Tiger and the Duke

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Tiger and the Duke
Tiger and the Duke cover
Studio album by The Sound of Animals Fighting
Released February 15, 2005
Recorded Unknown
Genre Progressive Rock
Length 34:08
Label Stars And Satellites Records
Producer(s) Rich Balling
The Sound of Animals Fighting chronology
Tiger and the Duke
(2005)
Lover, the Lord Has Left Us...
(2006)


Tiger and the Duke is the first album by the progressive rock band The Sound of Animals Fighting.

It is a concept album revolving around the title character, Duke, and the Captain who runs the ship they are sailing. The cargo of the ship are crazy animals who howl and fight below the deck. Eventually the Captain's sons start a mutiny in which the Captain jumps off the ship.


On October 12th, 2006 a bulletin was posted on the band's myspace page stating that "Tiger and the Duke" is officially out of print.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Overture" – 1:29
  2. "Act I: Chasing Suns" – 5:13
  3. "Interlude" – 2:30
  4. "Act II: All is Ash or the Light Shining Through It" – 4:19
  5. "Interlude" – 2:39
  6. "Act III: Modulate Back to the Tonic" – 4:50
  7. "Interlude" – 1:53
  8. "Act IV: You Don't Need a Witness" – 5:21
  9. "Postlude" – 5:54



[edit] Personnel

Position Name Animal
Producer, Vocals Rich Balling (RX Bandits) Nightingale
Lead Guitar Matt Embree (RX Bandits) Walrus
Drums Chris Tsagakis (RX Bandits) Lynx
Guitar Randy "R2K" Strohmeyer (Finch) Tiger
Bass Derek Doherty (Finch) Tortoise
Vocals Anthony Green (Circa Survive) Skunk
Mixing & Programming Chris Fudurich Bear
Artwork Marc Mcknight (Atreyu) Raven
Public Relations Vanessa Chibba Swan
Author Chris Haynie Dog
Engineer Kyle Homme Ferret
Patrone Charlie Adams Octopus
Engineer, Vocals Rich Zahniser (The Hippos) Armadillo
Vocals Matthew Kelly (The Autumns) Llama
Recording, Mixing Ryan Baker Hyena

[edit] Additional Notes

  • This album received very little publicity or promotion, but quickly amassed significant popularity due to word of mouth, the internet, and the existing fanbase of the individual performers.