Ninth (album)
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Ninth is the ninth solo and eighth studio album by Peter Murphy
. It was released on June 7, 2011 on Nettwerk Records
. The first single to be released from the album was "I Spit Roses" coupled with "The Prince & Old Lady Shade", which was released March 22, 2011.
Speaking with the Los Angeles Times
about the album, Murphy said "The whole intention was to really reference that spark and crackle of people playing together in a room. It's about time I reclaimed my legacy . . . It's going 'OK, this is how it's done.' You don't have to spend three years and $4 million on an album. Listen to this. It's full of swagger and immediacy." Speaking with Wired News
Murphy described the album as "a continuation of the Go Away White
trajectory, it has testosterone pouring out of it. At the same time, it's as beautiful as any female siren."
Crème de la Crème had been played multiple times on the "DUST" tour in 2001 with Peter Murphys jazz backup band. He sat on it for 10 years before it was put on an album. The version performed in 2001 was very Jazz based, and to a much faster tempo, and is found on multiple bootlegs, notably "Breaking the law, Live in Boston", and the show from Irving Plaza New York City a few days later. Most fans were expecting to hear it on the 2005 "Unshattered" album and after it didn't appear there or any other live shows on the tour, it was thought the track was lost. Once it showed up on the album Ninth, fans who knew it were re ignited on the song.
Peter Murphy (musician)
Peter John Murphy is an English rock vocalist. He was the vocalist of the rock group Bauhaus, and later went on to release a number of solo albums, such as Deep and Love Hysteria...
. It was released on June 7, 2011 on Nettwerk Records
Nettwerk
The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
. The first single to be released from the album was "I Spit Roses" coupled with "The Prince & Old Lady Shade", which was released March 22, 2011.
Speaking with the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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about the album, Murphy said "The whole intention was to really reference that spark and crackle of people playing together in a room. It's about time I reclaimed my legacy . . . It's going 'OK, this is how it's done.' You don't have to spend three years and $4 million on an album. Listen to this. It's full of swagger and immediacy." Speaking with Wired News
Wired News
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Murphy described the album as "a continuation of the Go Away White
Go Away White
Go Away White is the fifth and final studio album by British gothic rock band Bauhaus. Released on 3 March 2008, it is the band's first album of new material since 1983...
trajectory, it has testosterone pouring out of it. At the same time, it's as beautiful as any female siren."
Reception
- The Allmusic review by David Jeffries awarded the album 4 stars stating "It’s all put together in a right-sized package, too, with no filler to speak of, then wrapped in warm production from David Baron, who finds the proper balance of shadows and light. “The Godfather of Goth” sounds like the genre’s savior here, coming on strong with those Bowie-sized aspirations and nailing that attractive Nosferatu-meets-Art-School style."
- Writing for Pop Matters, critic Maria Schurr said "Ninth has a few overindulgently drony moments, but for the most part it is a virile return to form." and gave the album a 7/10 rating.
- Writing for Consequence of SoundConsequence of SoundConsequence of Sound, also known often as CoS, is a Chicago-based music website featuring news, album and concert reviews, and editorials. In addition, the website also features the Festival Outlook micro-site, which serves as an on-line database for music festival news and rumors...
, critic David Buchanan said "the album’s music lingers in a sonic age when Joy Division still reigned supreme" and gave the album a 3.5/5 rating. - Critic Jeff Miers said "The first thing you notice about the album is the visceral power of the recording, which producer David Baron has configured as both fittingly modern and timelessly post-rock." in a review for the Buffalo News of New York.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Peter Murphy; all music composed by Peter Murphy and David Baron, except track 5 by Peter Murphy and Paul Statham, and track 8 by Peter Murphy and Mark Gemini Thwaite.- "Velocity Bird" - 2:53
- "Seesaw Sway" - 4:15
- "Peace To Each" - 3:40
- "I Spit Roses" - 4:03
- "Never Fall Out" - 4:09
- "Memory Go" - 4:03
- "The Prince & Old Lady Shade" - 4:44
- "Uneven & Brittle" - 4:48
- "Slowdown" - 3:51
- "Secret Silk Society" - 4:09
- "Crème de la Crème" - 5:28
Crème de la Crème had been played multiple times on the "DUST" tour in 2001 with Peter Murphys jazz backup band. He sat on it for 10 years before it was put on an album. The version performed in 2001 was very Jazz based, and to a much faster tempo, and is found on multiple bootlegs, notably "Breaking the law, Live in Boston", and the show from Irving Plaza New York City a few days later. Most fans were expecting to hear it on the 2005 "Unshattered" album and after it didn't appear there or any other live shows on the tour, it was thought the track was lost. Once it showed up on the album Ninth, fans who knew it were re ignited on the song.
Personnel
- Peter Murphy – vocals
- Mark Gemini Thwaite - electric guitars
- John Andrews - acoustic/electric guitars
- Jeff Schartoff - infinite bass guitars
- Nick Lucero - drums
- David Baron - producer
External links
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