A hip favorite of the slacker generation, the British Damon Gough, better known as Badly Drawn Boy, reached mainstream audiences with his 2000 album THE HOUR OF THE WILDERBEAST. His intimate, personal songwriting and creative melodies were perfectly timed to coincide with the experimental pop sensation of bands like The Beta Band and Radiohead; the haunting music also won the heart of writer Nick Hornby, who signed Gough on to do the music for the film version of his novel ABOUT A BOY. This release collects a mixture of live and produced videos; the lineup includes "Road Movie," "It Came From the Ground," "Another Pearl," "The Further I Slide," "Pissing in the Wind," and much more.|
Rovi
バッドリー・ドローン・ボーイのプロモ・クリップ集。日本では観る機会も少ないのでファンには相当嬉しい作品だ。〈タクシー男〉〈アヒルの攻撃〉〈ピエロ大集合〉などが題材と言われてもなんのことやらだが、この風采の上がらないロマンティストぶりは、楽曲同様映像でも巧みに見られ、奇妙なストーリーテリングで感情の機微を炙り出す。私は〈アヒル編〉で泣きそうになりました。ライヴ映像のオマケ付き。
bounce (C)木村 優宏
タワーレコード(2004年07月号掲載 (P108))