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Name = The Dark Third |
Type = [[Album]] |
| name = The Dark Third
Artist = [[Pure Reason Revolution]] |
| type = Album
| artist = [[Pure Reason Revolution]]
Cover = Pure_Reason_Revolution_-_The_Dark_Third.jpg |
| cover = Pure_Reason_Revolution_-_The_Dark_Third.jpg
Released = [[April 10]] [[2006]] |
Genre = [[Progressive rock]] |
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| caption = American release cover
Label = Holograph |
| released = 10 April 2006
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Length = 55:31 |
| recorded = Fairhazel Studios and [[RAK Studios]]
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*[[The Guardian]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1748411,00.html]|
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Last album = ''[[Cautionary Tales for the Brave]]''<br />(2005) |
| genre = [[Progressive rock]]
This album = '''''The Dark Third'''''<br />(2006) |
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| length = 55:31
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Next album = ''[[Live at NEARfest 2007]]''<br/ >(2008) |
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| label = Holograph
| producer = [[Paul Northfield]]
| Upper caption = Alternate covers
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| prev_title = [[Cautionary Tales for the Brave]]
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| prev_year = 2005
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| next_title = [[Live at NEARfest 2007]]
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| Lower caption = American release cover
| next_year = 2008
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'''''The Dark Third''''' is the first full-length album by [[Pure Reason Revolution]]. It was produced by [[Paul Northfield]] ([[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[Porcupine Tree]], [[Gentle Giant]], [[Hole (band)|Hole]]) and recorded at Fairhazel Studio's and later [[RAK studios]]. Despite an earlier single "Apprentice of the Universe" peaking at #74 in a national chart<ref>[http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=31682 Chart Stats - Pure Reason Revolution - Apprentice Of The Universe<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sony BMG believed the album sold badly, and as a result dropped the band. The title refers to the "dark third"; the third of our life we spend asleep and dreaming, with the song on disc 2 "In Aurelia" being based lyrically and thematically around the book Aurelia by [[Gérard de Nerval]].
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|rev1 = [[The Guardian]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=CD: Pure Reason Revolution, The Dark Third |date=2006-04-07 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301070052/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/apr/07/popandrock.shopping5 |archive-date=2021-03-01 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/apr/07/popandrock.shopping5}}</ref>
|rev2 = Metal Storm
|rev2score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>[http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/review.php?review_id=3887&page=&message_id= Metal Storm review]</ref>
|rev3 = [[PopMatters]]
|rev3score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/pure-reason-revolution-the-dark-third/ PopMatters review]</ref>
|rev4 = Sputnik Music
|rev4score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[http://sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=11095 Sputnik Music review]</ref>
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'''''The Dark Third''''' is the first full-length album by [[Pure Reason Revolution]]. It was produced by [[Paul Northfield]] ([[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[Porcupine Tree]], [[Gentle Giant]], [[Hole (band)|Hole]]) and recorded at Fairhazel Studios and later [[RAK studios]]. An earlier single "[[Apprentice of the Universe]]" peaked at #74. The title refers to the "Dark Third", the third of a person's life spent asleep and dreaming, with the song on disc 2 "In Aurelia" being based lyrically and thematically around the book Aurelia by [[Gérard de Nerval]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

===Initial U.K. Release===
===Initial U.K. Release===


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#"Aeropause" – 5:44
#"Aeropause" – 5:44
#"Goshen's Remains" – 5:23
#"Goshen's Remains" – 5:23
#"Apprentice of the Universe" – 3:59
#"[[Apprentice of the Universe]]" – 3:59
#"The Bright Ambassadors of Morning" – 11:56 (J. Courtney & G. Jong)
#"[[The Bright Ambassadors of Morning]]" – 11:56 (J. Courtney & G. Jong)
#"The Exact Colour" – 4:03
#"The Exact Colour" – 4:03
#"Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine" – 6:33
#"Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine" – 6:33
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A special edition of the album was subsequently released in America, with the following track list:
A special edition of the album was subsequently released in America, with the following track list:

#"Aeropause" – 5:04
#"Aeropause" – 5:04
#"Goshen's Remains" – 5:45
#"Goshen's Remains" – 5:45
#"Apprentice of the Universe" – 4:16
#"Apprentice of the Universe" – 4:16
#"The Bright Ambassadors of Morning" – 11:56
#"The Bright Ambassadors of Morning" – 11:56
#"Nimos and Tambos" – 3:44
#"Nimos & Tambos" – 3:44
#"Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine" – 6:35
#"Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine" – 6:35
#"Bullitts Dominæ" – 5:22
#"Bullitts Dominæ" – 5:22
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===Europe Release===
===Europe Release===


