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State of The Ark

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Released
  
27 December 2004

Artist
  
The Ark

Label
  
EMI Music Sweden

Length
  
41:46

Release date
  
27 December 2004

Genre
  
Rock music

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Producer
  
Jens Andersson, Nathan Larson, Ola Salo, Per Sunding

State of The Ark(2004)
  
Nominations
  
Grammis Award for Rock Group of the Year

Similar
  
We Are the Ark, In Lust We Trust, Prayer for the Weekend, In Full Regalia, Arkeology

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State of The Ark was released on 27 December 2004 and is the third studio album from the Swedish rock band The Ark, and their final as a quintet. In it, the band's sound became more synthesizer-flavoured and keyboard-oriented, a departure from the more organic glam rock sound of the first two albums. Three singles were released from the album: "One of Us Is Gonna Die Young", "Clamour for Glamour" and "Trust Is Shareware", the latter being a new recording specifically made for single release. "This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm" appears in John Cameron Mitchell's film Shortbus and the band has stated that "Hey Kwanongoma!" was inspired by the marimba piece "Rugare 2" by Alport Mhlanga.

Contents

Acoustic alchemy the state of the ark


Track listing

All songs were written by Ola Salo, except where noted.

  1. "This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm" – 3:27
  2. "Rock City Wankers" – 4:10
  3. "Clamour for Glamour" – 3:09
  4. "One of Us is Gonna Die Young" – 3:28
  5. "Let Me Down Gently" – 2:55
  6. "Hey Kwanongoma!" – 4:48
  7. "The Others" – 3:27
  8. "Girl You're Gonna Get 'Em (Real Soon)" – 3:27
  9. "Deliver Us from Free Will" – 5:06
  10. "No End" (Music: Lars Ljungberg, Lyrics: Ola Salo) – 3:24
  11. "Trust Is Shareware" – 4:25

The Ark

  • Ola Salo – lead vocals, percussion, keyboards
  • Martin Axén – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Mikael Jepson – lead guitar
  • Lars "Leari" Ljungberg – bass
  • Sylvester Schlegel – drums, backing vocals
  • Additional musicians

  • Jens Andersson – producer, sound engineer, additional percussion, keyboards
  • Åsa Håkansson – strings
  • Mattias Rodrick – strings
  • Anna Rocén – strings
  • Erika Lilja – backing vocals
  • Maria Lilja – backing vocals
  • Erik Hjärpe – voice synthesizing
  • Songs

    1This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm3:29
    2Rock City Wankers4:10
    3Clamour for Glamour3:11

    References

    State of The Ark Wikipedia


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