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At the End of the Day is an album of light jazz covers of rock songs, which turned out to be a fun idea on the surface, but with little depth beneath. To Till Brönner's credit, he tried to push the envelope quite a bit at the track selection stage -- if the Beatles are an expected selection, and Bowie more or less so too, the Killers are a potentially exciting choice, and the addition of sexy goth metal kings Type O Negative -- who contribute "Summer Breeze" -- sounds like a one-way ticket to postmodern joy land. The thing is, however, all the picks really lend themselves well to pop-jazz renditions with all the required attributes -- sentimental crooning (competent, but appropriately tame), midtempo rhythms, background strings, and sweet, lulling melodies. Brönner throws in some trumpet, of course -- that's his thing -- but this only boosts the '80s ballad vibe of the record. At the End of the Day would be a welcome soundtrack for a trip to a nice restaurant -- a godsend if you're on a date -- but musically, it's not nearly as challenging as the track list would lead you to believe. Chances are, those unaware of the album being a set of covers would never realize that, taking it simply for nice background music -- as cohesive as Muzak is supposed to be, and with little in the way of oddities, space or otherwise. It's still a great record in its own weight class -- soft, laconic, unobtrusive, and pleasant, possibly even beautiful. But it fails to escape the ultimate pitfall of cover albums -- the music is nice, but you still get the urge to listen to the originals if you recognize any.
© Alexey Eremenko /TiVo
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Bruce Dukov, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Smith, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Herbig, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nan Schwartz, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Di Gioia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Loeb, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Mann, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, String Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martijn Vink, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Bruce Dukov, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Smith, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Herbig, Producer - Turner Layton, ComposerLyricist - Roberto Di Gioia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Creamer, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Mann, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Lindgren, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Martijn Vink, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Walden, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Schloz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Andreas Herbig, Producer - Larry Goldings, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Di Gioia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Gallop, Guitar, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Flowers, ComposerLyricist - Dave Keuning, ComposerLyricist - Mark Stoermer, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Vannucci, ComposerLyricist - Olaf Casimir, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carsten Wrede, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Gus Kahn, Author - Andreas Herbig, Producer - Larry Goldings, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Lindgren, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Martijn Vink, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matty Malneck, Composer - Joseph A. Livingston, Composer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Schloz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carsten Wrede, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Frank Kuruc, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES SEALS, ComposerLyricist - Andreas Herbig, Producer - Larry Goldings, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Di Gioia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, String Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martijn Vink, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Darren G Crofts, ComposerLyricist - Carsten Wrede, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Frank Kuruc, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Sutton, ComposerLyricist - Will Simms, ComposerLyricist - Andreas Herbig, Producer - Larry Goldings, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Di Gioia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martijn Vink, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Additional Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carsten Wrede, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Anders Wollbeck, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Dukov, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Smith, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mattias Lindblom, ComposerLyricist - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Herbig, Producer - Larry Goldings, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Di Gioia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Gallop, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Mann, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martijn Vink, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Walden, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carsten Wrede, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Frank Kuruc, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, ComposerLyricist - Andreas Herbig, Producer - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Nan Schwartz, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Di Gioia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Gallop, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martijn Vink, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Zolynski, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Axel Ruhland, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Rene Türschmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Benz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Bruce Dukov, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Smith, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Herbig, Producer - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - Nan Schwartz, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Di Gioia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Gallop, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Mann, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Heine, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Bruce Dukov, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Smith, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Griggs, ComposerLyricist - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Herbig, Producer - Roberto Di Gioia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Loeb, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Mann, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martijn Vink, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Walden, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Sadie Vimmerstedt, ComposerLyricist - Andreas Herbig, Producer - Larry Goldings, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Lindgren, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Martijn Vink, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Schloz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carsten Wrede, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Frank Kuruc, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Herbig, Producer - James Edward Warren, ComposerLyricist - Roberto Di Gioia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martijn Vink, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Frank Kuruc, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Dukov, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Smith, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Herbig, Producer - Roberto Di Gioia, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Mann, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Till Brönner, Arranger, Trumpet, Rhythm Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martijn Vink, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Walden, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Arne Schumann, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timothy Lefebvre, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Till Brönner
Album review
At the End of the Day is an album of light jazz covers of rock songs, which turned out to be a fun idea on the surface, but with little depth beneath. To Till Brönner's credit, he tried to push the envelope quite a bit at the track selection stage -- if the Beatles are an expected selection, and Bowie more or less so too, the Killers are a potentially exciting choice, and the addition of sexy goth metal kings Type O Negative -- who contribute "Summer Breeze" -- sounds like a one-way ticket to postmodern joy land. The thing is, however, all the picks really lend themselves well to pop-jazz renditions with all the required attributes -- sentimental crooning (competent, but appropriately tame), midtempo rhythms, background strings, and sweet, lulling melodies. Brönner throws in some trumpet, of course -- that's his thing -- but this only boosts the '80s ballad vibe of the record. At the End of the Day would be a welcome soundtrack for a trip to a nice restaurant -- a godsend if you're on a date -- but musically, it's not nearly as challenging as the track list would lead you to believe. Chances are, those unaware of the album being a set of covers would never realize that, taking it simply for nice background music -- as cohesive as Muzak is supposed to be, and with little in the way of oddities, space or otherwise. It's still a great record in its own weight class -- soft, laconic, unobtrusive, and pleasant, possibly even beautiful. But it fails to escape the ultimate pitfall of cover albums -- the music is nice, but you still get the urge to listen to the originals if you recognize any.
© Alexey Eremenko /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:12
- Main artists: Till Brönner
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMI Jazz Germany
- Genre: Jazz
© 2010 Universal Music Domestic Pop, a division of Universal Music GmbH ℗ 2010 Till Brönner
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