- Original Release Date: 30 July 2001
- Label: Demon
- Copyright: 2001 Demon Records Ltd
- Total Length: 1:01:21
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- ASIN: B001TM1YDK
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 41,687 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Play | 1. Europe After The Rain | 3:57 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 2. Systems Of Romance | 4:02 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 3. When I Was A Man And You Were A Woman | 3:37 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 4. Dancing Like A Gun | 4:10 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 5. Pater Noster | 2:32 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 6. Night Suit | 4:26 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 7. You Were There | 3:51 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 8. Fusion/Fission | 3:48 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 9. Walk Away | 3:52 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 10. The Garden | 7:03 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 11. A Long Time (Miles Away B-Side) | 3:48 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 12. This Jungle (Europe After The Rain B-Side) | 4:40 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 13. Swimmer 2 (Dancing Like A Gun B-Side) | 3:32 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 14. Swimmer 1 (Dancing Like A Gun Extra Track) | 5:10 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 15. Young Man (Endlessly B-Side) | 2:53 | £0.69 |
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By N. Taylor
Format:Audio CD
Lordy Be! I remember lovingly finding a hallowed spot for the original glossy "Church" book which came with my 1981 vinyl.Who says Art and Music don't complement each other?! Top marks to the compilers at Edsel for reproducing this in the reissue's booklet.
Disc One contains a lovely warm yet crisp remastering of the album as was. Now,as I prefer to play the album, the whole album and nothing but the album sometimes,I love what Edsel/John/Steve/Rob@Metamatic.com et al have done with these 2CD Virgin Era remasters.By putting the out-takes, B sides etc. on a second disc you get a kind of alternate version of the album whilst maintaining similar content and style.
The bonus tracks are a mixed bag ranging from top flight B sides such as the gloriously sax drenched "Swimmer 1" and the Beatlesque "A Long Time" through to the slightly indulgent synth noodlings of "Swimmer 3" and "Swimmer 4". These latter two possibly being the seed of the "Cathedral Oceans" material? This is rounded off with alternate versions of tracks,some that went on to adorn "The Golden Section" sessions. I'd have liked a bit more info on these aforementioned alt versions as John admitted somewhere to trashing the best part of an album's worth of material in the next 18 months with only the original(and best) "Endlessly" single of June 1982 appearing.
To sum up, a perfect companion to the recent 2CD reissue of "Metamatic".
On a personal note, I always felt "The Garden" to be something of a long lost cousin to Ultravox!... Read more ›
Disc One contains a lovely warm yet crisp remastering of the album as was. Now,as I prefer to play the album, the whole album and nothing but the album sometimes,I love what Edsel/John/Steve/Rob@Metamatic.com et al have done with these 2CD Virgin Era remasters.By putting the out-takes, B sides etc. on a second disc you get a kind of alternate version of the album whilst maintaining similar content and style.
The bonus tracks are a mixed bag ranging from top flight B sides such as the gloriously sax drenched "Swimmer 1" and the Beatlesque "A Long Time" through to the slightly indulgent synth noodlings of "Swimmer 3" and "Swimmer 4". These latter two possibly being the seed of the "Cathedral Oceans" material? This is rounded off with alternate versions of tracks,some that went on to adorn "The Golden Section" sessions. I'd have liked a bit more info on these aforementioned alt versions as John admitted somewhere to trashing the best part of an album's worth of material in the next 18 months with only the original(and best) "Endlessly" single of June 1982 appearing.
To sum up, a perfect companion to the recent 2CD reissue of "Metamatic".
On a personal note, I always felt "The Garden" to be something of a long lost cousin to Ultravox!... Read more ›
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By S. White
Format:Audio CD
This superb album is a massive departure from the starkness of his first solo album Metamatic. John Foxx shows in this album that epics rock! Each song fills your mind with poetic images, anthemic sounds and some of the most grandiouse syth riffs you'll probbaly ever hear. It needs a room as the sun is abouty to set and you have a bottle of something chilled to sip on like some Bohemian layabout then become immersed in what is pure escapist pleasure. There is not one duff song on this album and accompanying singles (for those who bought them) fantastic b-sides as well. Notable songs are the triumphant Systems of Romance and Walk Away. Europe After The Rain a superb track that pulls you along at pace. The big song on this album is The Garden - Close your eyes and listen to all of the incidental noises and detail in the masterpiece's many layers. Highly recommended. If you can get hold of the original LP release try and get the booklet that came with it. Superb!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Christopher Hunter
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
This is an excellent record. Released in the Summer of 1981 it recalls the height of the futurism movement more than any other record in my mind.
John Foxx had been living in Italy for a while before recording 'The Garden'. The influence of the warm, relaxed South feeds through this record like a glass of chianti down the throat on a cold January day. The highly influential pure electronics of 'Metamatic' are still in evidence but with the addition of more traditional instruments which makes this much more lush than previous work.
