(Heavy Prog / Rock) Altered State - Коллекция (2 релиза: 1991-Altered State & 1993-Dos(:[dos]:), MP3, 320 kbps

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01. Step Into My Groove 3:38
02. Ghost Beside My Bed 5:51
03. Heal Me 4:11
04. Do What You Want 4:16
05. Reunion 3:08
06. One Small Boat 3:00
07. Outside 4:58
08. Surrender Now 4:21
09. Drifting 2:04
10. Like Father 4:32
11. Until The Music Ends 5:38

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01. This Just Might Get Me Down (5:17)
02. I Wish It Would Rain (5:13)
03. Life On A Skateboard (3:57)
04. Where Is Harrison Ford(?) (3:31)
05. Angst (4:34)
06. Made Of Gasoline (3:24)
07. Straong As I Am (5:28)
08. If The World....... (4:15)
09. The Waking Dream (5:52)
10. Licking The V....... (2:16)
11. Darkness Visible (5:32)
12. Thinkin' About Movin' To A Catatonic State (11:29)

ALTERED STATE is a California band that combines Primus-like metal with a Pink Floyd understanding of art pop production, and should not be confused with avant rock band Altered States or pop-rockers Alter'd State. The group was formed in Huntington Beach in 1990 by Gregory MARKEL(vocals,guitar), Chip MORELAND(drums), Howard ULYATE(bass) and Curtis MATHEWSON(guitar,keyboards) from the ashes of SHOW of HANDS. This lineup was picked up by Warner Records which released their self-titled debut in 1991.
Bassist ULYATE had left during the recording (leaving MATHEWSON to take his place), so when the remaining three members began their support tour for the debut album, multi-instrumentalist Riz STORY took over bass duties. In 1992, hot off the sleeper hit "Ghost Beside My Bed", the group settled down for another album and another change in bass players - this time friend Paul EDWARDS - resulting in 1993s 'Dos', a combination of new and earlier material stretching back to the Show of Hands days.
Despite a couple of radio hits, 'Dos' was to be the quartet's last album (so far). In 1995, Altered State split up and its members sought separate solo careers. However, in 2006 the band reformed briefly with Markel and Moreland reprising their roles, joined by Christian NESMITH on guitar (the son of the Monkee) and Howard Ulyate, the original bassist. Since 2007, the team appears to be on hiatus again but it seems that wherever MARKEL and MORELAND are playing together, there Altered State shall be.
Stylistically the boys draw influence from hardrock/classic metal as Led Zeppelin and Rush as well as eighties Alternative like U2, with richly produced ballads sharing the same space as crunchy, erratic heavy rock. The material on Dos found the band experimenting with avant-garde metal and alternative jazz, but Altered State rarely moves too far from lush, loud, progressive songwriting.
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