Temple of the Dog – 1991 – Temple of the Dog
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Temple of the Dog
Title: Temple of the Dog
Label: A&M
Released: Apr 16, 1991
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Say Hello 2 Heaven
#Reach Down
#Hunger Strike
#Pushin Forward Back
#Call Me A Dog
#Times Of Trouble
#Wooden Jesus
#Your Savior
#Four Walled World
#All Night Thing
Review:
Right after the death of Mother Love Bone’s Andrew Wood, two of the remaining members of the band, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament needed an outlet to make music again. Right at the same time, Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell had penned a couple of songs (Reach Down and Say Hello 2 Heaven), and as opposed to doing them solo brought them to Stone and Jeff for consideration. After adding a newcomer, Mike McCready, and grabbing SG’s drummer Matt Cameron a project was formed, music was made, and an album released. Not much was made of it until a certain guest on this album, Eddie Vedder, got famous with his new band and the Seattle scene blew up. Having said all that, this album is spectacular
and untouched by any of the hype since it was released prior to the scene becoming the scene. Obviously, it has a PJ-esque sound to it, and Chris Cornell’s signature vocals, but certainly stands on its own.
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Tea Party – 2004 – Seven Circles
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Tea Party
Title: Seven Circles
Label: EMI Music Canada
Released: Aug 17, 2004
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Writing’s on the Wall
#Stargazer
#One Step Closer Away
#Oceans
#Luxuria
#Overload
#Coming Back Again
#Watcher
#Empty Glass
#Wishing You Would Stay
#Seven Circles
Review:
Supposedly this was their straight-ahead rock album. I hoped they’d gotten it out of their system, because while this would be a great album for most any other band, for the Tea Party it almost seems like a lackluster effort. The songs are good but not great. Only one, Luxuria, comes close in quality to anything they’ve done prior. The rest of it, especially the Bob Rock produced songs are too commercial and sound like everyone else out there. He ruined Metallica and Our Lady Peace, and he kinda ruined the tracks from this fine band too. Finally, Jeff Martin’s lyrics seem to have gone to the repetition school of writing, sometimes only having one verse get repeated two or three times. After all that, I like the album, but I don’t think I’ll ever love it. Much like Metallica’s later stuff, what would be great for anyone else is only so-so for the Tea Party.
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Tea Party – 2001 – The Interzone Mantras
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Tea Party
Title: The Interzone Mantras
Label: EMI Music Canada
Released: Oct 16, 2001
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Interzone
#Angels
#The Master & Margarita
#Apathy
#Soulbreaking
#Lullaby
#Must Must
#White Water Siren
#Cathartik
#Dust To Gold
#Requiem
#Mantra
Review:
The Interzone Mantras release saw a bit less of the Eastern influence, but still had the songcraft that made the previous albums excellent. Cathartik is possibly one of the best Tea songs ever with the awesome guitar solo in the middle.
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Tea Party – 2000 – Tangents
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Tea Party
Title: Tangents
Label: EMI Music Canada
Released: Dec 10, 2000
Packaging: Jewel Case / Slipcover
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed Autographed
Tracklist:
#Walking Wounded
#Temptation
#The Messenger
#Psychopomp
#Sister Awoke
#The Bazaar
#Save Me (Remix)
#Fire In The Head
#Release
#Heaven Coming Down
#The River (Remix)
#Babylon
#Waiting On A Sign
#Lifeline
#Paint It Black
Review:
A greatest hits collection, introducing a brand-new song called Walking Wounded, and adding some b-sides that hadn’t been released to that point.
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Tea Party – 1999 – Triptych
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Tea Party
Title: Triptych
Label: EMI Music Canada
Released: Jun 8, 1999
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Touch
#Underground
#Great Big Lie
#Heaven Coming Down
#The Halcyon Days
#The Messenger
#Samsara
#A Slight Attack
#Taking Me Away
#These Living Arms
#Chimera
#Gone
Review:
They promply lost the fairweather fans with a mellower follow-up, but kept the original fans with a record that encompassed everything else they’d done to that time. I saw them a bunch on this tour.
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Tea Party – 1997 – Transmission
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Tea Party
Title: Transmission
Label: Atlantic
Released: Jun 1, 1997
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Temptation
#Army Ants
#Psychopomp
#Gyroscope
#Alarum
#Release
#Transmission
#Babylon
#Pulse
#Emerald
#Aftermath
Review:
The Tea came back with an angry electronic vibe on the next record. Hard, but still concious of melody, this album gained them a lot of new fans who liked the harder edge.
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Tea Party – 1996 – Alhambra
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Tea Party
Title: Alhambra
Label: EMI Music Canada
Released: Mar 1, 1996
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Grand Bazaar
#Inanna (Acoustic Version)
#Silence/Acoustic Version
#Turn The Lamp Down
#Time
#Sister Awake Remix
Review:
A remix album of sorts, as the Indian instrumentation was taken to its next logical progression on remakes of a couple EOT tunes. There’s one original featuring Roy Harper called “Time”, and then a true remix of Sister Awake plus a CDROM portion highlighting all of the rare instruments used during the recording process.
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Tea Party – 1995 – The Edges of Twilight
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Tea Party
Title: The Edges of Twilight
Label: Chrysalis / EMI
Released: Mar 23, 1995
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Fire In The Head
#The Bazaar
#Correspondences
#The Badger
#Silence
#Sister Awake
#Turn The Lamp Down Low
#Shadows On The Mountainside
#Drawing Down The Moon
#Inanna
#Coming Home
#Walk With Me
Review:
Still the definitive Tea record to me. Starts with Fire in the Head, and doesn’t let up from there. The song writing, the instrumentation, and the singing/lyrical content are all amazing. The Eastern Indian influence can be heard all over the place, and makes for an engaging listen. There were something like 30 different instruments used on this album.
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Tea Party – 1993 – Splendor Solis
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Tea Party
Title: Splendor Solis
Label: Chrysalis
Released: Jun 1, 1993
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#The River
#Midsummer Day
#A Certain Slant Of Light
#Winter Solice
#Save Me
#Sun Going Down
#In This Time
#Dreams Of Reason
#Raven Skies
#Haze On The Hills
#The Majestic Song
Review:
The first major release finds the Tea sounding almost like Led Zeppelin and The Doors wannabe’s, but not quite. They’re a little different, and that’s good. This album and incessant touring made them a household name in Canada.
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Tantric – 2001 – Tantric
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Tantric
Title: Tantric
Label: Maverick
Released: Feb 13, 2001
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Breakdown
#Live Your Life (Down)
#I Don’t Care
#Paranoid
#Revillusion
#Mourning
#Astounded
#I’ll Stay Here
#Frequency
#All To Myself
#Hate Me
#Inside Your Head
Review:
The other 3/4 of Days of the New got a new singer and started a new band. Sounds a lot like a plugged in version of the first DOTN record, only better.
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