History Music / Spiritualized

* NotChristianRock: Lots of Spiritualized songs feature references to God, generally using the term "Lord". Pierce doesn't appear to be particularly Christian though, and it could be argued that these generally derive from his love of gospel, blues and soul music and his psychedelic, transcendent style. The title of his song "No God Only Religion" probably sums up his attitude best.

* TextlessAlbumCover: ''Lazer Guided Melodies'' and ''Let It Come Down''.
** Don't forget ''Amazing Grace''.

A new lineup was unveiled, with Tim "Thighpaulsandra" Lewis on keyboards, Tony "Doggen" Foster on guitars, Martin Schellard on bass and Kevin Bales on drums. The band's next album, ''Let It Come Down'' (2001), took four years to create - Pierce's musical illiteracy required him to sing all the orchestral parts into a tape recorder and then transcribe them onto a piano. ''Come Down'' took ''Floating in Space'''s sound UpToEleven, employing 115 session musicians which included an orchestra and the London Community Gospel Choir. ''Come Down'' also stripped the space rock, psychedelic rock and shoegazing influences form previous albums, doing away with drones, tremolo and free-jazz freakouts in favour of creating an orchestral, baroque pop album with an even heavier Music/PhilSpector influence. Despite the generally positive reception, some critics commented that the album's excessively dense, ornate sound harmed the songs.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly:
** PsychedelicRock + {{Shoegazing}} + SpaceRock (+ {{Soul}} + Gospel + {{Blues}} + Free Jazz later on) = Spiritualized in TheNineties.
** Garage Rock + Free Jazz + {{Soul}} + Gospel + Blues = Spiritualized after TheNineties.

The band releases their next album ''Sweet Heart Sweet Light'' in April 2012 on Double Six Records, some of its material having already been played live beforehand. Pierce said that it was partly inspired by the experiences of performing ''Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space'' live in its entirety, and that it aimed to embrace more poppy material compared to their previous releases. In 2018, the album ''And Nothing Hurt'' was released complete with Pierce stating that it's the final Spiritualized album, owing to the arduous, largely solitary recording process.

* BreakupBreakout: Jason found success with Spiritualized after the breakup of Spacemen 3. His main collaborator in that band, Peter Kember... didn't (although he has started to make a name as a RecordProducer for bands such as Music/{{MGMT}} and Music/BeachHouse).

* DrugsAreBad: Played straight ("The Straight and the Narrow", others) and averted ("Lay Back in the Sun", others). "Medication" seems comparatively balanced by acknowledging both sides.

* LongestSongGoesLast: ''Ladies and Gentlemen'' closes with the 17-minute "Cop Shoot Cop."

The band are planning to release their next album ''Sweet Heart Sweet Light'' in April 2012 on Double Six Records, some of its material having already been played live. Pierce said that it was partly inspired by the experiences of performing ''Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space'' live in its entirety, and that it will embrace more poppy material compared to their previous releases. In 2018, the album ''And Nothing Hurt'' was released complete with Pierce stating that it's the final Spiritualized album, owing to the arduous, largely solitary recording process.

* ADayInTheLimelight - The rare moments when some of the other bandmates do something without Pierce, or guest musicians show up to take the spotlight for a moment. For example, that's Kate Radley counting in the background in "200 Bars" for almost 4 entire minutes without any other vocals (Pierce comes in after she gets to 100), Mark Refoy gets a writing credit for "Sway", three guest vocalists show up on "The Slide Song", and so on.

* TheArtifact - The band's website still uses the medical/pharmaceutical theme famously used for the art and packaging of ''Ladies and Gentlemen'' more than a decade ago.
* ArtisticStimulation - A frequent topic in their songs.
* BalladOfX - "The Ballad of Richie Lee"
* BreakupBreakout - Jason found success with Spiritualized after the breakup of Spacemen 3. His main collaborator in that band, Peter Kember... didn't (although he has started to make a name as a RecordProducer for bands such as Music/{{MGMT}} and Music/BeachHouse).
* BreakupSong - Breakup ''album'' with ''Ladies and Gentlemen''.
* BSODSong - You can make a good case for "The Straight and the Narrow", "Won't Get to Heaven (The State I'm In)", "Lord Can You Hear Me", "Lord Let It Rain on Me".
* CallAndResponseSong - "I Think I'm in Love". Doubles as arguable [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Crowning Moment Of Funny]].

* ClusterFBomb - "Come Together"
* CoverVersion - "Anyway That You Want Me" by The Troggs (their first release under the Spiritualized name), "Born, Never Asked" by Music/LaurieAnderson, "Why Don't You Smile Now" by Lou Reed and John Cale (a song pre-dating the Music/VelvetUnderground), the gospel standard "Oh Happy Day", "The X-Files Theme" by Mark Snow, and a free-jazz version of "Amazing Grace".
* DarkerAndEdgier - ''Songs in A&E''.
* DisabilitySuperpower - Many reviewers have commented that the band's style works and doesn't cross over into {{Narm}} because of Pierce's sickly-sounding, imperfect voice.
* DrugsAreBad - Played straight ("The Straight and the Narrow", others) and averted ("Lay Back in the Sun", others). "Medication" seems comparatively balanced by acknowledging both sides.
* EchoingAcoustics - In TheNineties Jason loved drowning lots of things in reverb, especially vocals, synths and guitars. Special notice going to "100 Bars (Accapella)" from ''Complete Works'', which is just Kate counting to 100 (from "200 Bars") with increasing echo and feedback. This has diminished as Jason moved away from the spaceyness.

