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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602517855977
Label: Verve Forecast
Manufacturer: Verve Forecast
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Verve Forecast
Release Date: October 07, 2008
Studio: Verve Forecast
Sales Rank: 40779
MPN: 001210802
Disc 1:- 7 Keys
- Slip-Sliding Away (Paul Simon)
- Can't Get You Out Of My Mind
- Good Goodnight
- Mr. Universe
- On My Knees
- Everything Changed
- When I Finally Get My Own Place
- Nothing Else Matters
- Arrivals
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Album Description:
Words and Music is the the 2008 album by Hale, an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. This is Hales' fourth album (and third U.S. release) under his longstanding nom de disc Aqualung, and it has the feeling of a series of deep emotional truths whispered in confidence. Hales co-produced with his brother and musical right-hand man Ben, who also provides guitar, bass and harmony vocals, and co-wrote several songs, and it is the product of an extended period of soul-searching that caused the artist to seriously reexamine his career priorities, after a life that's been spent making music. "Music can be an amazingly potent thing," says Matt Hales, aka Aqualung. "When I sing into the microphone in the studio, I'm whispering my secrets in people's ears. When it connects, it can be so powerful. It's still a remarkable process to me."
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Matt reminds me of Thom Yorke in that he puts out two brilliant albums, then he does a "Kid A". Hello? I guess they both just get tired of putting out such awesome albums and feel their fans don't deseve such genius, and instead put out albums that test their fans' loyalty in following them on some experimental journey into discordance and aimlessness! I never did warm up to "Kid A" or "Amnesiac", I doubt I'll like "Words and Music" anywhere as well as "Memory Man" either. Oh well, I hope he ... Read More
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If Memory Man was spacey, Words and Music is homey.
After many little clues he gave to what this album would be like, it came out just as promised: a selection of lungsongs from the first records in an acoustic style, a few new songs and a song by Paul Simon.
"Can't get you out of my mind" and my favorite baby ballad "Everything changed" come from the first album, Lullaby "Good goodnight" and eclectic and catchy "7 keys" from Still Life. These versions are warmer and more ... Read More
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I can't tell you enough how good this album is. Probably his most focused work to date, and one of the most genuine albums I have ever heard. It's stripped down, yet has an incredible incorporation of eclectic instrumentation. "7 Keys", "On My Knees", and "Nothing Else Matters" are probably the finest songs he's ever released, the Paul Simon "Slip Sliding Away" cover is breathtaking and aches with realism, and the beginning of "Arrivals" gives me chills (actually the whole song does). This song will ... Read More
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Matt is back and so is the incomparable exquisite writing, perhaps one of the best songwriting of his generation. While I agree with some that "Words and Music" seems more like a detour than a new venue for Aqualung's future, it is a beautiful detour. "Everything Changed" indeed since Memory Man. One of the best qualities of Aqualung is that he rejects the impulse to recreate the magic of the last great song and travels towards melodic riddles.
"When I Finally Get My Own Place" is high ... Read More
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In March, 2007, Matt Hales (the one-man band behind Aqualung) released an epic album "Memory Man", which was one of my "best of 2007" albums, and which I thought might position Aqualung to greater commercial/mainstream success. But alas, it didn't happen, despite several outstanding tracks. Now comes the next Aqualung album, seemingly out of the blue (I picked it up today while shopping at my record store, I had no idea that a new album was on the way).
"Words and Music" (10 tracks, 43 min.) ... Read More
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