Customer Reviews

Tea Party Collection

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One thing that immediately comes to my mind whenever I think of the Tea Party is their amalgamation of eastern influence and western roots into one solid,breath-taking,groundbreaking style that quite possibly embodies and defines the very essence of music and sound more than any other band out there.Their entire career is a celebration of the music that we all so adore.The Tea Party's fast-paced tracks and slower,more melodic ballads incorporate a wide array of world-wide instruments and powerful vocal efforts that are unlike anything else out there.And that's a good thing.A VERY good thing.There is not a bit of staleness or redundancy in the band's albums,and nowhere is this more evident then in Tangents,the band's first compilation album.

Tangents bring together the Tea Party's best songs from all their previous albums,the songs that defined their career and immortalized them forever in at least this fan's heart.

Messenger,Release,Bazaar,and Temptation are among the more brilliant tracks in the album,and all are diverse enough from each other to display the wide-ranging styles and different influences that touch upon the band.Their cover of the Stones' 'Paint it Black' can only be discribed as WOW.That word may not be the description of choice used by more respectable and professional critics,but I use it.So there.Not to mention Walking Wounded.The album's sole new song is pure brilliance,a crown jewel that sits atop a polished,spotless work of art.

Import price notwithstanding,this CD is worth every bit of what I spent and then some.

In my musical wanderings, I came across Tea Party around the time thier single "Tempatation" was released and having dismissed it as a mediocre canadian rock band the likes of which I come across now and then, I basically let them go and not disturb my sonic aural surroundings.

But one day with some spare cash in my hand and not many CD's left to buy, I saw this complete package and thought I should give it a chance, Hell I like my rock and roll, let's see what this Toronto group can do...

After giving the whole album a listen...Well, my first reaction was of utter surprise and amazement. How in the world can such a band go unnoticed? Surely it isn't only us Canadians who knew the secret. Why hadn't these folks become rock gods in the vein of U2? They arent really comparable to any modern rock band.. With a sound unique to them , they have carved an unusual niche in a rock listener's music collection. My history might be sour on this one, but I think they are the first rock group to blend the exotic eastern music of the Middle east with modern day panache and rock music. Now if that description alone doesn't make you the least bit curious to hear what these guys can do, then ..well...Go on listening to what's on the radio and you just might miss acts like this who define a genre and do their whole schtick so well.

I give this CD 4 stars because I felt more could be explored on the musical territory the group was treading on and production could have been slightly better. Apart from the nit picking things, a must have CD

First off, this album is awesome, despite the fact that it's a collection of songs from previous albums. Tangents is a perfect album for those who have only recently discovered The Tea Party. You'll find the very best songs from those albums before, as well as one new track.

If anything buy the album for Walking Wounded, which simply put is a beautiful piece and very much worth the import price. That The Messenger and Heaven Coming Down were included in this album make it even better.

The Tea Party are great for those that like edgy, fast-paced rock music, and melodic, entrancing slower pieces. Their willingness to experiment with different instruments and influences is evident. They are definitely not faltering in their pursuit to keep their sound different and yet distinctly their own. The Eastern influence, especially, found within their songs enhances the music, and never ever sounds out of place.

This album is not just great for those who are only discovering The Tea Party, but for those of us who are already heavy fans. It's a good one to hold us over until they release their new studio album!

This is an EXCELLENT compilation, GREAT choice of songs. Nothing more to be said.

David Rehak
author of "Poems From My Bleeding Heart"

I'm a huge fan of The Tea Party, but I have all the albums so why would I need a greatest hits package? Then I heard online the first unreleased track, Walking Wounded--it was so excellent, I just had to buy this! I have not been disappointed! All of the best tracks from TP's releases are here, especially from Transmission & Triptych. But I have to say that every unreleased track here has become some more new faves from Tea Party. Waiting On a Sign & Lifeline especially as well as the aforementioned Walking Wounded! An excellent greatest hits package sure not to disappoint anyone!

Well, i just wanted to thank everybody who gave their reviews on this particular CD,,,Let me tell you this, I am so glad i bought it....I LOVE IT! I cannot believe that i have never heard of this before i fell into this by reading your reviews and listening to the sample music....thanks everyone! The voice in this is amazing, i can't stop listening to it! I must say it is one of the best Cd's i now own and i can honestly say that nobody would be disappointed if they bought it, I AM NOT! I was looking for different music to listen to and this is perfect...it is OUTSTANDING! You have to buy this CD! You will be thanking everybody here like i am.....

How in words can one describe Walking Wounded? It's amazing. And Messenger? I happened upon the Tea Party by chance and can't believe how spectacular and underappreciated this group is. Tangents is definitely one of their best, they've managed to pick the great tracks from their previous albums. I love Temptation, Messenger and Walking Wounded (a personal favorite!!!). I recommend this album HIGHLY. Go out and buy it NOW!

I have been following the careers of Jeff Martin, Jeff Burrows and Stuart Chatwood since the release of Edges and I have to say this is one of the best albums. With songs like Save Me and Heaven Coming Down, they have truly kept to their roots in having nothing but their own sound. Their ability to take instruments from all over the world and make them come alive in their music makes them one of the greatest bands to ever come out of Canada. Having put together such a great collection of songs on one album shows exactly how incredible they are.

I think they have been overlooked and dismissed too many times. There will never be another band like them. They are truly great musicians.

What can i say? It's the Bands best songs, of course it's great! the new songs? well Walking wounded by itself makes it work to buy this compilation. The Tea Party's music has always been melodic and beautiful and the new tracks on here are simply amazing. The cover for the rolling stones "Paint it Black" is just simply astonishing and in my opinion much better than the original! Jeff Martin's voice and the heavy guitars just makes this song what it should always have been. If you don't own all of the tea party's CD's or you live in the U.S and getting all of their CD's is hard because of their availabilty Then This CD is a MUST! You'll be listening and listening to it. For the Big fans like me out there, The booklet and the extras you get with it, is just gorgeous, And the New tracks are so good you should not miss on this one! Now if you were to go on a desert island and you were only allowed to bring two CD's. well you wouldn't have a hard choice to make between all the Tea Party albums would ya? Just Take Tangents!

This is the greatest Best of album ever compiled. The new tracks on here are worth the price alone, and rest are pure Tea Party magic. Get this compliation of the best rock band since Zeppelin.