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Nick Lowe's best records have always been full of clever lyrics and undeniable pop craftsmanship; the exception is The Impossible Bird. For most of the 1980s, Lowe had been appropriating country and R&B influences, but The Impossible Bird is where he fully incorporates those styles into his songwriting. Lowe doesn't abandon his gift for melody; "Soulful Wind" and "12-Step Program (To Quit You Babe)" are as catchy as anything he's ever written. The difference is haunting songs like "The Beast in Me" and "Withered on the Vine," two rich, sad, introspective numbers that Lowe would never have put on previous albums. And that's what makes The Impossible Bird his best album since Labour of Lust -- it's the most focused, mature, personal music of his career, without a single throwaway.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Nick Lowe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Neil Brockbank, Producer - Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Neil Brockbank, Producer - Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Producer, MainArtist - Dallas Frazier, Composer - Neil Brockbank, Producer - Carlin Music Corp., MusicPublisher - Arthur Leo 'Doodle' Owens, Composer
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Producer, MainArtist - Roger Cook, Composer - Allen Reynolds, Composer - Neil Brockbank, Producer - Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Neil Brockbank, Producer - Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Neil Brockbank, Producer - Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Neil Brockbank, Producer - Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Neil Brockbank, Producer - Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Neil Brockbank, Producer - Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Neil Brockbank, Producer - Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Neil Brockbank, Producer - Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Nick Lowe, Producer, MainArtist - Rusty Gabbard, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ray Price, Composer - Neil Brockbank, Producer
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 2010 Nick Lowe Ltd.
Album review
Nick Lowe's best records have always been full of clever lyrics and undeniable pop craftsmanship; the exception is The Impossible Bird. For most of the 1980s, Lowe had been appropriating country and R&B influences, but The Impossible Bird is where he fully incorporates those styles into his songwriting. Lowe doesn't abandon his gift for melody; "Soulful Wind" and "12-Step Program (To Quit You Babe)" are as catchy as anything he's ever written. The difference is haunting songs like "The Beast in Me" and "Withered on the Vine," two rich, sad, introspective numbers that Lowe would never have put on previous albums. And that's what makes The Impossible Bird his best album since Labour of Lust -- it's the most focused, mature, personal music of his career, without a single throwaway.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:18
- Main artists: Nick Lowe
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Yep Roc Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
1994 Nick Lowe Ltd. 1994 Nick Lowe Ltd.
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