Flogging Molly: Speed Of Darkness
Speed Of Darkness
CD
CD (Compact Disc)
Herkömmliche CD, die mit allen CD-Playern und Computerlaufwerken, aber auch mit den meisten SACD- oder Multiplayern abspielbar ist.
- Label: Borstal Beat, 2011
- Bestellnummer: 3551576
- Erscheinungstermin: 27.5.2011
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"Speed Of Darkness" ist der Titel des bisher reifsten und überraschendsten Albums der amerikanischen Folk / Rock-Band Flogging Molly. Aus dem ehemaligen Insidertipp einer verschworenen Irish- Punkrock-Community ist eine der gefragtesten Rockbands unser Zeit geworden: Über 2 Millionen Alben hat die siebenköpfige Band bis heute weltweit verkauft, war auf den Hauptbühnen größter internationaler Festivals wie Rock Am Ring, Coachella, Hurricane und Leeds / Reading zu sehen und füllt mittlerweile auch hier problemlos Hallen jenseits der 5000er Marke. Zudem konnte sich 2008 das Vorgänger-Album "Float" ohne große Presse-Begleitung auf Platz 4 der US-Billboardcharts und auf Platz 41 der deutschen Album-Charts platzieren. Das neueste (bereits 5.) Studioalbum "Speed Of Darkness" wurde über mehrere Monate hinweg in Motorcity Detroit, dem Epizentrum des wirtschaftlichen Zerfalls, geschrieben und mit Erfolgsproduzent Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) an den Reglern aufgenommen. Die Industriestadt, längst zu einem Symbol der Krise, der Gier und der Ignoranz geworden, diente der Band als Inspiration für ihre Kritik an wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Mißständen dies- und jenseits des Atlantiks. Trotzdem strotzen die Songs nur so vor Zuversicht und Optimismus. "Speed Of Darkness" ist kein hoffnungsloser Abgesang auf die westliche Zivilisation, sondern beschwört den Zusammenhalt und motiviert den Hörer weiterzumachen und durchzuhalten.
Speed of Darkness, the new album from celebrated Celtic punk ensemble Flogging Molly, is set for a May 31st release on the group's newly founded Borstal Beat Records. Speed of Darkness is Flogging Molly's fifth, and arguably most important album. In the words of lead singer and songwriter Dave King, "It wasn't the album we set out to write. It became the album we had to write." Speed of Darkness was written in Detroit, MI and takes a hardnosed look at the economic collapse in the US: the causes and the direct effect it has had on everyday people. The Motor City serves as the album's muse and one of the biggest examples of what has gone wrong. While Speed of Darkness attacks much of the greed and ignorance responsible for where we are, the album also delivers a message of hope, humanity and the resilience of mankind. It reminds us how we grow stronger when faced with adversity and how we bond together and become more involved. Speed of Darkness features Flogging Molly's own blend of rock, folk, punk, blues and traditional Irish music with King's populist poetry. The title track explodes with an intense rush of pure adrenaline and passion. The same can be said of "The Power's Out", "Oliver Boy" and "Don't Shut 'Em Down", while "So Sail On" and "The Cradle of Humankind" cut straight to the heart with their gorgeous melodies and poignant messages. The band's traditional roots shine on "The Heart of the Sea", "Present State of Grace" and "A Prayer For Me In Silence", a duet with fiddler Bridget Regan, who is a Detroit native and the wife of King. Speed of Darkness was produced by Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Avett Brothers).
,, ... demonstriert die irisch-amerikanische Band eine beachtenswerte Weiterentwicklung: Bei aller düsterer Grundstimmung treiben die überaus frisch tönenden und ausgereiften Songs meist energisch nach vorne, besitzen stets einen hohen Melodiefaktor und Ohrwurmcharakter ..." (Good Times, 06 / 07.2011)
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Speed of Darkness, the new album from celebrated Celtic punk ensemble Flogging Molly, is set for a May 31st release on the group's newly founded Borstal Beat Records. Speed of Darkness is Flogging Molly's fifth, and arguably most important album. In the words of lead singer and songwriter Dave King, "It wasn't the album we set out to write. It became the album we had to write." Speed of Darkness was written in Detroit, MI and takes a hardnosed look at the economic collapse in the US: the causes and the direct effect it has had on everyday people. The Motor City serves as the album's muse and one of the biggest examples of what has gone wrong. While Speed of Darkness attacks much of the greed and ignorance responsible for where we are, the album also delivers a message of hope, humanity and the resilience of mankind. It reminds us how we grow stronger when faced with adversity and how we bond together and become more involved. Speed of Darkness features Flogging Molly's own blend of rock, folk, punk, blues and traditional Irish music with King's populist poetry. The title track explodes with an intense rush of pure adrenaline and passion. The same can be said of "The Power's Out", "Oliver Boy" and "Don't Shut 'Em Down", while "So Sail On" and "The Cradle of Humankind" cut straight to the heart with their gorgeous melodies and poignant messages. The band's traditional roots shine on "The Heart of the Sea", "Present State of Grace" and "A Prayer For Me In Silence", a duet with fiddler Bridget Regan, who is a Detroit native and the wife of King. Speed of Darkness was produced by Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Avett Brothers).
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,, ... demonstriert die irisch-amerikanische Band eine beachtenswerte Weiterentwicklung: Bei aller düsterer Grundstimmung treiben die überaus frisch tönenden und ausgereiften Songs meist energisch nach vorne, besitzen stets einen hohen Melodiefaktor und Ohrwurmcharakter ..." (Good Times, 06 / 07.2011)
- Tracklisting
- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
- 1 Speed Of Darkness
- 2 Revolution
- 3 The Heart Of The Sea
- 4 Don't Shut 'em Down
- 5 The Power's Out
- 6 So Sail On
- 7 Saints & Sinners
- 8 Present State Of Grace
- 9 The Cradle Of Human Kind
- 10 Oliver Boy (All Of Our Boys)
- 11 A Prayer For Me In Silence
- 12 Rise Up
