Sparta - Porcelain (NEW CD)
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Porcelain (Sparta, 2004) 
Sparta - Porcelain (CD 2004)

 
Sparta - Porcelain (CD 2004)

Title: Porcelain
Artist: Sparta
Record Label: Geffen
Release Year: 2004
EAN: 0602498629062
Genre: Rock/Pop
Product ID: EPID30753097
Description: Unlike its former bandmates in the experimental-leaning the Mars Volta (the other group that rose from the ashes of disbanded alt-rock heroes At the Drive-In), Sparta pursues a more accessible blend of post-metal crunch, melodic song str...
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Track Listing
1. Guns Of Memorial Park
2. Hiss The Villain
3. While Oceana Sleeps
4. La Cerca
5. Breaking The Broken
6. Lines In Sand
7. End Moraine
8. Death In The Family
9. Syncope
10. Tensioning
11. Travel By Bloodline
12. POME
13. From Now To Never
14. Splinters
15. Farewell Ruins (bonus track)

Details
Number of CDs:1
Producer:Mike Major
Recording Type:Studio
Distributor:Universal Music
Recording Mode:Stereo

Album Notes
Unlike its former bandmates in the experimental-leaning the Mars Volta (the other group that rose from the ashes of disbanded alt-rock heroes At the Drive-In), Sparta pursues a more accessible blend of post-metal crunch, melodic song structures, and emo sensibilities. PORCELAIN, the group's second full-length release, finds Sparta at once refining its formula and ambitiously testing its possibilities. Power-chord assault, pummeling drums, technically dazzling guitar solos, and lead singer Jim Ward's impassioned vocals pack an impressive sonic wallop throughout the album.While Sparta's hard-rock pedigree is certainly earned, the group is also adept at more meticulously textured work, as on the pizzicato guitar lilt of "While Oceana Sleeps," and "La Cerca" and "Lines in Sand," which recall 1980s acts U2 and the Cure in their use of dreamy guitar effects and post-punk vocal embellishments. Moments like the stutter-step drum-guitar interchange in "Death in the Family," and the melancholic, reverb-drenched guitar line of "Syncope" assure listeners that Sparta is no simplistic headbanging band. Instead--in their musicianship, ambition, and ability to synthesize stylistic influences--they are one of the leading lights in indie/major-label crossover rock.

Editorial Reviews
On PORCELAIN, the band recasts Ward's privates prayers as national anthems....Ward can scream with the best of them... - Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly (p.87) - [P]ersonal, cohesive, and daring. - Grade: B+
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