The Flower Kings - Retropolis (1996) {2022, Remastered} CD-Rip

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Artist: The Flower Kings
Title: Retropolis
Year Of Release: 1996 / 2022
Label: Inside Out Music #IOM635 / Sony Music #19439956842
Genre: Progressive Rock
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue, Log)
Total Time: 01:08:46
Total Size: 503 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview

Digitally remastered edition. Retropolis, released in 1996, is the second studio album by the Swedish progressive rock band The Flower Kings (not counting Roine Stolt's 1994 solo album). The album's art is inspired by the film Metropolis. Swedish progressive rock legends The Flower Kings, and longtime label-partners InsideOutMusic, will begin an extensive reissue campaign in 2022, which will see the entire catalogue of the band reissued on CD & Vinyl in remastered editions, with it being the first time many of the albums have been available on wax. First up are 1995's Back In The World of Adventures & 1996's Retropolis, which both featured the line-up of Roine Stolt, Tomas Bodin, Michael Stolt, Jaime Salazar, Hasse Fröberg, Ulf Wallander and Hasse Bruniusson. They will be available as Ltd CD Digipak & Gatefold 2LP+CD & LP-booklet, both featuring remastered and partly remixed audio and expanded artwork and photo material from that period.

Retropolis is the album that brought the Flower Kings from an interesting underground progressive rock band to an act that simply couldn't be ignored by anyone interested in the genre's 1990s revival. Roine Stolt and consorts' aim for Retropolis was to dive a little more into vintage progressive forms (retro) and, indeed, this album is the most nostalgic and closer-to-the-roots-sounding of the band's catalog. From the Pink Floyd-shaped "Rhythm of the Sea" to the poignant Yes-like hymn "There Is More to This World," the Flower Kings sound like they are paying tribute to the groups that brought them to do what they are doing, without ever falling into plagiarism or sacrificing the band's own identity. "Melting Pot," "The Judas Kiss," and the powerful instrumental "Retropolis" are the album's other highlights. Very strong composition-wise, Retropolis lacked some cohesion. It is one of the band's most song-oriented albums (with The Flower King). In comparison, the following effort Stardust We Are will have a stronger identity but at times weaker material.

~ François Couture, All Music

Track List:

01. Rhythm Of Life [0:29]
02. Retropolis [11:11]
03. Rhythm Of The Sea [6:13]
04. There Is More To This World [10:07]
05. Romancing The City [0:55]
06. The Melting Pot [5:49]
07. Silent Sorrow [7:39]
08. The Judas Kiss [7:39]
09. Retropolis By Night [3:07]
10. Flora Majora [6:42]
11. The Road Back Home [9:00]

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