Rivers of Understanding
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Rivers of Understanding is the fourth full-length studio album by progressive rock
band Amphoteric
.
Musically, this album marks a transition from more traditional rock and progressive rock
to progressive metal
. It is also the last album with vocalist/bassist
Tim Thompson.
The band endured much controversy over the songs, 'Anti-American' and 'Just Another,' both of which deal with child molestation and gun violence
. Although the album received generally good reviews, the members of Amphoteric have stated that it is their least favorite album due to the rushed nature of the recording. The album was released in 2002 through Underground Music/Sony
.
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Amphoteric
Amphoteric (band)
Amphoteric is a progressive rock band from Monterey, California. The band is composed of vocalist/guitarist Hart Hancock, bassist Bryan Blair, and drummer Craig Brown.-1996-1999:...
.
Musically, this album marks a transition from more traditional rock and progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
to progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
. It is also the last album with vocalist/bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Tim Thompson.
The band endured much controversy over the songs, 'Anti-American' and 'Just Another,' both of which deal with child molestation and gun violence
Gun violence
Gun violence defined literally means the use of a firearm to threaten or inflict violence or harm. Gun violence may be broadly defined as a category of violence and crime committed with the use of a firearm; it may or may not include actions ruled as self-defense, actions for law enforcement, or...
. Although the album received generally good reviews, the members of Amphoteric have stated that it is their least favorite album due to the rushed nature of the recording. The album was released in 2002 through Underground Music/Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
.
Track listing
- So Far Away (instrumental) – 4:12 (Hancock)
- Green Machine – 5:00 (Thompson, Nielsen)
- I Will – 2:36 (Thompson)
- Tonight's Decision (instrumental) – 1:02 (Hancock)
- Just Another – 4:08 (Hancock, Thompson, Brown)
- Train – 3:36 (Thompson, Hancock, Brown)
- Shadows (instrumental) – 6:08 (Hancock)
- Carmel – 2:09 (Nielsen)
- Carpenter's Fate – 4:19 (Thompson, Hancock)
- Thunder – 12:02
- I. The Greyest of Skies (Hancock)
- II. In The End (Thompson)
- III. Awakening (Hancock, Thompson)
- IV. Decent (Hancock, Brown)
- Anti-American – 4:28 (Thompson, Hancock, Brown)
- Desperation (instrumental) – 3:56 (Hancock)
- Canton, Ohio – 4:37 (Nielsen)
- Twilight – 6:05 (Hancock)
Personnel
- Tim Thompson – vocals, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Hart Hancock – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
s, vocals - Craig Brown – drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s
- Russel Hancock - drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s on 'Awakening'