- A Blessing in Disguise
Infobox Album
Name = A Blessing in Disguise
Type = Studio Album
Longtype =
Artist =Green Carnation
Released = June 17, 2003
Recorded = 2003
Genre =Progressive metal
Length = 56:15
Label =Season Mist America
Producer =Terje Vik Schei ,Green Carnation and pre-produced by Stein Roger Sordal
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:dw6zefwk3gfj link]
* The Metal Observer rating-10|10 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=2538 link]
*Encyclopaedia Metallum Avg:78% [http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=19820 link]
* Metal Storm rating-10|8 [http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/review.php?review_id=441 link]
* Metal Review (favorable) [http://www.metalreview.com/396/Green-Carnation-A-Blessing-in-Disguise.aspx link]
Last album = "Light of Day, Day of Darkness "
(2001)
This album = "A Blessing in Disguise"
(2003)
Next album = "The Quiet Offspring "
(2005)"A Blessing in Disguise" is the third full studio album of the Norwegian
Progressive metal band,Green Carnation . The album was released two years after their previous album, "Light of Day, Day of Darkness ". This album was a stylistic shift for the band, creating some more "live-friendly" hard rock songs as opposed to its sixty-minute-long predecessor.Track listing
# "Crushed to Dust" – 4:26
# "Lullaby in Winter" – 7:49
# "Writings on the Wall" – 5:26
# "Into Deep" – 6:09
# "The Boy in the Attic" – 7:13
# "Two Seconds in Life" – 6:28
# "Myron and Cole" – 5:53
# "As Life Flows By" – 4:45
# "Rain" – 8:06
# "Stay on These Roads" (Vinyl version cover of 80s pop rock band,A-HA )Credits
* Kjetil Nordhus - vocals
* Bjørn Harstad - lead guitar and guitar effects
*Terje Vik Schei (a.k.a. Tchort) - guitar
* Stein Roger Sordal - bass, guitars, and harp
* Bernt A. Moen - keyboards and piano
* Anders Kobro - drumsGuest musicians
*
Christiansand Chamber Ensemble External links
* [http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/greencarnation/ablessingindisguise.html A Blessing in Disguise lyrics]
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