In Europe, the German Progressive Rock label [[InsideOut Music| InsideOut]] released the album almost a year after its initial release, on February 16, 2007. The album contained the same tracklisting as the U.S. version, but was packaged with a bonus CD with the following track listing:
In Europe, the German Progressive Rock label [[InsideOut Music|InsideOut]] released the album almost a year after its initial release, on February 16, 2007. The album contained the same track listing as the U.S. version, but was packaged with a bonus CD with the following track listing:


#"In Aurélia" - 3:59
#"In Aurélia" - 3:59
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==Credits==
==Credits==
*[[Jon Courtney]] - [[Singer|Vocals]], [[Electric guitar|Guitar]], [[Programming (music)|Programming]] [[Bass guitar|Bass]] and [[Electronic keyboard|keyboards]]
*[[Jon Courtney]] - [[Singing|Vocals]], [[Electric guitar|Guitar]], [[Programming (music)|Programming]] [[Bass guitar|Bass]] and [[Electronic keyboard|Keyboards]]
*[[Chloe Alper]] - Vocals & Bass
*[[Chloe Alper]] - Vocals & Bass
*Andrew Courtney - [[Drum kit|Drums]] & [[Percussion instrument|Percussion]]
*Andrew Courtney - [[Drum kit|Drums]] & [[Percussion instrument|Percussion]]
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*[[Paul Northfield]] – [[record producer|Production]] (with Pure Reason Revolution) & Engineering
*[[Paul Northfield]] – [[record producer|Production]] (with Pure Reason Revolution) & Engineering
*Dario Dendi - Assistant Engineer
*Dario Dendi - Assistant Engineer

==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:20, 21 July 2024

The Dark Third
American release cover
Studio album by
Pure Reason Revolution
Released10 April 2006
RecordedFairhazel Studios and RAK Studios
GenreProgressive rock
Length55:31
LabelHolograph
ProducerPaul Northfield
Pure Reason Revolution chronology
Cautionary Tales for the Brave
(2005) 		The Dark Third
(2006) 		Live at NEARfest 2007
(2008)
Alternative cover
European release cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[1]
Metal Storm[2]
PopMatters[3]
Sputnik Music[4]

The Dark Third is the first full-length album by Pure Reason Revolution. It was produced by Paul Northfield (Rush, Porcupine Tree, Gentle Giant, Hole) and recorded at Fairhazel Studios and later RAK studios. An earlier single "Apprentice of the Universe" peaked at #74. The title refers to the "Dark Third", the third of a person's life spent asleep and dreaming, with the song on disc 2 "In Aurelia" being based lyrically and thematically around the book Aurelia by Gérard de Nerval.

Track listing

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Initial U.K. Release

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All tracks written by Jon Courtney unless otherwise specified.

  1. "Aeropause" – 5:44
  2. "Goshen's Remains" – 5:23
  3. "Apprentice of the Universe" – 3:59
  4. "The Bright Ambassadors of Morning" – 11:56 (J. Courtney & G. Jong)
  5. "The Exact Colour" – 4:03
  6. "Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine" – 6:33
  7. "Bullitts Dominæ" – 5:20
  8. "The Twyncyn / Trembling Willows" – 7:16
  9. "He Tried to Show Them Magic! / Ambassadors Return" – 5:17

U.S. Release

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A special edition of the album was subsequently released in America, with the following track list:

  1. "Aeropause" – 5:04
  2. "Goshen's Remains" – 5:45
  3. "Apprentice of the Universe" – 4:16
  4. "The Bright Ambassadors of Morning" – 11:56
  5. "Nimos & Tambos" – 3:44
  6. "Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine" – 6:35
  7. "Bullitts Dominæ" – 5:22
  8. "Arrival / The Intention Craft" – 8:53
  9. "He Tried to Show Them Magic! / Ambassadors Return" – 5:17
  10. "Asleep Under Eiderdown" – 3:00

The last song appears as a hidden track after about 5 minutes of silence.

Europe Release

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In Europe, the German Progressive Rock label InsideOut released the album almost a year after its initial release, on February 16, 2007. The album contained the same track listing as the U.S. version, but was packaged with a bonus CD with the following track listing:

  1. "In Aurélia" - 3:59
  2. "Borgens Vor" - 4:17
  3. "The Exact Colour" - 4:05
  4. "The Twyncyn / Trembling Willows" - 7:16
  5. "Golden Clothes" - 7:31

Credits

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References

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  1. ^ "CD: Pure Reason Revolution, The Dark Third". The Guardian. 7 April 2006. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ Metal Storm review
  3. ^ PopMatters review
  4. ^ Sputnik Music review
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