Inheritance

Inheritance

Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide, October 2004
...Legg is head and shoulders above his contemporaries with this excellent album.

Product Description
A colorful mix of gentle contemplative ballads, snappy and percussive jams, rock-edged electricity and hints of folk music, Irish jig and traditional church music influences, Inheritance marks a radical contrast from the unadorned, minimal production approach of the London born guitarist's rootsy 2003 label debut Guitar Bones.

Inheritance

Tracks:

Moonshield
The Jester's Dance
Artifacts Of The Black Rain
Graveland
Lord Hypnos
Dead Eternity
The Jester Race
December Flower
Wayfaerer
Dead God In Me
Goliaths Disarm Their Davids
Gyroscope
Acoustic Medley
Behind Space - Live

Album Description

Remastered reissue of their 1995 album along with bonus 'Black Ash Inheritance' EP. Bonus tracks, 'Goliathas Disarm Their Davids', 'Gyroscope', 'Acoustic Medley' & 'Behind Space'(Live). Digipak. Nuclear Blast America. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Instant Euphoria..........2007-05-18

Not only is this In Flames greatest achievement - this is one of the greatest metal albums ever written! Quality metal that is so simultaneously fast and melodic is indeed hard to come by. This album even surpasses such metal classics as 'Master of Puppets', 'Piece of Mind', and 'Rust in Peace'. Whether you like throat vocals or not (and these vocals are a unique brand of throat vocals) the songs will send you into immediate euphoric metal bliss - and the instrumental pieces are brilliant! Combine the best thrash, melodic, and death metal you can think of into one album and you have 'Jester Race: Black Ash Inheritance'. The first moment I heard this masterpiece I was hooked - if you have any love for metal then your collection is incomplete without this album.

RECOMMENDATION: Other great Swedish metal bands to check out include At the Gates, Dark Tranquility, Opeth, Soilwork, and many others. Start with this album and let your journey into metal euphoria continue...

Classic!!!!.......2007-02-21

...and that should have constituted my entire review. If ever there was an album as perfect and engaging as Metallica's "Master..." or Megadeth's "Rust..." it is this one! (yes, I am aware of Dark Tranquility, but they have yet to release ANYTHING bad, so I skip them here)! The music is so good here that no wonder ANYTHING after would necessarily have to be a dissapointment from In Flames! Yes, "Whoracle" was great,ditto for "Colony" and "Clayman", but THIS is In Flames' greatest achievement, all else in their discography is mere shadows of this masterpiece (the same can be said of Metallica and their third album). Nothing they have ever done after and before will ever top that, period.The problem is: THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE MATURED SO FAST.Really, if you can only own 1 album of In Flames, this will suffice entirely. There is absolutely no confusion what kind of music is played here: Gothenburg death metal. No core, no thrash, just death! And a melodic grim reaper at that! The knack for melody combined with the sheer power and brilliance of execution could potentially start a third World War if used in a sinister manner. Perhaps that is where my favorite heavy metal bands Dark Tranquility and Opeth take roots. In any case, if you like your metal raw but melodic, this is one of these rare perfect albums you can't afford not to own! BUY NOW!!!!

"You'll forever be stuck here in eternity.....".......2007-02-08

I remember when I first purchased this album, I thought, "Meh, this is pretty good. It'll grow on me eventually." Yeah, well, it did, and I revised that statement into, "Damn, this is awesome!" I currently own 4 In Flames albums (this, Colony, Clayman, and Lunar Strain), and while the other 3 are great, The Jester Race (accompanied by the Black Ash Inheritance EP, at least this version) is probably my favorite IF album thus far.

The music is heavy and bone-crushing, but there's enough melody and beauty (and I don't mean that in a fruity way) to make it appeal to the masses. Anders Friden is honestly one of the best metal vocalists I've EVER heard. Glenn Ljungstrom (guitar),Jesper Stromblad (guitar), Johan Larsson (bass), and Bjorn Gelotte (drums) are also great musicians, and provide the awesome melodies that In Flames can create (even though I think the bass is a lot better on Colony and Clayman than on this album). Moonshield is, simply put, stunning, as it opens up with soothing acoustic guitars and transforms into an epic-driven melodic metal masterpiece. Other great tracks are Lord Hypnos, Dead Eternity, December Flower, Wayfaerer, and Goliaths Disarm Their Davids. Of course, all of the songs are incredible.

