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Summary:
The debut solo album from the former lead guitarist of The Coral was written as a musical adaptation of Italo Calvino's 1979 novel, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler and features The London Philharmonic.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 13
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Mixed: 0 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Nov 21, 2011It is a record that's hard to place, hard to shake and easier to love than you could ever have conceived.
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Nov 21, 2011He wields the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra as deftly as he did his spliff-stained six-string.
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Nov 21, 2011The bolder, bigger compositions are gripping, but the quieter moments – Give Me a Name, Leaning (Star of Sweden) – drip with bleakly, stunning beauty.
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Nov 21, 2011One thing that is immediately striking from the first tentative piano notes and discomfiting cello hum is just how accomplished it all sounds.
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Jan 9, 2012Far from being liabilities, such disparate moments help define If… for the better: as a work that frolics in different directions without losing control or coherence.
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MojoJan 11, 2012If...'s successful melding of epic vision and intimate solemnity marks an exciting new beginning. [Dec. 2011 pg. 95]
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Nov 21, 2011Ryder-Jones has not only pulled off the unusual feat of writing a soundtrack for a complex and experimental novel, complementing the book's allure handsomely. He's also, with its sentiment and inventiveness, made it worthy of repeated plays.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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Feb 21, 2012
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Jan 15, 2012"If..." is my Album of the Week at mattneric: http://mattneric.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/bill-ryder-jones-if/
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Feb 13, 2012
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