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Evoking images of sensitive '70s MOR, the pensive male singer/songwriter came into vogue as the millennium turned. Teitur (full name Teitur Lassen) came to prominence on the heels of this movement. Though he is often compared to John Mayer, Poetry & Aeroplanes is more otherworldly than most Mayer fare, possibly as a result of Teitur's cosmopolitan background (he left the Faroe Islands as a teenager and proceeded to spend little time on any one continent). Dramatic orchestrations fill out most of the material, leaving the few ballads that are relegated to guitar-and-vocals sophistry to seem overly simplistic, like Dave Matthews without the hippie inclinations. As is often the case with artists such as Teitur, the music is relatively insignificant, and that is where the debut falters most glaringly. When left to rest on lyrical laurels exclusively, Teitur's wistful tales come off as trite and ridden with clichés. He aspires to become James Taylor, but he lacks Taylor's ability to connect with the material, and consequently fails to connect with listeners as well.
© Brian O'Neill /TiVo
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Rupert Hine, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Bronleewe, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Mansfield, Cello, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur Lassen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Tayler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teitur, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rupert Hine, Producer - Patrick Warren, Unknown, Other - David Mansfield, Cello, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur Lassen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Tayler, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teitur, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rupert Hine, Producer, Piano, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Bronleewe, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Warren, Unknown, Other - David Mansfield, Unknown, Other - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur Lassen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Tayler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teitur, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Hine, Producer, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - David Mansfield, Unknown, Other - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur Lassen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Tayler, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teitur, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rupert Hine, Producer - Patrick Warren, Unknown, Other - David Mansfield, Bass Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur Lassen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Tayler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teitur, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Annette Bjergfeldt, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ochs, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Hine, Producer - Jay Bellerose, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Warren, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - David Mansfield, Unknown, Other - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur Lassen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Tayler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teitur, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rupert Hine, Producer - Jennifer Condos, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Mansfield, Electric Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur Lassen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Tayler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teitur, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Rose, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Hine, Producer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur Lassen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Tayler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teitur, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Hine, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Warren, Organ, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - David Mansfield, Cello, Steel Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur Lassen, ComposerLyricist - Teitur, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen W. Taylor, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Hine, Producer - Jennifer Condos, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Mansfield, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur Lassen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Tayler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teitur, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rupert Hine, Producer - Jennifer Condos, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Warren, Xylophone, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur Lassen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen W. Tayler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teitur, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rupert Hine, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Warren, Piano, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - David Mansfield, Strings, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Teitur, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Evoking images of sensitive '70s MOR, the pensive male singer/songwriter came into vogue as the millennium turned. Teitur (full name Teitur Lassen) came to prominence on the heels of this movement. Though he is often compared to John Mayer, Poetry & Aeroplanes is more otherworldly than most Mayer fare, possibly as a result of Teitur's cosmopolitan background (he left the Faroe Islands as a teenager and proceeded to spend little time on any one continent). Dramatic orchestrations fill out most of the material, leaving the few ballads that are relegated to guitar-and-vocals sophistry to seem overly simplistic, like Dave Matthews without the hippie inclinations. As is often the case with artists such as Teitur, the music is relatively insignificant, and that is where the debut falters most glaringly. When left to rest on lyrical laurels exclusively, Teitur's wistful tales come off as trite and ridden with clichés. He aspires to become James Taylor, but he lacks Taylor's ability to connect with the material, and consequently fails to connect with listeners as well.
© Brian O'Neill /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:23
- Main artists: Teitur
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2003 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2003 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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