Blind Guardian

afro-elf · 10-04-2001, 08:49 PM

there was an early thread about led zepplin and tolkien.

there is a group called blind guardian and they are HEAVLY influenced by tolkien

their last cd was a concept cd based on the simarillion called

night falls on middle earth

they have some cool instrumentals like

at the gates of moria

and

gandalf's rebirth

here is a link to all their lyrics

http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/blind_guardian/

easterlinge · 10-04-2001, 11:33 PM

I only know the song called "Stairway to Heaven"...... strangely, the song's lyrics remind me of Varda, and in a way, Lady Galadriel.

***anduin*** · 10-05-2001, 12:48 AM

Are you talking about the Zeppelin song or a Blind Guardian song? Stairway to Heaven is a Zep song.

Regardless, Stairway to Heaven is probably the most controversial of Zeppelin's songs in regards to Tolkien. Most would agree that while possibily influcence by Tolkien, STH makes no direct reference to anything in Middle-earth, unlike say Ramble On.

Ñólendil · 10-05-2001, 12:48 AM

(Hopefully without sounding rude) I should say that Stairway to Heaven is a Led Zepplin song about Celtic Mythology, or at any rate in so far as the intentions and knowledge of Led Zepplin go.

Selwythe · 10-05-2001, 05:38 AM

I have only heard Blind Guardian's Lord of the Rings and The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins (yes, you guessed it, I'm a cheap idiot who downloads music off Tolkien Trail) and I must say I wasn't impressed. It doesn't sound pop, it doesn't sound rock, it doesn't sound country...

And if this is what Tolkien music should sound like, I must say I don't like it either. Don't ask why, something about the tune.

Ñólendil · 10-05-2001, 07:24 PM

Begging your pardon, but isn't the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins by Leonard Nemoy?

Banazir · 10-06-2001, 07:39 PM

The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins was indeed performed by Leonard Nimoy, and it was rather ridiculous. He should stick to acting and leave Bilbo alone, IMHO.

arynetrek · 10-10-2001, 09:00 PM

i bought Nightfall in Middle-Earth about 2 weeks ago & it hasn't left my CD player once. unfortunately i haven't heard their instrumentals, i can't find their other CD's even in "super music stores that carry everything!"

no, it doesn't sound like any one particular genre, i think that only adds to the music. if it were easily definable it would lose meaning.

as for Led Zeppelin - Stairway reminds me VERY much of LotR (i can give examples if anyone wants them) but i think other songs, Battle of Evermore, Ramble On, Kashmir, & Over the Hills & Far Away especially, have much more LotR-related lyrics. i think it's a difference of words vs. themes.

aryne *

afro-elf · 10-10-2001, 09:59 PM

I had heard of Blind Guardian( I was a headhanger of neo-classical heavy metal fusion) for years . I happened to pick up two copies two years ago while in Ukraine.
When I get back state side I plan to purchase Nightfall in Middle Earth myself.

arynetrek · 10-10-2001, 10:36 PM

i highly suggest getting it...

aryne *

Snowdog · 10-03-2002, 02:20 PM

Good stuff, though I only have a couple MP3s. A bit metally for me i think... Now the song Rivendell by Rush....

Eruviel Greenleaf · 10-10-2002, 03:18 AM

I have a couple mp3's, and what i've heard i like

i want nightfall on middle earth, though!

Silje · 10-13-2002, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Snowdog
A bit metally for me i think...

Am more into the relaxing, sweet music.
But I found something called Lothlorien Dreamscape, check it out!

http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/210/...reamscape.html

**Nurvingiel** · 10-14-2002, 10:45 PM

I love Blind Guardian! They have a site at mp3.com where you can download many of their great mp3's.

http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/5/blind_guardian.html

Cha-ching!

Starr Polish · 10-16-2002, 06:03 PM

A bit metally for me as well, though I did enjoy the song "Nightfall".

**Nurvingiel** · 10-16-2002, 10:49 PM

Nightfall is one of my favourite Blind Guardian songs. I love metal, the more metallic the better... which is why I like Metallica!

Linarryl · 10-22-2002, 01:55 PM

OOOoooohhhh! COol!

