love the mix of electric guitar, drums, and strings. Works great. This is a very inspired work!! EXCELLENT songs!!!David Rehak
author of "Love and Madness""

Wow!!!

Jokie X Wilson | San Francisco, California United States | 04/06/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard of Apocalyptica from the CD single they released of "Seeman" and got that originally because Nina Hagen sings on that song. It didn't stick at first, but then I fell in love with the single and decided to get this album. I was confused because nowhere in the credits did it mention anything about electric guitars and I was convinced I was hearing that, fuzzy bass, etc.



Lo and behold, I check out their web site only to find that they would be playing at The Independent here in San Francisco. I got a ticket and was completely blown away. With three cellos and one drum set, they produced a very full sound that was in keeping with the quality of their CD-- and no electric guitars! I never knew cellos could make the sounds that they were getting out of them! And I could tell that they weren't simply goofing off and playing a recording because their fingers matched so well with the sounds that they were producing.



This music is technically superior, imaginative, relevant, and can appeal both to Head Bangers and Calssical fans (watching them head banging while playing cellos was quite the thing to see! :-D). These guys are both great showmen and artists. This is not just a bunch of parlor tricks. These guys speak passionately to the human soul!



Oh-- and I feel that I must add that their drummer is excellent! He's not just background. He really rocks!"

Shockingly Beautiful

yeselcuk | 12/14/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Markus Derrer has done a great job in introducing Apocalyptica and explaining the individual tracks in this album, please refer to his review for more details. I would like to tell you that Apocalyptica stands head and shoulders above the metal groups I know and Reflections has been my favorite album for all times - it will probably continue to be so in near future. I have to state that the first track, Prologue, is the biggest diamond of this invaluable album. Especially when I am listening the part begins at 0:48, there is no way that I can resist to start headbanging! I try to make it as slight as possible when out in public but I do it heavily when I'm alone or with close friends.They do not only make the hard stuff, they have very beautiful slow tracks, too. Even the old school classical music admirers should listen to them at least once.I love percussion very much and they are very welcome for me. Most Apocalyptica fans think that more reliance on percussion diminishes some of the originality of their work but they still love Reflections, even they love Cult more. You can see the forum thread in their official web site. The URL for the lazy people is here : http://www.apocalyptica.com/phorum/read.php?f=11&i=6461&t=6461.Apocalyptica has released a newer version of Reflections, including a DVD, like St. Anger from Metallica. It's only sold in a German site though and I couldn't get babelfish to translate it in a decent way. I will order it from Amazon as soon as it's available or grab it from a local music shop if it comes to Turkey - whichever happens sooner. To summarize, if you like Metal music and do not need to hear the groaning of death-metal, don't hesitate to buy this album - you will have your ears' rust cleaned. If this will be the first time you meet Apocalyptica, you will crave for more!P.S. S&M of Metallica is nothing compared to any of Apocalyptica's work. If you liked S&M, you will be falling all over yourself when listening to any song by Apocalyptica."