Red Sparowes - Alone and Unaware, the Landscape Was Transformed in Front of Our Eyes.

Track: Alone and Unaware, the Landscape Was Transformed in Front of Our Eyes.
Artist: Red Sparowes
Album: At the Soundless Dawn

Category:

Music

[Squeglee]

Did anyone figure out the meaning behind the title track and the name of the album? For me the landscape has been transformed for people from wild & friendly nature to urban, grey and poluted landscape, and since people no longer spend time in the woods, away from everydays problems and routine, the "landscape" has been transformed alone, without anyone watching, even though it's just around the corner, "in front of our eyes".

[AstronautJ]

@Squeglee Yeah, pretty much this.

The album is an account of how humans are bringing on the sixth extinction.

Each song is a reflection of a stage -- as you said.

I like the fact that the song titles act as the setup and the music itself layers on the emotions that the stage represents. Never before have I seen a band do this. Very cool stuff.

[Squeglee]

@AstronautJ Great, thanks for your reply. Still, I don't understand why would it be the "sixth" extinction

[AstronautJ]

@Squeglee There have been five mass extinctions in Earth's history, where the greater majority of it's inhabitants died off. The ice-age is one such extinction.

It is thought by some that we are currently entering another mass extinction period. They claim that many species are vanishing of late and that humanity's ever increasing expansion will soon result in either an ice-age, a flooded planet, both, or that we will simply run out of food - depends who you ask.

[AstronautJ]

So, without them, you would still be able to tell what stage of the sixth extinction each song is describing?

And it is referred to as 'Alone and Unaware' in casual conversation.

[parrish72]

Who thought it was a good idea to give these songs such long names?

[AstronautJ]

They tell the albums story; without them, most people would have difficulty deciphering the music.

[snypesfw]

no ensemble, band, artist, or otherwise will ever make pedal guitar sound as awesome as that.

[BFHsucker]

Wow this is breathtaking...

[Abysssystem]

part between 0.49 - 1.38 is soooo good...

[Skwafatch]

@Turtleproof

This album is about the sixth extinction. Their second album is about The Great Leap Forward campaign in China that brought genocide to the sparrow population, ultimately causing The Great Chinese Famine.

[KUPHSER]

i forgot how good this album was i havnt listened to it in years... im glad actualy its gonna sound so good

[Turtleproof]

@Squeglee The entire album is about the Great Leap Forward, so the landscape is transforming from rural villages to urbanization and industrialization. Now, they are the world's sweatshop just like America was in the 1900's, and so America will become again if the free market continues its pillaging of laborers.

[JWRONG1996]

most post rock bands ( well maybe all) dont need singing. but for some reason i think that if this band had a singer they would kick a lot more ass. i love cliff and his vocals for some of Isis's songs. since he is already in this band i think he should sing. but thats just me.

[haha10lolha]

@haha10lolha ..at night

[mellymelcantrell]

I love the way their songs make me feel like I'm the last human on earth that could save the world.

[haha10lolha]

I CANT HANDLE THE CREEPYNESS FROM THE LAST PART AT 11:53 IN THE MORNING! but great song :D