Falagar · 04-06-2003, 05:29 AM

Reawakening an old thread, I am.

Anyway, I just bought Nightfall in Middel Earth, and it has easily become my favorite. Both the songs Nightfall (you can almost feel Fëanor's anger and bitterness!) and Noldor (same goes for Fingolfin! Or whoever it was...) are now my favorite songs.
And Into the Storm (and it's intro, The War of Wrath), Mirror Mirror and Time stands still at the Iron Hill are pretty good too.

Anglorfin · 04-07-2003, 12:58 PM

Blind Guardian is my absolute favorite power metal band. I have about 90% of their stuff.
Favorite songs from NiME include "Mirror, Mirror" and "The Curse of Feanor" and "Dead Winter Reigns" . . . actually they are all excellent and the album creates a very epic picture of The Silmarillion.

And for anybody that does like Blind Guardian you should also check out the band "Elvenking". They also have a lot of songs about Middle Earth and are in the same genre as Blind Guardian.

Bombadillo · 04-07-2003, 01:09 PM

Yes, Blind Guardian is the #1 best band, and I was extremely glad to find a post on them here. And to clear up all this about genre, they are Power Metal, an exellent class. Yeah, anyone who ever read any book of Tolkien's should also hear some songs of theirs. They're great for anybody, and don't let the word Metal scare you away.
But I don't think Led intended STH to relate to LotR in any way.

10-05-2001, 12:48 AM	#4
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	(Hopefully without sounding rude) I should say that Stairway to Heaven is a Led Zepplin song about Celtic Mythology, or at any rate in so far as the intentions and knowledge of Led Zepplin go. __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

10-05-2001, 07:24 PM	#6
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	Begging your pardon, but isn't the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins by Leonard Nemoy? __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

10-06-2001, 07:39 PM	#7
Banazir Hobbit Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 40	The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins was indeed performed by Leonard Nimoy, and it was rather ridiculous. He should stick to acting and leave Bilbo alone, IMHO. __________________ "...I love him, whether or no".

10-10-2001, 09:00 PM	#8
arynetrek Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 610	i bought Nightfall in Middle-Earth about 2 weeks ago & it hasn't left my CD player once. unfortunately i haven't heard their instrumentals, i can't find their other CD's even in "super music stores that carry everything!" no, it doesn't sound like any one particular genre, i think that only adds to the music. if it were easily definable it would lose meaning. as for Led Zeppelin - Stairway reminds me VERY much of LotR (i can give examples if anyone wants them) but i think other songs, Battle of Evermore, Ramble On, Kashmir, & Over the Hills & Far Away especially, have much more LotR-related lyrics. i think it's a difference of words vs. themes. aryne * Last edited by arynetrek : 10-10-2001 at 09:03 PM.

10-10-2001, 09:59 PM	#9
afro-elf Hoplite Nomad Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3,931	I had heard of Blind Guardian( I was a headhanger of neo-classical heavy metal fusion) for years . I happened to pick up two copies two years ago while in Ukraine. When I get back state side I plan to purchase Nightfall in Middle Earth myself. __________________ About Eowyn, Does anyone know what her alias Dernhelm means? She was kown as dernhelm because of her exclaimation when she realized that the rider's headgear was heavy and obscured her sight. 'Dern Helm" Culled from Entmoot From Kirinski 57 and Wayfarer.

10-04-2001, 08:49 PM	#1
afro-elf Hoplite Nomad Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3,931	Blind Guardian there was an early thread about led zepplin and tolkien. there is a group called blind guardian and they are HEAVLY influenced by tolkien their last cd was a concept cd based on the simarillion called night falls on middle earth they have some cool instrumentals like at the gates of moria and gandalf's rebirth here is a link to all their lyrics http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/blind_guardian/ __________________ About Eowyn, Does anyone know what her alias Dernhelm means? She was kown as dernhelm because of her exclaimation when she realized that the rider's headgear was heavy and obscured her sight. 'Dern Helm" Culled from Entmoot From Kirinski 57 and Wayfarer. Last edited by afro-elf : 10-04-2001 at 08:51 PM.

10-04-2001, 11:33 PM	#2
easterlinge Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Farthest Khand, the darkest East... Posts: 442	I only know the song called "Stairway to Heaven"...... strangely, the song's lyrics remind me of Varda, and in a way, Lady Galadriel.

