The West Pole

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The West Pole
Studio album by
The Gathering
Released4 May 2009
Recorded2008
GenreAlternative rock, post-rock, shoegaze
Length54:01
LabelPsychonaut
ProducerRené Rutten
The Gathering chronology
Home
(2006) 		The West Pole
(2009) 		City from Above
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Sound[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]
Blogcritics(Positive)[4]
Sea of Tranquility[5]
MusicTAP[6]
Lords of Metal(89/100)[7]
Gravemusic[8]
Dangerdog Music[9]

The West Pole is the ninth studio album by the Dutch rock band The Gathering. It is the first album to feature the new vocalist Silje Wergeland, previous frontwoman of Octavia Sperati. This album also includes two guest singers, Dutch Anne van den Hoogen and Mexican Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion), as well as other guest musicians. Music videos were made of the songs "All You Are" and "No Bird Call".

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."When Trust Becomes Sound"InstrumentalRené Rutten3:53
2."Treasure"Silje WergelandRené Rutten4:06
3."All You Are"Silje WergelandRené Rutten4:34
4."The West Pole"Silje WergelandRené Rutten6:35
5."No Bird Call"Silje WergelandFrank Boeijen5:38
6."Capital of Nowhere"Anne van den HoogenRené Rutten6:35
7."You Promised Me a Symphony"Silje WergelandSilje Wergeland2:54
8."Pale Traces"Marcela BovioFrank Boeijen7:46
9."No One Spoke"Silje WergelandFrank Boeijen4:32
10."A Constant Run"Silje WergelandFrank Boeijen7:44
Total length:54:01

Charts[edit]

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[10] 98

Personnel[edit]

Band members
  • Silje Wergeland – vocals and grand piano
  • René Rutten – electric and acoustic guitars, stylophone
  • Frank Boeijen – keyboards, piano, harmonium and vibraphone
  • Marjolein Kooijman – bass guitar
  • Hans Rutten – drums and percussions
Additional musicians
  • Marcela Bovio – vocals on track 8
  • Anne van den Hoogen – vocals on track 6, megaphone nonsense on track 1 and megaphone backing vocals on track 2
  • Jos van den Dungen – violin and viola on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8
  • John Mitchell – cello on tracks 3, 4, 5 and 8
  • Marije de Jong and Jonas Pap – narrative on track 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Gathering The West Pole review". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ^ Burt, Jim (June 2009). "The Gathering – The West Pole". Rock Sound (123): 92.
  3. ^ Spencer, Trey (6 May 2009). "The Gathering – The West Pole". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  4. ^ Perkins, Jeff (18 August 2009). "Music Review: The Gathering – The West Pole". Eurorock. Blogcritics. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  5. ^ Glenday, Duncan (3 June 2009). "The Gathering – The West Pole". Sea of Tranquility.org. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. ^ Dunphy, John (29 June 2009). "The Gathering – The West Pole". MusicTAP.net. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  7. ^ "The Gathering – The West Pole". Lords of Metal.nl. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  8. ^ "The Gathering – The West Pole". Gravemusic.com. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  9. ^ Hartranft, Craig (30 April 2009). "The Gathering: The West Pole". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  10. ^ "The Gathering – the West Pole".


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