The opening track 'Europe after the Rain' is a lovely single which should have achieved greater things than it's brush into the Top 40. The following tracks have great melodic strength and atmosphere such as 'Night Suit', 'Walk Away' and the epic title track. There are still the classic Foxx characteristic references to "shimmering and glimmering" huge landscapes and metaphysical imagery but it's a different beast to earlier output in that it is much more accessible and relaxed.
The album still sounds great 23 years after release. Whether it actually influenced anybody in the same way as 'Metamatic' is open to question but as an evocative document of the time it's second to none.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Steve
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
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John Foxx is an under appreciated talent. After moving from the proper Ultravox! (before it converted into electro pop), John Foxx produced the superb Metamatic.
The Garden is far removed from the stark, bleak, electronic sound of Metamatic. Having stuck the stake in the ground from which the likes of Gary Numan had to aspire to, Foxx's second solo album is more thoughtful, rich in texture with a tendancy towards the sound of proper Ultravox!. I had waited along time to hear something as monumentally good as Hiroshima Mon Amour and eventually came The Garden.
There are some excellent songs on here but nothing stands out as much as the title track, The Garden. Beautifully orchestrated synthesiser sounds that evoke great atmosphere, this 7 minute track alone should be enough to make people buy the album.
John Foxx is an under appreciated talent. After moving from the proper Ultravox! (before it converted into electro pop), John Foxx produced the superb Metamatic.
The Garden is far removed from the stark, bleak, electronic sound of Metamatic. Having stuck the stake in the ground from which the likes of Gary Numan had to aspire to, Foxx's second solo album is more thoughtful, rich in texture with a tendancy towards the sound of proper Ultravox!. I had waited along time to hear something as monumentally good as Hiroshima Mon Amour and eventually came The Garden.
There are some excellent songs on here but nothing stands out as much as the title track, The Garden. Beautifully orchestrated synthesiser sounds that evoke great atmosphere, this 7 minute track alone should be enough to make people buy the album.
If you had this on vinyl, get it now on CD - it sounds even better.
If you have never ventured into the world of John Foxx, treat yourself and do so with this album.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
John's second solo album seems more of a natural follow on from the Ultravox! - Systems of Romance album than Metamatic, and ironically features a track titled 'Systems of Romance'. The album has a much softer approach than Metamatic but races along nicely with tracks such as 'Systems of Romance', 'Dancing Like a Gun' and 'Walk Away', the latter featuring a super synth riff. All of these do not prepare you for the wonder that is the title track 'The Garden'. A slow orchestrated synthezer journey, the like of which I have never really heard again, let's your mind wonder to slow summer days. This track leaves you with the feeling that the album was not so much written as composed. Bonus tracks in the shape of 'B' sides include both versions of 'Swimmer'. A worthy addition to any CD collection.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
I Love It, But I Don't Understand It
I bought this album in it's original form, mostly because John Foxx used to be in Ultravox and I wanted to hear how Ultravox might have evolved. Read more
Published 11 months ago by J. Ritchie
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mnnn....not the best linn drum use ever
Good in parts, but a bit all over the show as it were, kinda shouty?. A music make over, but meta matic is better, it's got cohesive songs a bit more compared to the garden. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Susan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nostalgia Trip
I first heard this album many years ago as a young teenager. I used to listen to it at night on my cassette player, in bed with my headphones as I drifted off to sleep and the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by CathieT
4.0 out of 5 stars
alls not green in the Garden
bit more rocky than his usual style .. more like synth pop .. similar in style to thomas dolby's early stuff , which is not a bad thing , just seems a bit of a let down after... Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2011 by Keith Randall
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Garden (delux edition)
I was very pleased with the "Metamatic" re-issue, but package-wise I was disapointed with this "The Garden" re-issue. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2010 by P. Long
5.0 out of 5 stars
Foxx at his best
Remember getting this as an "LP" and was stunned when I first listened to it.
Lost none of its appeal now that its 20+ years old plus you get tons of other stuff chucked... Read more
Lost none of its appeal now that its 20+ years old plus you get tons of other stuff chucked... Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2010 by R. Nicklin
4.0 out of 5 stars
I would buy it for one song
There are two songs that make space for this album in collection. Europe and The Garden. The title track does it for me, gothic, majesterial, avant garde and like nothing else to... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2010 by Pearce Antony Clayton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great issue, well-packaged and strong second disc
This is the last Foxx 2-CD reissues I chose to purchase, mainly because his recent material like "Crash & Burn"/"From Trash" led me back to "Metamatic" era more easily than his... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2009 by M. B. Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars
'Great Album - Great Extra Disc'
I remember as a kid eagerly awaiting the top forty rundown and hoping that 'Europe After The Rain' from the original version of this album had gone up. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2008 by Antony May
5.0 out of 5 stars
Forgotten Classic
I bought this album on vinyl when it came out and it has always been one of my favourites. The title track itself is a masterpiece, somewhere between pop and classical, even... Read more
Published on 9 April 2006 by robbie the robot
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