At least he's still alive :-)

When Jari Mäenpää years of fan, do not talk only Wintersun but also Ensiferum and Immemorial, you realize that he simply evolved musically. Although always flying about comparisons in mind, I rate this as a stand-alone product and forgive the full number of stars.
At first listen of Time I, I was a little disappointed already. After such a long waiting period, the claims will be automatically set higher, but the waiting time has nothing to do with the delivered musical quality of the album. The fact is that you simply can not expect to Wintersun II. The fact that an original album was now divided into Time I and Time II does not bother me personally. In Wintersun's low frequency decoupling of the album is to financially cope with. This album you have to have often and listen in peace.
Furthermore, you should time I rather thought of as a movie that you watch the hearing. It seems to me in front as if the songs are based on each other and everything very simply represents a song. Just as you do not look at individual scenes from movies, I feel it makes little sense to evaluate individual songs. Jari has already proved to us that he is not only a very good guitarist. Accordingly, also are very few "I now Destroy the fretboard solos" on Time I. In general, the guitar is pushed into the background and worked much more with other sounds. It fits together perfectly. Time I is in my opinion a very good successful synthesis of several instruments (probably mostly synthesizers) and styles. In any case, it is varied.
Bin are already excited to come across as part of Time I live ...