Tired Eyes Slowly Burning

Tired Eyes Slowly Burning
Studio album by The Tear Garden
Released	1987
Recorded	1985 (track 6), 1986 (tracks 7–10), June 7–8, 1987 (tracks 1–6)
Studio	Mushroom Studios, Vancouver
Genre	Psychedelic electronic
Length	69:58
Label	Nettwerk
Producer	cEvin Key Dave Ogilvie
The Tear Garden chronology
Tired Eyes Slowly Burning (1987) The Last Man to Fly (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Calgary Herald	Favorable[2]
The Province	Favorable[3]

Tired Eyes Slowly Burning is the debut album of the Canadian band The Tear Garden, released in 1987 through Nettwerk. It is the band's first studio album, preceded by their self-titled EP released a year prior. That EP is appended to the end of Tired Eyes Slowly Burning as tracks 7 to 10.

Critical reception

AllMusic critic Sean Carruthers wrote, "it mixes together to create a dreamy electronic mix that owes something to both Skinny Puppy and The Legendary Pink Dots, but is nonetheless totally different. Think Pink Floyd on a scary electronic acid trip and you're getting close."[1] James Muretich of the Calgary Herald felt the album was more enjoyable than the output of Ka-Spel and Key's respective bands at the time, and said that it "engrosses the senses with its eerie but enticing psychedelic/electronic sound".[2] Tom harrison of The Province likened the album to the work of Pink Floyd and praised the two musicians for leaving their comfort zone to produce an album that he thought was "palpably romantic".[3]

Track listing

All songs written by cEvin Key and Edward Ka-Spel.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Deja Vu"	4:48
2.	"Room with a View"	6:06
3.	"Coma"	4:10
4.	"Valium"	5:38
5.	"You and Me and Rainbows" (Parts One to Six)	16:46
6.	"Oo Ee Oo"	5:16
7.	"The Center Bullet"	9:46
8.	"Ophelia"	8:36
9.	"Tear Garden"	4:50
10.	"My Thorny Thorny Crown"	3:57
Total length:		69:58

Personnel

Personnel adapted from liners notes.[4]

The Tear Garden Edward Ka-Spel – lyrics, vocals, music cEvin Key – lyrics, music, engineering, mixing

Additional musicians Dwayne Goettel – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5) Dave Ogilvie – guitar and tapes (1, 5), engineering, mixing Lee Salford – percussion (2, 5) Lisa – vocals (4) Nivek Ogre – vocals (5)

Technical personnel Steven R. Gilmore – artwork Greg Sykes – typography

References

1. Carruthers, Sean. "Tired Eyes Slowly Burning - The Tear Garden". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
2. Muretich, James (January 23, 1988). "The Tear Garden: Tired Eyes Slowly Burning (Nettwerk)". Calgary Herald: B6.
3. Harrison, Tom (January 31, 1988). "The Tear Garden: Tired Eyes Slowly Burning (Nettwerk)". The Province: 73.
4. "Tired Eyes Slowly Burning Discogs entry (includes liner notes)". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 24, 2018.