Edges of Twilight

My intro to The Tea Party was by way of Transmission, another amazing piece of work. While comparisons may exist, for me, TTP's music defies the convention of being put into a particular category. Long-winded way of saying that they are Unique. Give a listen, give all of their works a listen. It's worth the time. FWiW, this purchase replaces the original that apparently went missing from my collection of their entire catalog. Nice to have had some recent additions from them, too.

Classic hard rock album. Flavours of led zep and the doors, but something all their own.

Love TTP

Again, great band found by me twenty yesrs too late. Some cuts have a celtic/pagan sound to them, some have a heavier hand. A gr es at cd for your collection, a song for every mood.

All good!

awesome

The Tea Party's second album achieved the band fame, featuring a few big singles and more beautiful, creative compositions from the Canadian trio. "The Edges of Twilight" promptly moves along in a stylistic fashion with a creative assimiliation of instrumentation and gorgeous melodies. Very few bands compose works with as much variety as The Tea Party, and their hard edged Eastern sound mingles perfectly with lead singer Jeff Martin's baritone voice. Lyrically the songs tell stories of dreamy fantasies, and are contemplative and poetic. I regard this sophomore album as the band's best, but of course that is very debatable.The album opener "Fire in the Head" opens with a dark, melodic guitar tune, and eases us into this raunchy rocker which is certainly one of my favourites. "The Bazaar" uses a fine assembly of percussion and guitar to create a very atmospheric song. "Correspondences" is in my opinion the finest ballad on the album, a 7 minute expedition driven by a gorgeous piano and Martin's vocal. "The Badger" is an excellent, underrated instrumental, showing Martin's musical prowess. "Silence" is a quick, energetic rock song that adds a new chapter of musical styles to the album. "Sister Awake" was the biggest single off the album, and is a grand rocker divided into different sections, and closing with Martin and his guitar. "Turn the Lamp Down Low" is a taste of Eastern blues, and is excellent. "Shadows on the Mountainside" is far more melodical and soft. "Innana" has another splendid Eastern feeling, and is well composed. "Coming Home" is really the only straightforward rock song on this album, while also featuring an acoustic rhythm to segue into the chorus. "Walk With Me" is the 14 minute album closer, beginning in a spacey, mysterious way as a few of their album closers do. When we finally reach the core of this song, it is very satisfying and purely driven by heavy guitar riffs.Overall, this would be the Tea Party album I would most recommend to any fan of the band or a newcomer. It shows the trio at their creative peak, and these tunes are unbelievably original. The rock group are most popular in Australia and other distant countries while remaining fairly known in North America. While also showing a brilliant style of composition (i.e. 12-string guitars), "The Edges of Twilight" also shines in its lyrical aspects. Jeff Martin at times pioneers the album with his low vocal too. Highly recommended.

This album is the Tea Party's best and my personal favorite. I listen to it almost everyday. My favorite part about the album is the fact that there are over 30 different instruments used on it, yet they all fit together perfectly somehow.1.)Fire in Head-5 stars-This is a great rocker to open up with. Very philosophical and based on a book Jeff Martin read. That already makes in deeper than any American music.2.)Bazaar-4 stars-Great song with awesome djembe intro. The song has a great rhythm, very catchy.3.)Correspondences-5 stars-Very mellow, Door-esque song. Very brooding dark song about relationships and what not, but more poetic than most American music. Great solo on the guitar at the end too.4.)The Badger-5 stars-Awesome instrumental guitar song. Ver mellow as well. Sets a nice mood, has a very irish-scottish feel to it.5.)Silence-4 stars-Loud and surprising after such a mellow song in the Badger. Good middle eastern feel. More great poetry, similar vibe to the Bazaar.6.)Sister Awake-5 stars-The Tea Party's opus. I would give it a million stars if I could. This album features many different instruments in one Epic song. Switches moods so quickly it makes you head spin and leaves you saying wow at the end. Once again another incredibly poetic song, awesome song and a good place to start.7.)Turn the Lamp Down Low-4 stars- Very bluesy, slide guitar based song. Good ganja jam lol. There is another good version of this song on Alhambra.8.)Shadows on the Mountainside-4 stars- Good folk-based song. Jeff's voice sounds excellent. I love listening to this song when I am in a mellow mood. Good segue into Drawing Down The Moon.9.)Drawing Down the Moon-5 stars- Awesome blues based song. Very sombre and emotionally heavy. The song that first drew me into to album 6 years ago.10.)Inanna-5 stars- Great middle eastern based song about the Sumerian goddess of the same name. Follows a similar vibe to the other eastern songs.11.) Coming Home-5 stars- Great acoustic to heavy to acoustic song. Very poetic introspective song. It shows Jeff's guitar playing well. Just another great song, doesn't have all of the eastern instruments but still is awesome.12.)Walk With Me-5 stars- Great way to end an album. Kind of a psychadelic song highlighting Jeff's great guitar playing. Good song about loneliness and what not. Another good ganja song. Has a cool spoken word section by Roy Harper after the song, and later on has a clip of Jeff destroying stuff while singing part of Correspondences.And there it is, the whole album broken down song-by-song. I hope everyone finds this useful.