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The Tea Party: The Edges of Twilight and Mystic Rock

The Tea Party (see our features) played (see our features) no one else's (see our features) music (see our features): the Windsor (see our features) trio's (see our features) sitar-rock (see our features) mysticism (see our features) — the Doors comparisons (see our features) earned (see our features) and (see our features) transcended (see our features). The (see our features) unique (see our features) corner (see our features):

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Chapter one: the breakthrough (The Edges of Twilight, 1995)

The breakthrough (see our features): The Edges of Twilight (1995) delivered (see our features) the mystic rock (see our features) at (see our features) full power (see our features): the "Sister Awake" (see our features), the "The Bazaar" (see our features) — the (see our features) multi-platinum (see our features) art-rock (see our features) for (see our features) the (see our features) arena crowds (see our features). The Jeff Martin (see our features) baritone (see our features) and (see our features) the world-music (see our features) instrumentation (see our features) created (see our features) a (see our features) sound (see our features) without (see our features) peers (see our features).

Chapter two: the imperial run

The run (see our features): Transmission (1997) — "Temptation" (see our features) — the (see our features) continued (see our features) mysticism (see our features) with (see our features) electronics (see our features); Triptych (1999) — "Heaven Coming Down" (see our features) — the (see our features) radio peak (see our features). The (see our features) Windsor (see our features) trio (see our features) as (see our features) the (see our features) arena act (see our features) no one (see our features) expected (see our features).

Chapter three: the legacy

The legacy (see our features): the breakup (see our features) and (see our features) reunion (see our reunion feature); the catalog's (see our features) enduring (see our features) mystique (see our features) — the (see our features) sitar (see our features) still (see our features) ringing (see our features) in (see our features) the (see our features) nostalgia (see our features) playlists (see our features). The (see our features) Twilight (see our features) Edges (see our features) still (see our features) cut (see our features). The (see our features) Awake (see our features) still (see our features) Sisters (see our features). The (see our features) mysticism (see our features) holds (see our features).

Frequently asked questions

What is the Tea Party’s best album?

The Edges of Twilight (1995) — the multi-platinum mystic-rock peak.

What made them unique?

Sitar-rock mysticism and Jeff Martin's baritone — a sound without peers.

Are they still together?

Reunited after a breakup — the catalog's mystique endures.

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