フォーマット | CDアルバム |
発売日 | 2012年07月17日 |
国内/輸入 | 輸入(International Version) |
レーベル | USM/UMGI |
構成数 | 1 |
パッケージ仕様 | - |
規格品番 | 3708100 |
SKU | 602537081004 |
構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:46:06
Personnel: Kevin Bivona (guitar, piano); Tim Armstrong (guitar); James King (flute, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); David Moyer, Liam Philpot (saxophone); Jordan Katz, Michael Bolger (trumpet, trombone); Dan Boer (organ); Scott Abels (drums); The Engine Room (percussion); Aimee Allen, Jordis Unga, Dash Hutton, Ashli Haynes, Nicki Bonner, Tim Hutton, Jean McClain (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: John Morrical; Kevin Bivona; Tim Armstrong.
Recording information: Canyon Hut, Los Angeles, CA (05/29/2011-05/31/2011); Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA (05/29/2011-05/31/2011); Canyon Hut, Los Angeles, CA (06/06/2011-06/08/2011); Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA (06/06/2011-06/08/2011); Canyon Hut, Los Angeles, CA (08/09/2011); Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA (08/09/2011); Canyon Hut, Los Angeles, CA (11/07/2011-11/20/2011); Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA (11/07/2011-11/20/2011); Canyon Hut, Los Angeles, CA (12/06/2011-12/09/2011); Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA (12/06/2011-12/09/2011).
Photographers: Mark Seliger; Tom Sheehan .
If the reggae legend's 2004 effort Black Magic was like Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett's Duets albums --late-era, star-filled, and somewhat flat -- Rebirth is Jimmy Cliff's American Recordings (Johnny Cash) or Praise & Blame (Tom Jones), where a veteran artist goes raw and relights the fire with the help of a kindred spirit/knowing producer. For Cash and Jones, it was Rick Rubin and Ethan Johns respectively, while here it's a bit of a surprise with Rancid frontman and Clash devotee Tim Armstrong delivering something well above the expected punky reggae party. "Guns of Brixton" is a natural, and Cliff's take on Rancid's "Ruby Soho" is a ska recreation to behold, but when the sometimes poptacular reggae singer dons a wild, Lee "Scratch" Perry persona for the carnival song "Bang" ("I came into this life, I came in with a bang/I'm living my life, I live it with a bang"), deep reggae fan Armstrong knows what to do, surrounding his man Upsetter-style with a whirling dervish of ska while adding a searing guitar solo as well. When the singer gets nostalgic on "Reggae Music" ("1962, Orange Street, Kingston Jamaica/I sang my song for Leslie Kong, he said.") the backing track is alive with that roots based magic and one drop power, yet Cliff's the one who seals the deal here and throughout the album, performing like a young buck while packing his years and wisdom into the songwriting. On that front, there's the Occupy Movement theme "World Upside Down" and the powerful single "One More", while the sweetness comes from the sentimental "Ship Is Sailing", a nautical metaphor so warm it could be slipped into a Jimmy Buffett set easily, even as the tinkling keyboards honor reggae legend Jackie Mittoo, thus nominating Armstrong's loving recreation as one of the most loved. It's a return to form and just what fans of Cliff's early work could ask for, but it's vital too, putting it on the man's top shelf, somewhere in the vicinity of The Harder They Come soundtrack and Wonderful World, Beautiful People. ~ David Jeffries
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