Blaze Of Glory

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:57:10
Composer: Joe Jackson. Personnel: Joe Jackson (vocals, harmonica, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, background vocals); Tom Teeley (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Drew Barfield, Joy Askew (vocals, background vocals); Graham Maby (vocals); Vinnie Zummo (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, electric sitar); Ed Roynesdal (violin, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, vibraphone, programming); Charles McCracken (cello); Tony Aiello (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Steve Elson (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Chris Hunter (alto saxophone); Michael Morreale, Tony Barrero (trumpet); Charles Gordon, Charlie Gordon (trombone); Anthony Cox (acoustic bass); Rick Ford (fretless bass); Gary Burke (drums); Sue Hadjopoulas (congas). Recording information: Bearsville Studios, NY (11/1988-12/1988). Photographers: Sandra Haber; Laura Levine. Arranger: Joe Jackson. In the late-'80s/early-'90s, Jackson seemed unsure of what direction to take. His various stylistic experiments seemed to have backed him into a corner, but he'd grown too much to return to the effervescent rock & roll of his early days. Instead, he put his energies into a couple of slickly produced, carefully composed albums that approached pop music with a decidedly adult sensibility and a decades worth of hard lessons. '89's BLAZE OF GLORY is full of long, sophisticated songs that have room for plenty of memorable melodies and heartfelt lyrics. Ever the cynic, Jackson looks uneasily toward the future in "Tomorrow's World," but he puts his heart on his sleeve for all to hear on "Sentimental Thing, "The Human Touch" and "The Best I Can Do." A Greek-tinged instrumental called "Acropolis Now" provides a nice change of pace, and "Nineteen Forever" is full of the kind of youth nostalgia that so often sets in for over-30 rockers. Not his definitive work, but full of examples of his distinctive songcraft.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)