10-05-2001, 12:48 AM	#3
*anduin* Entwife Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: louisville Posts: 3,718	Are you talking about the Zeppelin song or a Blind Guardian song? Stairway to Heaven is a Zep song. Regardless, Stairway to Heaven is probably the most controversial of Zeppelin's songs in regards to Tolkien. Most would agree that while possibily influcence by Tolkien, STH makes no direct reference to anything in Middle-earth, unlike say Ramble On.

10-05-2001, 05:38 AM	#5
Selwythe Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Arcadia, CA Posts: 221	I have only heard Blind Guardian's Lord of the Rings and The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins (yes, you guessed it, I'm a cheap idiot who downloads music off Tolkien Trail) and I must say I wasn't impressed. It doesn't sound pop, it doesn't sound rock, it doesn't sound country... And if this is what Tolkien music should sound like, I must say I don't like it either. Don't ask why, something about the tune.

10-10-2001, 10:36 PM	#10
arynetrek Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 610	i highly suggest getting it... aryne *

10-03-2002, 02:20 PM	#11
Snowdog Dúnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	Good stuff, though I only have a couple MP3s. A bit metally for me i think... Now the song Rivendell by Rush.... __________________ "I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son. The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run."

10-10-2002, 03:18 AM	#12
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	I have a couple mp3's, and what i've heard i like i want nightfall on middle earth, though! __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

10-14-2002, 10:45 PM	#14
Nurvingiel Co-President of Entmoot Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,397	Blind Guardian Rules! I love Blind Guardian! They have a site at mp3.com where you can download many of their great mp3's. http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/5/blind_guardian.html Cha-ching!

10-16-2002, 06:03 PM	#15
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	A bit metally for me as well, though I did enjoy the song "Nightfall". __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

10-16-2002, 10:49 PM	#16
Nurvingiel Co-President of Entmoot Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,397	I Love Metal! Nightfall is one of my favourite Blind Guardian songs. I love metal, the more metallic the better... which is why I like Metallica!

10-22-2002, 01:55 PM	#17
Linarryl Elven Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 160	OOOoooohhhh! COol!

04-06-2003, 05:29 AM	#18
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Reawakening an old thread, I am. Anyway, I just bought Nightfall in Middel Earth, and it has easily become my favorite. Both the songs Nightfall (you can almost feel Fëanor's anger and bitterness!) and Noldor (same goes for Fingolfin! Or whoever it was...) are now my favorite songs. And Into the Storm (and it's intro, The War of Wrath), Mirror Mirror and Time stands still at the Iron Hill are pretty good too. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle. Last edited by Falagar : 05-16-2003 at 07:30 AM.

04-07-2003, 12:58 PM	#19
Anglorfin Alasailon Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: college Posts: 861	metal = goodness Blind Guardian is my absolute favorite power metal band. I have about 90% of their stuff. Favorite songs from NiME include "Mirror, Mirror" and "The Curse of Feanor" and "Dead Winter Reigns" . . . actually they are all excellent and the album creates a very epic picture of The Silmarillion. And for anybody that does like Blind Guardian you should also check out the band "Elvenking". They also have a lot of songs about Middle Earth and are in the same genre as Blind Guardian. __________________ "and then this hobbit was walking, and then this elf jumped out of a bush and totally flipped out on him while wailing on his guitar." "Anglorfin was tall and straight; his hair was of shining gold, his face fair and young and fearless and full of anger; his eyes were bright and keen, and his voice like music; on his brow sat wisdom, and in his hand was great skill."

04-07-2003, 01:09 PM	#20
Bombadillo "The Bomb" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,601	Yes, Blind Guardian is the #1 best band, and I was extremely glad to find a post on them here. And to clear up all this about genre, they are Power Metal, an exellent class. Yeah, anyone who ever read any book of Tolkien's should also hear some songs of theirs. They're great for anybody, and don't let the word Metal scare you away. But I don't think Led intended STH to relate to LotR in any way. __________________ Could it be that one path to enlightenment leads through insanity? Last edited by Bombadillo : 04-07-2003 at 10:01 PM.

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