| Acoustic Verses | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Green Carnation |
| Cover: | GreenCarnation_AcousticV.jpg |
| Released: | January 30, 2006 |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Studio: | Brown Sound Studios, Jailhouse Studios and Dub Studio |
| Genre: | Acoustic rock, soft rock |
| Length: | 43:29 |
| Label: | Sublife Productions |
| Producer: | Green Carnation |
| Prev Title: | The Burden Is Mine... Alone |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Leaves of Yesteryear |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
Acoustic Verses is the fifth full-length studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band Green Carnation. It was released on January 30, 2006, via Sublife Productions.[1]
The album features three songs included on their 2005 EP The Burden Is Mine... Alone: "Sweet Leaf", "The Burden Is Mine... Alone", as well as the cover of Jon English's 1978 international hit "Six Ribbons" (only in the special edition).
Acoustic Verses was another stylistic shift for Green Carnation. On the album, as the name suggests, the band played all acoustic instruments, showing off a softer, warmer style for the band while retaining the progressive and darker feels they established since their debut. Acoustic Verses was a change with respect to the previous works of the group, in which practically all their members participated in its composition.
The album was met with positive reviews. Blabbermouth.net rated itwith an eight and described it as "it's as lush, orchestrated, and enigmatic as any 'electric' album from this quizzical band".[2]
Laura Taylor of Exclaim! said "similar to Opeth’s Damnation in some respects, Acoustic Verses covers more ground, perhaps in part because of the number of songwriters involved, but the album’s stylistic experimentation is very much in line with the Green Carnation’s proven pattern".[3]
Green Carnation
Guest musicians