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For the follow-up to Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves, Friday and Seezer retained Willner as producer, also recruited Flood to help out, and assembled a semi-free-floating band as back-up throughout. Some reappeared from the first album, like drummer Michael Blair, while others were new cohorts -- Maria McKee contributed some backing vocals, while elsewhere Flo and Eddie did the honors. In a very knowing move, the latter essentially re-created the same role they once did for Marc Bolan on the T. Rex-homage "King of Trash," laden with sleazy horns and a big drum stomp. As for Adam 'n' Eve as a whole, the cabaret influence of Each Man Kills remains -- one listen to the playful piano on "Why Say Goodbye" shows that much -- but the hints of other approaches throughout that album now have greater prominence, making for a busy album. "I Want to Live" has a crisp dance arrangement, clearly signaling an influence from Flood (if anything, it sounds like he did a more natural job introducing that to Friday's work than he did with U2). Friday's elegant, restrained singing and Seezer's sweeping string-synths and piano playing turn the track into an addictive James Bond-style anthem. With that as a great start, Adam 'n' Eve moves from one miniature masterpiece to another, Friday and Seezer the perfect pairing for witty lyrics, melodramatic romance, and much more. The great character portrait "Saint Divine" has an ear for late Roxy Music drama without simply cloning it, while "Fun and Experience" is literally that, a fun, glammy number with everything from backing yelps to lush orchestral bursts. "Falling Off the Edge of the World," meanwhile, has Friday offering up his own wry takes on things like the Gulf War over nightclub jazz jams while McKee engages him in a fantastic full duet.
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Maria McKee, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Barrett, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Flood, Producer - Jimmy Bralower, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - HAL WILLNER, Producer - Gavin Friday, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Bryan, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Erik Sanko, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Maria McKee, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Flood, Producer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - HAL WILLNER, Producer - Gavin Friday, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Erik Sanko, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Mark Volman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Kaylan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Blair, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Maria McKee, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Barrett, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Flood, Producer - Jimmy Bralower, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - HAL WILLNER, Producer - Dave Tronzo, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Friday, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Cunningham, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Homer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Sanko, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Michael Blair, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Flood, Producer - Jimmy Bralower, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer, Mixer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - HAL WILLNER, Producer - Dave Tronzo, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Friday, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Cunningham, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Homer, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Sanko, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Michael Blair, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Flood, Producer - Jimmy Bralower, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - HAL WILLNER, Producer - Dave Tronzo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Friday, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Cunningham, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Sanko, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Mark Volman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Kaylan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Flood, Producer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - HAL WILLNER, Producer - Dave Tronzo, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Friday, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - NBC Orchestra, Orchestra - Chris Cunningham, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Homer, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Sanko, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Flood, Producer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - HAL WILLNER, Producer - Gavin Friday, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Roycroft, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Michael Blair, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Flood, Producer - Jimmy Bralower, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - HAL WILLNER, Producer - Dave Tronzo, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Friday, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Cunningham, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Homer, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Sanko, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miriam Blennerhassett, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Michael Blair, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Flood, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - HAL WILLNER, Producer - Gavin Friday, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Bryan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Colm McCaughey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Homer, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Miriam Blennerhassett, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Flood, Producer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - HAL WILLNER, Producer - Dave Tronzo, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Friday, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Colm McCaughey, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Cunningham, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Homer, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Sanko, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Flood, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer - HAL WILLNER, Producer - Gavin Friday, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Seezer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Roycroft, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ally McErlaine, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Homer, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Sanko, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Album review
For the follow-up to Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves, Friday and Seezer retained Willner as producer, also recruited Flood to help out, and assembled a semi-free-floating band as back-up throughout. Some reappeared from the first album, like drummer Michael Blair, while others were new cohorts -- Maria McKee contributed some backing vocals, while elsewhere Flo and Eddie did the honors. In a very knowing move, the latter essentially re-created the same role they once did for Marc Bolan on the T. Rex-homage "King of Trash," laden with sleazy horns and a big drum stomp. As for Adam 'n' Eve as a whole, the cabaret influence of Each Man Kills remains -- one listen to the playful piano on "Why Say Goodbye" shows that much -- but the hints of other approaches throughout that album now have greater prominence, making for a busy album. "I Want to Live" has a crisp dance arrangement, clearly signaling an influence from Flood (if anything, it sounds like he did a more natural job introducing that to Friday's work than he did with U2). Friday's elegant, restrained singing and Seezer's sweeping string-synths and piano playing turn the track into an addictive James Bond-style anthem. With that as a great start, Adam 'n' Eve moves from one miniature masterpiece to another, Friday and Seezer the perfect pairing for witty lyrics, melodramatic romance, and much more. The great character portrait "Saint Divine" has an ear for late Roxy Music drama without simply cloning it, while "Fun and Experience" is literally that, a fun, glammy number with everything from backing yelps to lush orchestral bursts. "Falling Off the Edge of the World," meanwhile, has Friday offering up his own wry takes on things like the Gulf War over nightclub jazz jams while McKee engages him in a fantastic full duet.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:57
- Main artists: Gavin Friday
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2011 Universal-Island Records Ltd. ℗ 1992 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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