With Love and Rockets on hiatus and the unexpected backing of RCA thanks to that group's fluke 1989 success, David J was able to realize the first stateside release of a solo album, his attractive and quite under-rated Songs From Another Season. Recruiting old Jazz Butcher/early solo assistants Alex Green and Max Eider, among others (including Janis Zakis, a mate from his pre-Bauhaus days, for a guest spot on accordion), he delivered a set of reflective, softly passionate songs touching on everything from his newfound ...
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With Love and Rockets on hiatus and the unexpected backing of RCA thanks to that group's fluke 1989 success, David J was able to realize the first stateside release of a solo album, his attractive and quite under-rated Songs From Another Season. Recruiting old Jazz Butcher/early solo assistants Alex Green and Max Eider, among others (including Janis Zakis, a mate from his pre-Bauhaus days, for a guest spot on accordion), he delivered a set of reflective, softly passionate songs touching on everything from his newfound success to the ups and downs of love. The aggressive, heavily produced semi-industrial edge of then-recent Love and Rockets is noticeably absent outside of the clattering "On the Outskirts (Of a Strange Dream)," as is the earlier dreamy psych of that band. Instead Songs favors primarily acoustic performances with a bluesy tinge noticeable throughout. Starting with the demi-alternative radio hit "I'll Be Your Chauffeur," a sweet, folky number that also appears later in a drumless alternate take, Songs makes for great late-night music where the mood isn't always sleepy. J plays a number of tracks strictly solo, tackling everything from saw to "finger taps," while those songs with accompaniment demonstrate his good taste in selecting side performers who know exactly what to contribute where. His lyrics continue the thread of sometimes cryptic but often very poetic portraits of situations and people, often with his sly wit intact, as the fashion designer-referencing "New Woman Is an Attitude" shows. The most affecting track is doubtless "Stranded Trans-Atlantic Hotel Nearly Famous Blues"; there may have been plenty of on-the-road songs in rock before, but his savagely funny and melancholic effort here is one of the best. It all concludes with a lovely version of the old Eden Ahbez/Nat King Cole standard "Nature Boy," with one last the-bar-is-closing touch of atmosphere. ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi
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Add this copy of Songs From Another Season to cart. $3.32, good condition, Sold by Bookmans rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by RCA.
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Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Very good. Case scratched or cracked. Artwork etc present and in very good condition. CD perfect.
