Murder Love

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:53:46
Personnel: Snow (vocals); Michael Warner, Onree Gill (various instruments); Tra "Dog" Rabb (guitar, bass); John Ficarrotta (guitar, programming); Etienne Lytle (piano, keyboards); Marty Batista (keyboards); Shawn Moltke (programming); Ray Basora, Licia Trotta, Maryann Enea, Linda Giacinto, Joanne Giacinto, Too Tall, Kimiko Whittaker, Darrin O'Brien, Aria (background vocals). Producers: Junior Reid, Onree Gill, Michael Warner, MC Shan, John Ficarrotta, Hurby "Luv Bug". Engineers: Junior Edwards, Michael Tuosto, Eric Abrahams, John Ficarrotta, Michael Tuosto, Al "Taz" Matchera. Recorded at The Mixing Lab, Kingston, Jamaica; Cherry Beach Sound, Toronto, Canada; Bayside Sound, Queens, New York; Soundtrek Studios, New York. Personnel: White Mice (vocals, background vocals); Tra "Dog" Rabb (guitar); Etienne Lytel (piano, keyboards); John Ficarrotta, Shawn Moltke (drum programming); Cafe del Mar, Darrin O'Brien , Linda Giacinto, Joane Giacinto, Kimiko Wittaker, Junior Reid (background vocals). Audio Mixers: John Wydrycs; Andre Debourg; John Ficarrotta; Frank Heller; Mike Tuosto; Al (Taz) Machera; Eric Lynch; Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor; Michael Warner; Onree Gill; Tony Maserati . Recording information: Bayside Sound Recording Studios, Queens, NY; Cherry Beach Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Mixing Lab Studios, Kingston, Jamaica; SoundTrek Studios, New York, NY. Photographer: David LaChapelle. Unknown Contributor Roles: Ninjaman; Snow. On his second album, this pioneering white reggae singjay tried to follow up strongly from his popular 12 Inches of Snow album and its insanely catchy hit single "Informer." He failed. Murder Love is pleasant enough dancehall reggae, but the essentially derivative nature of his style (which borrows equally from such disparate sources as Eek-A-Mouse, Barrington Levy and Half Pint) is only made more obvious by the plethora of guest artists who come to lend him a hand, and who finally seem to be holding him up like so many crutches. Junior Reid and Ninjaman help him start the album off with "Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We," which features three-chord singing and chatting over a one-chord rhythm. Not an auspicious beginning. "Bad Men," which also features Ninjaman, suffers from a similar problem. "Murder Love" and "Babylon," on which Snow flies solo, are both melodically flat and rhythmically lackluster. He ends the program with five tracks on which he performs without guests and of those, only "Sexy Girl" generates a notable level of excitement. Despite several enjoyable moments, there's nothing on this album that will motivate you to go back and listen a second time. ~ Rick Anderson
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)