The Jester Race is a concept album about the corruption of humankind (referred to as, well, the jester race), and how they have destroyed and ruined the earth (if you analyze the lyrics, you'll see what I mean). I believe I have the just of it, but we're talking about poetic lyrics here, not completely flat, predictable ones. The album also has some throwbacks in, such as the title track, which is reminescent of The Jester's Dance (the first instrumental). My favorite instrumental track on the album is probably Wayfaerer. It sounds a lot different from the rest of the album (and I don't mean that in a bad way). The guitar solos don't sound as bleak as they do on the other songs. Some people don't seem to like this instrumental, but I sure do. On the 4 bonus tracks (which is the Black Ash Inheritance EP that was released a year later), there's a track called Acoustic Medely, which is the title track of the album but in acoustic form. In my opinion, this is brilliantly done, and it might be my favorite bonus track. Goliaths Disarm Their Davids is another one of my favorites, very dark, yet very confident sounding, if that makes sense. There's also a live version of Behind Space from their debut (which would later be redone on Colony). This is one of my favorite IF songs to date, and the live version is done perfectly.

If there is any weak track on the album, I would have to give the nod to Gyroscope. It just doesn't seem to stand out as much as the other tracks, and it loses my attention after a while. Nonetheless, that song is still eons better than pretty much everything being released today. And it's not even that terrible of a song. The lyrics are still great, but the overall feel doesn't demand your attention as much as the other 13 songs.

So is this the best album of 1995's Holy Trinity? Well, I can't say for sure, since I also thoroughly enjoyed Dark Tranquillity's The Gallery and I have yet to hear At The Gates' Slaughter of the Soul. However, this is an amazing album to say the least. The lyrics really make you think about the world around you, and makes you question the desires of, say, eternal life (like in the track Dead Eternity, which is about living forever, never to die and be with the people you love; you're just stuck in eternity). The Jester Race is about a minority group preparing for war against a far superior and more sophisticated force (perhaps in the album's story, it's about a group of people rising up to fight the jesters who have ruined the earth). But whatever this album is about, I love it.

It's funny thinking about all of the line-up changes In Flames have gone through over the years. But no matter how many times their lineup changes, this will always remain where their lineup was strongest. So buy this album, and experience some truly unique metal.

In Flames perhaps at their best.......2006-12-04

This may be the best album In Flames ever released it is most certainly a classic along with Whoracle, Colony and Clayman. The album is itself very well done with excellent melody and rythm, awsome guitar work and very good vocals. The tracks are all memorable and this is trully a showcasing of In Flames and their work. Excellent album and deff a good place for a new In Flames fan to start off. Im not sure ive gone a week without listening to this album after picking it up which must have been back in 94 I think.

THIS IS THE BAND'S MASTERPIECE.......2006-09-19

Like drinking fine and complex wine, you will want to listen to this album over and over and over. With each sip from the goblet, a new fabric of reality is experienced and savored. Yup, it's your typical "A-class album" in your collection.

In Flames truly earns your hard-earned dollars here. The layers of harmonius diligent guitar work will leave you in awe. Wondering if you should buy this album? Have no doubts. This album has everything. Galloping thrash, multiple riffs in each track, power vocals, furious drum work, and most of all, truly unique and emotional lead guitar. WE ARE TALKING SKILLED SOPHISTICATED HARMONIES AND THOUGHTFUL COMPOSITIONS!

I can't name too many albums in my collection that feature melodious lead guitar musicianship quality in almost EACH track. Have no fears however: The melodies do not betray the utter power and aggression in this one. In Flames has a cool doomsday vision and spite for the human race that only makes their aggression all the more sincere. Audio steroids.

It is tough to say which tracks are my favorite. They each tell a "needed story" towards understanding the fate of our Jester Race!...

Track 2 The Jester's Dance and track 13 Acoustic Medley are beautiful instrumental pieces that appropriately flaunt the musical influences behind the band which are impressive to say the least. Living up in northern Europe with nothing to do but milk cows all day and listen to every metal album under the sun will do that!

