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Jordan: The Comeback is Prefab Sprout's largely successful attempt to embrace the breadth of popular music; wisely reuniting with producer Thomas Dolby, Paddy McAloon freely indulges his myriad ambitions and obsessions to weave a dense, finely textured tapestry closer in spirit and construction to a lavish Broadway musical than to the conventional rock concept LP. Over the course of no less than 19 tracks, McAloon chases his twin preoccupations of religion and celebrity, creating a loose thematic canvas perfect for his expanding musical palette; quickly dispensing with common pop idioms, the album moves from tracks like the samba-styled "Carnival 2000" to the self-explanatory "Jesse James Symphony" and its companion piece "Jesse James Bolero" with remarkable dexterity. Dolby's atmospheric production lends an even greater visual dimension to the songs, which -- with their tightly constructed narratives and occasional spoken-word passages -- seem almost destined to someday reach the stage; indeed, Jordan: The Comeback is like an original cast recording minus the actors, or a rock opera without the silliness and bombast -- a truly inspired work.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Paddy McAloon, Composer - Prefab Sprout, Performer - Thomas Dolby, Producer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Paddy McAloon, Composer - Prefab Sprout, Performer - Thomas Dolby, Producer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Paddy McAloon, Composer - Prefab Sprout, Performer - Thomas Dolby, Producer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Paddy McAloon, Composer - Prefab Sprout, Performer - Thomas Dolby, Producer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Paddy McAloon, Composer - Prefab Sprout, Performer - Thomas Dolby, Producer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Paddy McAloon, Composer - Paddy McAloon, Lyricist - Prefab Sprout, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Album review
Jordan: The Comeback is Prefab Sprout's largely successful attempt to embrace the breadth of popular music; wisely reuniting with producer Thomas Dolby, Paddy McAloon freely indulges his myriad ambitions and obsessions to weave a dense, finely textured tapestry closer in spirit and construction to a lavish Broadway musical than to the conventional rock concept LP. Over the course of no less than 19 tracks, McAloon chases his twin preoccupations of religion and celebrity, creating a loose thematic canvas perfect for his expanding musical palette; quickly dispensing with common pop idioms, the album moves from tracks like the samba-styled "Carnival 2000" to the self-explanatory "Jesse James Symphony" and its companion piece "Jesse James Bolero" with remarkable dexterity. Dolby's atmospheric production lends an even greater visual dimension to the songs, which -- with their tightly constructed narratives and occasional spoken-word passages -- seem almost destined to someday reach the stage; indeed, Jordan: The Comeback is like an original cast recording minus the actors, or a rock opera without the silliness and bombast -- a truly inspired work.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:37
- Main artists: Prefab Sprout
- Composer: Paddy McAloon
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop Indie Pop
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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