My opinions on some of these songs:
> 6. Giving Up The Ghost 6:31
This is a slowed down version of the version that has
been circulating for the last two years. I like the
original, faster version, better.
> 10. Right Thing / G D M F S O B 4:21 <
Lots of different elements in this, I've already been
able to detect two of the beats on this.
> 13. ????? 2:49 <
There's no title for this (yet), but this is already
one of my favorite tracks on the album. Production
credits have not been released, but it sounds like the
one track that *might* have Malcom Catto involvement.
> 14. Mashin' On The Motorway 3:00 <
Tight, tight, tight. There's a debate over who is the
rapper on this, but it sounds like Gift Of Gab. I
believe various other members of Quannum contribute in
this. The song is an uptempo track where Gab is
talking about being the MAN on the highway, and
various people are cursing at him.
> 16. You Can't Go Home Again 7:04 <
This one is eerie.
===
As for the interludes, I heard that they came from
amusement park booths that produced the records, but I
also know them as Recordios. They are small, homemade
records that was literally voice mail of the
1940's/1950's. You had one shot to record these, as
it was one time only, and once they were recorded, you
would send them to a family member. These records,
unlike the funk 45's used on BF and PP, are one of a
kind, and it's safe to say that Shadow IS the only one
who has any of them.
I have a few Recordios in my collection, a few of
which I've used in my own songs. The records are
eerie in themselves, because I guess when a family
member dies, someone tosses off all of their personal
items to Goodwill, not realizing that these flimsy
records are also letters. I have a great one where a
daughter is singing "Tennessee Waltz" to her
grandfather, off-key and everything.
==
I haven't heard THE PRIVATE PRESS in one sitting, but
overall, it's a pretty good album. Is it
ENDTRODUCING? No. I think it is a progression of
what he started with "High Noon" and what he was able
to do on PSYENCE FICTION. Someone on another mailing
list I'm on suggested that this was Shadow's prog rock
album. It's very 80's sounding too. You can hear
shades of various things he has done recently,
including "Flashback" and PRODUCT PLACEMENT. There's
some parts I don't like, but then again it took awhile
for "Stem" to grow on me.
Even though there are a few good songs on this, there
isn't anything (yet) that hits me as hard as "Midnight
In A Perfect World", "Changeling", or "The Number
Song". But upon first listens, it isn't bad at all.
I believe eBay already has the album on sale, but most
(if not all) are mastered from MP3's, so you have been
warned.
p.e.a.c.e.
-John Book
john-book.com
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