Track 3 Artifacts of the Black Rain; track 5 Lord Hypnos; and track 9 Wayfaerer all have unique sounding lead guitar work that will transport your heart and soul to another time and place...

Track 6 Dead Eternity has a specific lead guitar composition that creates an emotion unlike any other in the freaking genre! It is an ominous emotion you will have to experience for yourself. It is a turning point in the album and will haunt you (in a good way).

Track 8 December Flower is pure foot tapper. Even the lyrics are geniusly positioned to compliment the rhythm chorus in this one. And just when you might think the track is too much of a contrite foot-tapper, In Flames drops a cinderblock on your head with mind-spitting speed-thrash solos.

Track 11 Goliaths Disarm their Davids is a climactic build-up of energy. The lead guitar work is inspired by the unseen gods and the vocals will leave your ears bleeding for more.

If you appreciate musicianship and thrash metal with a death metal vocalist, then you will wear out your CD like I do mine. 5 of 5 stars.

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Graceful Inheritance

Manufacturer: Hellion Records - Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAAB5M
Release Date: 2000-03-07

Average customer rating:

Amazing performer

Scottish Inheritance
Bonnie Rideout
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B00008PUMN
Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

Wilkie's Footrace/Aspey's Jig
The Stirlin' March/Brig' O'Balgownie/Shepard Tartan/Kevin's Reel
Calcum Figheadair (Weaver Malcom)/Rinn mise agus ni mi e a ris. (I did it and I will do it again.)
Happy Frank/Alick Young/The Cairngorm/The Hurricane (Nov. 7, 1893)
Bonny Bonnie Rideout/The Prodigy Adam/Blue Mull Sound
Bert Gonnella's Jig/Lizzie Duncan's Fancy/Ron Gonella's Jig
The Reel O' Tulloch
Highland Medley: Has the Lass till I winn at her/Blue Britches/Lady Doll's Sinclair's Reel/Crodh laoigh nam bodach.
The Dark Wood Hornpipe/Justin's March/Thistledown/Who'll Play the Fiddle?
The Jaunting Car Hornpipe/Paddy on the Railroad/The Flying Scotsman
Invergarry Castle/Sutherland Calquhoun's Jig/O as I was Kissed Yestereen
Marsail Lochinalie

Album Description

World-class Scottish Fiddler, Bonnie Rideout, presents the works of her mentors. The majority of the music on this CD has never been recorded. It includes several of Bonnie's own compositions as well as the works of Ron Gonnella, Bert Murray, Arthur Scott Robertson and the great (Scottish Paganini), J. Scott Skinner. This historic recording features Rideout's ensemble, "The Bonnie Rideout Scottish Trio", with stellar guitarist, Bryan Aspey and Riverdance's percussionist, Steve Holloway.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing performer.......2005-01-23

Was lucky enough to catch Ms. Rideout in concert, and was floored by her talent. She play every note with precision, yet doesn't take herself too seriously. That combo creates enjoyable, passionate music. We heard a few selections from this album. Don't miss the last song on this album.

Average customer rating:

buy the freakin cd

Inheritance of Detriement
Dragbody
Manufacturer: Lifeforce Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004NRX8
Release Date: 2000-02-01

Customer Reviews:

buy the freakin cd.......2000-08-15

jesus christ......they just keep getting better and better....from what i understand from talkin to the guitarist a couple of times this is a compilation of all of their old ep's, this is awesome, everyone should own it......its like buzzoven to the 10th power and way more hardcore, this album isnt for the faint of heart, it will send u straight to hell and back, i just saw these guys a few weeks back and the live show is nothing short of amazing, if they come to your town don't miss it, these guys will destroy your town

Average customer rating:

Thanks for this CD
Good music, but not the best performances

English Choral and Organ Music

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00000JLKI
Release Date: 1999-07-13

Tracks:

Te Deum Laudamus
They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships
Chorale Prelude On 'Down Ampney'
The Scribe
Inheritance
In Exile
Introduction And Theme
Lo, The Full, Final Sacrifice
Great Is The Lord

