Album des Monats September 2015 - How Beautiful
Ich mag diese Jahreszeit sehr und den passenden Soundtrack hierzu habe ich bereits vor ein paar Wochen gefunden.
Hier muss ich noch hinzufügen, dass mich ein Album selten sofort derart gerockt hat. Aber Klasse ist eben Klasse.
Für den September habe ich daher das Album von Florance + The Machine ausgewählt:
"How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful"!!!!!!
Im Mai diesen Jahres erschienen, liegt es auch bei mir zu Hause rum.
Ich konnte es kaum abwarten, dieses Album. Schon auf dem Weg nach Hause hatte ich es im Auto eingelegt und laut gespielt. Sofort musste ich ein bissel mittanzen - also, wie man bei Stop-and-Go halt im Auto etwas mitwackeln kann - und meinen Ohren gefiel, was sie hörten.
Ist aber auch nicht verwunderlich...
Denn der erste Song "Ship To Wreck" ist direkt ein Up-Thempo Song zum mittanzen und mitsingen.
Der dominierende Gitarrensound erinnert an Sing-and-Songwriter-Mukke und macht extrem gute Laune. Besonders, wenn die Sonne scheint, aber auch wenn es regnet, der Song zaubert einfach gutes Wetter ins Gemüt.
Don't touch the sleeping pills, they mess with my head,
Dredging the Great White Sharks, swimming in the bed,
Here comes a Killer Whale, to sing me to sleep,
Thrashing the covers off, it has me buy into teeth,
Dann kommt diese perfekte Bridge, bei der ich jedes Mal mitsinge...
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Das Glockenspiel kommt mir vor, wie die bunten Blätter an den Bäumen, die einzeln für sich im Wind umherwirbeln.
What's with the long face? Do you want more?
Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door,
Don't let the curtain catch you, cos you've been here before,
The chair is in high land darling, you can't touch the floor,
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Eine der besten Arten ein Album zu beginnen, ist für mich dieser Song. Was will man mehr???
And good god, under star disguise we are lost,
And into the breach we got tossed,
And the water's coming in fast!
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Wenn wir gleich zur Musik und dem bekannten Video-schauen kommen. Florance erzählt in den Videos eine bestimmte Geschichte. Ihre ganz persönliche Odysse, achtet daher bitte auf die Videotitel, um die Reihenfolge beizubehalten.
"What A Kind Of Man" fängt dann etwas gediegener an. Nachdenklicher, nüchterner.
I was on a heavy tip
Tryna cross a canyon with a broken limb
You were on the other side
Like always, wondering what to do with life
I already had a sip
So I'd reasoned I was drunk enough to deal with it
You were on the other side
Like always, you could never make your mind
And with one kiss
You inspired a fire of devotion
That lasted 20 years
What kind of man loves like this
Der typische Florance-Sound bringt einen in Stimmmung.
To let me dangle at a cruel angle
Oh my feet don't touch the floor
Sometimes you're half in and then you're half out
But never close the door
What kind of man loves like this
What kind of man
What kind of man loves like this
What kind of man
Auch in der zweiten Strophe beleibt es nachdenklich.
You're a holy fool all coloured blue
Red feet upon the floor
You do such damage, how do you manage?
Tryna crawl in back for more
And with one kiss
You inspired a fire of devotion
That lasted 20 years
What kind of man loves like this
What kind of man loves like this
What kind of man
What kind of man loves like this
What kind of man
Der krude Gesang von Florance passt dazu richtig gut.
But I can't beat you
Cause I'm still with you
Oh mercy I implore
How do you do it
I think I'm through it
Then I'm back against the wall
What kind of man loves like this
What kind of man
What kind of man loves like this
What kind of man
What kind of man loves like this
What kind of man
What kind of man loves like this
What kind of man
Als schöne Balade startet der Song, der dem Album auch seinen Namen geliehen hat. "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful".
Between a crucifix and the Hollywood sign, we decided to get hurt
Now there's a few things we have to burn
Set our hearts ablaze, and every city was a gift
And every skyline was like a kiss upon the lips
And I was making you a wish
In every skyline
How big, how blue, how beautiful
How big, how blue, how beautiful
Wird dann aber schnell wie ein großer Chanson. Das liegt auch an den lang gezogenen Fanfaren.
