Lost/Forgotten Album #44

[Jon]

                                                                                                                            

 

 

A couple weeks ago I noticed that Scott had pulled together a crack staff to help with his list and I decided that I too needed a crack staff. 

 

I posted a "Help Wanted" ad on the internet (yep, the WHOLE internet) asking for folks to come join my own crack staff. Applications just flew in like something from something and, after going through the thousands of willing participants, I decided that they were all crack-worthy and hired them all. For free, of course.

 

Then I gave them a list of the billions and billions of albums I have and asked that they choose something a bit obscure for this week's pick. Most didn't make a pick because they were under the impression that this was a job and demanded pay which I refused. A majority of them then sent back really mean and nasty emails calling me all sorts of names, most of which can't be mentioned here for fear of banishment. Actually none of them can or will be mentioned here since it would put my in a bad light.

 

This left only a few crack-worthy applicants that weren't demanding money but had misunderstood the ad and were expecting something else as payment. I guess "Would you like to join a crack team?" means different things to different people and what they were expecting to get was something I just don't have. Sorry. 

 

So now I'm bummed out and the crack staff here is still one. The album this week is 1995's "The Edges Of Twilight" from The Tea Party, yada, yada, yada.

 

 

The Edges Of Twilight

1. Fire in the Head
2. The Bazaar
3. Correspondences
4. The Badget
5. Silence
6. Sister Awake
7. Turn the Lamp Down Low
8. Shadows On The Mountainside
9. Drawing Down The Moon
10. Inanna
11. Coming Home
12. Walk With Me

 

 

 

MSoTW: MSoTW man is dead. Long live someone other than MSoTW man! 

 

 

Availability: Around 5 bucks.  

 

 

 

 

[RJhog (Admin)]

I hate to break it to you, but I know this one as well.  I'll give hints, it's from 2000.  I bought this album when I was going through my symphonic metal phase.  Maybe someone else can get it so Jon (or is it Mysomama) doesn't freak out too much.

[Jon]

You are forcing my hand...

[Scott]

Nice pic!  But it appears that your crack staff inhaled one too many times on the MSOTW.  MSOTWman is taunting you now...

[Niels (Mod)]

Why oh why the lyrics, evil Mystery song maker man?????

[Jon]

Weakness. Total weakness.

[Scott]

Not too sure what to make of The Tea Party.  The middle east influence is obvious, there are cool moments, like Sister Awake but the vocal style always seems to falls flat and drag the songs down.  Maybe it feels a bit too forced and not  natural and organic with the one exception being Shadows on the Mountainside, I like that one.

 

However, all in all, this is not a purchase for me... 

 

Good post though!

[RJhog (Admin)]

I think this is a good album.  I enjoyed it very much.  The singer sounds like Ian Astbury meets Bono meets Sully Erna meets Jim Morrison.  I like it.  I agree with Scott on Shadows On The Mountain Side, but I really like Correspondences and Walk With Me.  I also think the guitar is killer on Drawing Down The Moon, and I like Coming Home.  Nice pick. 

 

By the way, Mysomama, I'm not familiar with this album at all.  Perhaps MSoTW should have come from this album...

[Jon]

Sigh...my brain is in overdrive. You're forcing me to play dirty.

[RJhog (Admin)]

I take it you didn't find that amusing...

[Jon]

Oh no, I did. I did as I plan. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Niels (Mod)]

A lot of the songs have really got a 1995-sound, like Soundgarden (and therefore also Led Zeppelin), and that can be very nice.

I agree with RJ, on the vocalist sounds a bit like Jim Morrison or sometimes a LOT, but I can NOT hear Bono?

And when you could have picked "The Badget" for MSoTW, and DEFINETLY have beaten MSoTW Man, I don't really get it at all???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

"Fire in the head","Silence" and "Shadows..." are probably my favorites.

But overall, there's too much infuence from the middle east on this album imo.

 

By the way: Are you having a very long weekend, Jon???

[Jon]

No, why? Because of MSOTWman? I have a plan (yeah, I find myself saying that every week, but the gloves are off and it's WAR)