World Through My Eyes

RPWL | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 24, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Inside Out U.S.
• ASIN: B0006UGGXO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,071 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sleep

2. Start The Fire

3. Everything Was Not Enough

4. Roses

5. Lights

6. Sea-Nature

7. Day On My Pillow

8. World Through My Eyes

9. Wasted Land

10. Bound To Reach The End

Editorial Reviews

RPWL was originally formed in Germany in 1997 as a Pink Floyd Tribute band and though they have held on to many of the "Floydian" qualities that helped them to shape their sound they have also managed to seamlessly blend in their own ideas and personalities. They made their U.S. debut through Inside Out Music America in 2002 with Trying To Kiss The Sun which garnered critical acclaim throughout the US progressive rock community. Now with the release of World Through My Eyes, their second release for IOMA, RPWL hopes to firmly establish themselves as an original voice. Deftly blending progressive rock with elements of psychedelia and middle-eastern rhythms, RPWL paint a hauntingly beautiful portrait of flower-eyed surrealism. Driving drum beats fuel hypnotic melodies that swirl lazily and dream-like around the listener. RPWL recently headlined the 2004 Rights of Spring Festival (ROSfest) in Philadelphia and they hope to grace shores once again in support of the new release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Surprise!, May 31, 2005

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Russ Bellinger (Northville, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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I would like to highly recommend this CD. This band really surprised me. I had heard that they were a Pink Floyd tribute band, which I expected to be mediocre, but was nicely suprised to hear a band that is right up there with recent releases such as Porcupine Tree "Deadwing", Kino "Picture", and Ray Wilson "Ray Wilson Live", which to me are the 3 best CDs so far this year. This one is equally on the mark! And I had never previosly heard of these guys! When I heard that Ray Wilson sang on one track I decided to give it a try. Excellent vocals and all round musicianship, great songwriting. Kind of a mix of old Genesis, Camel, and Porcupine Tree, maybe a touch of Floydian influence. Really very original and not exactly like any of the bands mentioned, just touches that reminded me of them. If you like keeping up with the most advanced music of our times, pick this one up!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful world, July 16, 2006

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Jeffrey D. Elsenheimer "Still hip after all t... (Lake Hamilton,FL USA) - See all my reviews
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I would highly recommend this release to fans of Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd or Riverside. The production is great and the songwriting top-notch. Very rich melodies, excellent instrumentation and smooth, calming vocals abound. Much has been said of comparisons to Floyd, but I find the vocals and the use of organ on some tracks the only real similarities. To me, the guitar sound is more similar to U2 (which isn't a bad thing!) The albums starts off very nicely with "Sleep" (which isn't a sleeper at all,) and continues very nicely with some other great melodies. My favorites are "Sleep," Everything Was Not Enough," and "Roses," although none of the tracks are weak. More accessible than Pink Floyd, but still complex enough to entertain any prog fan.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The closest you will ever get to Pink Floyd, January 30, 2006

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W. Brooks "hemispheres" (Glen Burnie, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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No matter what anyone else says, to downplay the fact that these guys sound like Floyd is to ignore the obvious. To be specific the David Gilmour era - TDB and TDSOT. There is also a heavy Beatle influence on a few songs. To me, that is a good thing! With that said they aren't clones, they do have their own sound. The songs are very smooth and the cd is very well produced and polished. Too bad that they will never get airplay in the US market. This is also available as an SACD hybrid in both stereo and 5.1 surround. If you have a system capable of playing sacd in 5.1 then I suggest you search it out. The first time that slide guitar comes through the center speaker (about a minute into the first song) you will be glad you did. If you like melodic rock with a very heavy Floyd influence then you need to check this out.