* GriefSong - "Broken Heart", "Cool Waves", "Stop Your Crying", etc.
* TheHedonist - Jason, considering 50% of his lyrics are about drugs.

* {{Instrumentals}} - A few ones show up on their 1992-1997 albums, more on the ''Complete Works'' compilation.
* JerkAss - Jason's firing of the entire band in 1999 left a bad taste in the mouths of fans.
* LoveTriangle - Kate-Jason-Richard Ashcroft. ItsALongStory.
* LonelyPianoPiece - "Harmony 2" from ''Songs in A&E''.
* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition - The band released a remastered and expanded edition of ''Ladies and Gentlemen'' in 2009 in three formats: a collector's edition (twelve 3" mini [=CDs=] of the complete album track-by-track, plus two bonus discs of unreleased material), a special edition (a limited edition of the original album in the original pill-pack style packaging, alongside the two bonus discs) and the standard one CD version of the original album with new artwork. The aforementioned two bonus discs include original demos, preliminary mixes, isolated tracks from the album's songs (ThrowTheDogABone for remixers?) and a leftover song, "Rocket Shaped Song".
* LiteraryAllusionTitle - ''Ladies and Gentlemen'''s title comes from ''Literature/SophiesWorld'' by Jostein Gaardner.
* LongRunnerLineUp - The current lineup is shaping up to be a Type 2, with the addition of bassist Thomas Wayne in 2009 alongside longtime members John Coxon, Doggen Foster, Kevin Bales and Tom Edwards being the most stable of all of their lineups.
* LoudnessWar - ''Ladies and Gentlemen'' is a bit squished at times, but doesn't clip and remains a dynamic, great production. ''Let It Come Down'' and ''Amazing Grace''... well, ignore the last part and worsen the first.
* LyricalDissonance - Sometimes the dreamy, ethereal music that clashes with Jason's lyrics about using drugs to cope with his problems.
* MinimalisticCoverArt - All of their covers, as seen from their [[http://www.spiritualized.com/admissions/ own discography page]].
* MurderBallad - "Borrowed Your Gun".
* TheMuse - Kate Radley in TheNineties, making her one of the few people to be this and half of a CreatorCouple.

* NewSoundAlbum - ''Floating in Space'', ''Let It Come Down'', ''Amazing Grace''
* NotChristianRock - Lots of Spiritualized songs feature references to God, generally using the term "Lord". Pierce doesn't appear to be particularly Christian though, and it could be argued that these generally derive from his love of gospel, blues and soul music and his psychedelic, transcendent style. The title of his song "No God Only Religion" probably sums up his attitude best.
* OdeToIntoxication - Both played straight and averted. Once you create a song with the chorus ''Lay back in the sun/Good dope good fun'', it's hard to not be this trope, and once you write a song with the chorus ''Now the trouble with the straight and the narrow/Is that I keep falling off'' it's hard not to be DrugsAreBad.
* PerishingAltRockVoice - Jason, going hand in hand with DullSurprise.
* RevolvingDoorBand - 20 members in just shy of 30 years.
* ShoutOut - Pierce frequently inserts references or quotes from tunes he likes into his own songs. "Cop Shoot Cop..." borrows and adapts a few lyrics from "Sam Stone" by John Prine. "She Kissed Me (And It Felt Like a Hit)" is a blatant reference to "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)" by The Crystals. "Run" borrows lyrics from "They Call Me the Breeze" by J.J. Cale, and so on.
* SomethingBlues - "These Blues"
* TextlessAlbumCover - ''Lazer Guided Melodies'' and ''Let It Come Down''.

* TitleDrop - ''Floating in Space'''s first track, "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space", begins with Kate Radley speaking the titular phrase through a telephone.
* TheSomethingSong - "The Slide Song", "Rocket Shaped Song".
* VerbalTic - "Come on!"
* WordSaladLyrics - Prone to this every once in a while.

* Tim Lewis ("Thighpaulsandra") - keyboards (1997-prezent)

* Richard Warren - bass (2003-present)

** PsychedelicRock + {{Shoegazing}} + Space Rock (+ {{Soul}} + Gospel + {{Blues}} + Free Jazz later on) = Spiritualized in TheNineties.

* BreakupBreakout - Jason found success with Spiritualized after the breakup of Spacemen 3. His main collaborator in that band, Peter Kember... didn't (although he has started to make his name as a RecordProducer).

* DarkerAndEdgier - ''Songs in A&E''

The band are planning to release their next album ''Sweet Heart Sweet Light'' in April 2012 on Double Six Records, some of its material having already been played live. Pierce said that it was partly inspired by the experiences of performing ''Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space'' live in its entirety, and that it will embrace more poppy material compared to their previous releases

Pierce fell severely ill with severe pneumonia in July 2005 and almost died, spending a long period in hospital undergoing treatment. This near-death experience provided the impetus for the [[DarkerAndEdgier bleak]] ''Songs in A&E'' (2008), which was released on Sanctuary Records in the UK and Fontana Records in the USA. Ironically/scarily enough most of the songs were written before said near-death experience. ''A&E'' saw Pierce return to his more expansive ''Floating in Space'' sound, but with the psychedelic elements still AWOL, replaced by heavy garage rock and gospel influences, though the free-jazz freakouts reappeared on a few tracks.