Choir Invisible- Sea to Shining Sea LP
As promised, here’s the second, final, and posthumous record from Choir Invisible, recorded in 1982, but not released until 1984. It’s far more bright and synthy then their debut record and features contributions from Don Romine of Quiet Room, an excellent Bay Area band from 1981,. I tend to prefer the previous album, but it depends on your take on buzzing synths vs. brooding guitars. Opposite sides of a similar coin, if you will.
Let’s cut to the chase, shall we?
Choir Invisible- Sea to Shining Sea LP
1. Grey At Present
2. Questions Never Spoken
3. With Dreams
4. I Walked Away
5. Shared By A Voice
6. Devoted To A Memory
September 2, 2009 at 12:57 am
Frankie T:
As I recall, Shakespeare uses the expression 'choir invisible' as a poetic term for the dead, imagining them as a sort of heavenly choir. But then your literate readers already knew that, right?
–Daniel
September 6, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Iam literate, but never got much into Shakespeare. Somehow, the end of this quote was condescending. So, anti-kudos to you.
October 5, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Usually I prefer synthesizers over guitars, but in this case I don't. Their first album is much more interesting to me, the songs are more intelligently written, have more surprises. I only kept "Devoted To A Memory". Anyway, thank you for offering!!
May 28, 2016 at 10:09 pm
For us who strive to follow. May I reach
That purest heaven, be to other souls
FYI
The cup of strength in some great agony,
Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love,
Beget the smiles that have no cruelty, 40
Be the sweet presence of a good diffus’d,
And in diffusion ever more intense!
So shall I join the choir invisible
Whose music is the gladness of the world.
William BLame
May 28, 2016 at 10:09 pm
Sorry that was William BLAKE
September 23, 2016 at 6:26 pm
many thanks for choir invisible