Mystic Journey

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:43:29
Personnel: Arlo Guthrie (vocals, 6- and 12-string acoustic & high string guitars, harmonica, electric piano, keyboards); Ed Gerhard (acoustic, slide & electric guitars, dobro); David Grover (acoustic & electric guitars); Cyril Pahinui (acoustic guitar); Steve Ide (guitar, trombone); Tim Sears, Jason Webster (electric guitar); John Culpo (accordion); Charlie Tokarz (saxophone); Jeff Stevens (trumpet); Abe Guthrie (Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, percussion); Sean Hurley, Darren Todd (bass); Kali Baba McConnell, Terry A La Berry (drums); Greg Steele (percussion). Recorded at Derek Studios, Dalton, Massachusetts and The Church, Housatonic, Massachusetts. Personnel: Arlo Guthrie (vocals, guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, harmonica, keyboards); Steve Ide (guitar, trombone); David Grover (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Ed Gerhard (acoustic guitar, slide guitar, dobro); Cyril Pahinui (acoustic guitar); Jason Webster, Tim Sears (electric guitar); Jeff Stevens & the Bullets (trumpet); Greg Steele, Abraham Guthrie (percussion). Recording information: Church In Housatonic, MA; Corpus Christi Church, Housatonic, MA; Derek Studio, Dalton, MA. Photographer: Andrew Brusso. On his first studio album of new original material in a decade, Arlo Guthrie turned out a recording to fit in well with his existing catalog. His chief musical influences continued to be Bob Dylan and the Beatles, circa 1966, as he made melodic folk-rock anchored by his acoustic guitar and augmented by a rock rhythm section, other stringed instruments, and keyboards, frequently played by his son and co-producer Abe Guthrie. The lyrics also had a Dylanish twinge in their highly poetic, sometimes obscure language, though Guthrie commented on a variety of contemporary issues including the experiences of veterans ("When a Soldier Makes It Home"), child and spouse abuse, and gentrification. Just as often, however, singing in his resonant, half-spoken voice, which had begun to be reminiscent of Willie Nelson, Guthrie adopted an elegiac, fatalistic tone, expressing spiritual concerns in nearly apocalyptic terms. That too had long been a feature of his music, but on Mystic Journey, unleavened by humor, it was the dominant theme. ~ William Ruhlmann
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)