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After making an impressive and promising debut with Framed, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band perfected their unique, glam-inspired fusion of hard rock and cabaret styles on Next. It also happens to be their best-sounding album, thanks to the efforts of Phil Wainman, a producer best known for his work as a bubblegum-pop svengali to the likes of Sweet and the Bay City Rollers. Wainman puts the band's sound over the top by adding a sense of studio polish that fleshes out their odd combination of styles without taking away from the music's sense of rock & roll power. The result is an album that has all the muscle of a good hard-rock recording but tempers its bombast with a sense of big-production depth and clarity that brings outs the band's tight musicianship. Next also produced the Sensational Alex Harvey Band's first hit single with "Faith Healer," the creepy tale of a religious con artist that blends an intense vocal from Harvey with a thunderous, guitar-driven wall of sound production. Other standout moments include the title track, a frenzied reading of a ribald Jacques Brel tune that effectively pits Harvey's anguished wail against lovely orchestrations, and "The Last Of The Teenage Idols," an autobiographical exploration of Harvey's travails in the music business that shows off the band's versatility through an arrangement that encompasses hard rock, big-band soul, and even doo-wop. To sum up, Next is one of the true high points of the English glam-rock boom and required listening for anyone with an interest in Alex Harvey's music.
© Donald A. Guarisco /TiVo
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Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Wainman, Producer - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Coleman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer, Assistant Producer - Hugh McKenna, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - Ted McKenna, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Wainman, Producer - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Coleman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer, Assistant Producer - Hugh McKenna, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - Ted McKenna, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Accordion, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Wainman, Producer - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Coleman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer, Assistant Producer - Hugh McKenna, Organ, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Universal Music GmbH, Mit freundlicher Genehmigung: Universal Music Group, Inc.
Alex Harvey, Accordion, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Wainman, Producer - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Coleman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer, Assistant Producer - Freddie Bell, ComposerLyricist - Hugh McKenna, Organ, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - Peppino Lattanzi, ComposerLyricist - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Accordion, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Blau, Translator - Mort Shuman, Translator - Jacques Brel, ComposerLyricist - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Coleman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer, Assistant Producer - Hugh McKenna, Organ, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Neil Wainman, Producer
℗ 1973 Universal Music GmbH, Mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Universal Music International
Alex Harvey, Accordion, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Wainman, Producer - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Coleman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Mills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer, Assistant Producer - Hugh McKenna, Organ, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - Ted McKenna, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 Universal Music GmbH
Alex Harvey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Wainman, Producer - Gary Moore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Coleman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Glen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zal Cleminson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Batchelor, Producer, Assistant Producer - Hugh McKenna, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, MainArtist - Alistair Macdonald Cleminson, ComposerLyricist - Ted McKenna, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Universal Music GmbH
Albumbeschreibung
After making an impressive and promising debut with Framed, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band perfected their unique, glam-inspired fusion of hard rock and cabaret styles on Next. It also happens to be their best-sounding album, thanks to the efforts of Phil Wainman, a producer best known for his work as a bubblegum-pop svengali to the likes of Sweet and the Bay City Rollers. Wainman puts the band's sound over the top by adding a sense of studio polish that fleshes out their odd combination of styles without taking away from the music's sense of rock & roll power. The result is an album that has all the muscle of a good hard-rock recording but tempers its bombast with a sense of big-production depth and clarity that brings outs the band's tight musicianship. Next also produced the Sensational Alex Harvey Band's first hit single with "Faith Healer," the creepy tale of a religious con artist that blends an intense vocal from Harvey with a thunderous, guitar-driven wall of sound production. Other standout moments include the title track, a frenzied reading of a ribald Jacques Brel tune that effectively pits Harvey's anguished wail against lovely orchestrations, and "The Last Of The Teenage Idols," an autobiographical exploration of Harvey's travails in the music business that shows off the band's versatility through an arrangement that encompasses hard rock, big-band soul, and even doo-wop. To sum up, Next is one of the true high points of the English glam-rock boom and required listening for anyone with an interest in Alex Harvey's music.
© Donald A. Guarisco /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:48
- Main artists: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Vertigo Berlin
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1973 Universal Music GmbH ℗ 1973 Universal Music GmbH
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