Jonah's Ark
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | June 3, 1993 |
| Genres | Folk Metal |
| Labels | Noise Records |
| Length | 39:47 |
| Ranked | #97 for 1993 , #4,689 all-time |
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Jonah's Ark Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Thinking Allowed? | 3:54 | 87.5 | 2 | |
| 2. | Cry of the Land | 4:24 | 90 | 2 | |
| 3. | Schadenfreude | 4:05 | 87.5 | 2 | |
| 4. | A Near Life Experience | 3:16 | 87.5 | 2 | |
| 5. | The Wickedest Man in the World | 3:57 | 87.5 | 2 | |
| 6. | Earth Mother, the Sun and the Furious Host | 3:16 | 86.7 | 3 | |
| 7. | The Ilk of Human Blindness | 3:45 | 87.5 | 2 | |
| 8. | Tunnel Visionaries | 0:58 | 75 | 2 | |
| 9. | A Word to the Wise | 6:13 | 87.5 | 2 | |
| 10. | Bewilderbeast | 2:37 | 87.5 | 2 | |
| 11. | It wasn't Meant to End this Way | 3:21 | 85 | 2 |
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Line-up (members)
- Martin Walkyier : Vocals
- Steve Ramsey : Classical Guitars
- Dave Pugh : Guitars
- Graeme English : Bass & Classical Guitars
- Keith Baxter : Drums
- Fritha Jenkins : Violin, Mandolin & Keyboards
Jonah's Ark Reviews
(1)
Date : Feb 7, 2022
On Jonah’s Ark, Skyclad finally relieve themselves of all Thrash roots and focus entirely on the Folk Metal sound. Here, the violin is featured prominently on just about every song, and the riffs have a rhythmic, medieval feel to them. The music is quite upbeat, melodic and “fun” in a way. Interestingly, instead of focusing on fantasy or medieval tales, the lyrics tend towards conscious social commentary, often disguised in fantastical allegory.
Most of the riffs here are pretty tasty, and the Folk elements really set the band apart from anyone else of their time. It hasn’t held up exceptionally well however, since folk bands afterwards usually do a lot more with the folk aspect of their music. The energy and speed of this one is quite subdued, which is something I sorely miss from the debut.
Overall a great album, but it tend to makes me want to listen to their thrashing debut instead.
Most of the riffs here are pretty tasty, and the Folk elements really set the band apart from anyone else of their time. It hasn’t held up exceptionally well however, since folk bands afterwards usually do a lot more with the folk aspect of their music. The energy and speed of this one is quite subdued, which is something I sorely miss from the debut.
Overall a great album, but it tend to makes me want to listen to their thrashing debut instead.
Jonah's Ark Comments
(2)
Nov 20, 2022
Jonah's Ark is simply very consistent album and I never skip a single song when playing the album. Skyclad has the folky elements akin to folk songs from the middle ages with catchy melodies, gruff clean vocals, driven by distorted guitar and occasional keyboards, supplemented by intelligent lyrics.
1 likeSkyclad Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth | Album | Oct 17, 1991 | 91.6 | 5 | 1 |
| A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol | Album | Apr 8, 1992 | 88.3 | 3 | 1 |
| ▶ Jonah's Ark | Album | Jun 3, 1993 | 88.3 | 3 | 1 |
| Prince of the Poverty Line | Album | Mar 22, 1994 | 91.7 | 3 | 1 |
| The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea | Album | Mar 24, 1995 | 86.7 | 3 | 1 |
| Oui Avant-Garde a Chance | Album | Jan 1996 | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| Irrational Anthems | Album | Feb 12, 1996 | 86.7 | 3 | 0 |
| The Answer Machine? | Album | Sep 1, 1997 | 91.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Vintage Whine | Album | Feb 15, 1999 | 92.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Folkemon | Album | Oct 23, 2000 | 91.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Another Fine Mess | Live | Sep 4, 2001 | - | 0 | 0 |
| A Semblance of Normality | Album | Sep 2004 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jig-a-Jig | EP | Apr 2006 | - | 0 | 0 |
| In The… All Together | Album | May 22, 2009 | 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Forward into the Past | Album | Apr 28, 2017 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
