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When you think of David Bowie, you think of the fast-moving, slightly scuffed vibrato voice. Pink Floyd brings to mind soaring rock. But mention Roger Taylor and you are reminded of a different legend from the 70s/80s. A regular drummer for Queen (for whom he also wrote a handful of songs), the musician is more than just a man in the shadows as he releases his sixth solo album, Outsider. The dashing septuagenarian is a skilled practitioner of elegant rock, where the guitars and the drums (which he plays himself) sometimes give way to a saxophone solo (More Kicks) or a reverb-heavy piano, all wrapped up in dreamy synths (Journey's End). That said, fans of more muscular rock will also be pleased with the second part of More Kicks, the subversive lyrics of Gangsters Are Running This World or the brass-laden Clapping Song. The album contains two covers from his own repertoire: he reinterprets Foreign Sand (from the 1994 album Happiness) in a more bittersweet tone, as well as Absolutely Anything, which was the theme song of a film of the same name by Terry “Monty Python” Jones, who died in 2020. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
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Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hamilton, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Falloon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Falloon, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Susie Webb, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KT Tunstall, Vocals, Background Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Studybaker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Falloon, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sarina Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Sue Werner, ComposerLyricist - LINCOLN CHASE, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Kearsey, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer - Ben Edwards, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Kay Werner, ComposerLyricist - Steve Hamilton, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Taylor, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer - Jason Falloon, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Jim Cregan, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Taylor, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer - Yoshiki, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Taylor, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Producer, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Falloon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
Album review
When you think of David Bowie, you think of the fast-moving, slightly scuffed vibrato voice. Pink Floyd brings to mind soaring rock. But mention Roger Taylor and you are reminded of a different legend from the 70s/80s. A regular drummer for Queen (for whom he also wrote a handful of songs), the musician is more than just a man in the shadows as he releases his sixth solo album, Outsider. The dashing septuagenarian is a skilled practitioner of elegant rock, where the guitars and the drums (which he plays himself) sometimes give way to a saxophone solo (More Kicks) or a reverb-heavy piano, all wrapped up in dreamy synths (Journey's End). That said, fans of more muscular rock will also be pleased with the second part of More Kicks, the subversive lyrics of Gangsters Are Running This World or the brass-laden Clapping Song. The album contains two covers from his own repertoire: he reinterprets Foreign Sand (from the 1994 album Happiness) in a more bittersweet tone, as well as Absolutely Anything, which was the theme song of a film of the same name by Terry “Monty Python” Jones, who died in 2020. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:02
- Main artists: Roger Taylor
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nightjar Productions Ltd.
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