The Allegory of Hearing is the fourth studio album by Roy Montgomery, released on 29 August 2000 by Drunken Fish Records. The album artwork features a section of The Five Senses by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens.
| The Allegory of Hearing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 August 2000 | |||
| Recorded | October 1998 in Lyttelton, NZ | |||
| Genre | Neo-psychedelia experimental rock | |||
| Length | 47:17 | |||
| Label | Drunken Fish | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Roy Montgomery
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ex Cathedra" | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Rock, Sea, Muse, Seek" | 5:26 |
| 3. | "As the Dali Lama Was Remarking I Believe" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Sounding the Abyss" | 2:36 |
| 5. | "I Hear You Mocking" | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Where the Belltower Once Stood" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "From a Promontory" | 2:24 |
| 8. | "Resolution Island Suite" (I. A Vessel Sublime/II. And But a Gentle Swell/III. Hubris Fills the Rash and Young/IV. Now the Reef-Dashed Mariner/V. The Sirens, They Feel Pity/VI. Wind Upon The Sails, Light Upon the Sea/VII. Cast Away This Island, Cruel So, Fate Will Set Me Free) | 17:37 |
| 9. | "At the Intersection of Herzog & Wenders" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Above All, Compassion" | 1:47 |
Personnel edit
Adapted from The Allegory of Hearing liner notes.[2]
Production and additional personnel
- Jan Breughel I – illustrations
- Arnold Van Bussell – engineering
- John Hill – illustrations
- Susanne Hill – illustrations
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2000 | Drunken Fish | CD | DFR-47 |
References edit
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Roy Montgomery: The Allegory of Hearing - Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ The Allegory of Hearing (booklet). Roy Montgomery. San Francisco, California: Drunken Fish Records. 2000.
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External links edit
- The Allegory of Hearing at Discogs (list of releases)
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