New Earth Mud (Limited Edition) ［CD+DVD(再生不可)］

構成数 : 2枚
合計収録時間 : 01:15:19
Personnel: Chris Robinson (vocals, electric guitar); Paul Stacey (acoustic, electric & baritone guitars, piano, organ, keyboards, bass); Marc Roy (mandolin, fiddle); Kelly "Mr. Chill" Hoppe (saxophone); Matt Jones (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes piano, electronic harpischord, clavinet); Gordie Johnson (stand up bass); Jeremy Stacey (drums).
Recorded at Gang Studios, Paris, France in the spring of 2002.
Singer-songwriter Chris Robinson, as the voice of the Black Crowes, dipped deeply into the stylistic bag of late-'60s/early-'70s British rockers like the Faces, the Rolling Stones, and Humble Pie. After the band's breakup, Robinson's first solo effort finds him returning again to that era of UK music for inspiration. This time he's in lone-gun mode, so he draws more from artists such as Chris Farlowe, Terry Reid, Frankie Miller, and Van Morrison, who mixed soul and folk-rock in an organic way. In fact, it's easy to imagine Van the Man's lawyers on the phone with Mr. Robinson after hearing the heavily Morrison-indebted "Untangle My Mind."
Still, though the arrangements and production on NEW EARTH MUD hark back to a time and place not his own, the most important element, Robinson's voice, is clearly a unique instrument. Simultaneously gritty and poignant, his soulful delivery breathes life into every tune, even when the lyrics aren't quite up to snuff ("Could You Really Love Me" revisits the kind of thing that made it necessary for punk to happen). Piano, organ, and a warm mix of acoustic and electric guitars weave a friendly, approachable web of sound around that voice as well, making NEW EARTH MUD a pleasant place to hang around.