This is the first studio album from The Tear Garden since bad diagnosis in 2000. Crystal Mass isn’t so much a record, as a great effort at dragging you into another world. For older fans Crystal Mass will put a massive smile accross your face. Smart music for smart people.
- is a breath or fresh air compared to many previous songs of The Tear Garden.
Desert Island Disc is the albums biggest surprise. Hopeful is the album’s biggest hit, I think. I listened to the opening track Castaway and liked it a lot. Her Majesty’s Trusted Food Taster is a romantic if not formulaic ditty. Feathered Friends is the albums lead single as well as biggest hit. To Mourn The Death Of Colour - I used to hate this song, but now it’s one of my favorites. Six Of One make listening to The Tear Garden like being in some sort of time warp.
Crystal Mass CD
| Song Name | Time | ||
| The Double Spades Effect.mp3 | 6:28 |  |
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| Desert Island Disc.mp3 | 5:14 | |
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| Hopeful.mp3 | 5:24 | |
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| Castaway.mp3 | 10:23 | |
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| Her Majesty’s Trusted Food Taster.mp3 | 5:18 | |
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| Feathered Friends.mp3 | 4:57 | |
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| To Mourn The Death Of Colour.mp3 | 12:39 | |
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| Six Of One.mp3 | 7:26 | |
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