Len Parrot's Memorial Lift_音乐专辑
Len Parrot's Memorial Lift
表演者: Baxter Dury
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2003-02-04
唱片数: 1
出版者: Sanctuary Records
条形码: 0060768321021
专辑简介
by MacKenzie Wilson
Baxter Dury doesn't follow his dad's lead into quirky punk rock, for his debut album, Len Parrot's Memorial Lift, is a disheveled mix of space rock aesthetic -- misty guitar layers and lingering piano drops swirl around Dury's childhood storybook of being middle class in a posh celebrity world. It's quite clever and imaginative, really. Dury's delicate vocals come to a near-whisper -- certainly not a match for his father's cockney growl -- but set the tone for a wistful set of songs. From the dreamy waltz of "Auntie Jane" to the indie pop wit of "Lucifer's Grain," one will sense that Dury's a poet at heart.
Joanna Hussey
's warm, honeyed backing vocals gently intertwine on the latter track, but deliver a shining moment on "Oscar Brown." This particular track is a soft-hued beauty, lush in string arrangements that blatantly borrow the chorus from
the Velvet Underground
's "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'." While the first half of the album flows with a gauzy atmosphere, "Gingham Smalls 2" switches tempo, befooling his English upbringing in a humorous pub rock romp. Len Parrot's Memorial Lift is a meaningful piece of work from Dury Jr., an experimental effort full of professionalism and an original artistic sense. Baxter Dury attempts to be an individualist and he does a good job, but he is
Ian
's son through and through in a way that music brings alive. Just one listen to "Boneyard Dogs" and you'll know it.
曲目
BONEYARD DOGS
