Don McLean - Botanical Gardens
Формат записи/Источник записи: [TR24][OF]
Наличие водяных знаков: Нет
Год издания/переиздания диска: 2018
Жанр: Folk, Rock
Издатель (лейбл): BMG Rights Management
Продолжительность: 49:30
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: Только обложка альбома
Треклист:
01. Botanical Gardens (3:48)
02. The Lucky Guy (3:20)
03. A Total Eclipse Of The Sun (4:26)
04. Waving Man (4:23)
05. When July Comes (3:36)
06. You're All I Ever Had (4:21)
07. Rock And Roll Your Baby (4:55)
08. I've Cried All The Tears That I Have (3:00)
09. Ain't She A Honey (2:59)
10. The King Of Fools (4:48)
11. Grief And Hope (3:49)
12. You've Got Such Beautiful Eyes (3:36)
13. Last Night When We Were Young (2:31)
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Don McLean is one of America’s most enduring singer-songwriters and forever associated with his classic hits “American Pie”, “Vincent (Starry Starry Night)”, “Castles in the Air”, “And I Love You So” and “Crying”. Since first hitting the charts in 1971, Don has amassed over 40 gold and platinum records world-wide and, in 2004, was inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. Moving forwards in 2018, Don McLean has a new record deal with BMG for the release of his latest album "Botanical Gardens", supported by international touring including live dates in UK in April and May with dates in Ireland in May and June 2018.
One never knows what Don McLean will do next or when, for that matter. Botanical Gardens is his first studio album since 2009’s Addicted To Black. So it has been a while for McLean but it has been well worth the wait. It is also his 21st album, and the man keeps on finding new things to sing about, and new ways in which to express himself. A true artist.
“I’ll leave you the noise, and the dark city canyons.”, and the album and title track, “Botanical Gardens” have begun. Opening with a standard rock sound, not noisy, but loud, which is an interesting juxtaposition with the subject material of the song. The song, and the album, are a look inwards. This seems to be the overall theme of the album. McLean may look inwards, but the theme and mini themes of this album are universal. Love, relationships, mortality, peace, a troubled world, all get their turns in this garden, and he comes at each topic with typical McLean honesty, wit and humility. He does not have the answers but he does have the questions and the issues to be addressed. Not every song is a manifesto, some are just fun country/rock songs (“Rock ‘n’ Roll Your Baby”) while others are somewhat painful, yet paired with a relatively happy bluesy melody (“I’ve Cried All The Tears I Have”) . There is a lot going on in his Botanical Gardens. “Grief and Hope” is a wonderful song that one could imagine Hank Williams writing had he lived. Well structured, melodic and brilliant lyrics. That is the thing with this album, he writes so incredibly well that the listener almost takes the songs for granted. “When July Comes” is a highlight of the album, a painfully personal song, that is done in the best McLean style, and is the one song that harkens back to his singer/songwriter past. It is a haunting, piano based song with a wonderful string arrangement and I think the best vocals McLean has ever performed. Some of the songs found on this album have been around for a while. He has performed some during his last few tours, but here they sound fresh, and he breathes such life into them that all the songs sound custom made for this release. The album finishes with a beautiful cover of a song made famous by Sinatra, “Last Night When We Were Young”, a beautiful, melancholy song, reflecting on life, age and companionship. It is a beautiful way to end the album and a beautiful bookend with “Botanical Gardens”.
Botanical Gardens is a brilliant album. With McLean embarking on a tour to promote the album, one can only hope that it is not another eight years for a new album from him. In the meantime, there is a lot on this album to enjoy and dig into.
Контейнер: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks
Разрядность: 24/44,1
Формат: PCM
Количество каналов: 2.0
Лог проверки качества
foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-06-04 22:47:39
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Analyzed: Don McLean / Botanical Gardens
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 0.00 dB -7.67 dB 3:48 01-Botanical Gardens
DR5 0.00 dB -6.24 dB 3:20 02-The Lucky Guy
DR6 0.00 dB -7.17 dB 4:26 03-A Total Eclipse Of The Sun
DR6 0.00 dB -7.22 dB 4:23 04-Waving Man
DR7 -0.01 dB -8.41 dB 3:36 05-When July Comes
DR9 -0.01 dB -11.40 dB 4:21 06-You're All I Ever Had
DR7 0.00 dB -8.00 dB 4:55 07-Rock And Roll Your Baby
DR8 -0.01 dB -8.94 dB 3:00 08-I've Cried All The Tears That I Have
DR8 0.00 dB -9.24 dB 2:59 09-Ain't She A Honey
DR6 0.00 dB -7.36 dB 4:48 10-The King Of Fools
DR7 0.00 dB -8.37 dB 3:49 11-Grief And Hope
DR7 -0.01 dB -8.55 dB 3:36 12-You've Got Such Beautiful Eyes
DR8 -0.01 dB -10.30 dB 2:31 13-Last Night When We Were Young
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 781 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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