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THE ART BOX

Art Bears

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Boxset/Compilation, released in 2005

Songs / Tracks Listing

CD 1 (48:50)
1. On Suicide (1:27)
2. Dividing Line (4:11)
3. Joan (3:06)
4. Maze (5:06)
5. In Two Minds (8:58)
6. Terrain (3:49)
7. Tube (3:05)
8. Dance (5:09)
9. Pirate Song (1:28)
10. Labyrinth (2:15)
11. Riddle (2:49)
12. Moeris Dancing (5:15)
13. Piers (2:12)

CD 2 (38:07)
1. Bath of Stars (1:45)
2. First Things First (2:50)
3. Gold (1:41)
4. Summer Wheel (2:47)
5. Slave (3:38)
6. Hermit (2:59)
7. Rats and Monkeys (3:24)
8. Skeleton (3:11)
9. Winter Wheel (3:06)
10. Man and Boy (3:21)
11. Winter/War (3:05)
12. Force (0:54)
13. Three Figures (1:51)
14. Three Wheels (3:35)

CD 3 (32:06)
1. Song of Investment Capital Overseas (2:38)
2. Truth (2:56)
3. Freedom (3:25)
4. (Armed) Peace (2:30)
5. Civilisation (4:52)
6. Democracy (2:22)
7. Song of the Martyrs (4:09)
8. Law (0:51)
9. Song of the Monopolists (1:48)
10. Song of the Dignity of Labour Under Capital (2:27)
11. Albion Awake! (4:08)

CD 4 (77:45)
1. Violin in Winter (3:49)
2. Tranne Lacrimae (Bar Tears) (4:12)
3. On Suicide (5:49)
4. Artico & Baci (3:37)
5. Tube (2:44)
6. Rats and Monkeys (Remix) (3:15)
7. Time/Bye (5:01)
8. Three Bear Rooms (4:49)
9. World as It Hopes in Winter (3:55)
10. Bath of Stars/The Skeleton (4:51)
11. Tokusa-No-Kandakara (91 Pieces of 'C') (3:02)
12. Skeleton (2:59)
13. Long Winter (5:03)
14. Winter/War/Force (4:09)
15. Everything Again (4:14)
16. Coquelicot (7:17)
17. Collapse (4:51)
18. All Hail I (4:08)

CD 5 (50:44)
1. (Armed) Peace (Remix) (2:36)
2. Song of the Monopolists (1:16)
3. Three Wheels (Remix) (2:45)
4. Gold (1:27)
5. Monopolists Democracy (4:10)
6. Fourth Wheel (1:06)
7. Three Figures (2:56)
8. First Things First (The Mix That Sound Not Be) (4:24)
9. All Is Encompassed in the Night (1:35)
10. All Is Encompassed in the Night (Continued) (1:35)
11. All Is Encompassed in the Night (Continued) (1:37)
12. Summer Mix (4:08)
13. Summer Mix (Continued) (2:47)
14. Summer Mix (Continued) (4:10)
15. Summer Mix (Continued) (3:09)
16. Democracy (Remix) (4:26)
17. Some Truth (4:51)
18. Rebirth (1:46)

CD 6 (34:01)
1. And the Comedy Bears (0:42)
2. Song of Investment Capital Overseas (Live) (3:42)
3. Summer/Freedom (2:48)
4. Riddle (Live) (2:21)
5. First Things First (Live) (1:55)
6. March from the Dance (Live) (1:05)
7. Hermit (Live) (2:47)
8. Winter Mix (4:35)
9. Wheels (3:12)
10. Tokusa No Kandakara, Pt. 2 (3:37)
11. Coda to Man and Boy (Live) (7:17)

Total Time: 281:33

Line-up / Musicians

- Chris Cutler / drums, electritfied drums, percussion
- Fred Frith / guitars, violin, viola, piano, harmonium, xylophone, bass
- Dagmar Krause / voice
- Lindsay Cooper / bassoon, oboe, Soprano saxophone, recorders
- Tim Hodgkinson / organ, clarinet, piano
- Georgie Born / bass, cello, voice

Releases information

Recommended Records (ReR)
This is a 25th anniversary of the band in a 6 disc box set. Including remastered versions of the first 3 albums plus bonus material including previously unreleased tracks.

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ART BEARS The Art Box ratings distribution


4.78
(14 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music (71%)
71%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection (21%)
21%
Good, but non-essential (7%)
7%
Collectors/fans only (0%)
0%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
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5 stars This is what you get when you close your eyes and wish for a perfect Christmas Gift! The box is beautifully laid out, and the information is quite indespinsable. BUT - THE MUSIC! Wow, I always loved their 3 master works, but the remasters bring them to what they were suppose to be - perfect bl ... (read more)

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