Twenty years ago The Tea Party released their fourth album Transmission.

Now, the progressive-rock band is touring across the country in honour of what bassist Stuart Chatwood, says is one of their strongest records.

Transmission is a tough album to perform live. Chatwood spent two weeks hunched over a computer recreating sounds off of the album to be able to play every track during the live performance.

Some of the songs are also difficult to play, some haven鈥檛 been performed live before the tour.

The last time The Tea Party visited 91大黄鸭 was in 2005 when the band was still together. Chatwood said 91大黄鸭 was an easy choice, as they toured Kamloops on their last tour and want to switch between the two cities.

The times have changed for The Tea Party, they鈥檙e older, and less influenced by their peers.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to pander to the audiences鈥� all the insecurities go away, I鈥檓 only nervous now if we don鈥檛 get to do a sound check before a big performance,鈥� he said.

The Ontario band formed in 1990, but took a six-year hiatus from 2005 to 2011.

Every year, people would ask them if they were going to come back together.

鈥淐ome 2011 (we thought) let鈥檚 see if this thing will work again,鈥� he said.

Touring from coast to coast, Chatwood鈥檚 favourite place to play is in Montreal.

鈥淭hey have a passion for music,鈥� he said, adding it seems Montreal citizens work hard for their money, so they pour their passion into the concerts by singing, dancing and being engaged with the band.

The Tea Party has also kept away from the mainstream mentally of releasing singles, or LPs. They write what they want, and plan to release another album. They also tend to avoid simple beats, or lyrics because they enjoy a different style.

鈥�(We assume) the audience has intelligence,鈥� said Chatwood.

People get caught up in writing music to impress their audience, but it should first be to impress yourself, he said.

Overall, Chatwood has been enjoying the tour.

鈥淧eople are leaving the show really happy, it鈥檚 been polished now.鈥�

The performances will be a mix of every song from Transmission and their greatest hits.

In his down time, he works on soundtracks for video games and is proud to see the positive reviews from a local indie game Darkest Dungeon, when he composed the music.

The band recorded 10 songs while in Australia, and they plan to release a new album in the future.

But it鈥檚 been difficult as the band lives in different areas, and some members have families now, said Chatwood.

Each member lives in different places in the world, Chatwood with his family in Vancouver.

The Tea Party is playing March 27, at the 91大黄鸭 Community Theatre.

Tickets can be purchased online through .