A Pleasant Shade of Gray

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A Pleasant Shade of Gray
A Pleasant Shade of Gray cover
Studio album by Fates Warning
Released 22nd April 1997
Recorded December, 1996
Genre Progressive metal
Length 55:46
Label Massacre Records
Fates Warning chronology
Chasing Time
(1995)		 A Pleasant Shade of Gray
(1997)		 Still Life
(1998)


A Pleasant Shade of Gray is an album by the progressive metal group Fates Warning, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). It contains one song divided into twelve chapters. After the last track, there is a brief period of silence followed by 20 seconds of an alarm clock ringing.

A Pleasant Shade of Gray is Fates Warning's magnum opus. Although marketed as progressive metal and sold under the Metal Blade label it is far more than that. Though there are heavy sections the entire album is very atmospheric. All 12 parts blend together and there is rarely a moment when you realize one part stopping and another beginning. The album takes elements of metal and new age and obvious influences from bands like Pink Floyd. The lyrics revolve around self reflection and regret.

[edit] Track listing

  1. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part I
  2. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part II
  3. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part III
  4. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part IV
  5. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part V
  6. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part VI
  7. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part VII
  8. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part VIII
  9. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part IX
  10. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part X
  11. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part XI
  12. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part XII

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