And meanwhile a man was falling from space
And every day I wore your face
Like an atmosphere around me
The satellite beside me
And meanwhile a man was falling from space
As he hit the earth I left this place
Let the atmosphere surround me
The satellite beside me
What are we gonna do?
We've opened the door, now it's all coming through
Tell me you see it too
We opened our eyes and it's changing the view
Oh, what are we gonna do?
We opened the door now, it's all coming through
How big, how blue, how (beautiful)
How big, how blue, how (beautiful)
And every city was a gift
And every skyline was like a kiss upon the lips
And I was making you a wish
In every skyline
And meanwhile a man was falling from space
And every day I wore your face
Like an atmosphere around me
I'm happy you're beside me
What are we gonna do?
We've opened the door, now it's all coming through
Tell me you see it too
We opened our eyes and it's changing the view
Oh, what are we gonna do?
We opened the door now, it's all coming through
How big, how blue, how (beautiful)
How big, how blue, how (beautiful)
How big, how blue, how
So much time on the other side
Waiting for you to wake up
So much time on the other side
Waiting for you to wake up
Maybe I'll see you in another life
If this one wasn't enough
So much time on the other side
How big, how blue, how (beautiful)
How big, how blue, how
Zum Ende hin werden die Bläser dominant und spielen eine Fanfare, ähnlich eines Macklemore-Songs. Hier wurde ein Element moderner Musik aufgenommen, und passend zu Florance Style gemünzt. Das gefällt mir ganz gut.
Wird dann wieder ruhig, für ein stimmiges Ende der Balade.
"Queen of Peace" beginnt fast mit der gleichen Melodie, ein schöner Übergang, klingt dann aber wie ein Bond-Song. Nicht schlecht!
Oh, the king
Gone mad within his suffering
Called out for relief
Someone cure him of his grief
His only son
Cut down, but the battle won
Oh, what is it worth
When all that's left is hurt
Der lange Refrain geht ins Ohr und macht den Song zu einem meiner Favouriten. Auch wenn der Song jetzt nicht mehr Bond-like klingt, irgendwas ist da drin, dass mich fesselt.
Like the stars chase the sun
Over the glowing hill, I will conquer
Blood is running deep
Some things never sleep
Suddenly I'm overcome
Dissolving like the setting sun
Like a boat into oblivion
Cause you're driving me away
Now you have me on the run
The damage is already done
Come on, is this what you want
Cause you're driving me away
Und der Sound hat wieder so viel vom Herbst, für mich. Schließt mal die Augen, ihr könnt die bunten Farben direkt erahnen. Mittendrin spielt Florance und ihre Maschine.
Oh, the queen of peace
Always does her best to please
Is it any use
Somebody's gotta lose
Like a long stream
I'll bear all this echoing
Oh, what is it worth
All that's left is hurt
Like the stars chase the sun
Over the glowing hill, I will conquer
Blood is running deep
Some things never sleep
Suddenly I'm overcome
Dissolving like the setting sun
Like a boat into oblivion
Cause you're driving me away
Now you have me on the run
The damage is already done
Come on, is this what you want
Cause you're driving me away
Wie bei dem Vorgänger, wieder eine gute Bridge, wieder ein guter Songabschluss. Super!
And my love is no good
Against the fortress that it made of you
Blood is running deep
Sorrow that you keep
Suddenly I'm overcome
Dissolving like the setting sun
Like a boat into oblivion
Cause you're driving me away
Now you have me on the run
The damage is already done
Come on, is this what you want
Cause you're driving me away
Das Video zu "Queen of Peace" ist mit dem Video zu "Long & Lost", einem späteren Song auf dem Album gekoppelt. Daher gibt es dieses auch direkt.
Dagegen ist "Various Storms and Saints" eine Balade mit sehr dezenter Musik. Während der Strophe ist sie kaum zu erahnen. Nur Florance, die in feiner Poesie singt.
And the air was full
Of various storms and saints
Praying in the street
As the banks began to break
And I'm in the throes of it
Somewhere in the belly of the beast
But you took your toll on me
So I gave myself over willingly
Oh, you got a hold on me
I don't know how I don't just stand outside and scream
I am teaching myself how to be free
The monument of a memory
You tear it down in your head
Don't make the mountain your enemy
Get out, get up there instead
You saw the stars out in front of you
Too tempting not to touch
But even though it shocked you
Something's electric in your blood
Mit dem Refrain kommen Geigen, die die Melodie langsam übernehmen und mit Florances Backroundvoices um Gehör buhlen. Ihre Frontvocals strahlen dazu spitz heraus und man kann ihnen kaum entrinnen.
