[4] The band's record label BMG disagreed however, with Valo believing they did not want Oksala producing the album, opting for a name producer. The way they achieved the vocal effect of the track was by putting Thom’s monotone speaking voice through a Vocoder-like filter and using a Ondes Martenot, a keyboard like instrument, to control the pitch of the filter, to simulate singing. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Lyrics "Over The Rainbow" Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high And the dreams that you dream of Once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly And the dreams that you dream of Dreams really do come true Someday, I wish upon a star "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.204. WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "Taps" is a bugle call played at 2100 hrs during flag ceremonies and at military funerals by the United States Armed Forces. "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.206. "[45], In 2017, Valo revisited Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights and described it as a "fragmented, unnatural record", stating: "We were recovering from the cannon that was the last album and the way back to ground was through a lot of fumbling. "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.169. [14] Valo compared "In Joy and Sorrow" to "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses, and singled out the song's "no frills, self-ironic directness" as one of its best qualities. Borivoj Krgin of Blabbermouth.net gave the album nine out of ten, and described it as "the group's most accessible offering so far", giving praise to the songwriting and Valo's vocal delivery, which he called the "most potently effective weapon in the group's musical arsenal". "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.227. When all are one and one is all To be a rock and not to roll. [19] "Pretending" was released as the first single from the album in July 2001, peaking at number one on the Finnish Singles Chart, as well as number ten in Germany. [30], The official supporting tour for Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights began on 17 September 2001 in Hamburg, with Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus and The Mission serving as opening acts on the German leg. [20][32] The European tour for Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights lasted four months and 44 shows, which once again resulted in the band nearly breaking up. "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.200. WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). [18], Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights was originally planned to be released in May 2001, but was pushed back to August, so the band could start a supporting tour around the same time. [35] HIM were also awarded "Export of the Year" at the Emma Awards, as well as the "Viewers' Choice Award" at the VIVA Comet Awards. "[46] Loudwire later ranked Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights sixth in HIM's discography, and described it as not "the follow-up to Razorblade Romance that fans had hoped for", but still commending the "hooks" and Valo's vocal performance. [18] According to Valo, the song talks about how "if things go to shit, you don't have to sink into the swamp. [14] "Heartache Every Moment" was described by Valo as containing all the essential elements of HIM's sound, including "the Bon Jovi, and the tongue-in-cheek gothicness of the lyrics". Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights is the third studio album by Finnish gothic rock band HIM. [18] "Don't Close Your Heart" was described by Valo as "Jefferson Airplane meets Bon Jovi", and lyrically deals with similar themes to "Join Me in Death", but from a different perspective. WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). [7][8] Despite this, Valo later admitted that some of Shirley's ideas did improve the material, including "Heartache Every Moment" and "Salt In Our Wounds". [44] As a whole, he described Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights as a "horrible failure" musically. [6], Due to pressure coming in from BMG's international branches to repeat the success of Razorblade Romance, producer Kevin Shirley was brought on board to help helm the band's upcoming album, having previously worked with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and The Black Crowes among others. "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.213. * Sales figures based on certification alone. [12] After shooting the initial album cover, Valo was flown out to London for a photoshoot with Rankin, after the UK division of BMG rejected the initial artwork. [17] "Please Don't Let It Go" began in the style of The Stooges, but after Valo recorded an acoustic version of the song, the band chose to combine the two. [17] "Close to the Flame" was described by Valo as "sincere and direct" and very similar to "Gone with the Sin" off of the band's previous album. "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.251. [20][36] HIM regrouped at the turn of February and March 2002, when Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights was officially released in the UK, after BMG had initially refused to release the record. While some of the lyrics make clear references to literature and politics, it is unlikely that Thom intended for the song itself to carry a clear intellectual meaning. [34][35] In January 2002, "Heartache Every Moment" and "Close to the