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Awakening from the slick slumber of 2007’s Pull the Pin, Stereophonics team up with Jim Abbiss for 2009’s Keep Calm and Carry On, hoping the producer of Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, and the Music can liven them up a little bit. Abbiss does strip away the gloss that mummified Pull the Pin, guiding Stereophonics toward something a little more straightforward, where their Oasis obsessions are upgraded to a declawed Monkeys, the U2 swapped for Coldplay. While the relatively stripped-down setting winds up accentuating Kelly Jones’ status as a pretty boy frontman -- he sings with precision, not aggression -- it does let the rockers of the album’s first half latch in, particularly the rather propulsive “Trouble,” the nimble “She’s Alright,” and rolling “I Got Your Number,” and does keep the succession of anthems and ballads on the second half from seeming too languid. Stereophonics still wind up seeming a little too content to live up to their title -- if any band could use an adrenaline shot, it’s them -- but when a band is this placid, the little steps forward seem larger, as they do here.
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Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Barny Barnicott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Percussion, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Limited
Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Cowley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Barny Barnicott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Zindani, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Ltd
Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Cowley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Barny Barnicott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Organ, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Limited
Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Cowley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Barny Barnicott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Zindani, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Organ, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Limited
Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Barny Barnicott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Organ, Vibraphone, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Ltd
Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Barny Barnicott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Limited
Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Barny Barnicott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Abbiss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Limited
Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Producer, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Barny Barnicott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Zindani, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Abbiss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Limited
Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Limited
Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Barny Barnicott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Ltd
Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Arnulf Lindner, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Barny Barnicott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Limited
Kelly Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereophonics, MainArtist - Jim Lowe, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Cowley, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Weyler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Barny Barnicott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Zindani, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 V2 Music Limited
Album review
Awakening from the slick slumber of 2007’s Pull the Pin, Stereophonics team up with Jim Abbiss for 2009’s Keep Calm and Carry On, hoping the producer of Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, and the Music can liven them up a little bit. Abbiss does strip away the gloss that mummified Pull the Pin, guiding Stereophonics toward something a little more straightforward, where their Oasis obsessions are upgraded to a declawed Monkeys, the U2 swapped for Coldplay. While the relatively stripped-down setting winds up accentuating Kelly Jones’ status as a pretty boy frontman -- he sings with precision, not aggression -- it does let the rockers of the album’s first half latch in, particularly the rather propulsive “Trouble,” the nimble “She’s Alright,” and rolling “I Got Your Number,” and does keep the succession of anthems and ballads on the second half from seeming too languid. Stereophonics still wind up seeming a little too content to live up to their title -- if any band could use an adrenaline shot, it’s them -- but when a band is this placid, the little steps forward seem larger, as they do here.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:57
- Main artists: Stereophonics
- Composer: Kelly Jones
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2009 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2009 Mercury Records Limited
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