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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Ricochet | |||
| 2. The Great Unknown | |||
| 3. From Within | |||
| 4. In For A Ride | |||
| 5. The War Is Over | |||
| 6. Monolith | |||
| 7. A Sky About To Rain | |||
| 8. Every Step I Take | |||
| 9. Groundbound | |||
| 10. Gravity | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Sad Rain (Alt. Mix) | |||
| 2. Wheel | |||
| 3. The Old Man & The Sea | |||
| 4. Nucleus (Demo) | |||
| 5. Book Of Hours (Demo) | |||
| 6. This Far From The Sky (Demo) | |||
| 7. 30 Pieces (Demo) | |||
| 8. Prince Of The Ocean (Demo) | |||
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well worthwhile,
By Spacepig (Cork, Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chapters (Audio CD)
Let's get one thing straight from the start - I never buy single band compilations. Main reasons being that if I like a band I am, over the course of time,going buy all their CDs anyway so its a bit of a waste of precious funds. Also, call me a bit weird if you like, but I like to hear the album as a whole, not as someone else's point of view as to what the band's best tracks are.
In my rather healthy collection of about 2500 Cds, I think I have 4 band compilations, all of which I received as presents. So when I heard that one of my favourite bands, Anekdoten's new release was a compilation of their first five albums I wasn't too excited. Then I found out that this was a 2CD affair, with loads of unreleased stuff and I became intrigued. On a whim I placed my order and 3 days later it arrived. This may possibly be the best whim I have ever had! CD 1 is as one would expect, a good mix of the best tracks from Gravity, From Within and A Time of Day. All great albums yes - but I have all these songs anyway. Final track though on this CD is an unreleased track, When I Turn, and I finally got a bit more interested. CD 2 was a revelation. At last the version of Sad Rain from the (very expensive) Japanese release of Vemod. Then new versions of tracks from Nuleus and A Time of Day. At last I knew my investment was worth every last penny! The simple message is, if you don't know Anekdoten yet, buy this one. You will probably then go off and buy all their other releases, but it doesn't matter, cause you'll still have a CD worth of music that isn't on anything else. If you do know them and are wondering if this is worthwhile - it is! I don't really like to classify bands into any particular genre but if you like the following bands then you'll probably like Anekdoten: King Crimson Porcupine Tree Dream Theatre Hawkwind (early) Marillion IQ
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent 2CD compilation featuring one of Sweden's finest prog bands.,
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This review is from: Chapters (Audio CD)
When Robert Fripp disbanded King Crimson after recording "Red", drummer Bill Bruford was left dismayed as he felt the band had plenty more to say. Anekdoten proves he was right. Using "Red" as their basic template, Anekdoton over the course of 5 albums have built up their own blend of darkly brooding progressive rock. Each subsequent album sees them refining their sound. In fact the trademark, metallic angular guitars, crunching muscular bass and lashings of mellotron which were the trademark sound of "Red" and early Anekdoten albums such as "Vemod" and "Nucleus" have somewhat given way to a lighter, more melodic touch on latter albums such as 2007's "A Time Of Day".
This 2CD compilation showcases the journey which the Swedish band have made over the course of 5 studio albums. Those albums were released independently, but enabled the band to build up a strong following within the prog community and particularly in countries like Japan. Now signed to K Scope, hopefully the wider exposure should open up their sound to a much wider audience. They deserve it as any track here ably demonstrates. The music is melancholic, but it is beautiful. With two mellotron players in leader Nicklas Barker and Anna Sofi Dahlberg, the sweeping symphonic tones of that instrument deeply permeate each track. Latter albums have featured farfisa organ, rhodes pianos and even moog synthesiser, but the key instrument throughout is the mellotron and they play it so well! Some personal favourites are featured in the selections, like "Ricochet", "Wheel", "Groundbound" and the truly sensational "Gravity". For the collector, the long sought after "Sad Rain" is included, as well as a couple of unreleased tracks, including the beautifully wistful "When I Turn" and some demo versions of album tracks. This is an outstanding package, all tracks nicely remastered and suitably presented in a lavish digipak. For those in the know, Anekdoten have for many years been regarded as one of the prime movers in modern progressive rock. They deserve much wider recognition. This compilation should do that!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
yessssss,
By JAY "proghead" (manchester england) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chapters (Audio CD)
I totally agree with the last reveiw this is one amazing band buy this and you will never regret it take it from a 70,s proghead
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