The Middle Earth Album, by Glass Hammer

The Middle Earth Album

by Glass Hammer

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1.	Elrenn And Endereth 02:34	buy track
2.	The Old Troll 02:00	buy track
3.	The Old Troll And The Maiden 06:04	buy track
4.	Dwarf And Orc 04:03	buy track
5.	The King's Beer 03:00	buy track
6.	The Ballad Of Balin Longbeard 03:58	buy track
7.	The Man In The Wood 03:28	buy track
8.	Mirkwood 02:14	buy track
9.	As I Walk 02:35	buy track
10.	The Last Ship 02:41	buy track
11.	Mithrandir - This Fading Age 05:15	buy track
12.	No Crown For Balin 03:07	buy track

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From Wikipedia: The Middle-Earth Album is the fifth studio album by American progressive rock band Glass Hammer, released on June 15, 2001. It is the band's second album based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, after their 1993 debut album Journey of the Dunadan, and their second release not to be a concept album, after 1998's On to Evermore.[2] It is the first album to feature singer Susie Bogdanowicz after she joined as band member, and as such the first album to feature the band's longest and steadiest line-up, which would last until their tenth studio album, 2007's Culture of Ascent.[3]

The Middle-Earth Album was jokingly marketed as a live album recorded during a performance at The Prancing Pony, a fictional inn in Bree in Lord of the Rings.[1] The first half of the album (up to "The Man in the Wood") emulates the sound of an actual live performance at the inn, with an audience cheering and singing along as the band performs songs about the lore of Middle-earth; to capture the spirit of an actual band performing in Lord of the Rings, the album is much more folk and acoustic-oriented than other works of the band, and heavily features traditional instruments such as harpsichord, fiddle and recorder. The second half retains the same lyrical orientation, but is recorded as a more traditional studio album, and features more progressive elements and electric instruments.

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released June 15, 2001

Fred Schendel – lead and backing vocals, main keyboards, guitars, mandolin, percussion, wind instruments[1]
Steve Babb – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, additional keyboards, percussion
Susie Bogdanowicz – lead vocals on "Mirkwood" and "Mithrandir (This Fading Age)", co-lead vocals on "The Last Ship"[4]
Walter Moore – lead vocals on "Sweet Goldberry"
Additional musicians
Felicia Sorensen – lead vocals on "As I Walk"[4][6]
Sarah Snyder – co-lead vocals on "The Last Ship"
Dr. Thomas Hammett – vocals
Dr. David Luther – vocals
Brad Marler – vocals
Jamie Watkins – backing vocals
Tim Starnes – fiddle
Bob Stagner – extra percussion on "Mithrandir"
Production
Fred Schendel, Steve Babb – production
David Wyatt – cover art

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