GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS
"NINETEENEIGHTIES"
Zoe
2006
Álbum de versiones como bien indica su titulo,de artistas de la década de los 80 y 90. Dónde encontramos a un Grant-lee Phillips pletórico con su voz de miel y melancolismo semejante al de Ryan Adams pero sin llegar a ser tan dramático ante la opinión pública cómo Adams. En el cuarto larga duración del Californiano nos encontramos con exquisitas y particulares versiones de: PIXIES,THE CURE,NICK CAVE,THE SMITHS,JOY DIVISION,THE PSYCHEDELIC
FURS O ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN... A destacar que en el disco Grant-Lee Phillips se encarga de casi todos los instrumentos excepto de la bateria y los violines.
Con "Wave Of Mutilation" de Pixies la convierte en una aventura muy hawaiana y veraniega gracias a las slide guitars.mientras que en canciones como "City Of Refuge" de Nick Cave le da un toque mas Bluesy y la canta más en plan Nick Cave que el propio Nick Cave. "The Eternal" de Joy Division la hace más lenta y angustiosa que la original prácticamente utilizando una guitarra acustica,un piano y una harmónica. "I Often Dream Of Trains" de Robyn Hitchcok es el mejor corte del álbum,pero gracias a que la canción es muy buena tambien y eso ayuda mucho.como también sucede con el "Love My Way" de Psychedelic Furs.
Pero Phillips tiene la maestría en todo el álbum de darle la vuelta completamente a las canciones,llevarlas a su terreno melancólico,triste,gris y lluvioso y convertirlas en practicamente suyas.
Y para finalizar nos encontramos con la dramática versión de "Last Night I Dream That Somebody Loved Me" de The Smiths que es infinitamente superior a la del desaparecido Jeff Buckley.
Muchos FANS (que somos muy pocos de Phillips) nos preguntamos porque no obtiene la fama que se merece? una verdadera lastima,pero prefiero que sea un tipo normal y corriente y se mantenga en el underground para que lo podamos disfrutar mas.
Album versions as indicated in its title, artist of the decade of the '80s and '90s. Where we find a Grant-Lee Phillips his voice brimming with honey and melancolismo similar to Ryan Adams but without being so dramatic to the public how Adams. In the fourth full-length Californian and we find exquisite special versions: Pixies, The Cure, Nick Cave, The Smiths, Joy Division, The Psychedelic Furs and Echo and the Bunnymen ... Of note in the record Grant-Lee Phillips takes care of almost all the instruments except the drums and violins.
With "Wave Of Mutilation" Pixies makes it a very Hawaiian adventure and summer thanks to the slide guitars, while songs like "City Of Refuge" by Nick Cave adds a more Bluesy and sung in Nick Cave plan Nick Cave to himself. "The Eternal" by Joy Division makes slow and agonizing than the original practically using an acoustic guitar, piano and harmonica. "I Often Dream Of Trains" by Robyn Hitchcock is the best cut of the album, but because the song is very good too and that helps mucho.como also happens with "Love My Way" by Psychedelic Furs.
But Phillips has the expertise in the entire album to flip it completely to songs, take them to their land melancholy, sad, gray and rainy and convert almost theirs.
And finally we have the dramatic version of "Last Night I Dream That Somebody Loved Me" by The Smiths that is infinitely superior to that of the late Jeff Buckley.
Many fans (which are very few of Phillips) wonder why we do not get the fame they deserve? A real shame, but I prefer to be a regular guy and stay in the underground so we can enjoy more.
*****
Album versions as indicated in its title, artist of the decade of the '80s and '90s. Where we find a Grant-Lee Phillips his voice brimming with honey and melancolismo similar to Ryan Adams but without being so dramatic to the public how Adams. In the fourth full-length Californian and we find exquisite special versions: Pixies, The Cure, Nick Cave, The Smiths, Joy Division, The Psychedelic Furs and Echo and the Bunnymen ... Of note in the record Grant-Lee Phillips takes care of almost all the instruments except the drums and violins.
With "Wave Of Mutilation" Pixies makes it a very Hawaiian adventure and summer thanks to the slide guitars, while songs like "City Of Refuge" by Nick Cave adds a more Bluesy and sung in Nick Cave plan Nick Cave to himself. "The Eternal" by Joy Division makes slow and agonizing than the original practically using an acoustic guitar, piano and harmonica. "I Often Dream Of Trains" by Robyn Hitchcock is the best cut of the album, but because the song is very good too and that helps mucho.como also happens with "Love My Way" by Psychedelic Furs.
But Phillips has the expertise in the entire album to flip it completely to songs, take them to their land melancholy, sad, gray and rainy and convert almost theirs.
And finally we have the dramatic version of "Last Night I Dream That Somebody Loved Me" by The Smiths that is infinitely superior to that of the late Jeff Buckley.
Many fans (which are very few of Phillips) wonder why we do not get the fame they deserve? A real shame, but I prefer to be a regular guy and stay in the underground so we can enjoy more.
Puntuación *8,5/10
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