The Visitor (album)
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The Visitor is the third studio album by the British progressive
band Arena
, released in 1998. It is a concept album
.
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 Arena
Arena (band)
Arena are a British neo-progressive rock band founded in 1995 by Clive Nolan and Mick Pointer. Most of the band's lyrics are written by Nolan, though Pointer contributed lyrics to Sirens and other tracks on the first two albums....
, released in 1998. It is a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
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Track listing
- "A Crack in the Ice" – 7:25
- "Pins and Needles" – 2:46
- "Double Vision" – 4:25
- "Elea" – 2:36
- "The Hanging Tree" – 7:10
- "A State of Grace" – 3:26
- "Blood Red Room" – 1:48
- "In the Blink of an Eye" – 5:29
- "(Don't Forget To) Breathe" – 3:40
- "Serenity" – 2:10
- "Tears in the Rain" – 5:44
- "Enemy Without" – 5:05
- "Running from Damascus" – 3:45
- "The Visitor" – 6:14
Personnel
- Clive NolanClive NolanClive Nolan is a British musician, composer and producer who has played a prominent role in the recent development of progressive rock...
– Keyboards - Mick PointerMick PointerMick Pointer , originally from Brill in Buckinghamshire, England, was the original drummer and founding member of the progressive rock band, Marillion...
– Drums - Paul Wrightson – Vocals
- John Mitchell – Guitars
- John JowittJohn JowittJohn Jowitt is a bass guitarist known for his work with UK progressive bands Ark, IQ, Arena and Frost*. He has been awarded the British Classic Rock Society's award for best bass player ten times, each year between 1993 and 1998 and again between 2002 and 2004, and again in 2010 and 2011.-References:...
– Bass