Turquoise & Crimson (retail version)

Turquoise & Crimson is a double-album released by the band VAST, their fourth album, released in 2006 under Jon Crosby's 2blossoms record label. The two discs contain re-mastered tracks found on the online release of Turquoise & Crimson and the major-label release of Nude, albeit in different mixes and with different production. The track listing is also different on the retail version than the official online version. Frontman Jon Crosby has said that the retail version is the official final version of the album.

Turquoise & Crimson
Studio album by
Released2006
Recorded2001–2002 in Santa Fe, New Mexico
GenreAlternative rock, industrial rock
Length1:18:12
Label2blossoms
ProducerJon Crosby
VAST chronology
A Complete Demonstration
(2005)
Turquoise & Crimson
(2006)
April (Online Version)
(2006)

The album also has its own specialized album art, different from the album art released for the Turquoise 3.x and Crimson 3.x releases, which each had their own album artwork.

Track listing

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All songs written by Jon Crosby.

Disc 1

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  1. "Turquoise" – 3:19
  2. "Ecstasy" – 3:29
  3. "Be With Me" – 3:53
  4. "Thrown Away" – 4:00
  5. "Don't Take Your Love Away" – 4:53
  6. "Falling from the Sky" – 3:05
  7. "Candle" – 4:01
  8. "I Woke Up L.A." – 3:30
  9. "I Can't Say No (To You)" – 4:12
  10. "Desert Garden" – 3:17

Disc 2

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  1. "Dead Angels" – 3:25
  2. "I Need to Say Goodbye" – 3:23
  3. "Lost" – 2:37
  4. "Winter in My Heart" – 3:36
  5. "All I Found Was You (Japanese Fantasy)" – 3:25
  6. "That's My Boy" – 3:54
  7. "Evil Little Girl" – 3:59
  8. "Beautiful" – 3:33
  9. "Señorita" – 2:50
  10. "Where It Never Rains" – 3:30
  11. "Bruise" – 3:17
  12. "Goodbye" – 3:04

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

AllMusic noted the shift in tone since VAST was no longer on a major label, giving the album a 3 out of 5 and calling it "essential for VAST fans", but noting that its largest problem was Crosby's vocal style.

References

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  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. Turquoise & Crimson at AllMusic