COMM (The Tangent album)

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COMM
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2011
Recordedat MBL & Great Image Studios Cheshire UK Autumn 2010 - Spring 2011
Genre Progressive rock
Length57:34 (regular edition)
68:10 (special edition)
Label Inside Out
Producer Andy Tillison, Luke Machin and Paul Brow
The Tangent chronology
Going Off on Two
(2010)
COMM
(2011)
London or Paris, Berlin or Southend On Sea
(2011)
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COMM is the sixth studio album released by progressive rock group The Tangent. The album features five tracks and two bonus tracks. The bonus track "The Spirit Of The Net" was a demo for the original COMM album and the starting point for this album. "Watcher Of The Skies" is a fictional live get together in the early 1970s performed for fun by Andy Tillison, Jonathan Barrett, Pete Greenwood and Phil Bernia. Pete Greenwood and Phil Bernia are members of SEYES Yes tribute band.

Contents

Track listing

All music written by Andy Tillison, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Wiki Man"
  • I. "Prologue"
  • II. "The Wiki Man"
  • III. "Competition Watershed"
  • IV. "Edit Me Out"
  • V. "Car Boot Sale"
  • VI. "The Wiki Man (reprise)"
 20:14
2."The Mind's Eye" 8:13
3."Shoot Them Down"Barrett6:45
4."Tech Support Guy" 5:51
5."Titanic Calls Carpathia"
  • I. "The Milpond"
  • II. "Titanic Calls Carpathia"
  • III. "Lovell Calls Houston"
  • IV. "Lost Soul Calls Antares"
  • V. "Fire In Our Fingers"
  • VI. "Earth Calling Anyone"
 16:31
Total length:57:34
Limited Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
6."The Spirit Of The Net (Demo)" 4:44
7."Fantasy Bootleg (Watcher Of The Skies)" Rutherford, Gabriel, Collins, Hackett, Banks 5:52
Total length:68:10

Personnel

Special guests

Production

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References

  1. O'Brien, Jon. "Comm - The Tangent | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic".