フォーマット |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (International Version) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2015年09月30日 |
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規格品番 |
3791901 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
602537919017 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:48:43
Audio Mixer: Jeff Balding. Recording information: Allentown, Nashville, TN; Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN; House Of Blues, Nashville, TN; Luminous Sound, Dalls, TX; Red Oak Studio, Dallas, TX; Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN; Studio Live USA, Orlando, FL. Photographer: Danny Clinch. Don Henley doesn't move fast because he can afford not to hurry. He can spend the better part of a decade waiting out a record contract, labor on a 90-minute Eagles reunion for maybe half a decade, then take another eight years before returning with Cass County, his first solo album in 15 years and only fifth overall. That's the mark of a man who takes his time, but all that chronology pales compared to the true journey Cass County represents: a return to Henley's country roots, whether they lie in the blissed-out, mellow sunshine of Southern California or the Texas home that provides this record with its name. According to prerelease scuttlebutt, the album began as a covers project -- on the deluxe edition, there are remnants of this record, including a poignant "She Sang Hymns Out of Tune" and a duet with Dolly Parton on the Louvin Brothers' "When I Stop Dreaming" -- and the album does begin with a version of Tift Merritt's "Bramble Rose" that finds space for both Mick Jagger and Miranda Lambert, a sign of the star firepower on Cass County. Plenty of other guests pop up here, including Merle Haggard and Martina McBride, although there's no doubting Henley is the center of Cass County, but the nice thing about the record is that he's not calling attention to himself, not in the way he did when he loaded up albums with somber six-minute anthems. For the first time in decades -- four, to be precise; One of These Nights was the last time he explicitly dabbled in country-rock -- Henley prefers to paint on a small canvas, abandoning sociological epics for tales of longing and heartbreak. He'll still adopt a cynical sneer -- "No, Thank You" is quintessential spiteful contrarianism, salvaged by a boogie borrowed from "Achy Breaky Heart" -- and the elegiac "Praying for Rain" disguises its environmental activist heart in the form of sun-bleached hippie country, but the shift to expertly constructed miniatures benefits Henley considerably, pushing the focus onto his skill as a craftsman while also suggesting how, in the age of bro-country, this kind of cosmic American music functions as a traditional throwback. This is also where Henley's stubbornness winds up as an asset: he doesn't feel like he's succumbing to either nostalgia or the present; he stoically carries on according to the way things ought to be, and, against all odds, he winds up with a record that's not only easier to enjoy than most of his solo records, but also stronger song for song than many of the early Eagles albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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1.Bramble Rose - (featuring Miranda Lambert)
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2.Cost of Living, The
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3.Take a Picture of This
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4.Waiting Tables
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5.No, Thank You
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6.Praying for Rain
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7.Words Can Break Your Heart
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8.That Old Flame
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9.When I Stop Dreaming
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10.Younger Man, A
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11.Train in the Distance
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12.Where I Am Now
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自身の故郷を表題に冠し、ナッシュヴィルとダラスで録音した15年ぶりの新作。ここには南部人としての原点を見つめつつ、ずっぽりカントリー・ミュージックに浸かるドンがいる。きっとイーグルスがイーグルスらしかったあの頃に思いを馳せる人も多いかと思うが、年を重ねたぶんだけ音楽の味は濃く、多様な要素が練り込まれた洗練度の高いサウンドを展開。"Lyin' Eyes"のようなメロディーを持つ"Waiting Tables"、60sテイストの"Take A Picture Of This"など泣ける曲揃いで、やりたかったことをやっている喜びが全体から溢れ出ているのが何より良い。とか言いつつ、ミック・ジャガー、ドリー・パートン、ミランダ・ランバートら次々と登場する豪華ゲストにあれこれ目移りしっぱなしなんだけど。
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