THE TEA PARTY

THE TEA PARTY
THE EDGES OF TWILIGHT (1995)
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Like Led Zeppelin some 25 years ago, the Tea Party draw from a wealth of influences and cultures to create a sound uniquely their own, exotic and earthy, with neo-progressive flourishes and Middle Eastern-sounding melodies. On The Edges of Twilight they start off with a hefty punch of finely crafted, hypnotic hard rock, and then ease the listener into a world where piano ballads, the blues, and hypnotic, sitar-laden meditations seem to fit together perfectly.
From gorgeous acoustic instrumentals to jarring teeth-rattlers, the Tea Party prove unusually adept at everything they try. Sure, they are essentially an FM rock band, having more in common with Alice in Chains and Queensryche than they may care to admit, but they have far more talent and depth than many of their rather one-dimensional contemporaries. It's this versatility and wealth of quality material that separate them from the pack.

1. Fire in the Head
2. Bazaar
3. Correspondences
4. Badget
5. Silence
6. Sister Awake
7. Turn the Lamp Down Low
8. Shadows on the Mountainside
9. Drawing Down the Moon
10. Inanna
11. Coming Home
12. Walk With Me