Dave Stewart: The Ringmaster General
The Ringmaster General
CD
CD (Compact Disc)
Herkömmliche CD, die mit allen CD-Playern und Computerlaufwerken, aber auch mit den meisten SACD- oder Multiplayern abspielbar ist.
- Label: Surfdog, 2012
- Bestellnummer: 2869062
- Erscheinungstermin: 31.8.2012
Filmausschnitte/Videotrailer
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Auf seinem neuen Solowerk "The Ringmaster General" präsentiert Eurythmics-Gründer Dave Stewart eine
unverwechselbare Mischung, indem er Rock, Blues, Country, Rhythm & Blues und Psychedelia miteinander
verbindet und dem Ganzen einen Hauch von Nashville verleiht. Herausgekommen sind 11 neue Songs, die
bewegend und abwechslungsreich sind. Dabei sind großartige Duette mit Alison Krauss, Diane Birch und
Joss Stone entstanden, sowie ein mit Jessie Baylin zusammen geschrieben und gesungenes Stück.
Außerdem ist die 27-jährige Gitarristin Orianthi, die bereits mit Michael Jackson arbeitete, zu hören - und im Video zu "Girl In A Catsuit" auch zu sehen. Sowohl musikalisch als auch textlich weiß Dave Stewart die Hörer immer wieder zu überraschen.
Most recently, a chance encounter pushed Stewart to take center stage on a project for the first time in over a decade, as well as reconnect with those early music memories.
Travelling and stuck in London following a volcanic eruption in Iceland, Stewart wandered into a vintage guitar shop. Drawn to a particular model on the wall, the singer was treated to the shopkeeper’s story about the guitar’s original owner, an eccentric country singer named Red River Dave. Stewart felt a spark. As he puts it, “I walked out of that guitar shop and I not only knew I was going to Nashville, but what something amazing was going to happen there.”
That “something amazing” ended up as The Blackbird Diaries, a whirlwind five-day recording session with some of Nashville’s top session players, recorded at John and Martina McBride’s Blackbird Studio. The album, written by Stewart with co-write assist by Bob Dylan and guest appearances by Stevie Nicks, Martina McBride, Colbie Caillat and The Secret Sisters, is a reflective and story-driven journey, with nods to his blues inspirations (“Magic in the Blues,” “So Long Ago”), the price of success (“Beast Called Fame”) and relationships both lost and found (“Worth the Waiting For,” “All Messed Up”).
Stewart describes the album as thus: “It’s a little Dylan-esque meets Leonard Cohen meets Tom Petty meets Lou Reed meets Johnny Cash sounding kinda thing my low vocals and some quirky Beatles type chords and melodies thrown in.” The country / blues / Americana vibe of the record may come as a surprise to those who are more familiar with Stewart’s work with the more electronic sounds of the Eurythmics, but the musician doesn’t see it as a huge musical leap. (“Even back then, there was a blues element at work – you can hear it in songs like ‘Sweet Dreams’ and ‘Missionary Man,’” he says).
After knocking out the album in astounding five days, Stewart gives credit to new bandmates (Chad Cromwell, Michael Rhodes, Dan Dugmore, Tom Bukovac and Mike Rojas) for his creative flow. “It felt like how bands in the 60s, like the Beatles or the Kinks, would record,” he says. “The guys are in the band all have roots in country and blues and rock. And they would just slam these songs home the first time out.”
Stewart also filmed a companion movie for the album (also entitled The Blackbird Diaries), featuring performances of the songs and an unusual behind-the-scenes look at the making of the record, involving both a fortuneteller and a hypnotist. For Stewart, it was simply another creative outlet. “I used to document everything, even back in the Eurythmics days,” he says. “I think filming and writing and music are all part of the same process.”
Impressed with how Blackbird turned out, Stewart already debuted the album live at Nashville’s Belcourt Theatre and plans to tour with his new back-up group (as well as continue recording at the same breakneck pace), while continuing his myriad of projects. But it’s obvious what project he’s currently favoring.
“I used to like just being in the back, being sort of an experimental mad scientist behind the scenes,” says Stewart. “But I’ve done enough of that. I’ve lived to tell a lot of stories, and now I’m comfortable in my own skin. This is the journey I’m going to take from now on.”
