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░ ██ ██ Artist: The Pineapple Thief ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: 3000 Days █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2009 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2016-04-02 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Progressive Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Kscope ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Compilation ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ The Pineapple Thief (TPT) have been around for █
█ over 3,000 days now (hence the name for this █
█ retrospective collection) and they must be sick █
█ and tired of the comparisons with Porcupine Tree. █
█ I will not make many, because they are very █
█ different musically, other than to say they share █
█ the PT initials, both were stated as solo █
█ projects, both became bands in order to tour for █
█ fans and both take a lot of time and effort in █
█ producing great albums. █
█ Musically, TPT should appeal to anyone who likes █
█ Radiohead, The Muse or Pink Floyd. The songs are █
█ well constructed, layered and melodic (often in a █
█ melancholic way). They vary from the 4-5 minute █
█ less progressive songs through to 15 minute █
█ wonders that build up and slow down like a roller █
█ coaster, taking you on a wonderful journey. █
█ This compilation is a great introduction - 2.5 █
█ hours of the very best of their first 7 albums. █
█ All songs have been lovingly remixed by Bruce █
█ Soord (founder, singer, guitarist, writer, █
█ producer and all round good egg) with help from █
█ Steve Kitch (keyboardist). The job has been done █
█ very well, as has the thought that has gone into █
█ the ordering of the songs - not the traditional █
█ chronological listing, but one that works as an █
█ album in its own right (so rare for compilations). █
█ The old albums are difficult to get these days █
█ following TPT's move to K-Scope from Cyclops, so █
█ this is a great introduction that will have you █
█ scouring eBay or Amazon to find the back █
█ catalogue. Warnings - some of the old albums are █
█ offered at obscene prices, that is how good and █
█ popular they justly are with a small (but growing) █
█ group of true band/music lovers. Not true prog, █
█ but truly progressive. █
█ █
█ --- █
█ █
█ Excellent compilation on 2 CDs, with long and █
█ short tracks, slow and fast songs. The Pineapple █
█ Thief has been compared to Porcupine Tree, █
█ Radiohead, etc. I saw them recently playing live, █
█ together with Riverside (october 2009). █
█ Unfortunately, The Pineapple Thief played only one █
█ hour, because they were considered as support for █
█ Riverside (double headline would be more █
█ appropriate). Although Riverside was also good, █
█ this evening I preferred The Pineapple Thief, as █
█ their music was more original in my opinion. Hope █
█ to see a full show soon! Although the songs for █
█ this compilation are remastered, this 2 CD set may █
█ not be a "must have" if you already own every █
█ studio album. For others, this "best of" █
█ compilation is a great introduction to the music █
█ of this band. █
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░ CD 1/2 : ░
░ 1. God Bless the Child 4:47 ░
░ 2. Shoot First 4:15 ░
░ 3. Part Zero 7:29 ░
░ 4. 137 5:02 ░
░ 5. We Love You 8:35 ░
░ 6. Clapham 4:28 ░
░ 7. Dead in the Water 5:33 ░
░ 8. Kid Chameleon 7:02 ░
░ 9. Tightly Wound (Acoustic) 5:34 ░
░ 10. Remember Us 16:08 ░
░ CD 2/2 : ░
░ 1. The World I Always Dreamed Of 7:12 ░
░ 2. Wretched Soul 5:00 ░
░ 3. All You Need to Know 4:14 ░
░ 4. Vapour Trails 8:57 ░
░ 5. How Did We Find Our Way 3:56 ░
░ 6. I Will Light up Your Eyes 7:24 ░
░ 7. Subside 5:00 ░
░ 8. Private Paradise 11:46 ░
░ 9. Snowdrops 5:56 ░
░ 10. Too Much to Lose 14:49 ░
░ 143:07 ░
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