Tightly Unwound

I discovered The Pineapple Thief not too long ago, using Spotify's radio feature and Blackfield as a sample to build a station. I have found several great bands that I didn't know about, like Amplifier, Antimatter, Guilt Machine, among others.At first, The Pineapple Thief reminded me of Radiohead, Muse and Porcupine Tree, but the more I listened to them, the more I found their unique sound and the more I liked them.This album in particular, has some great tracks, very melodic and melancholic at times, dark and profound at others. Lyrics are storytelling kind, without being flat and cliche, but also not necessarily too poetic and abstract either. I find their music to be original, and have the sound of an experienced band that have been playing together long enough to feel very comfortable with each other and make mature and honest music with a lot of character. The kind of music that grows with you as you listen to it.One detail about the download, the tracks "Tightly Wound" and "The Sorry State" seem to have switched titles because they are wrong in my copy.

I had previously bought "Variations on a Dream", "10 Stories Down" and "What We have Sown" by Pineapple Thief and very nearly did not buy this, their current album, because "Variations on a Dream" is the only one that I really enjoy listening to. Pineapple Thief's sound can be quite heavy, a mass of guitars and keyboards jamming away and it takes a bit of getting used to - probably needs more time to assimilate than I am ready to spend on new music these days I guess.Their sound is not a million miles from Porcupine Tree's more recent soundscape, although they are not as dark in their songwriting as that band.I ended up deciding to buy it some time after its release more as a gesture of support really - I enjoy progressive rock as a genre and find it encouraging that there's new artists wanting to explore it. Also, most bands make a few dud albums over a career, so because I do enjoy "Variations on a Dream" I thought I'd give them one more (and probably final if I hadn't liked it) chance.I'm glad I did give them the chance - "Tightly Unwound" is very enjoyable, probably as much as "Variations on a Dream" and has made me want to go back and re-listen to those two other albums that I've been uncertain about. It's also made me want to explore a bit more of their back-catalogue, irrespective of how I end up feeling about "10 Stories Down" and "What we have Sown".One of the things I enjoy the most about "Tightly Unwound" is the way that Bruce Soord, Pineapple Thief's song-writer and front-man, constantly weaves acoustic guitar textures into the music. Occasionally, such as on the romantically beautiful opener "My Debt to You", it is the main musical texture. Elsewhere, the acoustic guitar is part of a much heavier wall of sound, such as on the first of the album's major opus's, the 11-minutes of "Different World".Also pleasing is the richness of the melodies, even when the music is quite heavy, "Shoot First" being a good example. Another highlight throughout is the imaginative drumming, always adding interest to the music, making the album quite strong rhythmically as a result.Highlights for me are the tracks I've already mentioned plus the catchy "My Bleeding Hand" which has some excellent guitar work and the closing number, another long opus, "Too Much To Lose". Starting quietly with piano, synthesizer and bird sounds, the song develops into a heavy jam during the sung verses, going quiet again before becoming quite ethereal in its final part - a good psychological thriller!Plenty to enjoy then, and I'm going to have to go back and check those other albums! Just a shade off a 5-star rating, I'd have given it four and a half if I could.

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.. service/ delivery / and product. I'm relatively new toThe pineapple thief however I think this will be a long honeymoon and marriage. Tightly unwound is a superb double CD and has immediately jumped into my personal top 100 albums.

Excellent album. Colour is gorgeous.

This is the band's eighth studio album. It was released in 2008. I confess that I took so long to understand it and that it is not the best of the band, but not bad. He may be one of the hardest to love at first. The best tracks may be "My Debt To You" and "And So Say All Of You." It should be the band's most introspective album, this bonus track "The Dawn" improves the concept and contains EP Parts 1 and 2 released in 2009. Ok! Note 7.0.

All there albums have some great tracks but i think as an all rounder this is probably there best. buy it you wont be disappointed

Very good band that I recommend.

Glad I took a chance on this , there are a few tracks that remind me of The Bends era Radiohead but that's no bad thing in my book. The opener is a strange choice to start an album with, a very laid back acoustic pop song, but have to say it is one of the best songs on the album. Try it you might like it!

Great quality

UN DISCO QUE OFRECE MUY BUENAS MELODIAS ESTA ES UNA DE MIS BANDAS FAVORITAS LO RECOMIENDO AMPLIAMENTE.

Merci!

Fan de la première heure je suis encore très satisfais de cet nouvel opus.A écouter et écouter sans finDes enchaînements d'atmosphères ; feutrées, exaltées, furibardes ou symphoniquesJe vous le conseille vivement

un album molto molto interessante, da ascoltare più volte, senza pregiudizi e con animo ed orecchio "liberi": se ne trarranno ottime sensazioni. La parte migliore è all'inizio, quando le melodie sono più dolci e malinconiche, perde un po' quando pigia sull'acelleratore ma solo perchè aveva promesso molto ma molto bene. Insomma un ottima prova