(davestewart. com)
,, The Ringmaster General belegt, dass der Name Dave Stewart immer noch für höchste musikalische Ansprüche steht." (Good Times, Oktober / November 2012)
,,Im Zentrum stehen wunderschöne Balladen. Mit von der Gesangs-Partie sind Kolleginnen wie Joss Stone und Diane Birch. Very cool, very britisch!" (Audio, November 2012)
,,Das elfte Solowerk des 1952 geborenen Briten ist ein schillerndes, faszinierend souveränes Pop- und Rock-Album." (stereoplay, November 2012)
Außerdem ist die 27-jährige Gitarristin Orianthi, die bereits mit Michael Jackson arbeitete, zu hören - und im Video zu "Girl In A Catsuit" auch zu sehen. Sowohl musikalisch als auch textlich weiß Dave Stewart die Hörer immer wieder zu überraschen.
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Most recently, a chance encounter pushed Stewart to take center stage on a project for the first time in over a decade, as well as reconnect with those early music memories.
Travelling and stuck in London following a volcanic eruption in Iceland, Stewart wandered into a vintage guitar shop. Drawn to a particular model on the wall, the singer was treated to the shopkeeper’s story about the guitar’s original owner, an eccentric country singer named Red River Dave. Stewart felt a spark. As he puts it, “I walked out of that guitar shop and I not only knew I was going to Nashville, but what something amazing was going to happen there.”
That “something amazing” ended up as The Blackbird Diaries, a whirlwind five-day recording session with some of Nashville’s top session players, recorded at John and Martina McBride’s Blackbird Studio. The album, written by Stewart with co-write assist by Bob Dylan and guest appearances by Stevie Nicks, Martina McBride, Colbie Caillat and The Secret Sisters, is a reflective and story-driven journey, with nods to his blues inspirations (“Magic in the Blues,” “So Long Ago”), the price of success (“Beast Called Fame”) and relationships both lost and found (“Worth the Waiting For,” “All Messed Up”).
Stewart describes the album as thus: “It’s a little Dylan-esque meets Leonard Cohen meets Tom Petty meets Lou Reed meets Johnny Cash sounding kinda thing my low vocals and some quirky Beatles type chords and melodies thrown in.” The country / blues / Americana vibe of the record may come as a surprise to those who are more familiar with Stewart’s work with the more electronic sounds of the Eurythmics, but the musician doesn’t see it as a huge musical leap. (“Even back then, there was a blues element at work – you can hear it in songs like ‘Sweet Dreams’ and ‘Missionary Man,’” he says).
After knocking out the album in astounding five days, Stewart gives credit to new bandmates (Chad Cromwell, Michael Rhodes, Dan Dugmore, Tom Bukovac and Mike Rojas) for his creative flow. “It felt like how bands in the 60s, like the Beatles or the Kinks, would record,” he says. “The guys are in the band all have roots in country and blues and rock. And they would just slam these songs home the first time out.”
Stewart also filmed a companion movie for the album (also entitled The Blackbird Diaries), featuring performances of the songs and an unusual behind-the-scenes look at the making of the record, involving both a fortuneteller and a hypnotist. For Stewart, it was simply another creative outlet. “I used to document everything, even back in the Eurythmics days,” he says. “I think filming and writing and music are all part of the same process.”
Impressed with how Blackbird turned out, Stewart already debuted the album live at Nashville’s Belcourt Theatre and plans to tour with his new back-up group (as well as continue recording at the same breakneck pace), while continuing his myriad of projects. But it’s obvious what project he’s currently favoring.
“I used to like just being in the back, being sort of an experimental mad scientist behind the scenes,” says Stewart. “But I’ve done enough of that. I’ve lived to tell a lot of stories, and now I’m comfortable in my own skin. This is the journey I’m going to take from now on.”
(davestewart. com)
Rezensionen
,, The Ringmaster General belegt, dass der Name Dave Stewart immer noch für höchste musikalische Ansprüche steht." (Good Times, Oktober / November 2012)
,,Im Zentrum stehen wunderschöne Balladen. Mit von der Gesangs-Partie sind Kolleginnen wie Joss Stone und Diane Birch. Very cool, very britisch!" (Audio, November 2012)
,,Das elfte Solowerk des 1952 geborenen Briten ist ein schillerndes, faszinierend souveränes Pop- und Rock-Album." (stereoplay, November 2012)
- Tracklisting
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
- 1 I Got Love (feat. Joss Stone)
- 2 Just Another Fall (duet with Diane Birch)
- 3 Christine
- 4 God Only Knows You Now (duet with Jessie Baylin)
- 5 Girl in a Catsuit (feat. Orianthi)
- 6 You Took My Love
- 7 Drowning In The Blues (duet with Alison Kraus)
- 8 Different Man Now
- 9 Story Of Success
- 10 Slow Motion Addict No. 2
- 11 New Song For Nashville
Dave Stewart
The Ringmaster General
EUR 12,99*