General Article name: Spirit of Eden
Genre: Pop englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Parlophone Label Group (PLG) Number of tracks: 20 Duration: 87:25 Tracklist LP - 1 1. Talk Talk - The Rainbow 8:02 2. Talk Talk - Eden 7:39 3. Talk Talk - Desire 7:17 4. Talk Talk - Inheritance 5:24 5. Talk Talk - I Believe in You 6:16 6. Talk Talk - Wealth 6:44   Tracklist LP - 2 7. Talk Talk - The Rainbow 8:02 8. Talk Talk - Eden 7:39 9. Talk Talk - Desire 7:17 10. Talk Talk - Inheritance 5:24 11. Talk Talk - I Believe In You 6:16 12. Talk Talk - Wealth 6:44 13. Talk Talk - John Cope 4:41   Tracklist - 3 Talk Talk - The Rainbow 9:05 Talk Talk - Eden 6:37 Talk Talk - Desire 7:17 Talk Talk - Inheritance 5:10 Talk Talk - I Believe In You 6:16 Talk Talk - Wealth 6:35 Talk Talk - John Cope 4:41   Description Album Review (en)

Compare Spirit of Eden with any other previous release in the Talk Talk catalog, and it's almost impossible to believe it's the work of the same band -- exchanging electronics for live, organic sounds and rejecting structure in favor of mood and atmosphere, the album is an unprecedented breakthrough, a musical and emotional catharsis of immense power. Mark Hollis' songs exist far outside of the pop idiom, drawing instead on ambient textures, jazz-like arrangements, and avant-garde accents; for all of their intricacy and delicate beauty, compositions like "Inheritance" and "I Believe in You" also possess an elemental strength -- Hollis' oblique lyrics speak to themes of loss and redemption with understated grace, and his hauntingly poignant vocals evoke wrenching spiritual turmoil tempered with unflagging hope. A singular musical experience. ~ Jason Ankeny

Jason Ankeny

Contributors Artist: Talk Talk Record Label: EMI Catalogue