Rouse recruited fellow in-house engineers Paul Hicks and Guy Massey, and the trio began assembling a new album from the 30 reels of tape, referring to the albums assembled by Spector and Glyn Johns for comparison.ĭear Bradley: No, what he said was that the TAPES that was given to Phil Spector was “…shit., etc…”, not the final result, which actually all 4 members of the band, including George Martin approved on to be the final release and where quite satisfied with (including the song “The long and winding road” WITH the orchestration, was approved by all members). In February 2002 Apple’s Neil Aspinall called Abbey Road Studios’ Allan Rouse to ask him to remix the Let It Be recordings. Chief among McCartney’s objections was ‘The Long And Winding Road’, which he felt had been transformed from a simple piano ballad to a full-blown orchestral epic without his consent. McCartney had long been aggrieved by the Let It Be album, particularly the Spector’s 1970 post-production work which added his Wall of Sound signature to several songs. They discussed the lack of availability of the film on VHS and DVD, and spoke about the possibility of remixing the soundtrack to accompany such a release. The project came about following a chance meeting between Paul McCartney and the Let It Be film director Michael Lindsay-Hogg. His album ‘Back to Bedlam’ is out now on Atlantic Records and he will be out promoting it in January, here’s hoping he calls back to Nottingham.An extensively remixed and reworked version of songs first released in 1970, Let It Be… Naked stripped away the studio chatter and Phil Spector post-production from The Beatles’ swansong Let It Be, presenting a release closer to the group’s original vision. Definitely a great prospect for the future. With it being his first time in Nottingham he offers an olive branch out by dedicating his song ‘You’re Beautiful’ to the crowd, and it all was quite beautiful.
Tonight he has opted to sing a solo set which allows his songs to be heard as stripped down angelic melodies that keep the crowd transfixed. James varies his shows depending on his mood, sometimes he will have a five piece band backing him and sometimes he will do it on his own. The songs he writes are obviously based upon the harsh realities of war, but instead of making obvious political statements, he has opted to turn his experiences into beautifully crafted and emotionally themed songs (check out his song – ‘no bravery’). Since leaving the army two years ago he has grown his hair long and got himself a US based record deal with Atlantic records. However the difference between James and Damien is James’ songs have stark realities drawn on from his time spent in the army and the experiences of war in Kosovo. The best way to describe James is a somewhere between Nina Simone and an English version of Damien Rice. He has just finished a tour with Elton John and is about to join him again on his forthcoming UK tour. James Blunt is a singer/song-writer based in London who, tonight, is supporting Mercury Rev as a one off gig.
It's not that he supports Elton John, and it's not because he was in the army, its actually because he is pretty good at writing and delivering beautiful songs that hit an emotional nerves and he’s here tonight supporting one of the greatest bands in the universe, Mercury Rev. James Blunt is an up and coming singer song writer with a difference. He also likes to travel without using travel guides.
He bangs the drums and is probably Mercury Rev's biggest fan. In his spare time (from reviewing gigs) he works for Rolls Royce in Derby. James Blunt is an up and coming singer/song writer with a difference.Īnt lives in Beeston. James Blunt Rescue Rooms 07.11.04 Anthony Allcock This page has been archived and is no longer updated.Įvent Reviews You are in: Nottingham > Entertainment > Music > Event Reviews > James Blunt Rescue Rooms 07.11.04