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A vanity project that evades any rational explanation, as its flights of fancy are so far removed from its creator’s home turf, Music Is Better Than Words is a traditional big-band album from Seth MacFarlane, the self-satisfied wise-ass behind Family Guy. Demonstrating precisely the same amount of imagination that led him to creating no less than three permutations of Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, MacFarlane plays it straight throughout Music Is Better Than Words, hiring American Dad composer Joel McNeely to create approximations of Nelson Riddle, Gordon Jenkins, and Billy May's arrangements for Frank Sinatra's deathless, mid-century records for Capitol. These classic concept albums are clearly the blueprint for Music Is Better Than Words, which was, after all, recorded at Capitol Records' legendary studio with MacFarlane singing into the very same microphone Sinatra used all those years ago, and there is a bit of a concept to this 2011 LP, too, with the cartoonist selecting songs never recorded by any member of the Rat Pack -- along with a couple recent tunes like “She’s Wonderful Too,” which McNeely originally wrote for The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles -- for his tribute to that ring-a-ding-ding swing. MacFarlane and McNeely don’t attempt to ape the pizzazz of Frank’s Reprise years, nor do they spend much time with May’s snazzy snap, they stick with Riddle and Jenkins, keeping things sentimental and lush even when the words crackle with wit. Then again, MacFarlane is so concerned about inhabiting Sinatra’s silken suits he doesn’t really care about the meaning of the songs; all that matters is sounding like Ol' Blue Eyes, which MacFarlane does about as well as any number of hotel lounge singers this world over. Sure, it’s a surprise that he can carry a tune, but it’s no surprise that MacFarlane, who came to fame and fortune by telling obvious jokes so slowly a dog could understand, considers his competence as proof of his excellence, his smugness bearing no swagger, his self-satisfaction undercutting his otherwise perfectly pleasant surroundings.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Andre Previn, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adolph Green, ComposerLyricist - Betty Comden, ComposerLyricist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist - Imogen Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Adelson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Jay Lerner, ComposerLyricist - Frederick Löwe, ComposerLyricist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norah Jones, FeaturedArtist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lew Brown, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buddy DeSylva, ComposerLyricist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Merrill, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sara Bareilles, FeaturedArtist - Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Meredith Willson, ComposerLyricist - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Mercer, Author - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Raksin, Composer - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Meredith Willson, ComposerLyricist - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel McNeely, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Paakkari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Walk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Breen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ging, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth MacFarlane, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Hales, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chronique
A vanity project that evades any rational explanation, as its flights of fancy are so far removed from its creator’s home turf, Music Is Better Than Words is a traditional big-band album from Seth MacFarlane, the self-satisfied wise-ass behind Family Guy. Demonstrating precisely the same amount of imagination that led him to creating no less than three permutations of Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, MacFarlane plays it straight throughout Music Is Better Than Words, hiring American Dad composer Joel McNeely to create approximations of Nelson Riddle, Gordon Jenkins, and Billy May's arrangements for Frank Sinatra's deathless, mid-century records for Capitol. These classic concept albums are clearly the blueprint for Music Is Better Than Words, which was, after all, recorded at Capitol Records' legendary studio with MacFarlane singing into the very same microphone Sinatra used all those years ago, and there is a bit of a concept to this 2011 LP, too, with the cartoonist selecting songs never recorded by any member of the Rat Pack -- along with a couple recent tunes like “She’s Wonderful Too,” which McNeely originally wrote for The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles -- for his tribute to that ring-a-ding-ding swing. MacFarlane and McNeely don’t attempt to ape the pizzazz of Frank’s Reprise years, nor do they spend much time with May’s snazzy snap, they stick with Riddle and Jenkins, keeping things sentimental and lush even when the words crackle with wit. Then again, MacFarlane is so concerned about inhabiting Sinatra’s silken suits he doesn’t really care about the meaning of the songs; all that matters is sounding like Ol' Blue Eyes, which MacFarlane does about as well as any number of hotel lounge singers this world over. Sure, it’s a surprise that he can carry a tune, but it’s no surprise that MacFarlane, who came to fame and fortune by telling obvious jokes so slowly a dog could understand, considers his competence as proof of his excellence, his smugness bearing no swagger, his self-satisfaction undercutting his otherwise perfectly pleasant surroundings.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 14 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:51:09
- 1 Livret Numérique
- Artistes principaux : Seth MacFarlane
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Fuzzy Door Productions - Universal
- Genre : Jazz
© 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2011 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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