And people just untie themselves
Uncurling lifelines
If you could just forgive yourself
But still you stumble, feet give way
Outside the world seems a violent place
But you had to have him, and so you did
Some things you let go in order to live
While all around you the buildings sway
You sing it out loud, who made us this way
I know you're bleeding, but you'll be okay
Hold on to your heart, you'll keep it safe
Hold on to your heart, don't give it away
You'll find a rooftop to sing from
Or find a hallway to dance
You don't need no edge to cling from
Your heart is there, it's in your hands
I know it seems like forever
I know it seems like an age
But one day this will be over
I swear it's not so far away
And people just untie themselves
Uncurling lifelines
If you could just forgive yourself
But still you stumble, feet give way
Outside the world seems a violent place
But you had to have him, and so you did
Some things you let go in order to live
While all around you the buildings sway
You sing it out loud, who made us this way
I know you're bleeding, but you'll be okay
Hold on to your heart, you'll keep it safe
Hold on to your heart
Den nächsten Song, "Delilah", kann man nur wieder als typisch Florance beschreiben. Verschiedene Stile und Musikelemente werden ineinander verschachtelt, einem kubistischen Gemälde gleich. Trotz der Sperrigkeit der einzelnen Elemente, das Gesamtwerk wirkt stimmig und gefällt.
Drifting through the halls with the sunrise
Holding on for your call
Climbing up the walls for that flashing light
I can never let go
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine
Holding on for your call
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine
Maybe not tonight
Now the sun is up and I'm going blind
Holding on for your call
Another drink just to pass the time
I can never say no
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine
Holding on for your call
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine
But maybe not tonight
It's a different kind of danger
And the bells are ringing out
And I'm calling for my mother
As I pull the pillars down
It's a different kind of danger
And my feet are spinning around
Never knew I was a dancer
'till Delilah showed me how
Besonders die Momente, die voll Musik sind, sind cool, laut und laden zum mittanzen ein.
Too fast for freedom
Sometimes it all falls down
These chains never leave me
I keep dragging them around
Now I'm dancing with Delilah and her vision is mine
Holding on for your call
A different kind of danger in the daylight
I can never let go
Took anything to cut you I can find
Holding on for your call
A different kind of a danger in the daylight
Can't you let me know
Now it's one more boy and it's one more line
Holding on for your call
Taking the pills just to pass the time
I can never say no
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine
Holding on for your call
Cause I'm gonna be free and I'm gonna be fine
But maybe not tonight
It's a different kind of danger
And the bells are ringing out
And I'm calling for my mother
As I pull the pillars down
It's a different kind of danger
And my feet are spinning around
Never knew I was a dancer
'till Delilah showed me how
It's a different kind of danger
And the bells are ringing out
And I'm calling for my mother
As I pull the pillars down
It's a different kind of danger
And my feet are spinning around
Never knew I was a dancer
'till Delilah showed me how
Viel ist in diesem Song verarbeitet. Dazu viel Sound, viel Lautstärke, viel Florance, viele Worte und viel, viel Energie. Diese lässt Florance los und bläst sie direkt in unsere Herzen. Cool!
Now I'm dancing with Delilah and her vision is mine
Holding on for your call
A different kind of danger in the daylight
I can never let go
Took anything to cut you I can find
Holding on for your call
A different kind of a danger in the daylight
Can't you let me know
Strung up, strung out for your love
Hang in, hung up, it's so rough
I'm rung and ringing out
Why can't you let me know
Strung up, strung out for your love
Hang in, hung up, it's so rough
I'm rung and ringing out
Why can't you let me know
It's a different kind of danger
And the bells are ringing out
And I'm calling for my mother
As I pull the pillars down
It's a different kind of danger
And my feet are spinning around
Never knew I was a dancer
'till Delilah showed me how
It's a different kind of danger
And the bells are ringing out
And I'm calling for my mother
As I pull the pillars down
It's a different kind of danger
And my feet are spinning around
Never knew I was a dancer
'till Delilah showed me how
Too fast for freedom
Sometimes it all falls down
These chains never leave me
I keep dragging them around
Too fast for freedom
Sometimes it all falls down
These chains never leave me
I keep dragging them around
Erheblich ruhiger ist "Long & Lost" und bietet wieder einen Moment der feinen Entspannung.
