The Tea Party

[AxlsMainMan]

Any fans here of this great Canadian band?



I was cleaning up my CD collection the other day was delighted to find all of their old albums which sounded even better than I remember them being.

Very sad these guys are no more...they were absolutely epic live.

Lots of "chunky" rock riffs, hard-hitting drums, blues, and Middle Eastern influences on their albums, so Im sure everyone on this board will love them

Some songs worth checking out are:

Save Me
Fire in the Head
The Bazaar
Sister Awake
Temptation
Release
The Messenger
Heaven Coming Down
Lullaby
Angels

Enjoy

[Neemo]

seen them 5 or 6 times live they were great

one time i saw them it was a free show in Hamilton...they played for like 3 or 4 hours....it was awesome they kept coming back out for encores cuz everybody was singing to all their songs...great vibe

[AxlsMainMan]

Glad Im not the only one whose had the pleasure of seeing these guys live

Would you agree Neemo, that Jeff Burrows is easily one of the best drummers around?

The man is a machine..

[Neemo]

yeah they are all amazing musicians not just Burrows

Jeff Martin can play more instruments than i even know of

have you got Jeff Martin's solo album yet? if so is it good?

[AxlsMainMan]

Your right, all three of them are tremendous musicians

I haven't even heard Jeff's solo album, although Ive heard he's also put out a live album too.

I honestly hope he looses interest in his solo venture, and regroups with The Tea Party..

There definately a band I could see regrouping at some point, and also a band Im sure Axl would really enjoy.

[Chief]

this band is pretty amazing.. i just found a cd of theirs recently, i need to listen!!!

[AxlsMainMan]

Edges of Twilight and The Interzone Mantras are both amazing albums

[Neemo]

Transmission is my fav

[hellfirecan]

Some songs worth checking out are:

Save Me
Fire in the Head
The Bazaar
Sister Awake
Temptation
Release
The Messenger
Heaven Coming Down
Lullaby
Angels

Enjoy

You forgot "Babylon" and it's amazing video.


But I loved these guys.  Saw them live 7-8 years ago.  Great show.  Great band.

[MCT]

I love 'em, personally. But I have to say that their slow progression towards more commercial productions has made me grimace more than once. Take Seven Circles for example, it's a closet album for me, one that I'll only listen to with headphones stuck to my ears for fear of anyone else hearing the likes of The Watcher or some other horrible tune. Yet I'm a fan and still enjoy a tune like The Watcher to a certain degree.

You know, not only did they get more radio friendly, but the overall musical and lyrical quality slowly declined as well. Don't get me wrong, they still came out with some interesting stuff, but it wasn't as deep as their earlier offerings.

For me the best album by far is Splendor Solis with Twilight being a distant second.

Good thread, good band, my Main Man.

Shadows on the mountainside,
eagles find the souls they hide...

[AxlsMainMan]

I wonder how Axl's vocals would sound on a Tea Party song.

Some songs I dont think it would work, but I personally think Axl would own a song like "Heaven Coming Down"

[hellfirecan]

Jeff Martin is an amazing singer.  I read somewhere he has perfect pitch.  That is evident on many songs.  I think he can out sing Axl any day.  Their early stuff is much better than their latter stuff.

[mdttkk]

i love these guys and think they are (were) the best canadian band ever

[AxlsMainMan]

Jeff Martin is an amazing singer.  I read somewhere he has perfect pitch.  That is evident on many songs.  I think he can out sing Axl any day.  Their early stuff is much better than their latter stuff.

There are some true gems on their latter albums though

[MCT]

I think he (Jeff Martin) can out sing Axl any day.?

That's like saying Jim Morrison has, well, had, a better set of pipes than Celine Dion...

... ...

...exactly. So get a grip.

i love these guys and think they are (were) the best canadian band ever

Best is such a relative term though, isn't it?

They're certainly one of the better Canadian bands to have come along, objectively speaking. No doubt about that. But do you realize who you've cut from the list of contenders? That list is long. And it's full of bands who don't deserve the cut. Besides, there's no way to measure "best".  Not accurately anyway.

[Neemo]

Its all subjective to be sure

but personally i rank them up there as prolly the best canadian group

[AxlsMainMan]

Could you guys imagine a Tea Party / Guns N' Roses World Tour?

[Neemo]

Could you guys imagine a Tea Party / Guns N' Roses World Tour?

They opened for Ozzy a few years ago here in Hamilton....but i Missed it

[AxlsMainMan]

That would have also been an incredible show

[hellfirecan]

That's like saying Jim Morrison has, well, had, a better set of pipes than Celine Dion...

... ...

...exactly. So get a grip.

Not sure if you are implying that Martin is a better singer or not.   I guess I can't get a "grip"