- Audio CD (19 Aug 1997)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Atlantic
- ASIN: B000002JDL
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 212,034 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Temptation |
| 2. Army Ants |
| 3. Psychopomp |
| 4. Gyroscope |
| 5. Alarum |
| 6. Release |
| 7. Transmission |
| 8. Babylon |
| 9. Pulse |
| 10. Emerald |
| 11. Aftermath |
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a gutsy, solid album. Lots of starnge electronic tweeks to the instruments but certainly not soul-less synthesiser music. The drum track in particular is loaded with that flat thud that lays down a wall behind everything else. Heavy rocking dark chocolate shadowy music,not to be confused with thrash, this stays in that Led Zep meets The Doors mold. Good songs with strong Lyrics - Gyroscope, Pulse and Temptation are fine recordings. Somehow I always get a strange N African\Indian vibe (like you're in a souk or bazaar) off their stuff that gives it that sense of the alien to it all. Eleven good tracks, nothing duff in here.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first heard this cd 4 years ago, since then I have been trying to get hold of a copy, which is difficult since it is import only. The overall atmosphere of the CD is like The Doors but more modern and MUCH darker.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Another Direction for the Best Band in Years
21 Nov 2003
Format:Audio CD
The Tea Party are my favorite band and their diversity is the most amazing thing about them. This cd surely shows their adventure into industrial type music. This is by far their darkest album to date.
1.)Temptation-5 stars-Great great song. Really cool intro riff as well. Good lyrics about a destructive life.
2.)Army Ants-4 stars-Not my favorite on the album, but a good guitar song none the less.
3.)Psychopomp-5 stars-Quite possibly the most emotional song on the record. Great sound and excellent lyrics.
4.)Gyroscope-5 stars-Cool slide guitar riff during the intro/chorus. Cool tribal feel during the bridge as well.
5.)Alarum-5 stars-Another incredibly emotional song. Very dark and depressing. Awesome hard rock song.
6.)Release-4 stars-Very very sad. Great song though, very mellow. A song that has been attached to the white ribbon campaign to which the Tea Party are very active in.
7.)Transmission-5 stars-the title song, very cool riffs and once again, very dark lyrics, cool tribal beat.
8.)Babylon-5 stars-Very techno-ish song. Has a really cool video that goes along with it, the hidden track at the end of it, also known as Embryo, is a kick ass instrumental too.
9.)Pulse-5 stars-Really cool hard rock song, good driving beat from Jeff Burrowns. Once again very depressing song.
10-)Emerald-5 stars-very emotional song, and quite possibly my favorite song on the album. Cool acoustic to electric change.
11.)Aftermath-4 stars-Great way to end the album. A mellow quite, brooding song that sort of wraps everything from the album up.
Great album for anyone looking for Tea Party's darkest music. It is also their heaviest album to date.
1.)Temptation-5 stars-Great great song. Really cool intro riff as well. Good lyrics about a destructive life.
2.)Army Ants-4 stars-Not my favorite on the album, but a good guitar song none the less.
3.)Psychopomp-5 stars-Quite possibly the most emotional song on the record. Great sound and excellent lyrics.
4.)Gyroscope-5 stars-Cool slide guitar riff during the intro/chorus. Cool tribal feel during the bridge as well.
5.)Alarum-5 stars-Another incredibly emotional song. Very dark and depressing. Awesome hard rock song.
6.)Release-4 stars-Very very sad. Great song though, very mellow. A song that has been attached to the white ribbon campaign to which the Tea Party are very active in.
7.)Transmission-5 stars-the title song, very cool riffs and once again, very dark lyrics, cool tribal beat.
8.)Babylon-5 stars-Very techno-ish song. Has a really cool video that goes along with it, the hidden track at the end of it, also known as Embryo, is a kick ass instrumental too.
9.)Pulse-5 stars-Really cool hard rock song, good driving beat from Jeff Burrowns. Once again very depressing song.
10-)Emerald-5 stars-very emotional song, and quite possibly my favorite song on the album. Cool acoustic to electric change.
11.)Aftermath-4 stars-Great way to end the album. A mellow quite, brooding song that sort of wraps everything from the album up.
Great album for anyone looking for Tea Party's darkest music. It is also their heaviest album to date.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Absolutely Incredible!
19 Nov 1999
Format:Audio CD
After catching the end of one of their songs on MuchMusic, I listened to all the Tea Party clips that amazon.com had to offer. I just couldn't get enough and bought Splendor Solis, The Edges of Twilight, and Transmission all at once (I drove to Canada earlier this year to pick up Triptych).
At first, Edges was my favorite of the three, since it has a *very* solid track list. Every single one of the songs is awesome. Because I was so busy listening to Edges, however, I neglected Transmission somewhat.
Now I find that the more I listen to this CD the more I like it. So I listen more, and I like it more and more and more. This CD, even though it was great to start with, has grown even beyond that. It's both interesting to listen to and entirely hypnotic at times, and the electronic aspect was added perfectly. Of the entire album, I would have to say that my favorites are: Temptation, Psychopomp, Transmission, and Aftermath.
Buy this! You will not be disappointed.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
THE most-played album in my collection for the past 9 years
29 Dec 2005
Format:Audio CD
This album is brilliant. Tea Party is able to combine aggression with thoughtfulness, melody with metal's noise. I bought this cd after hearing "Temptation" once on my college radio station and it didn't disappoint.
The whole album is good for what ails ya--cathartic in ways few artists can manage. Who needs therapy? Like Korn's "Issues," this album takes you through your deeper, darker, unexpressed emotions whether you want to or not. "Temptation" has an honest, earthy sexuality you can't express with any pallid love song. "Gyroscope" and "Army Ants" are the perfect anthems to rev you up for a challenge. "Transmission" and "Babylon," taken together especially, bring you first through the feeling you get when someone isn't listening and then that you don't care whether they listen or not. The song arrangement was done really well; taken as a composition, the album leaves you feeling satiated because it brings you up and down, heats you and cools you.
Jeff Martins vocals at first reminded me of Jim Morrison with their dark, resonant quality. However, the lyrics are so much more satisfying. You can tell from the multi-layered sound (that comes from the many instruments this band experiments with) and the complicated lyrics that one band, at least, actually spends some time on their craft. You will find yourself resenting the fast-food substance on the radio after spending some time with Tea Party.
The whole album is good for what ails ya--cathartic in ways few artists can manage. Who needs therapy? Like Korn's "Issues," this album takes you through your deeper, darker, unexpressed emotions whether you want to or not. "Temptation" has an honest, earthy sexuality you can't express with any pallid love song. "Gyroscope" and "Army Ants" are the perfect anthems to rev you up for a challenge. "Transmission" and "Babylon," taken together especially, bring you first through the feeling you get when someone isn't listening and then that you don't care whether they listen or not. The song arrangement was done really well; taken as a composition, the album leaves you feeling satiated because it brings you up and down, heats you and cools you.
Jeff Martins vocals at first reminded me of Jim Morrison with their dark, resonant quality. However, the lyrics are so much more satisfying. You can tell from the multi-layered sound (that comes from the many instruments this band experiments with) and the complicated lyrics that one band, at least, actually spends some time on their craft. You will find yourself resenting the fast-food substance on the radio after spending some time with Tea Party.
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