The Knee Plays ［CD+DVD］

構成数 : 2枚
合計収録時間 : 01:19:42
CDにはオリジナルのアナログ版には入っていなかった未発表のインストゥルメンタル8曲をボーナス・トラックとして収録。DVDには『The Knee Plays』楽曲をバックに、400枚の白黒写真のスライド映像が収められています。
Personnel: David Byrne (vocals, guitar); Don Myrick, Ernie Watts, Jackie Kelso, Pete Christlieb (saxophone); Chuck Findley, Harry Kim, Nolan Andrew Smith, Ray Brown , Rich Cooper (trumpet); Fred Wesley, Garnett Brown, Dana Hughes, David Stout (trombone); Paul Humphrey (drums); Bobbye Hall (percussion). Audio Mixers: David Byrne; Dominick Maita; Patrick Dillett. Audio Remasterer: Greg Calbi. Liner Note Author: David Byrne. Recording information: JAK Recording Studio, Tokyo, Japan (1983-1984); One On One Studio, North Hollywood, CA (1983-1984); Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood, CA (1983-1984). Photographers: Manjit Jari; Annie Leibovitz. Arrangers: David Byrne; David Blumberg. Talking Heads fans sometimes have mixed reactions to David Byrne's solo work, complaining that it lacks the quirkiness and edge of classic Heads material. Those fans will have reason to take notice of the 2007 CD release of THE KNEE PLAYS, Byrne's score for Robert Wilson's opera THE CIVIL WARS. Originally recorded in 1985, THE KNEE PLAYS was Byrne's second solo outing, following THE CATHERINE WHEEL (an instrumental score for a dance production) and preceding his Latin experiments on REI MOMO. Its position in his discography means THE KNEE PLAYS still bears the residue of Byrne's Heads aesthetic, namely in the spirit of its genre-mixing eclecticism. New Orleans brass band sounds form the skeleton of Byrne's score, with gospel, classical, and avant stylings mixed in. (Byrne provides wry, spoken word recitations for several pieces in the manner of Heads track "Seen and Not Seen".) Inventive and engaging throughout, THE KNEE PLAYS is a worthy addition to the Heads/Byrne catalogue. The CD release appends eight bonus tracks.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)