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 Description

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