Hindsight is an acoustically oriented studio compilation album by British progressive rock band Anathema consisting of re-recorded versions of some of the band's classic songs with the addition of one new song, "Unchained (Tales of the Unexpected)". The title for the album was originally intended to be Temporary Peace.[5]
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| Released | Download: 11 August 2008[1] US: 19 August 2008[1] UK: 25 August 2008[1] | |||
| Length | 52:44 | |||
| Label | Peaceville/Kscope | |||
| Producer | Anathema | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Aquarian Weekly | (A+)[3] |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
This album also features cello playing of Dave Wesling from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. A close friend of the band, Dave previously toured with the band in 2004 and is featured on the DVD A Moment in Time. The record was arranged, recorded, performed and produced solely by the band. Kscope label launched a Hindsight mini-site, available in three languages—English, Italian and French—from where the song "Fragile Dreams" can be downloaded for free in MP3 format if subscribing to a mailing list. The mini-site also contains streaming previews of "Inner Silence", "Are You There?" and "Angelica".[1]
Track listing
edit- "Fragile Dreams" - 5:30 (from album Alternative 4)
- "Leave No Trace" - 4:52 (from album A Fine Day to Exit)
- "Inner Silence" - 3:40 (from album Alternative 4)
- "One Last Goodbye" - 6:03 (from album Judgement)
- "Are You There?" - 5:18 (from album A Natural Disaster)
- "Angelica" - 5:00 (from album Eternity)
- "A Natural Disaster" - 6:20 (from album A Natural Disaster)
- "Temporary Peace" - 5:10 (from album A Fine Day to Exit)
- "Flying" - 6:27 (from album A Natural Disaster)
- "Unchained (Tales of the Unexpected)" - 4:18 (previously unreleased)
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 93 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 31 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 139 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Anathema's Hindsight release announced". 23 May 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
- ^ "Unchained (Tales of the Unexpected) / Flying by Anathema". iTunes. 28 July 2008.
- ^ Aquarian Weekly review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "detail". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Anathema – We're Here Because We're Here" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Anathema: We're Here Because We're Here" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Anathema – We're Here Because We're Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2014.