The Gates of Paradise
Studio album by
Robert Fripp
ReleasedApril 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)
RecordedJune 9, 1994 – March 9, 1998
GenreAmbient, soundscape, progressive rock
Length59:32
LabelDiscipline
ProducerRobert Fripp
Robert Fripp chronology
Pie Jesu
(1997) 		The Gates of Paradise
(1998)
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Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

The Gates of Paradise is a studio album by progressive rock guitarist Robert Fripp. This album is more ambient than progressive rock, and continues Fripp's tendency towards soundscape explorations in his music. The album received generally positive reviews from both professional reviewers [2] and fan reviews.[3] The album consists of two tracks, each broken into two parts. "The Outer Darkness" runs for nearly 34 minutes, and "Gates of Paradise" runs for over 24 minutes.

Track listing

  1. "The Outer Darkness: I. The Outer Darkness / II. Perimeter I / III. Perimeter II / IV. Wailing I / V. Perimeter III / VI. Wailing II / VII. Perimeter IV / VIII. Wailing III / IX. Black Light / X. A Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth" – 23:38
  2. "The Gates of Paradise: I. Abandonment to Divine Providence / II. Pie Jesu" – 13:56
  3. "The Outer Darkness: XI. In Fear and Trembling of the Lord" – 10:17
  4. "The Gates of Paradise: III. Sometimes God Hides / IV. Acceptance" – 11:41
Total time: 59:32

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ Sheridan, T. (2011). "The Gates of Paradise - Robert Fripp | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  2. ^ Sheridan, Tim. "The Gates of Paradise". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  3. ^ "The Gates of Paradise Robert Fripp". ProgArchives.com. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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