Remedy Lane

Remedy Lane
Studio album by Pain of Salvation
Released February, 2002
Recorded Roasting House Recording Studio; Malmö, Sweden, fall 2001
Genre Progressive metal
Length 68:12
Label InsideOut Music
Producer Daniel Gildenlöw and Anders "Theo" Theander
Pain of Salvation chronology
The Perfect Element, part I
(2000)		 Remedy Lane
(2002)		 12:5
(2004)
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Remedy Lane is the fourth album by Swedish progressive metal band Pain of Salvation, released in Spring 2002. It is a concept album focusing on the search of a man to discover himself. It deals with topics such as love, loss, lust, sex and understanding. A portion of the album is autobiographical in nature, and is written by guitarist and vocalist Daniel Gildenlöw. The liner notes that come with the CD are filled with extra material (e.g. poems and photos) related to the concept, and also contain date markings to assist the dedicated listener (and reader) to piece together the album chronologically.

Contents

Outline

While both Remedy Lane and One Hour by the Concrete Lake (Pain of Salvation's second studio album) are about a main character searching for truth and himself, Remedy Lane is a more personal tale and the listener is exposed to a wider variety of emotions. The album's production is similar to that of its predecessor, The Perfect Element, part I; it is also quite a dark album, though there are some moments of happiness and devotion. Gildenlöw has said that the inspiration for Remedy Lane was an era of his life in which he wished to learn what freedom was.

Track listing

  1. Of Two Beginnings – 2:24

Chapter I:

  1. Ending Theme – 4:59
  2. Fandango – 5:51
  3. A Trace of Blood – 8:17
  4. This Heart of Mine (I Pledge) – 4:01

Chapter II:

  1. Undertow – 4:47
  2. Rope Ends – 7:02
  3. Chain Sling – 3:58
  4. Dryad of the Woods – 4:56

Chapter III:

  1. Remedy Lane – 2:15
  2. Waking Every God – 5:19
  3. Second Love – 4:21
  4. Beyond the Pale – 9:56

All music by Daniel Gildenlöw, except instrumental part of "Rope Ends" by Daniel Gildenlöw and Fredrik Hermansson.

The Japanese edition of this album also contains a bonus track titled Thorn Clown (7:23) that fits in between " Dryad of the Woods" and "Remedy Lane".

Personnel

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Other:

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Robert (2011 [last update]). "Remedy Lane - Pain of Salvation | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r570720. Retrieved 22 August 2011. 
  2. ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/790/Pain-Of-Salvation-Remedy-Lane/
  3. ^ http://silencio.freeblog.hu/archives/2011/02/26/Pain_of_Salvation_-_Remedy_Lane_2002/
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