It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land is the second studio album of British electronic rock band Soulsavers ; the first with the participation of American rock musician Mark Lanegan .
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| Soulsavers and Mark Lanegan studio album | ||||||||||
| Date of issue | April 2, 2007 | |||||||||
| Recorded by | in 2006 year | |||||||||
| Genre | downtempo gospel | |||||||||
| Duration | 46:32 | |||||||||
| Producers | Soulsaver | |||||||||
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Content
- 1 About the album
- 2 reviews
- 3 List of Songs
- 4 notes
About the album
Soulsavers as part of music producers Rich Machin and Ian Glover debuted in 2003 with the release of the album Tough Guys Don't Dance [1] . Over the next five years, the duo for the most part was engaged in the creation of remixes for such groups as Starsailor and Doves [1] . In 2007, Soulsavers was involved in the creation of a joint album of Mark Lanegan [2] .
The musician co-authored a number of songs, recorded the main vocals for five compositions and shared a microphone with guest performers in three more [1] . The record included six original songs, cover versions of Spiritual by Spain , Through My Sails by Neil Young and No Expectations by The Rolling Stones , as well as a revised version of Kingdoms of Rain from Mark Lanegan's album Whiskey for the Holy Ghost [3] .
Reviews
The collaboration of Soulsavers and Lanegan has undoubtedly benefited both parties; the latter - in particular: it was Machin and Glover who revealed the tenderness and tattered grace in the vocals of their guest [2] [4] . As a result, the British with the help of baritone Mark “two packs a day” presented the audience with an amazingly atmospheric album with a genre palette from electro-noir (“Arizona Bay”) to gospel (“Revival”) [1] [5] .
The silent despair performed by Spiritual and the ragged threat of Ghosts of You and Me are among the best recordings of “partly Johnny Cash and partly Tom Waits ” ontoday ; these songs are so strong that it is impossible to imagine them as impressive with some other vocalist [2] [3] . The skillful and thoughtful handling of the songs of Spain, The Rolling Stones and Neil Young complements It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land with three touchingly beautiful cover versions [3] [4] . The final track - a rethinking of "No Expectations" - is staggering like a magnificent blessing of Leonard Cohen , and after the end of the record it rings for a long time in your ears [6] [3] .
(Based on Allmusic, The Guardian, The AV Club, Uncut, BBC and Spin.)
List of Songs
| # | Name of the song | Authors) | Vocals | Duration |
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| one | Revival | Mark Lanegan, Rich Machin and Ian Glover | Lanegan | 4:11 |
| 2 | Ghosts of you and me | Lanegan, Machin and Glover | Lanegan and Preston Wright Long | 4:19 |
| 3 | Paper money | Lanegan, Machin and Glover | Lanegan | 3:19 |
| four | Ask the dust | Machin and Glover | instrumental | 4:17 |
| 5 | Spiritual | Josh Hayden | Lanegan | 5:34 |
| 6 | Kingdoms of rain | Lanegan, Machin and Glover | Lanegan and Jimi Goodwin | 3:52 |
| 7 | Through my sails | Neil young | Lanegan and Bonnie Billy | 3:27 |
| 8 | Arizona bay | Machin and Glover | instrumental | 4:59 |
| 9 | Jesus of nothing | Lanegan, Machin and Glover | Lanegan | 4:13 |
| 10 | No Expectations / End Title Theme | Mick Jagger and Keith Richards / Machin and Glover | Lanegan | 8:26 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Soulsavers: It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land The AV Club (November 6, 2007). Date of treatment February 27, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Mark Deming . Soulsavers It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land . Allmusic . Date of treatment February 27, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Eamonn Stack. Soulsavers It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land Review . BBC (2007). Date of treatment February 27, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Dorian Lynskey. Soulsavers, It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land . The Guardian (March 30, 2007). Date of treatment February 27, 2014.
- ↑ Gavin Martin. Soulsavers - It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land . Uncut . Date of treatment February 27, 2014.
- ↑ Charles Aaron. Soulsavers, 'It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land' . Spin (January 18, 2008). Date of treatment February 27, 2014.