The Quiet Offspring

The Quiet Offspring
Studio album by Green Carnation
Released	22 February 2005
Recorded	August–September 2004
Genre	Hard rock, progressive metal[1]
Length	56:19
Label	The End Season of Mist
Producer	Terje Refsnes
Green Carnation chronology
A Blessing in Disguise (2003) The Quiet Offspring (2005) The Burden Is Mine... Alone (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Kerrang!	[3]
Metal Storm	(Avg:7.9/10) [4]
Metal Review	(unfavorable) [6]
PyroMusic	(6.9/10) [5]
Vampire Magazine	(favorable) [7]

The Quiet Offspring is the fourth full-length studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band Green Carnation. It was released on 22 February 2005.

Background

In this recording, the band breaks away from their previous offerings. Although critically acclaimed and well accepted by fans, The Quiet Offspring has a more traditional rock sound and leaves behind much of the progressiveness and atmospheric feels of the band's previous albums, Light of Day, Day of Darkness and A Blessing in Disguise. Some listeners have criticized this transition, while others claim it would have been inconceivable to repeat the feat of the sixty-minute album.

Track listing

1. "The Quiet Offspring" – 4:05 (Sordal)
2. "Between the Gentle Small and the Standing Tall" – 4:15 (Tchort, Sordal)
3. "Just When You Think It's Safe" – 5:18 (Tchort)
4. "A Place for Me" – 5:26 (Krumins)
5. "The Everlasting Moment" – 5:09 (Sordal)
6. "Purple Door, Pitch Black" – 4:12 (Sordal)
7. "Childsplay - Part I" – 4:47 (Tchort)
8. "Dead But Dreaming" – 5:26 (Tchort)
9. "Pile of Doubt" – 5:56 (Sordal)
10. "When I Was You" – 7:22 (Nordhus)
11. "Childsplay - Part II" – 4:23 (Tchort, Moen)

Personnel

Green Carnation

• Kjetil Nordhus – vocals
• Terje Vik Schei (a.k.a. Tchort) – guitars
• Michael Krumins – guitars
• Stein Roger Sordal – bass guitar, guitars
• Kenneth Silden – keyboards
• Anders Kobro – drums

Guest musicians

• Bernt Moen – keyboards, piano on "Childsplay Part I" and "Childsplay Part II"

References

1. Prog Sphere Review
2. Rivaldavia, Eduardo. The Quiet Offspring at AllMusic
3. Lawson, Dom (February 19, 2005). "Rated: Albums". Kerrang!. No. 1044. EMAP. p. 40.
4. Metal Storm review
5. PyroMusic review
6. Matel Review^[permanent dead link‍]
7. Vampire Magazine review

External links

• Interview with Kjetil Nordhus concerning The Quiet Offspring