Lost in the fog, these hollow hills
Blood running hot, night chills
Without your love I'll be
So long and lost, are you missing me
Is it too late to come on home
Are all those bridges now old stone
Is it too late to come on home
Can the city forgive, I hear its sad song
Nicht nur poetisch, ist der schöne Song, nein. Vom Text her ist er gleich ein bisschen düster. Traurig, fast.
I need the clouds to cover me
Pull in the dark, surround me
Without your love I'll be
So long and lost, are you missing me
Is it too late to come on home
Are all those bridges now old stone
Is it too late to come on home
Can the city forgive, I hear its sad song
It's been so long between the words we spoke
Will you be there up on the shore, I hope
You wonder why it is that I came home
I figured out where I belong
But it's too late to come on home
Are all those bridges now old stone
But it's too late to come on home
Can the city forgive, I hear its sad song
Das Video zu "Long & Lost habt ihr ja schon weiter oben gesehen.
Ein toller, zarter Song, der zudem genau auf das Album passt.
"Caught" ist wieder ein gute Laune Song. Die Melodie der Schifferklaviers ist aufmunternt und das Oh, Oh, Oh von Florance stimmt ein.
It's the hardest thing I've ever had to do
To try and keep from calling you
Well, can my dreams keep coming true
How can they, cause when I sleep
I never dream of you
As if the dream of you, it sleeps too
But it never slips away
It just gains its strength and digs its hooks
To drag me through the day
And I'm caught
Der Refrain ist klasse melodiös und man singt schon wieder mit.
I forget all that I've been taught
I can't keep calm, I can't keep still
Pulled apart against my will
Launig geht es weiter.
It's the hardest thing I've ever had to prove
You turn to salt as I turned around to look at you
Old friends have said, the books I've read
Say it's the thing to do
But it's hard to see it when you're in it
Cause I went blind for you
Then you leave my head and crawl out of bed
Subconscious
And for those hours deep in the dark
Perhaps you don't exist
But I'm caught
I forget all that I've been taught
I can't keep calm, I can't keep still
Pulled apart against my will
And I was thrashing on the line
Somewhere between
Desperate and divine
I can't keep calm, I can't keep still
Persephone will have her fill
And I'm caught
I forget all that I've been taught
I can't keep calm, I can't keep still
Pulled apart against my will
And I'm caught
I forget all that I've been taught
I can't keep calm, I can't keep still
Pulled apart against my will
Besonders die Leichtigkeit zum Ende hin gefällt mir sehr.
"Third Eye" ist nochmal groß und laut.
An original lifeline,
original lifeline,
An original lifeline,
original lifeline.
Don't make a shadow of yourself,
always shutting out the light.
Caught in your own creation.
Look up, look up!
It tore you open
And oh, how much!
'Cause there's a hole where your heart lies
and I can see it with my third eye.
And oh my touch is madness
You come away, you don't know how
Mindert aber nicht im geringsten den gute Laune Faktor des Albums.
An original lifeline,
original lifeline,
An original lifeline,
original lifeline.
Hey, look up!
You don't have to be a ghost,
here amongst the living.
You are flesh and blood!
And you deserve to be loved and you deserve what you are given.
And oh, how much!
'Cause there's a hole where your heart lies
and I can see it with my third eye.
And oh my touch is madness
You come away, you don't know how.
Im Gegenteil, der Song gibt Kraft und Mut. Man fühlt sich nicht nur gut, man fühlt sich blendend!
An original lifeline,
original lifeline,
An original lifeline,
original lifeline.
'Cause there's a hole where your heart lies
and I can see it with my third eye.
And oh my touch is madness
You come away, you don't know how.
An original lifeline,
original lifeline,
An original lifeline,
original lifeline.
Could you pay it as a tribute?
The only thing you let hold you
Wear it now on the mantle
Always there to remind you
Genau die richtige Mädels-Musik!
Would you pay it as a tribute?
The only thing you let hold you
Wear it now on the mantle
Always there to remind you
I'm the same, I'm the same
I'm trying to change.
I'm the same, I'm the same
I'm trying to change.
I'm the same, I'm the same
I'm trying to change!
'Cause there's a hole where your heart lies
and I can see it with my third eye.
And oh my touch is madness
You come away, you don't know how.
