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Flower Power (The Flower Kings album)

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Flower Power
Studio album by
the Flower Kings
Released16 November 1999
RecordedJune–November 1998
StudioFoxtrot Mobile
GenreProgressive rock, electronic rock
Length140:40
LabelFoxtrot Records
ProducerDon Azzaro
The Flower Kings chronology
Scanning the Greenhouse
(1998) 		Flower Power
(1999) 		Alive on Planet Earth
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Flower Power is the fourth studio album by the progressive rock band the Flower Kings, which was released in 1999. It is also their second double-CD and includes the nearly one-hour-long epic composition, "Garden of Dreams".

A Japanese edition was released that contained some bonus tracks at the end of each disc.

The album received a 3 out of 5 review from Allmusic,[1] but a positive review from All About Jazz, whose reviewer stated: "If you are a fan of progressive music... no scratch that... if you are a fan of ANY MUSIC, go buy Flower Power right now – it represents the best of positive and intelligent modern music available today".[2]

Track listing

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Disc One

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All tracks are written by Roine Stolt, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Garden of Dreams"
  • "I. Dawn" (Bodin)
  • "II. Simple Song" (Bodin, Stolt)
  • "III. Business Vamp" (Bodin, Stolt)
  • "IV. All You Can Save" (Bodin, Stolt)
  • "V. Attack of the Monster Briefcase" (Stolt, Bodin)
  • "VI. Mr. Hope Goes to Wall Street" (Bodin)
  • "VII. Did I Tell You?" (Stolt, Bodin)
  • "VIII. Garden of Dreams" (Bodin, Stolt)
  • "IX. Don't Let the d'Evil In"
  • "X. Love Is the Word" (Stolt, Bodin)
  • "XI. There's No Such Night" (Stolt, Bodin)
  • "XII. The Mean Machine" (Bodin, Stolt)
  • "XIII. Dungeon of the Deep" (Bodin)
  • "XIV. Indian Summer" (Bodin, Stolt)
  • "XV. Sunny Lane" (Stolt, Bodin)
  • "XVI. Gardens Revisited" (Stolt, Bodin)
  • "XVII. Shadowland"
  • "XVIII. The Final Deal"
Tomas Bodin, Stolt59:16
  • 1:33
  • 1:48
  • 5:02
  • 5:02
  • 3:04
  • 1:47
  • 3:46
  • 2:39
  • 3:11
  • 2:49
  • 2:43
  • 2:41
  • 4:24
  • 4:13
  • 5:25
  • 2:56
  • 2:03
  • 4:13
    • 2."Captain Capstan" 0:45
    3."IKEA by Night"Jaime Salazar0:04
    4."Astral Dog"Salazar, Stolt8:03
    5."Regal Dinners" (bonus track) 3:14
    6."Papercup Angels" (bonus track) 1:50
    7."Butterfly Queen" (bonus track) 1:25
    Total length:74:37

    Disc Two

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    All tracks are written by Roine Stolt, except where noted

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Deaf, Numb & Blind" 11:10
    2."Stupid Girl" 6:49
    3."Corruption" 5:54
    4."Power of Kindness"Bodin4:23
    5."Psychedelic Postcard" 8:42
    6."Hudson River Sirens Call 1998" 4:47
    7."Magic Pie"Hasse Fröberg8:19
    8."Painter" 6:45
    9."Calling Home" 11:19
    10."Afterlife"Bodin, Stolt4:34
    11."End of a Century" (bonus track) 2:01
    Total length:74:43

    Credits

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    • Roine Stolt – guitars, lead vocals, keyboards
    • Tomas Bodin – keyboards
    • Hasse Fröberg – vocals
    • Michael Stolt – bass guitar
    • Jaime Salazar – drumkit & percussion
    • Hasse Bruniusson – percussion & odd voices
    Production
    • Stefan Bodin – photography
    • Tomas Bodin – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
    • Tomas Eriksson – pre-mastering engineer
    • Lilian Forsberg – photography
    • Dexter Frank Jr. (i.e. Roine Stolt) – engineer
    • Per Nordin – photography
    • Roine Stolt – photography

    References

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    1. ^ a b Couture, François. "Flower Power Review by François Couture". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
    2. ^ Askounes, Michael (November 1, 2000). "The Flower Kings: Flower Power". All About Jazz. Retrieved 24 August 2024.



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