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The Allegory of Hearing

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The Allegory of Hearing
Studio album by
Released29 August 2000 (2000-08-29)
RecordedOctober 1998 in Lyttelton, NZ
GenreNeo-psychedelia
experimental rock
Length47:17
LabelDrunken Fish
Roy Montgomery chronology
324 E. 13th Street #7
(1999)
The Allegory of Hearing
(2000)
Silver Wheel of Prayer
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Allegory of Hearing is the fourth studio album by Roy Montgomery, released on 29 August 2000 by Drunken Fish Records. The album artwork features a section of The Five Senses by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Roy Montgomery

No.TitleLength
1."Ex Cathedra"2:48
2."Rock, Sea, Muse, Seek"5:26
3."As the Dali Lama Was Remarking I Believe"3:35
4."Sounding the Abyss"2:36
5."I Hear You Mocking"3:27
6."Where the Belltower Once Stood"3:45
7."From a Promontory"2:24
8."Resolution Island Suite" (I. A Vessel Sublime/II. And But a Gentle Swell/III. Hubris Fills the Rash and Young/IV. Now the Reef-Dashed Mariner/V. The Sirens, They Feel Pity/VI. Wind Upon The Sails, Light Upon the Sea/VII. Cast Away This Island, Cruel So, Fate Will Set Me Free)17:37
9."At the Intersection of Herzog & Wenders"3:52
10."Above All, Compassion"1:47

Personnel

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Adapted from The Allegory of Hearing liner notes.[2]

Production and additional personnel

  • Jan Breughel I – illustrations
  • Arnold Van Bussell – engineering
  • John Hill – illustrations
  • Susanne Hill  – illustrations

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2000 Drunken Fish CD DFR-47

References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Roy Montgomery: The Allegory of Hearing - Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ^ The Allegory of Hearing (booklet). Roy Montgomery. San Francisco, California: Drunken Fish Records. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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