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All supergroups contain a member or two whose stardom outshines the rest and so it is with SuperHeavy, a motley amalgamation fronted by Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, and Damian Marley and also featuring Eurythmic Dave Stewart and Indian film composer A.R. Rahman. Unquestionably Jagger’s star shines brightest but he’s not the center of this universe, nor is Stone, the only member who has been a constant presence in international pop charts over the past decade. No, the creative director here is Dave Stewart, who was suddenly seized by the possibilities of a pancultural purported pop, enthused to his friend Jagger and brought him on board, then filled out the group with totems of different cultures: Marley representing Jamaica, Rahman Bollywood, Stone the new breed. Mad scientist that he is, Stewart takes pains to balance each voice because “Common Ground” is kind of the point of this venture -- sounds from every corner of the world converge to create music intended to speak to every corner of the world. Such global thinking extends to the lyrics, where SuperHeavy endeavor to make sense of the world’s mess, to figure out “what the f*** is going on,” as Joss sings on “I Can’t Take It No More.” By the time this tune pops up on SuperHeavy, many listeners may be asking themselves the same question due to SuperHeavy’s insistence on being everything to everyone. SuperHeavy certainly don’t lack for ambition but there’s a self-congratulatory insularity here that’s off-putting; they’re making music for themselves yet are convinced of its edifying properties. Perhaps if the album actually had some kineticism to its eclecticism, or at least a hook or a tune, it would earn its wannabe evangelism, but the untrammeled indulgence turns this into a gaudy multicolored circus.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joss Stone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Schubert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Townsend, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Douglas, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Essig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Mobley, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Clif Norrell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rowe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Marie Calhoun, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - Patrick MacDougall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - A. R. Rahman, Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phillip James, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Brooks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Courtney Diedrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Lue Young, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joss Stone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Schubert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Townsend, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Douglas, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Essig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damian Marley, ComposerLyricist - Clif Norrell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rowe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Marie Calhoun, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Vocals, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - Patrick MacDougall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - A. R. Rahman, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phillip James, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Brooks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Courtney Diedrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Lue Young, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joss Stone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Schubert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Townsend, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Douglas, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Essig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Watkins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Damian Marley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clif Norrell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rowe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Marie Calhoun, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - Patrick MacDougall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - A. R. Rahman, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phillip James, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Brooks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Courtney Diedrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - 'Bonzai' James Caruso, Mixer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hollie Ferris, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Lue Young, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joss Stone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Douglas, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Essig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damian Marley, ComposerLyricist - Clif Norrell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ?uestlove, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Rowe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Vocals, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - Patrick MacDougall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip James, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Brooks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
Clinton Cerejo, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joss Stone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Schubert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Townsend, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Douglas, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Essig, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leon Mobley, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Clif Norrell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dominic, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Viviane Chaix, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ann Marie Calhoun, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - Patrick MacDougall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - A. R. Rahman, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phillip James, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Stafford, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Raquib Alam, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Aditya Modi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nitish Kumar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Joy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Srinidhi, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Brooks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Courtney Diedrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KJ Singh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Lue Young, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Suresh Permal, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joss Stone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Schubert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Townsend, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Douglas, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Essig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damian Marley, ComposerLyricist - Clif Norrell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rowe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Marie Calhoun, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - Patrick MacDougall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - A. R. Rahman, Keyboards, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phillip James, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Stafford, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Brooks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Courtney Diedrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Lue Young, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Douglas, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Essig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Clif Norrell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rowe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - A. R. Rahman, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip James, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Courtney Diedrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joss Stone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Schubert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Townsend, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ned Douglas, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Damian Marley, ComposerLyricist - Ann Marie Calhoun, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - Patrick MacDougall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - A. R. Rahman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Clark, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Brooks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Lue Young, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bart Roderick, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joss Stone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Schubert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Townsend, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Douglas, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Essig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damian Marley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Mobley, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Clif Norrell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rowe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, ComposerLyricist - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - Patrick MacDougall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip James, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Brooks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Courtney Diedrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Lue Young, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joss Stone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Douglas, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Essig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Watkins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Damian Marley, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Clif Norrell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rowe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - Patrick MacDougall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip James, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Brooks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Courtney Diedrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hollie Ferris, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joss Stone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Schubert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Townsend, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Douglas, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Essig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damian Marley, ComposerLyricist - Clif Norrell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rowe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Marie Calhoun, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - Patrick MacDougall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip James, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Brooks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Courtney Diedrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Lue Young, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
CHRIS LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK JAGGER, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Armstrong, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nik Karpen, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joss Stone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Stewart, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shiah Coore, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ned Douglas, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Essig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Lamalfa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damian Marley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leon Mobley, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Clif Norrell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ann Marie Calhoun, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - SuperHeavy, MainArtist - A. R. Rahman, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip James, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Courtney Diedrick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC, under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
Album review
All supergroups contain a member or two whose stardom outshines the rest and so it is with SuperHeavy, a motley amalgamation fronted by Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, and Damian Marley and also featuring Eurythmic Dave Stewart and Indian film composer A.R. Rahman. Unquestionably Jagger’s star shines brightest but he’s not the center of this universe, nor is Stone, the only member who has been a constant presence in international pop charts over the past decade. No, the creative director here is Dave Stewart, who was suddenly seized by the possibilities of a pancultural purported pop, enthused to his friend Jagger and brought him on board, then filled out the group with totems of different cultures: Marley representing Jamaica, Rahman Bollywood, Stone the new breed. Mad scientist that he is, Stewart takes pains to balance each voice because “Common Ground” is kind of the point of this venture -- sounds from every corner of the world converge to create music intended to speak to every corner of the world. Such global thinking extends to the lyrics, where SuperHeavy endeavor to make sense of the world’s mess, to figure out “what the f*** is going on,” as Joss sings on “I Can’t Take It No More.” By the time this tune pops up on SuperHeavy, many listeners may be asking themselves the same question due to SuperHeavy’s insistence on being everything to everyone. SuperHeavy certainly don’t lack for ambition but there’s a self-congratulatory insularity here that’s off-putting; they’re making music for themselves yet are convinced of its edifying properties. Perhaps if the album actually had some kineticism to its eclecticism, or at least a hook or a tune, it would earn its wannabe evangelism, but the untrammeled indulgence turns this into a gaudy multicolored circus.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:40
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: SuperHeavy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2011 SuperHeavy LLC ℗ 2011 SuperHeavy LLC
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