[2018-06-08] The Flower Kings "A Kingdom Of Colours II: Complete Collection From 2004 To 2013" 9CD box set (InsideOut)

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:12 am

Description
Dreams are an essential part of the musical world. Despite having been firmly involved in Sweden’s highly fertile prog rock scene in the ‘70s, Roine Stolt was still harbouring dreams of maximum creative fulfilment when he arrived in the ‘90s, guitar in hand and a head full of sublime musical ideas. The end result was a solo album, The Flower King, which struck such a resounding chord with a small but growing number of prog fans around the planet. It also proved to be one of a handful of albums that helped to kick-start and underpin a worldwide resurgence for adventurous, symphonic rock music that is still gaining momentum over two decades later. You can find the proof of what happened next within this lavish, generously proportioned box set containing the second half of The Flower Kings’ extraordinary catalogue of immersive, immaculate studio albums. From the outstanding Adam & Eve (feat. Daniel Gildenlöw) to the dark reinventions of Desolation Rose, Stolt and his merry prog rock men have continued to be an unwavering force for artistic good: symphonic rock warriors waging a war against mindless trends and the dark forces of boring music. Their mission was to create the most wildly imaginative and absorbing music possible. Their success is undeniable. As we continue our conversation (see the first of these box sets for details!), Roine is typically laidback about the secrets behind his band’s enduring appeal…

[tracklisting][CD1]
1. Love Supreme
2. Cosmic Circus
3. Babylon
4. A Vampires View
5. Days Gone By
6. Adam & Eve
7. Starlight Man
8. Timelines
9. Drivers Seat
10. The Blade of Cain

[CD2]
1. Check In
2. Monsters & Men
3. Jealousy
4. Hit Me With a Hit
5. Pioneers of Aviation
6. Lucy Had a Dream
7. Bavarian Skies
8. Selfconsuming Fire
9. Mommy Leave the Light On
10. End on a High Note

[CD3]
1. Minor Giant Steps
2. Touch My Heaven
3. The Unorthodox Dancinglesson
4. Man of the World
5. Life Will Kill You
6. The Way the Waters Are Moving
7. What If God Is Alone
8. Paradox Hotel
9. Blue Planet

[CD4]
1. One More Time
2. Love Is the Only Answer
3. Trading My Soul
4. The Sum of No Reason
5. Flight Brimstone Air
6. Life in Motion

[CD5]
1. Numbers
2. For the Love of Gold
3. Pandemonium
4. For Those About to Drown
5. Rising the Imperial

[CD6]
1. Tower One
2. Sleeping Bones
3. Desolation Road
4. White Tuxedos
5. The Resurrected Judas
6. The Silent Masses
7. Last Carnivore
8. Dark Fascist Skies
9. Blood of Eden
10. Silent Graveyards

[CD7]
1. Kite
2. Buffalo Man
3. The Flower King (Rerecording Version 1998)
4. Stardust We Are (Rerecorded Version 1998)
5. Last Exit
6. Brazilian Woman
7. Dexter Frank Jr.
8. Agent Supreme
9. Space Traveller

[CD8]
1. Petit Heritage
2. A Good Heart
3. The Crown and The Cross
4. King of Grief
5. She Carved Me a Wooden Heart
6. Space Revolver
7. Jupiter Backwards
8. The River
9. Turn The Stone
10. Regal Divers

[CD9]
1. Illuminati
2. Fireghosts
3. Going Up
4. LoLines
5. Runaway Train
6. Interstellar Visitations
7. Lazy Monkey
8. Psalm 2013
9. The Wailing Wall
10. Badbeats
11. Burning Spears
12. The Final Era[/tracklisting]

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BF9XR4Z/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon Canada
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07BF9XR4Z/?tag=imwanca-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BF9XR4Z/?tag=imwan-21

richman666 · 15 Nov 2006

I've loved this band pretty much since the beginning and bought each album as soon as it's been released, so usually these reissues don't interest me, but it looks like there are three discs of bonus material so I might have to bite if the price is reasonable. For anyone not familiar with Flower Kings, I would point you to their earlier work first (featured in the previous box set), but the albums included here are also great and I'm sure there are some fans who consider them superior to the earlier stuff.

Linda · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2018 2:25 pm

Bump: According to Amazon USA, the general release of A Kingdom Of Colours II has been pushed back to June 8th. (Amazon Canada and Amazon UK now say June 15th.)

The first A Kingdom Of Colours box set (mentioned in Rich's post above), is still available:

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076FNFP9Y/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon Canada
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B076FNFP9Y/?tag=imwanca-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B076FNFP9Y/?tag=imwan-21

[2018-06-08] The Flower Kings "A Kingdom Of Colours II: Complete Collection From 2004 To 2013" 9CD box set (InsideOut)

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