Nobody Ever Dies
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Artist: Patrick Freyne and his Bad IntentionsAuthor: Nicola Marie O Riordan Review of Nobody Ever Dies Patrick Freyne and his Bad Intentions "The earth will erode and the sky will explode"" is the opening line to the album Nobody Ever Dies by Patrick Freyne and His Bad Intentions. I ask Mr Freyne is it merely [...]
Artist: Patrick Freyne and his Bad Intentions
Author: Nicola Marie O Riordan
Review of Nobody Ever Dies
Patrick Freyne and his Bad Intentions
"The earth will erode and the sky will explode"" is the opening line to the album Nobody Ever Dies by Patrick Freyne and His Bad Intentions. I ask Mr Freyne is it merely a sarcastic rant" "It's not a sarcastic rant. Quite the opposite. My old English teacher Leo Brennan" who this album is dedicated to and who was a great friend to me" was a devout atheist and used to say that the idea of "Nothing" happening after death was "absolutely glorious". He died earlier this year and I wrote this little atheist lullaby for him. It's totally sincere. I find it soothing. It's about the universe getting rid of all the clutter."
On Boy Sow Your Seed we see an amazing duet" the vocal styling of Frances reminds me very much of a young June Carter. Digging Holes starts off with a major Beck sound flowed by soulful harmonies" funky bass" some country style guitar handling and some electric guitar to boot" Listening to the song In My Country I feel a strong" opinionated" political vibe coming through. It"s great to see that these guys aren"t afraid to express themselves.
The most popular excuse in human history is even made sound beautifully profound when they deliver the lyrics "I was drunk" in Gravity Blues"again with the comedy. This album has an excellent variety of styles and keeps the listener on his/her toes. Surprisingly enough a lot of the instruments used on this album are toys" furniture and other random objects" "It was a great and terrible day when I realised that for all the work I might put into an intricate and painfully crafted guitar line" a two note melodica part actually sounded better. Lots of different sounds are great. Guitars are nice" but they can get boring. Melodicas" glockenspiels" stylaphones" plastic tubing and metal table"legs can sometimes be just the job."
It sounds like these guys and gal immensely enjoyed the recording process" "We recorded everything ourselves. Jack Cawley our guitar player recorded it and Les Keye our bass player mixed. It was recorded in Jack's sitting room and mixed in Les's bedroom. The basic tracks for the album were recorded in two days. It was a very enjoyable experience. We did about twenty songs with nice scones and cups of tea in Jack's sitting room. But my favourite track is March on the City of Love because it's totally live" it was two in the morning and we had moved from tea to whiskey."
This whole album screams award winning soundtrack"major atmosphere here" There"s an intelligent creative diversity found lurking in the depths of the brains of Patrick Freyne and his Bad Intentions. To conclude I think this album is honest and imaginative. Here we have Patrick Freyne and his Bad Intentions making country music cool in 2006.