PLAYLISTS 2018

tohostudios wrote:

akeldama wrote:

The Tea Party-Edges Of Twilight (Disc 1 Deluxe)
The Tea Party-Tx 20 (20th anniversary Ep of Transmission remakes)
The Tea Party-Seven Circles

I'd use the ever-popular headbanger emoticon to show my appreciation but that doesn't really apply when talking about The Tea Party so I'll use this guy instead:

Haha! Thanks, man. Funny thing is all day at work as I was jamming 'em I kept thinking how my playlist would be "Toho approved". I also wondered being that 'Transmission' is your fave album if you had heard 'Tx 20'.

The Tea Party is easily in my top 10 or even top 5 fave bands. Over the last year or so I find myself liking 'Splendor Solis' the best. Sure, it's not as refined as the albums that proceed it but there's something about it I can't explain.

I haven't listened to Splendor Solis in forever but as I remember it, it reminded me of an updated version of something Led Zeppelin might have done.

over the weekend watched:



and

Fastway - S/T
Oz - Fire In The Brain
Demon Hunter - Outlive
Alcest - Les Voyages De L'Ame

akeldama wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

akeldama wrote:

The Tea Party-Edges Of Twilight (Disc 1 Deluxe)
The Tea Party-Tx 20 (20th anniversary Ep of Transmission remakes)
The Tea Party-Seven Circles

I'd use the ever-popular headbanger emoticon to show my appreciation but that doesn't really apply when talking about The Tea Party so I'll use this guy instead:

Haha! Thanks, man. Funny thing is all day at work as I was jamming 'em I kept thinking how my playlist would be "Toho approved". I also wondered being that 'Transmission' is your fave album if you had heard 'Tx 20'.

The Tea Party is easily in my top 10 or even top 5 fave bands. Over the last year or so I find myself liking 'Splendor Solis' the best. Sure, it's not as refined as the albums that proceed it but there's something about it I can't explain.

It is pretty cool to see you guys talking about the awesomeness that is the Tea Party - I have been a fan since high school and I would definitely say that Splendor Solis is a fabulous album. Being Canadian I was not sure how much success they had in the States but it is wicked that you guys know them.

I remember Scott saying he likes them in a YouTube video of his.

Thelemech wrote:

akeldama wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

akeldama wrote:

The Tea Party-Edges Of Twilight (Disc 1 Deluxe)
The Tea Party-Tx 20 (20th anniversary Ep of Transmission remakes)
The Tea Party-Seven Circles

I'd use the ever-popular headbanger emoticon to show my appreciation but that doesn't really apply when talking about The Tea Party so I'll use this guy instead:

Haha! Thanks, man. Funny thing is all day at work as I was jamming 'em I kept thinking how my playlist would be "Toho approved". I also wondered being that 'Transmission' is your fave album if you had heard 'Tx 20'.

The Tea Party is easily in my top 10 or even top 5 fave bands. Over the last year or so I find myself liking 'Splendor Solis' the best. Sure, it's not as refined as the albums that proceed it but there's something about it I can't explain.

It is pretty cool to see you guys talking about the awesomeness that is the Tea Party - I have been a fan since high school and I would definitely say that Splendor Solis is a fabulous album. Being Canadian I was not sure how much success they had in the States but it is wicked that you guys know them.

I first heard of them about 15 years ago and I snag up everything they do and all of Jeff Martin’s other stuff. The Tea Party is easily my fave band from Canada.

akeldama wrote:

Thelemech wrote:

akeldama wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

akeldama wrote:

The Tea Party-Edges Of Twilight (Disc 1 Deluxe)
The Tea Party-Tx 20 (20th anniversary Ep of Transmission remakes)
The Tea Party-Seven Circles

I'd use the ever-popular headbanger emoticon to show my appreciation but that doesn't really apply when talking about The Tea Party so I'll use this guy instead:

Haha! Thanks, man. Funny thing is all day at work as I was jamming 'em I kept thinking how my playlist would be "Toho approved". I also wondered being that 'Transmission' is your fave album if you had heard 'Tx 20'.

The Tea Party is easily in my top 10 or even top 5 fave bands. Over the last year or so I find myself liking 'Splendor Solis' the best. Sure, it's not as refined as the albums that proceed it but there's something about it I can't explain.

It is pretty cool to see you guys talking about the awesomeness that is the Tea Party - I have been a fan since high school and I would definitely say that Splendor Solis is a fabulous album. Being Canadian I was not sure how much success they had in the States but it is wicked that you guys know them.

I first heard of them about 15 years ago and I snag up everything they do and all of Jeff Martin’s other stuff. The Tea Party is easily my fave band from Canada.

I like the first three albums the most. They were quite popular in the 90s up here in Canada - but I do not hear much about them these days. I always felt that they were like some sort of bastard child of The Doors and Led Zeppelin. Great memory's of listening to them growing up and I still have Splendor Solis and Edges Of Twilight along with a Greatest Hits album.

Required Fields wrote:

I remember Scott saying he likes them in a YouTube video of his.

Are you a fan RF???

Thelemech wrote:

I always felt that they were like some sort of bastard child of The Doors and Led Zeppelin.

That sounds about right to me. I definitely hear a lot of Zeppelin in there but along around Transmission I start hearing a few "industrial" touches here and there as well.

Dood is a dead ringer for Val Kilmer!

tohostudios wrote:

Thelemech wrote:

I always felt that they were like some sort of bastard child of The Doors and Led Zeppelin.

That sounds about right to me.  I definitely hear a lot of Zeppelin in there but along around Transmission I start hearing a few "industrial" touches here and there as well.  

Transmission was definitely flirting with industrial and consequently it was the last Tea Party album that I bought. That being said I have heard some of the works that they did after and I believe that I would enjoy most of what they have done.

I hear a really heavy influence from Jimmy Page on Jeff Martin's guitar playing especially on those first two albums with an obvious attempt by Jeff to sound and sing like Jim Morrison. Funny thing is at least for me it does not sound contrived or fake and was actually of great appeal in regards to their output and live performances. Two incredible acts to be influenced by most definitely.

I agree that Martin’s voice doesn’t sound contrived. I think you would find something to like in all their albums and for a while I didn’t like Transmission as much but over the last 3 years I finally “got it” and it’s just as good as anything else they’ve done. I’ll jam it tomorrow at work.

I guess I'm partial to Transmission because that's how I discovered them.

That album was on a "Listening Post" at my local Camelot Records back in the day (remember Camelot? Better yet, remember "Listening posts"?). As usual when I find an album I really like I explore the artist's entire catalogue and I found I really liked The Tea Party even if their other albums didn't have that industrial edge that drew me in in the first place.

On the elliptical today :

Paradox - Ballot Or Bullet
Edguy - Mysteria
Ace Frehley - Into The Night
Annihilator - Couple Suicide
Accept - Mistreated
Annihilator - Kicked
Executioner - Nothing To Fear
Blue Oyster Cult - Celestial The Queen
Cage - Legion Of Demons

The Tea Party-Transmission

Chevelle-The North Corridor

Fear Not - s/t
Paul Stanley - '78 solo
Shotgun Messiah - Violent New Breed
Warrant - Born Again
Metallica - The $9.98 CD: Garage Days Re-Revisited
Accept - Eat the Heat

Sortilège - Métamorphose
Entropy - Ashen Existence