Today's song review is from Portuguese Gothic Metal act Moonspell. The song is "Luna" - ahh the beautiful Moon, where we would be without her influence? Moonspell often have a somewhat esoteric/occult edge to their lyrics....though of mixed basis - sometimes Light, sometimes Dark...but then Dark does not always necessarily mean evil as the hoi-poloi would perhaps see it - eg "I am Dark and comely" (go look it up if you don't know the quote!!). I like this song precisely because it is about the Moon and so consequently reminds me of all the powerful Lunar Gods and Goddesses of antiquity, Isis, the mighty Thoth, Diana, Artemis...to name but a few of course.
So on with the song review. The song starts with a gentle jangly guitar riff and some soft baritone male vocals - almost like being caught in the soft silvery light of the moon itself. This contrasts with the heavier guitars, choral interludes and ethereal female vocals of the chorus. OK....imagine what would have happened if the late, great Pete Steele of Type O Negative had laid down some seriously esoteric jams with Lacuna Coil....there you go.....now you get the picture. This is one of those songs that is damn good....and is almost great....I can't quite put my finger on what is lacking to my humble tastes....I think to capture the Lunar mood I would have liked a little more etheriality....but...they're close to making a great song.
Well....without further ado here's the video I found on YouTube. It's a strange little cartoon video but with some interesting occult references for those with ears to hear and eyes to see (heh heh, notice the little goth character's lunar ascent at the end before they merge with the Moon's Light - interesting pose she adopts huh? Note the barren land which flowers anew when the sword is drawn from the stone - allbeit a very Gothic landscape, a very Gothic stone {a tomb stone naturally} and a sword that looks almost like a kris knife):
Well....enough of this LUNA-cy for one night.
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