Customer Reviews:

Thanks for this CD.......2005-11-15

As a previous reviewer said, the music of Herbert Sumsion deserves more attention these days. This CD is an excellent introduction to his music. Those who are familiar with Howells, Elgar, and Vaughan Williams will find much to enjoy in Sumsion's style--fluid, natural, adept at evoking a variety of moods. My favorite work on this CD, the haunting "They that go down to the sea in ships," showcases Sumsion's facility at setting text and creating a truly integrated organ accompaniment. Occasionally the performances are a little rough around the edges, particularly with the men and boys choir (some straining on the part of the trebles), but this does not really hinder an appreciation of Sumsion's compositional voice. Some lovely gems by other composers are an added bonus. Recommended!

Good music, but not the best performances.......2001-03-17

I purchased this recording with great anticipation, as it has some stellar works on it, done by someone with great familiarity with Sumsion and Howells. Unfortunately, the music is often passionless, the sound not balanced, lazy releases, and the organ a bit subdued for most of the accompaniments as well as on the Introduction and Theme. But, Sumsion deserves much more attention these days, and Hunt should be commended for recording his music.

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Inheritance
Mojo Watson
Manufacturer: Watashea Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music

Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00006HMDX
Release Date: 2001-11-18

Tracks:

I Love My Baby
When You Put Me Down
You Are Always Down Wrong
Oh How I've Suffered
Please Help Me Baby
This Is A Cold Cruel World
Keep Away From Me Judas
Hey Little Girl
I Kept On Trying
She's One Of The Finest
We're Going Down
Casey Jones' Last Ride

Album Description

Inheritance consists of 12 original tracks steeped in the electric Chicago style blues. Mojo Watson's guitar playing is for real; his singing is the real deal. The tracks were recorded in the heart of Texas by real musicians. This album is the real blues!

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I Would Like To Hear Mr. Legg Play A Real Acoustic!!!!
very good show
Eclectic Fingerstyle
Great record with signature expert pickin!

Inheritance
Adrian Legg
Manufacturer: Favored Nations
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0002W4UZW
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

Nefertiti - What a Sweetie!
My Blackbird Sings All Night
A Waltz For Leah
More Fun In The Swamp
Nail Talk
Doublejigs
English Blue
Decree
The Good Soldier
Psalm With No Words
Emneth

Album Description

A colorful mix of gentle contemplative ballads, snappy and percussive jams, rock-edged electricity and hints of folk music, Irish jig and traditional church music influences, Inheritance marks a radical contrast from the unadorned, minimal production approach of the London born guitarist's rootsy 2003 label debut Guitar Bones.

Customer Reviews:

I Would Like To Hear Mr. Legg Play A Real Acoustic!!!!.......2005-06-11

Adrian Legg is an incredibly gifted player there is no doubt about that, but I think he relies to heavily on effects to do the playing. Like for instance the song "Psalm With No Words," that song would have been great without his guitar all phased/chorused out. It sounds terrible! He also needs to work on playing less, because he tries to put too many chords/notes in a phrases and it just doesn't sound that great. His songwriting is okay, but I think his playing shouldn't overshadow the song. The song should always come first.

Many of his albums are lacking in the creativity department simply because he tries too hard to somehow inject his songs with an over usage of technique. He should really let the song speak for itself and not subject his listeners to his effects and overbarring guitar technique(s).

I like Adrian Legg, but I'm not going to subject myself to him, unless his music starts to speak for itself.

very good show.......2005-04-11

Adrian Legg sounds exactly like Adrian Legg, and no one else. And no one else sounds anything like Adrian Legg. He is one of the most gifted acoustic guitarists around, with an instantly recognizable sound, excellent compositional skills, and a delightful sense of humor. This release stands as one of Adrian's best CDs. It's a skillful, lovely, idiosyncratic, resounding testament to one of the best solo acoustic guitarists on the scene today.

