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body above me: the director's cut in 1997 black lab released their geffen records debut your body above me to critical acclaim. they mesmerized modern-rock radio with the haunting singles “wash It away” and “time ago,” both Top-40 hits on alternative rock and pop formats. The group’s intelligent, heartfelt lyrics and wide-screen guitar attack had them compared to U2. this album represents the passion of singer/songwriter paul durham, funneled through the psychedelic sound wash of michael belfer's guitar, the swirling grind of geoff stanfield's bass, and the brute precision of michael urbano's drumming. the band spent 1998 on the road with bryan head on drums, coming home to find their record label out of business. they had played dives and stadiums, opening for some of their biggest heros (the cure, echo & the bunnymen, etc.). they had made videos for MTV, placed songs on film soundtracks and tv shows, and trashed hotel rooms. in the meantime, hundreds of thousands of people all over the world had bought the cd and proceeded to wear it out. in the years that have followed, as the band fell apart and resurrected itself, getting in and out of internal battles and record deals, the album has become difficult to find. recently, a vision started to accrue in paul's brain about re-releasing the record in a definitive version. this version would reinstate some of the music that was edited out in the mastering process as well as add two songs that had been recorded for the album back into the lineup. the late-90's mastering job had also not aged well and paul wondered what the album could sound like with a proper, cutting edge treatment. in addition, paul wanted to tell the story of the band, how it and and the songs came together in the making of your body above me. the outcome of all this is the director's cut, the definitive version of black lab's classic debut. with twelve pages of never-before-seen photos, extensive liner notes, song-by-song commentary and comprensive lyrics, this package represents a must-have for any fan and the perfect place to start for anyone unfamiliar with black lab's early material. |
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| 01 | wash it away | free download : just right click & save | ||
| 02 | can't keep the rain | |||
| 03 | time ago | 90 seconds of the very expensive video | ||
| 04 | walk slow | |||
| 05 | x-ray | |||
| 06 | ten million years | 90 seconds of the acoustic demo from ten million years | ||
| 07 | anything | |||
| 08 | james | |||
| 09 | she loves me | |||
| 10 | bring it on | |||
| 11 | sleeps with angels | free download : live acoustic version from ten million years | ||
| 12 | thin white lie | |||
| 13 | the big machine | |||
| 14 | gates of the country | |||
i was at a counting crows concert, and adam said that sometimes you hear a song so many times that it loses what it really means, and you're just hearing the song, not what lives beneath the music. and that sometimes you've gotta play them differently, and you'll hear something else that wasn't there before and you can sort of rediscover the song, the meaning behind it and what it means to you. i find that in this album. although the songs were not changed that drastically... they've got such a new mix right down the order of the songs. with the additional two minuets added to the album, it sounds like so much more... i'd even say that it's an entirely new album. it offers a whole new experience, just with familiar songs. with the new mix, the all to familiar songs have almost a holy sound to them... bringing something that was amazing, to a whole new level. especially with an album i've been listening to for the past nine years, this "ultra-lux edition" is a rarity among, classic 90's rock, the perfect, perfected. the director's cut of your body above me is a second chance with the one that got away.
Rivendor - forum
I think I enjoy the liner notes the best. I mean, don't get me wrong, the full album and the song arrangement is superb, but it's the letter to the listeners, and some background on each song that really make this CD hit home.
Raich - forum
The Director's Cut of YBAM certainly does not dissapoint. I'm midway through the third listen now, and there is sort of an intensity and sharpness about the sound. I dunno if it's still the excitement but chills are going on over here!
Thanks SOO much Paul. I know I'll honestly treasure this record, and it's incredible how and old friend like YBAM can be remastered to sound so noticeably better
Woo! Walk Slow guitar solo!!!
P.S. I BLOODY LOVE THE REDONE X-RAY!!!!
Stoka - forumSimply brilliant! Like falling in love all over again!
It all flows noticably better, sounds better, the extra minutes of sound are noticable to the die hard and improve the record. Linear notes offer up a cool insight into the whole process as does the little bit of prologue. Very glad i bought it!
TRN - forum
Your Body Above Me-the Director's Cut is a brilliant work of genious! You guys amaze me.
b - myspace
I first saw this band in new Orleans just after the disc came out -- the best show ever. Got the CD at the show, and have been listening to it ever since. The music is timeless, easy to sing to, and has a quality of songwriting often lost in the music coming out ever since. Every single track could have been a standalone single. There is a reason that fans of this band are some of the most loyal around.
sadiedog - iTunes