Flame" were released as a double single, the latter peaking at number two in Finland and both receiving a music video. [22][23] Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights was released on 27 August 2001, and charted in six countries, peaking at number one in Finland and Austria,[20][24] and at number two in Germany and Switzerland. WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). Oksala intending to release the initial recordings as the finished album. Standing in the shadows at the end of my bed, The rats and the children will follow me out of town. Despite this, Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights charted in seven countries, peaking at number one in Finland and Austria, later going platinum and gold respectively. Our shadows taller than our soul. Brønnum is a well-known Danish author with 40 books under his belt, including one about Dylan (“Sange ved himlens port”, “Songs at … “Kid A” is one of the more challenging songs on Radiohead’s fourth LP. [10] As with Razorblade Romance, Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights was once again mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound in New York. The actual lyrics are Verse 2: Standing in the shadows at the end of my bed Standing in the shadows at the end of my bed Lying in the shadows at the end of my bed Standing in the shadows … [31] Valo later explained: "The stress was at a level that I had dick on my forehead the entire run [...] I had done this for three years straight without a vacation. You can ask for help and not close your heart. [44] Tero Alanko of Soundi felt similarly, calling the album "ideal music for girls, who don't dig the music, but Ville Valo's looks and his lyrics' decadent imagery" and gave the album two stars out of five. [5] Around this time, HIM also parted ways with keyboardist Jussi-Mikko "Juska" Salminen, who played his final show with the band on 31 December 2000. WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). [27][28] Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights also charted in the United States in 2004 at number 190, making it the band's first album to hit the Billboard 200. [4] BMG's Asko Kallonen refuted these claims, stating that he and the label were worried about the band's plans to release "essentially demos" as an album so soon after an exhausting touring cycle for Razorblade Romance. HIM began demoing songs for their third album in the northern fall of 2000 at Petrax Studios in Hollola, with producer T.T. Guillaume Tell, Paris; Medley, Copenhagen. [31] In October 2001, "In Joy and Sorrow" was released as the second single from the album, hitting number two in Finland and receiving a music video. [18] "Beautiful" also began life as a more uptempo song, but the band felt the arrangement didn't fit, so it was reworked in the style of John Frusciante's first solo album. WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). RaeLynn Lyrics, Kane Brown Lyrics, Caylee Hammack Lyrics, Lindsay Ell Lyrics, Paslay Eric Lyrics, Pitney Mo Lyrics, Cassadee Pope Lyrics, Carpenter Mary Chapin Lyrics, Bryan Luke Lyrics, Rascal Flatts Lyrics McKenna Lori Lyrics Dixie Chicks Lyrics, Jimmie Allen Lyrics, Jayhawks Lyrics, Brett Eldredge Lyrics, Margo Price Lyrics, Nelson Willie Lyrics There were too many chefs on the record than there should have been, so the end result was incoherent. WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). [8] The band were faced with multiple difficulties during the making-of the album, with Valo stating that "the industry wasn't expecting [Razorblade Romance] to be such a hit that it was, so it meant that now there was like seventeen thousand different A&R people from the record companies and whatnots in the studio, and everybody had an opinion. [11], "Pretending" was chosen by BMG to be the first single from the album, and while Valo has admitted to being indifferent towards the song, he still singled out its relaxed nature and lyrics as particular highlights. WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "[42] Thomas Kupfer of Rock Hard, who gave the album 6.5 out of 10, criticized the production and the new softer approach, but did commend some of the songwriting. And if you listen very hard The tune will come to you at last. WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.252. The Last Resort Lyrics: She came from Providence / The one in Rhode Island / Where the old world shadows hang / Heavy in the air / She packed her hopes and dreams / … The official military version is played by a single bugle or trumpet, although other versions of the tune may be played in other contexts (e.g., the U.S. Marine Corps Ceremonial Music site has recordings of two bugle and one band version). The supporting tour for Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights saw HIM playing the US for the first time, but overall strained the band to the point of nearly breaking up. The recording process took eleven months, with outside influences within the industry and the extended time frame causing friction with the album, which ended up with a sleeker and more pop-oriented sound than its predecessors. What have the artists said about the song? WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). [42] Krgin did describe the band's intent on moving away from the direction of their debut as a "letdown", but concluded that "in purely artistic and commercial terms, however, HIM have made the logical follow-up album to one of last year's highlights, and they continue to cement their reputation as one of the most unique and consistent rock acts around. “Kid A” is one of the more challenging songs on Radiohead’s fourth LP. [43], Jani Mikkonen of Helsingin Sanomat was mixed in his review, criticizing the sleeker production and softer sound, but gave praise to the addition of Burton and described the album's best moments as "straight-up pop songs". Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights was also HIM's first album to feature keyboardist Janne "Burton" Puurtinen. [43] Ultimately Flinkkilä stated that "HIM hasn't made a bad album", but in comparison to "the gothic gloominess of past albums, Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights sounds very light". [45] He also described the album as "anemic" and "devoid of moments, where the best parts of the band come together to form something more that the sum of their parts. [20][21] The band had initially wanted Miikka Lommi to helm the music video, but BMG and the UK marketing department refused, ordering HIM to go with Kevin Godley instead. There walks a lady we all know Who shines white light and wants to show How everything still turns to gold. Sun has set, shadows come, Time has fled, Scouts must go to their beds Always true to the promise that they made. After being rejected by the record label BMG, producer Kevin Shirley was brought in, who clashed with members of the band over his style of working. WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). [15] He concluded by calling the album "no more than a good pop album". [39][40][41], Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights received mixed reviews from critics. Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights received mixed reviews from critics, with some praise being given to the songwriting and Ville Valo's vocal performance, but most criticized the album's production and overall commercial sound. The album was also the band's first to chart on the Billboard 200 at number 190. "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.197. [4] The band were ecstatic with the initial recordings, deciding to use most of them on the finished album, with additional overdubs being done later. [15] Rumba's Janne Flinkkilä gave Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights a six out of ten, criticizing the softer approach, stating: "Every song has been squeezed into a tight hit format, where the song structures move as predictably as the seasons change. [14] Despite the song's experimental nature, Valo still referred to it as "the most Neil Young" of the album. [14] The track also features guest appearances by Apocalyptica's Eino "Eicca" Toppinen and composer Tuomas Kantelinen. [37][38] In March 2002, the band began another Finnish tour, with Hiili Hiilesmaa's band The Skreppers serving as support, after which HIM returned to the UK for a more extensive tour. [13], The overall sound of Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights has been described as more commercial and "poppy" than its predecessors. "[10], After recording finished, the tapes were sent to Randy Staub and Chris Lord-Alge to mix, with additional mixing being provided by John Fryer, who had produced the band's previous album. No wonder the dams broke at some point. Released 27 August 2001, HIM began recording demos in the fall of 2000, with producer T.T. "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.249. [10] He explained, stating: "When we started recording the third album, we were into stoner rock and Black Sabbath [...] At the end we were into Neil Young and it shows on the record. [29] Also in August 2001, HIM were invited to play their first show in the US, at a party organized by professional skateboarder Bam Margera, whom the band had met in London while on tour for Razorblade Romance. “On ‘Kid A’, the lyrics are absolutely brutal and horrible and I wouldn’t be able to sing them straight. Oksala - production, engineering, mixing, This page was last edited on 21 May 2021, at 14:21. "[18] "Love You Like I Do" was described as "Elvis on acid" and makes use of church bells, which was done as tribute to Black Sabbath. Additionally, “Kid A” is comprised of lines that Yorke selected randomly by writing them on slips of paper and pulling them out of a hat. Instead, it seems like the band’s “meaning” for the song arises from their own creative process as well as the emotional experience the music delivers to its audience. "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.205. Much like the album’s opener, “Everything in its Right Place”, it is distinguished by a conspicuous lack…. "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.201. QUENTIN'S THEME (Shadows of The Night) - Key of Bb, 3/4 time - Chords & Lyrics QUE SIRA, SERA (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) - Key of C, 3/4 time - Chords & Lyrics R (Go to Songs) [11] The album's title is a photography term that Valo chose because of its yin and yang symbolism that had been prominent in the band's previous album titles as well. [6] Salminen was eventually replaced by Janne "Burton" Puurtinen, who had already played one show with HIM in the mid-nineties. WSOY, Juho K. Juntunen (2002). I am happy and proud to announce the first issue of Dylanology, an in-depth monthly newsletter about Dylan’s music and lyrics, authored by Jakob Brønnum and myself. So while the individual lines clearly held meaning for Yorke, they did so as individual statements rather than parts contributing to a whole.

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