To everyone, there is one album out there... that is to you, the one best album there is in the world. If so, what is it and explain your REASON why, or if you feel ambitious, a mini review. Simply saying "because it rules" isn't good enough here. Also, I'm not asking for flame wars, just intelligent music discussion. Thank You.
For me, to the current extent of my musical knowledge, I would like to cite Burzum's Hvis Lyset Tar Oss as my favorite piece of music ever. Every moment of the album is full of tremendous emotion. The 4 songs on the album are epic and beautiful in their simplistic yet layered approach of scratchy guitars, keyboards, and Grishnackh's (Vikernes') own tremendously agonizing raspy shrieking vocals contribute to create an immense feeling of depressive grandeur. The Songs Det som en gang var, Hvis Lyset Tar Oss, Inn i alottet fra drommen, and Tomhet respectively translate to All that once was, If the light takes us, Into the Castle from the Dream, and Emptiness.
The album spans a great variety of the sounds that Grishnackh was capable of. For example Det som en gang var, perhaps the best known from the album, and is one of the best Black Metal songs ever created. It expresses sorrow in loss of all which once was and how it is gone forever. This is expressed through his command of his guitars, organ and drums. Conversely, on the other hand, he is able to express much tragedy and depression through a very simplistic 14 minute long keyboard piece, Tomhet. Ultimately, it is Grishnackh's great ability to deliver an agressive emotional piece of art that makes this the finest album I've ever listened to.
For me, to the current extent of my musical knowledge, I would like to cite Burzum's Hvis Lyset Tar Oss as my favorite piece of music ever. Every moment of the album is full of tremendous emotion. The 4 songs on the album are epic and beautiful in their simplistic yet layered approach of scratchy guitars, keyboards, and Grishnackh's (Vikernes') own tremendously agonizing raspy shrieking vocals contribute to create an immense feeling of depressive grandeur. The Songs Det som en gang var, Hvis Lyset Tar Oss, Inn i alottet fra drommen, and Tomhet respectively translate to All that once was, If the light takes us, Into the Castle from the Dream, and Emptiness.
The album spans a great variety of the sounds that Grishnackh was capable of. For example Det som en gang var, perhaps the best known from the album, and is one of the best Black Metal songs ever created. It expresses sorrow in loss of all which once was and how it is gone forever. This is expressed through his command of his guitars, organ and drums. Conversely, on the other hand, he is able to express much tragedy and depression through a very simplistic 14 minute long keyboard piece, Tomhet. Ultimately, it is Grishnackh's great ability to deliver an agressive emotional piece of art that makes this the finest album I've ever listened to.
