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Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk (CD, 1988)

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Record Label
EMI
UPC
5099962178723
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16050149201

Product Key Features

Artist
Talk Talk
Format
CD
Release Year
1988
Style
Art Rock
Release Title
Spirit of Eden
Run Time
41 Mins 22 Seconds
Genre
Rock

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Distribution
EMI
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Additional information
Talk Talk includes: Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); Tim Friese-Greene (guitar, piano, harmonium, organ); Robbie McIntosh (12-string guitar, dobro); Mark Feltham (harmonica); Henry Lowthar (trumpet); Paul Webb (electric bass); Lee Harris (drums); Martin Ditcham (percussion). Additional personnel includes: Choir Of Chelmsford. As the album opens, you almost think that you have put on a Miles Davis album by mistake. The strains of trumpeter Henry Lowther are certainly convincing. Mark Hollis and his band moved on from the New Romantic tag and certainly produced a much more varied and ambitious album. 'The Rainbow' is a startling opener, and after Lowther's trumpet solo is a spooky harmonica solo from ex-Nine Below Zero ace, Mark Feltham. Other cameos convince the listener that Talk Talk have grown. The choice of musicians such as Nigel Kennedy, and the marvellous string bassist Danny Thompson, can do nothing but enhance their reputation. The City of Chelmsford choir are the icing on the cake.
Reviews
Q (7/99, p.151) - Included in Q's Best Chill-Out Albums of All Time - "...introverted, career-knackered album....[Mark Hollis(lead singer)] suggested it's best to be listened to 'in a calm mood, with no distractions': succinct advice for all great chill-out albums." Q (2/04, p.119) - 3 stars out of 5 - "With more pregnant pauses, splashes of colour and layers of sleepy angst, it's a beautiful-sounding record..." Uncut (p.98) - "[P]art of the enduring appeal of this uniquely beautiful work is its refusal to yield its secrets, compelling you to return over and over again." Q (Magazine) (p.110) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "SPIRIT OF EDEN was a masterpiece....Its ebbing and flowing atmospherics and explosive dynamics had fare more in common with Miles Davis's more out-there works than, say, former peers Duran Duran." Paste (magazine) - "Beneath is a utopian cavern of sonic heaven -- double-bass moans, flickers of muted trumpet, sizzling cymbals, violent clashes of electric guitar." Pitchfork (Website) - "Its breadth and scope are intimidatingly large: Silence is as important as tone, stasis is as important as movement. Inky chord progressions resolve into mystery, and lyrics leave only afterimages."

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5 out of 5 stars
by chcop873731 Oct, 2023
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Its a masterpiece which unfortunately for them didnt fare well commercially. The dynamics are breathtaking-from a whisper to a roar then back again. Guests include Danny Thompson and Nigel Kennedy-there is an oboe, clarinet and bassoon And Henry Lowther's very cool almost Miles-like trumpet sometimes in centre stage along with Mark Feltham's gutterish harmonica One track features a boy choir which has a chilling effect. I believe this and their next(last )album influenced Radiohead no less You can hear everything-rumbling leslie speakers with low pitched drums A pinnacle of modern music which still sounds tremendous.
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5 out of 5 stars
by elwood_10116 Jan, 2021
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Masterful album. Requires you to actually take the time and listen to it....not the sort of album to be played as background music. Atmospheric and an excellent album. Timeless.
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