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Avg: 3.5 (11 ratings)
- Date Released: May 25, 2004
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Inside Out / SPV
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On their fourth album, Tiles continue to demonstrate that progressive rock doesn't have to mean either goofy pseudo-mysticism or wanky bloviation. That's not to say that these guys are exactly concise -- the album's title track runs over 17 minutes -- but they generally avoid the standard prog rock trap of trying to impress through empty grandiosity. Even when their songs are on the long side, they're skillfully and tightly crafted and the playing is disciplined and interesting. That's especially true on the instrumentals; "Stop Gap" and "Unicornicopia," both of which feature guest violinist Matthew Parmenter, offer spikily complex rock and nicely unsentimental neo-classicism, respectively, and are among the album's more impressive and enjoyable moments, and "A.02" is a lovely little new acoustic miniature. As for the songs, the metal-flavored "Paintings" and "Capture the Flag" are both enjoyably dense and crunchy and feature fine, clear singing by Paul Rarick. Overall, this is an album that will likely appeal equally to aging Jethro Tull fans and thirtysomething King's X fans alike. [The album was also available with a bonus live disc recorded while Tiles opened for Dream Theater.]
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| 01. |  |
Window dressing |
17:11 |
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| 02. | |
Remember to forget |
5:00 |
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| 03. | |
All she knows |
4:37 |
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| 04. | |
Capture the flag |
8:58 |
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| 05. | |
Tear-water tea |
4:15 |
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| 06. | |
Stop gap |
2:53 |
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| 07. | |
Unicornicopia |
5:10 |
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| 08. | |
Paintings |
4:41 |
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| 09. | |
A.02 |
1:14 |
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| 10. | |
Slippers in the snow |
4:05 |
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| 11. | |
Spindrift |
9:25 |
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| 12. | |
Introduction (Bonustrack) |
0:46 |
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| 13. | |
Patterns (Bonustrack) |
4:33 |
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| 14. | |
Token pledge (Bonustrack) |
7:17 |
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| 15. | |
Static (Bonustrack) |
5:51 |
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| 16. | |
Modification (Bonustrack) |
3:35 |
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| 17. | |
Ballad of the sacred cows (Bonustrack) |
7:02 |
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| 18. | |
Facing failure (Bonustrack) |
5:44 |
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| 19. | |
Another's hand (Bonustrack) |
7:03 |
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19 Total Tracks, 109:20 Total Length
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Credits
- Kim Mitchell - Guitar // Arnold Lobel - Inspiration // Terry Brown - Arranger // Terry Brown - Producer // Terry Brown - Engineer // Hugh Syme - Keyboards // Hugh Syme - Artwork // Hugh Syme - Orchestration // Hugh Syme - Design // Hugh Syme - Photography // Tiles - Arranger // John Smerek - Engineer // Les Johnson - Logistics // Thomas Waber - ? // Janet Balmer - Photography // Thomas Ewerhard - Design // Peter J. Moore - Mastering // Mark Boucher - Audio Engineer // Dave Shields - Photography // Chris Andrews - Digital Editing // Matthew Parmenter - Violin
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