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Ian Brown's third solo album confirms that the former Stone Roses singer has now settled into what may euphemistically be termed his trademark sound. Music of the Spheres, like its predecessors Unfinished Monkey Business and Golden Greats, coalesces around a shuffling, semi-funky rhythm section, spasmodic guitar sparks, and Ian's comfy, flat vocal intoning a mixed bag of cosmic insights. The conservatism is no drawback: Brown has found a winning formula and is not minded to change it. So, in addition to the musical familiarity, King Monkey revisits previous lyrical concerns: both "Gravy Train" and "Whispers" condemn Met Bar-frequenting, cocaine-abusing media types, and "Hear No Speak No" is merely glancing mystic guff. Brown can do much better and, thankfully, he does. On the layered, symphonic "F.E.A.R." he recites a string of acronyms (For Everyman a Religion, Final Execution and Resurrection, etc) over a luscious stoned beat, and "Stardust" is a lurching, baggy groove-heavy monster from the halcyon days of Madchester, as is the trippy, knowing "Bubbles". True, Ian Brown is still no Sinatra, but to the credit of this maverick icon, Music of the Spheres is a clever, insidious album from a man who knows exactly what he's doing. --Ian Gittins
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well, what can I say about Music of the Spheres? The latest Ian Brown album is what I would describe as a natural progression, in a series of journeys. With every album his work seems to advance in all areas. From the beginnings of his solo career with Unfinished Monkey Buisness, to the more experimental electronic sounding Golden Greats, Ian has come up smelling of roses with this stone set winner. From the outset of the album, F.E.A.R to the grand finale with Shadow of a Saint, Ian carves a deep groove, which is exactly what he does best. Keeping in with his general space-cadet style, he manages to make the album just float by from track to track effortlessly. Without, dare I say, even one bad moment. Stardust is well-mellow, Gravy Train is another dig at the Champagne & cocaine vampires of the world. Bubbles is a classic, uncannily reminding me of Beautiful Stranger by Madonna?? Northern Lights is another beautiful track with lyrics to match "I love to see you free & dancing. You are my angel and my play thing" sings Ian in his soft Manc whisper. Whispers has more of a dance/rock feel, with orchestral stab's & raw guitar. El Mundo Pequeno has Ian singing totally in Spanish, it has an all round Mexican feel. Forever & a day is a nice short track with floaty sounds, but but my fave track has got to be Shadow of a saint.
"Sat in the grass, upon a hill, the air so still, you came to me to say, I'll take away your tears & stay with you for years" - I hope that is a promise. I'm addicted to this album, like the two that came before it. It just get's better with every listen...I'm standing in the shadow of a saint.
"Sat in the grass, upon a hill, the air so still, you came to me to say, I'll take away your tears & stay with you for years" - I hope that is a promise. I'm addicted to this album, like the two that came before it. It just get's better with every listen...I'm standing in the shadow of a saint.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Since the sad demise of the Stone Roses, Ian Brown has released some patchy work.. a mixture of brilliant tracks and some real duds (Unfinished Monkey Business is a good example of this - some brilliant tunes, some unplayable) "Music of the Spheres", however, only contains one weak track ("Hear no, see no").. of the remainder, "Gravy Train" and "Stardust" are good. "Northern Lights" and "Shadow of a saint" are corkers! Buy it.. play it a couple of times.. you won't be able to stop humming the tunes to yourself. It's a cool cd.. occasionally miss the powerful guitar of yesteryear (but what did happen to the Seahorses?)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This album is brilliant and without doubt his best work since THAT album in 1989. Apart from the hideous Hear No See No every song is fantastic, the best songs being F.E.A.R., Bubbles and Whispers.Throughout the album he mixes guitars, great lyrics, good vocals, great production (from Dave McCracken) and an electronic fusion of keyboards and drum machines to create one of the best albums of 2001.
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Music of the spheres
I only discovered Ian Brown late last year... this album is fab.
The purchaser described the CD as in "very good 'used' condition"... however it looks brand new!
The purchaser described the CD as in "very good 'used' condition"... however it looks brand new!
Published 10 months ago by Chrissy
Proably his best album to date (2009)
This is probably Ian Brown's best album to date-clever, seemingly effortless, it just glides along. Northern Lights is an all time classic track with immensely powerful understated... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by Alexander G. Marshall
break away from too much manafactured music
To set the music straight i loved and love the Stone Roses but for the sake of this review and the your taste in music - lets move on shall we ? Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2005 by will ozborne
Monkey Magic?
There are still some Roses fans out there, who hold there breath when one of the groups former members is due to release a record. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2002 by "yurgy"
Ian Brown Music of the Spheres
This album is great. its extremly remanicant of previous works and that of Stone Roses, Led zeplin. incredible singles and an interesting sleeve, with lyrics fo el mundo pequeno... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2002
Legend
First two albums are very good but if your a stone roses fan and you want some more of the mellow tones of mr browns voice then this album is an absolute must for your collection. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2002 by nmid
The Godfather part 3
And so Ian Brown returns to the fray with his third solo album in four years. This piece is certainly his finest since the Roses and is a terrifically well put together... Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2001
Top return enhanced by collaboration with Francis Dunnery
Much has already been written about how this is a return to top form form by Ian Brown, but surely there can be no coincidence that this album shows many influences from that much... Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2001 by Pete (flyingbarrel44@hotmail.com)
good, but let down by a couple of naff songs
Brown again manages to accommodate his limited vocals into some excellent tunes. The first single 'F.E.A.R.', has superb strings and guitars to accompany the lyrics. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2001 by leftwingtrads@aol.com
Give him another banana... king monkey done good.
Nice one Ian, we knew you were the one with all the talent. Who needs those 'musicians' from rone stoses or whatever you call them. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2001
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