The Tangent - The Music That Died Alone

Artist:

Tangent (The)

UPC:

693723659923

See Also:

Flower Kings (The) Transatlantic

Description:

The Tangent includes: Andy Tillson (vocals); Jonas Reingold (bass); Zoltan Csorsz (drums); Roine Stolt. For this project, members of the Flower Kings (guitarist Roine Stolt, bassist Jonas Reingold, and drummer Zoltan Csorsz) and one ex-member of Van der Graaf Generator (sax player David Jackson) team with the core of Parallel or 90 Degrees (singer/keyboardist Andy Tillison, guitarist Guy Manning, and keyboardist Sam Baine), hence the name of the group. Parallel, tangent -- take a few seconds to figure it out. Stolt and Tillison share an undisputable love for old-school symphonic prog rock and epic songs. They indulge in both here. "In Darkest Dreams" is the main course, an eight-part, 20-minute suite that adds some of the Flower Kings` bright colors to Po90s usually darker (VDGG-esque) delivery. Stolt and Tillison trade vocals; the remainder of the album features only Tillison as lead singer. "The Canterbury Sequence" is an ode to the music of Caravan and Hatfield and the North, well-intentioned and pleasurable. The finale takes its distances from the Canterbury scene and achieves a more personal statement. "Up-hill from Here," an upbeat, almost shockingly joyous number, lets the two guitarists battle it out for the noisiest solo. The title track comes back to Po90s brand of beat-heavy mid-tempo writing, a melody that acknowledges Peter Hammill`s influence. The Flower Kings` rhythm section once again manages to give the music a more flexible feel, while Stolt`s input as a composer brings out the sun in the second half. The Music That Died Alone remains mostly Tillison`s project, stylistically speaking at least, but the music is more readily appealing than the claustrophobic worlds of Parallel or 90 Degrees. ~ Franois Couture

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Prelude: Time For You
2. Night Terrors
3. Midnight Watershed
4. In Dark Dreams
5. Half-Light Watershed, The
6. On Returning
7. Sax in the Dark, A
8. Night Terrors Reprise
9. Cantermemorabilia
10. Chaos at the Greasy Spoon
11. Captain Manning`s Mandolin
12. Up Hill From Here
13. Serenade, A
14. Playing On
15. Pre-History
16. Reprise

Album Information

Release Date:

10/07/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Progressive Rock

Label:

Inside Out Music

Catalog Number:

65992

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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