Trying to Kiss the Sun

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Trying To Kiss the Sun
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 02, 2002 (July 02, 2002)
RecordedFarmlands Studios, 2001
Genre Progressive rock
Length59:34
Label Tempus Fugit
Producer Yogi Lang
RPWL chronology
God Has Failed
(2000)
Trying To Kiss the Sun
(2002)
World Through My Eyes
(2005)
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Trying to Kiss the Sun is a studio album by the German progressive rock band RPWL, released in 2002. It is the band's second studio album.

Progressive rock is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid- to late 1960s. Initially termed "progressive pop", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz, folk, or classical music. Additional elements contributed to its "progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of "art", and the studio, rather than the stage, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening rather than dancing.

RPWL is a German progressive rock band. Their music is distributed by Inside Out Music.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Trying to Kiss the Sun (3:45)
  2. Waiting for a Smile (7:04)
  3. I Don't Know (What It's Like) (4:32)
  4. Sugar for the Ape (5:03)
  5. Side by Side (8:35)
  6. You (6:49)
  7. Tell Me Why (5:08)
  8. Believe Me (5:14)
  9. Sunday Morning (4:29)
  10. Home Again (8:52)

Personnel

Extra personnel

Production

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