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Friday's third solo effort, as always with Seezer as his main collaborator, provided another development in his musical approach with the choice of Bomb the Bass mainman Tim Simenon as producer. Further continuing the initial experiments the two did on Adam 'n' Eve, Simenon helped create a dance-influenced album that ranges from industrial slams to clean, elegant breaks, in many ways serving as the model for his following work with Depeche Mode on Ultra. There's more than a few hints of where Massive Attack would end up on Mezzanine as well, as the low pulses and sudden guitar/drum hits on the title track show -- and the fact that the lead single from Shag Tobacco was named "Angel." Friday himself is still the sharp-tongued ruined romantic of the previous albums, as apt to swoon as wittily shred and breathlessly gasp, while Seezer again provides the music and core work on keyboards and accordion (check out "Dolls") to back him perfectly. The obvious glam inspirations the two have always had get full confirmation via a great cover of T. Rex's "The Slider," but rather than trying to recreate that song's exact atmosphere, Simenon helps whip up a clattering, stop-start performance that still keeps all the sex. As for the rest of Shag Tobacco, it's one lush, playful plunge after another into just enough decadence. "Angel" sounds rather like an extension of the striking Adam 'n' Eve closer "Eden," similarly mixing wonderful falsetto from Friday with steady yet soaring music, including great fuzz bass from Erik Sanko. With its outrageous title, "Mr. Pussy" gets credit for being named after a legendary transvestite from Dublin, who provides the brief spoken word conclusion and shows he has as much style as Friday himself. Best song title of the bunch: "You, Me and World War Three."
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Renaud Pion, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Cunningham, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Enrico Caruso, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Bono, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Edge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Renaud Pion, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
MARC BOLAN, ComposerLyricist - Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Seezer, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, D J, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Renaud Pion, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Renaud Pion, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Sanko, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Dave Clayton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Renaud Pion, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Mr. Pussy, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Renaud Pion, Flute, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Renaud Pion, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Sanko, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Renaud Pion, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Cunningham, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Gavin Friday, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - TIM SIMENON, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maurice Roycroft, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Renaud Pion, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Cunningham, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Album review
Friday's third solo effort, as always with Seezer as his main collaborator, provided another development in his musical approach with the choice of Bomb the Bass mainman Tim Simenon as producer. Further continuing the initial experiments the two did on Adam 'n' Eve, Simenon helped create a dance-influenced album that ranges from industrial slams to clean, elegant breaks, in many ways serving as the model for his following work with Depeche Mode on Ultra. There's more than a few hints of where Massive Attack would end up on Mezzanine as well, as the low pulses and sudden guitar/drum hits on the title track show -- and the fact that the lead single from Shag Tobacco was named "Angel." Friday himself is still the sharp-tongued ruined romantic of the previous albums, as apt to swoon as wittily shred and breathlessly gasp, while Seezer again provides the music and core work on keyboards and accordion (check out "Dolls") to back him perfectly. The obvious glam inspirations the two have always had get full confirmation via a great cover of T. Rex's "The Slider," but rather than trying to recreate that song's exact atmosphere, Simenon helps whip up a clattering, stop-start performance that still keeps all the sex. As for the rest of Shag Tobacco, it's one lush, playful plunge after another into just enough decadence. "Angel" sounds rather like an extension of the striking Adam 'n' Eve closer "Eden," similarly mixing wonderful falsetto from Friday with steady yet soaring music, including great fuzz bass from Erik Sanko. With its outrageous title, "Mr. Pussy" gets credit for being named after a legendary transvestite from Dublin, who provides the brief spoken word conclusion and shows he has as much style as Friday himself. Best song title of the bunch: "You, Me and World War Three."
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:13
- Main artists: Gavin Friday
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2011 Universal-Island Records Ltd. ℗ 1995 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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