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Whatever its flaws, Ian Brown's debut album, Unfinished Monkey Business, suggested that he was the true visionary behind the Stone Roses, providing the wild mercurial ideas that were grounded by John Squire's classicist song structures. Its sequel, Golden Greats, confirms that notion. Less song-oriented than its predecessor and overflowing with neo-psychedelic sonic textures and dance beats, Golden Greats floats between dazzling peaks and unformed, unrealized ideas that are nonetheless quite intriguing. Some may miss the clear hooks that characterized the Stone Roses (and even parts of Unfinished Monkey Business), but Brown sounds revitalized here and the result is a fresh, frequently exciting record. True, it can get a little indulgent and it's not quite cutting edge (no matter how much he wishes it were), but that doesn't distract from its very real virtues. At its best, the album boasts wonderfully, subtly crafted productions brimming with neat textures (the organ riff, Mellotron, and sampled strings on "Set My Baby Free" are a perfect example) that are intriguing on first listen and grow richer with repeated listens. Like its predecessor, Golden Greats meanders a bit too much and it places a little too much emphasis on surface, but when the surface sparkles like this, it's hard to complain too loudly.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Dave McCracken, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Tucker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Producer, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aziz Ibrahim, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Wolstencroft, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Tucker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Producer, Drums, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Wolstencroft, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sylvan Richardson Jr., Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Hall, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Tucker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Audrey Riley, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Brown, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Hall, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Tucker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Producer, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aniff Akinola, ComposerLyricist - Anif Cousins, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Hall, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Tucker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Dan Bierton, Drums, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Producer, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Inder Mathuru, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Michael Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Dave McCracken, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Hall, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Tucker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Dan Bierton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Producer, Drums, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Simon Wolstencroft, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Inder Mathuru, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Hall, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Tucker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Composer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Producer, Drums, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Inder Mathuru, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Hall, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Tucker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Producer, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvan Richardson Jr., Cello, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Inder Mathuru, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Hall, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Tucker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Producer, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aziz Ibrahim, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Wolstencroft, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Inder Mathuru, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Diego Castellano, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Kebleris, ComposerLyricist - Dave McCracken, Programmer - Adrian Hall, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Tucker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Fitzmaurice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Wills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Producer, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carca, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uma-T, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Diego Uma T, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Deigo Tunon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Ian Brown, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Dave McCracken, Composer, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Wills, Composer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Unkle, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Bierton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Brown, Drums, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Inder Mathuru, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Cameron, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Albumbeschreibung
Whatever its flaws, Ian Brown's debut album, Unfinished Monkey Business, suggested that he was the true visionary behind the Stone Roses, providing the wild mercurial ideas that were grounded by John Squire's classicist song structures. Its sequel, Golden Greats, confirms that notion. Less song-oriented than its predecessor and overflowing with neo-psychedelic sonic textures and dance beats, Golden Greats floats between dazzling peaks and unformed, unrealized ideas that are nonetheless quite intriguing. Some may miss the clear hooks that characterized the Stone Roses (and even parts of Unfinished Monkey Business), but Brown sounds revitalized here and the result is a fresh, frequently exciting record. True, it can get a little indulgent and it's not quite cutting edge (no matter how much he wishes it were), but that doesn't distract from its very real virtues. At its best, the album boasts wonderfully, subtly crafted productions brimming with neat textures (the organ riff, Mellotron, and sampled strings on "Set My Baby Free" are a perfect example) that are intriguing on first listen and grow richer with repeated listens. Like its predecessor, Golden Greats meanders a bit too much and it places a little too much emphasis on surface, but when the surface sparkles like this, it's hard to complain too loudly.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:32
- Main artists: Ian Brown
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Interscope
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK) ℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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