An original lifeline,
original lifeline,
An original lifeline,
original lifeline.
I'm the same, I'm the same
I'm trying to change.
I'm the same, I'm the same
I'm trying to change.
I'm the same, I'm the same
I'm trying to change -
Original lifeline...
Nicht nur die Melodie sollen Mut machen, dies ist auch die Message des Textes. Eben genau das richtige, für einen Herbsttag, zum gut fühlen.
"St. Jude" ist der vorletzte Song des Abums und klingt ungewohnt elektronisch. Genauso ungewohnt ist der Hall auf Florances Stimme.
Another conversation with no destination
Another battle never won
Each side is a loser
So who cares who fired the gun
And I'm learning so I'm leaving
And even though I'm grieving
I'm trying to find a meaning
Let loss reveal it
Let loss reveal it
Auch wenn sogar der Refrain ruhiger ist, gute Laune gibt er uns trotzdem.
St Jude, the patron saint of the lost causes
St Jude, we were lost before she started
St Jude, we lay in bed as she whipped around us
St Jude, maybe I've always been more comfortable in chaos
"St. Jude" wurde beim ersten Hören ebenfalls direkter Favourit.
And I was on the island and you were there too
But somehow through the storm I couldn't get to you,
Oh St Jude, somehow she knew
And she came to give her blessing while causing devastation
And I couldn't keep my mouth shut, I just had to mention
Grabbing your attention
St Jude, the patron saint of the lost causes
St Jude, we were lost before she started
St Jude, we lay in bed as she whipped around us
St Jude, maybe I've always been more comfortable in chaos
Trotz der bewusst betonten elektronischen Musik, es ist unverkennbar Florance. Dazu sind Sound und Stimme derart stimmig. Toll gemacht.
Das Album schließt dann mit "Mother" ab.
Oh lord, won't you leave me
Leave me on my knees
Cause I belong to the ground now
And it belongs to thee
And oh lord, won't you leave me
Leave me just like this
Cause I belong to the ground now
I want no more than this
How I long for the older
The sun keeps burning deep
Every stone in this city keeps reminding me
Can you protect me from what I want?
The love I let in, it left me so lost
Nochmal locker in der Strophe, um im Refrain richtig aufzudrehen.
Mother, make me
Make me a big tall tree
So I can shed my leaves and let it blow through me
Mother, make me
Make me a big grey cloud
So I can rain on you things I can't say out loud
Gute Laune und Kraft, bekommen wir auch zum Ende des Albums.
All these couples are kissing
And I can't stand the heat
I lost my shoes and left the party
I wander in the street
I put my feet into the fountain
The statues all asleep
No use wishing on the water
It grants you no relief
Mother, make me
Make me a bird of prey
So I can rise above this, let it fall away
Mother, make me
Make me a song so sweet
Heaven trembles, fallen at our feet
Ein guter Abschluss!
Oh lord, won't you leave me
Leave me on my knees
Cause I belong to the ground now
And it belongs to thee
And oh lord, won't you leave me
Leave me just like this
Cause I belong to the ground now
I want no more than this
Oh lord, won't you leave me
Leave me on my knees
Cause I belong to the ground now
And it belongs to thee
Oh lord, won't you leave me
Leave me just like this
Cause I belong to the ground now
I want no more than this
Das war das Album des Monats September. "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" von Florance + the Machine.
Stammleser wissen bereits, dass ich Florance zu einer der besten Künstlerinnen unserer Zeit zähle. Das ist sie, und ihr neues Album ist klasse geworden.
Die Stimme ist der Wahnsinn, erinnert mich manchmal an Chrissie Hynde, Sängerin der Pretenders, gerade in der Art zu singen. Man merkt die Kunst in jedem Takt, aber gleichzeitig ist sie so nah, wie keine.
Mit dem Album "How Bis, How Blue, How Beautiful" hat sie nicht nur den perfekten Soundtrack zu Herbst geschaffen, nein. Es ist durchweg ein gute Laune Album für Mädels. Genauso wie zum Beispiel die Musik von Rosenstolz gibt der Sound von Florance uns Kraft und Mut durch den Tag zu kommen.
Also, legt euch die CD auch ins Auto ein, Mädels! Das macht selbst den schlimmsten Stau harmlos und den größten Stress unwichtig.
Bis zum nächsten Monat.
For The Love Of Music!
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