Eclectic Fingerstyle.......2004-12-25

Melding snappy chicken pickin', Travis-style alternating bass, swing-band voicings, real-time retuning, bagpipe-like drones, and pedal steel-inspired bends, Adrian Legg pushes the boundaries of solo guitar like no one else. His broad sonic palette includes acoustic colors from a miked parlor guitar ("My Blackbird Sings All Night"), ringing mag-pickup timbres ("Nail Talk"), and sizzling undersaddle pickup sounds bathed in ambient washes of digital processing ("English Blue"). Pledging no allegiance to any particular genre or musical period, he bounces from delicate, hymn-like melodies to funky Jerry Reed riffs to pensive modal improvisations. A skilled arranger, Legg occasionally augments his guitar with string and brass ensemble accompaniment; these organic sounds provide a welcome foil to his electronic explorations. While many of the originals on this instrumental record have a somber cast, Legg's subversive take on tone and technique give Inheritance a playful feel.

Great record with signature expert pickin!.......2004-10-23

Was eager to check out Legg's new record and was in no way disappointed! He, again, has delivered with his well-known incredible guitar pickin combined with beautifully crafted songs...
A delight to listen to over and over...this will be a mainstay in my CD player for a long time to come!

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Love & Honour

Manufacturer: Guild
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00078JVXC
Release Date: 2005-05-31

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INHERITANCE
Andres Goldstein & Daniel Tarrab
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000QFQ7W4

Product Description

Inheritance tells the story of Monika Hertwig, the daughter of Amon Goeth, the monstrous commandant of the Plaszow Concentration Camp. Executed when Monika was a year old, Goeths crimes against humanity are welldocumented. To those who have not borne the unimaginable reality of The Holocaust in their lifetime, Stephen Spielberg's film adaptation of Schindler's List serves alongside the work of The Shoah Foundation to depict Goeth's sadistic brutality half-a-century after the liberation of Plaszow. It is this legacy of horror, unknown to Monika until her teen years, that she seeks to further understand by reaching out to a camp survivor in James Moll's film. Separated from her mother and sisters, Helen Jonas-Rosenzweig was enslaved as a housemaid to Goeth. She lived in fear as both chattel and prey of the prominent Nazi leader, before being rescued by Oskar Schindler and reunited with her sisters, brought to work at his factory in Brunnlitz, Czechoslovakia where they would remain until the end of the war. 1. Every Father 2. Inheritance 3. Monika's Childhood 4. Moments Before 5. Helen's Family 6. Amon 7. Letter to Helen 8. Helen is Freed 9. Helena and Susanna 10. Monika Goes Home 11. Plaszow 12. Watching Schindler's List 13. Monika and Helen 14. Remembrance 15. Monika's Theme 16. Weissenburg 17. Oskar Schindler 18. The Villa 19. Travel to Plaszow 20. The Journey 21. Legacy

The Angel Cried: Sacred Choral Music from Russia

Average customer rating:

A perfectly bound CD and truly angelic

The Angel Cried: Sacred Choral Music from Russia

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000041M0
Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

Hymn To The Mother Of God
Fervent PrayerTo The Mother Of God
Cherubic Hymn No. 2
Lord, Now Lettest Thou
Cherubic Hymn
Beneath Your Tenderness Of Heart
O Come, Let Us Worship
We Praise Thee
Our Father
O Gladsome Light
Bless The Lord, O My Soul
O Lord, Bless Thine Inheritance - Trisagion
Fervent PrayerTo The Mother Of God: Fervent Prayer To The Mother Of God
The Angel Cried

Amazon.com

In the mid-80s, it was noted in an article by a curious vocal specialist that the once-ubiquitous, even stereotypical, deep Russian bass voice had become relatively scarce. Happily, with the end of the Soviet empire and the resurgence of the Russian Orthodox Church--and, therefore, increased demand--those foundation voices of the liturgy have returned in plenty. Several of those basses (along with some fine tenors, altos and sopranos) are heard to fortunate effect in this recording. There is a rare example of Tchaikovsky writing in traditional liturgical mode in the song that gives the album its title. --Sarah Bryan Miller

Customer Reviews:

A perfectly bound CD and truly angelic.......1999-08-23

A perfectly bound CD in which the integral theme remains true throughout. Its general ambience is heavenly though there is but one thing missing, the soprano has simply not been aloud to portray its acute, necessary qualities.

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