Heavenly Bodies

構成数 : 1枚
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Gene Loves Jezebel: Jay Aston (vocals, acoustic guitar); James Stevenson (acoustic & electric guitars, sitar, mandolin, background vocals); Peter Rizzo (bass); Robert Adam (drums, percussion, background vocals). Additional personnel: James Hallawell (organ, piano, keyboards); Peter Walsh (programming, keyboards); Christin Sargent, Susan Willet (background vocals). Recorded at Wool Hall Studio, Bath, England in 1993. Digitally remastered by Hank Kooistra (1999, 9West Mastering, Boston, Massachusetts). The songs on Heavenly Bodies are driven by James Stevenson's fluid guitar riffs while maintaining a distinct kind of British reserve. The rhythm section treads a fine balance between dark foreboding and romantic optimism. First single "Josephina" is a decently memorable airwaves tune, if a little derivative of early-80s peers U2, Comsat Angels and Simple Minds. What Gene Loves Jezebel gives up in its drive for accessibility are those spontaneous moments of raw abandon that leave an unforgettable impression on the listener. With Heavenly Bodies, the group suggests those kind of transcendent musical experiences without ever quite delivering. We're left with a good, rather than an excellent, disc. ~ Roch Parisien