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- Artist(s): James Brooks
- Summary: The second solo release from former Appliance member James Brooks was inspired by various location in Europe and was recorded with only one electric guitar.
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- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock
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Jul 28, 2014If your faith in the concept album is failing, The Grand Tour will restore it. And if you have any long, trans-national train journeys coming up, this album will be great for those, too.
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Jul 29, 2014There’s something almost mathematical and architectural about Brooks’ guitar aggregations but these qualities are conveyed humbly and unobtrusively throughout.
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Jul 28, 2014It could be argued that Brooks trades intensity for pleasure on The Grand Tour, but as the album moves from dazzling to serene and back again, he sounds more assured than ever.
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MojoSep 12, 2014James Brooks conjures the motorik rhythm and magnificent vistas. [Oct 2014, p.96]
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Oct 27, 2014The Grand Tour is considerably quieter but it, too, has a sense of movement.
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Jul 28, 2014‘Flatlands And The Flemish Roads’ evokes feelings of motion, ‘Ode To Viennese Streets’ a sense of relaxation, but strip away their titles and the concept evaporates, leaving a warm but undemanding album.
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The WireAug 27, 2014Brooks builds eight neat instrumentals from gradually layer guitar, playing in a closed circle with himself, a dialogue that is sometimes affecting but more often banal. [Aug 2014, p.59]