Album
The Beginning Stages Of...
2002 · Rock
9 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Beginning Stages Of... is a Rock album by The Polyphonic Spree, originally released in 2002. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
About
The Polyphonic Spree is too conceptually expansive to be labeled merely a band, yet more artistically ambitious than your average religious cult—which, with some two dozen-plus robe-wearing members, is what the Dallas-based aggregation most closely resembles. The Polyphonic Spree seems more like the cast of some lost, late-’60s rock opera. Led in every sense of the word by former Tripping Daisy mainstay Tim DeLaughter, PS on its 2003 debut imagines what Up With People might have sounded like under the guidance of <i>Smile</i>-era Brian Wilson. It’s essentially a one-joke concept extended to 10 full “stages” here, but executed on emblematic standouts like “It’s the Sun” and “Soldier Girl” with such an exuberant charm and overwhelming sense of scale as to be irresistible.
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Tracklist
- 1Have a Day / Celebratory4:38
- 2It's the Sun5:33
- 3Days Like This Keep Me Warm4:05
- 4La La2:10
- 5Middle of the Day2:46
- 6Hanging Around the Day, Pt. 12:37
- 7Hanging Around the Day, Pt. 22:39
- 8Soldier Girl3:59
- 9Light & Day / Reach For the Sun3:23
- 10A Long Day36:30
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- lush
- euphoric
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andrew TinkerFRENCH HORN FRENCH HORN, VOICE
- Audrey EasleyFLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE FLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE, VOICE
- Bryan WakelandDRUMS DRUMS , VOICE
- Carlos JacksonBELLS, ORGAN , TAMBOURINE ELECTRIC ORGAN ELECTRIC ORGAN , BELLS, TAMBOURINE, VOICE
- Chris CurielTRUMPET
- Evan HiseyORGAN ORGAN , SYNTH ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER
- James ReimerTROMBONE
- Jeffrey BouckGONG, OTHER , PERCUSSION, TABLA, TIMPANI PERCUSSION PERCUSSION, PERCUSSION , TABLA, TIMPANI, GONG
- Jennie KelleyVOCALS
- Jennifer JobeLEAD VOCALS
- Jessica JordanVOCALS
- Jessie HesterPIANO VOCALS VOICE, PIANO
- Joe ButcherPEDAL STEEL GUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , SHAKER PEDAL STEEL GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER
- Julie DoyleVOCALS
- Logan KeeseTRUMPET, FLUGELHORN
- Maria JeffersCELLO
- Mark McKeeverKEYBOARDS, PIANO, SYNTH KEYBOARDS, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER , TRUMPET KEYBOARDS, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER , TRUMPET, VOICE
- Mark PirroBASS BASS, VOICE
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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