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Usually, big-band arrangements of rock songs are played for laughs: think Pat Boone's 1997 LP In a Metal Mood. But not Paul Young's 2006 album Rock Swings, a record that just happens to share a title with Paul Anka's 2005 attempt at a similar style. Young may be having fun with his sometimes radical rearrangements -- surely he knows that the very inclusion of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" is bound to raise eyebrows -- but he's not merely having a laugh: he's attempting to see these modern standards in a new light. Although the brassy ring-a-ding-ding can seem odd -- again, turning "Lose Yourself" into a finger-snapping showstopper is a shining example -- as the record unfolds, the cleverness of the arrangements begins to sink in, as do Young's wry vocals. Make no mistake, Rock Swings still veers toward the silly: it's steeped in Vegas-era Sinatra, some of the songs hit the showbiz pizzazz too hard, and there's a cheeseball air to the whole proceedings. Nevertheless, the corn is its charm: it sounds like something played in the early hours of a Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon in 1981, something you're never quite sure if you dreamed or saw.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Paul Young, Performer - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sidwell, Arranger - Ed Cobb, Composer - Ed Cobb, Lyricist - Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Dieter Falk, Producer - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Paul Young, Performer - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sidwell, Arranger - Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Dieter Falk, Producer - Bernie Taupin, Composer - Bernie Taupin, Lyricist - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer - Elton John, Composer - Elton John, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Paul Young, Performer - Simon Clarke, Arranger - Dieter Falk, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Composer - Lars Ulrich, Lyricist - Kirk Hammett, Composer - Kirk Hammett, Lyricist - James Alan Hetfield, Composer - James Alan Hetfield, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Paul Young, Performer - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Simon Clarke, Arranger - Dieter Falk, Producer - Francis Healy, Composer - Francis Healy, Lyricist - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Paul Young, Performer - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sidwell, Arranger - Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Dieter Falk, Producer - George Harrison, Composer - George Harrison, Lyricist - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Paul Young, Performer - Michael W. Campbell, Composer - Michael W. Campbell, Lyricist - Don Henley, Composer - Don Henley, Lyricist - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sidwell, Arranger - Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Dieter Falk, Producer - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Marshall Mathers III, Composer - Marshall Mathers III, Lyricist - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Paul Young, Performer - Jeff Bass, Composer - Jeff Bass, Lyricist - Dieter Falk, Producer - Steve Sidwell, Arranger - Luis Edgardo Resto, Composer - Luis Edgardo Resto, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Paul Young, Performer - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Simon Clarke, Arranger - Dieter Falk, Producer - Bruce Springsteen, Composer - Bruce Springsteen, Lyricist - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Paul Young, Composer - Paul Young, Lyricist - Paul Young, Performer - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sidwell, Composer - Steve Sidwell, Lyricist - Steve Sidwell, Arranger - Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Dieter Falk, Producer - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Paul Young, Performer - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sidwell, Arranger - Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Mac Davis, Composer - Mac Davis, Lyricist - Dieter Falk, Producer - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Paul Young, Performer - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sidwell, Arranger - Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Dieter Falk, Producer - David Bowie, Composer - David Bowie, Lyricist - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Paul Young, Performer - Lou Reed, Composer - Lou Reed, Lyricist - Emile den Tex, Mixing Engineer - Steve Sidwell, Arranger - Christoph Terbuyken, Recording Engineer - Dieter Falk, Producer - Michael Schwabe, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Albumbeschreibung
Usually, big-band arrangements of rock songs are played for laughs: think Pat Boone's 1997 LP In a Metal Mood. But not Paul Young's 2006 album Rock Swings, a record that just happens to share a title with Paul Anka's 2005 attempt at a similar style. Young may be having fun with his sometimes radical rearrangements -- surely he knows that the very inclusion of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" is bound to raise eyebrows -- but he's not merely having a laugh: he's attempting to see these modern standards in a new light. Although the brassy ring-a-ding-ding can seem odd -- again, turning "Lose Yourself" into a finger-snapping showstopper is a shining example -- as the record unfolds, the cleverness of the arrangements begins to sink in, as do Young's wry vocals. Make no mistake, Rock Swings still veers toward the silly: it's steeped in Vegas-era Sinatra, some of the songs hit the showbiz pizzazz too hard, and there's a cheeseball air to the whole proceedings. Nevertheless, the corn is its charm: it sounds like something played in the early hours of a Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon in 1981, something you're never quite sure if you dreamed or saw.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:10
- Main artists: Paul Young
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: NITRON media
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
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