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The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir (2017) [Official Digital Download]
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The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 150:58 minutes | 1,66 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
The Magnetic Fields' "50 Song Memoir" is the five-disc set chronicles the 50 years of songwriter Stephin Merritt's life with one song per year. On this release, in addition to his vocals on all 50 songs, Merritt plays more than 100 instruments, ranging from ukulele to piano to drum machine to abacus. The album was ranked on MetaCritic-com under the number 5 in "Best Album of 2017", and # 60 in "Most Discussed Album of 2017".
Stephin Merritt has never been afraid to think big, at least as far as his music is concerned, and his ad-hoc group the Magnetic Fields enjoyed their breakthrough with the wildly ambitious 1999 set 69 Love Songs, a three-disc collection featuring, yes, 69 songs about love. While that album bests 2017's 50 Song Memoir by 19 tracks, in nearly all other respects, 50 Song Memoir is a project of even greater scale and scope. Begun as Merritt was celebrating his 50th birthday, 50 Song Memoir finds him embracing pop songs as the medium for an autobiography, with each of the 50 tracks representing a different year in his life. The result is not an operatic narrative that ticks off various major events in Merritt's first half-century, but 50 Song Memoir does deliver a fascinating portrait of Merritt's life and times. Over the course of two-and-a-half hours, Merritt shares tales of his truly strange childhood, his interactions with his mother's many eccentric boyfriends, the joys and annoyances of life in New York City, his love of the city's bars and nightclubs, his dreams of being John Foxx of Ultravox, his hatred of surfing, relationships with numerous romantic partners, and the role music has played in nearly all of these episodes. As is his habit with the Magnetic Fields, Merritt handled the sizable majority of the instrumental chores on this album himself, making use of his large collection of electronic and acoustic instruments, and the results have a clanky, homespun charm that meshes nicely with the alternately buoyant and snarky tone of his frequently lovely melodies. But the real star of 50 Song Memoir is Stephin Merritt the songwriter – these missives are full of wit, intelligence, and engaging wordplay that bring a playful touch to even the most dire subject matter (and a very human sense of gravity to the funnier numbers). And the closer, "Somebody's Fetish," is a hilarious but encouraging statement of how love eventually comes to us all, showing even Merritt knows the value of a happy ending. There are very few working songwriters who could have pulled off this sort of a project this well, and even fewer who could make this giant-sized song cycle feel so intimate and accessible. 50 Song Memoir is a rare example of Stephin Merritt offering a look into his offstage life, but just as importantly it's a reminder of why he's a truly great songwriter, and this ranks with his finest work.
Tracklist:
01 - '66: Wonder Where I'm From
02 - '67: Come Back as a Cockroach
03 - '68: A Cat Called Dionysus
04 - '69: Judy Garland
05 - '70: They're Killing Children Over There
06 - '71 I Think I'll Make Another World
07 - '72: Eye Contact
08 - '73: It Could Have Been Paradise
09 - '74: No
10 - '75: My Mama Ain't
11 - '76: Hustle 76
12 - '77: Life Ain't All Bad
13 - '78: The Blizzard of '78
14 - '79: Rock'n'Roll Will Ruin Your Life
15 - '80: London by Jetpack
16 - '81: How to Play the Synthesizer
17 - '82: Happy Beeping
18 - '83: Foxx and I
19 - '84: Danceteria!
20 - '85: Why I Am Not a Teenager
21 - '86: How I Failed Ethics
22 - '87: At the Pyramid
23 - '88: Ethan Frome
24 - '89: The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo
25 - '90: Dreaming in Tetris
26 - '91: The Day I Finally…
27 - '92: Weird Diseases
28 - '93: Me and Fred and Dave and Ted
29 - '94: Haven't Got a Penny
30 - '95: A Serious Mistake
31 - '96: I'm Sad!
32 - '97: Eurodisco Trio
33 - '98: Lovers' Lies
34 - '99: Fathers in the Clouds
35 - '00: Ghosts of the Marathon Dancers
36 - '01: Have You Seen It in the Snow?
37 - '02: Be True to Your Bar
38 - '03: The Ex and I
39 - '04: Cold-Blooded Man
40 - '05: Never Again
41 - '06: Quotes
42 - '07: In the Snow White Cottages
43 - '08: Surfin'
44 - '09: Till You Come Back to Me
45 - '10: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
46 - '11: Stupid Tears
47 - '12: You Can Never Go Back to New York
48 - '13: Big Enough for Both of Us
49 - '14: I Wish I Had Pictures
50 - '15: Somebody's Fetish
Analyzed: The Magnetic Fields / 50 Song Memoir
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -1.01 dB -10.40 dB 2:36 02-'67: Come Back as a Cockroach
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.76 dB 2:48 03-'68: A Cat Called Dionysus
DR7 -0.93 dB -9.45 dB 3:18 04-'69: Judy Garland
DR8 -1.01 dB -11.50 dB 2:38 05-'70: They're Killing Children Over There
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.82 dB 2:57 06-'71 I Think I'll Make Another World
DR8 -1.01 dB -11.19 dB 2:56 07-'72: Eye Contact
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.21 dB 3:09 08-'73: It Could Have Been Paradise
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.66 dB 2:56 09-'74: No
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.56 dB 3:01 10-'75: My Mama Ain't
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.82 dB 3:16 11-'76: Hustle 76
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.24 dB 4:17 12-'77: Life Ain't All Bad
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.68 dB 3:17 13-'78: The Blizzard of '78
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.04 dB 3:00 14-'79: Rock'n'Roll Will Ruin Your Life
DR8 -1.01 dB -9.70 dB 3:00 15-'80: London by Jetpack
DR6 -1.01 dB -7.69 dB 3:08 16-'81: How to Play the Synthesizer
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.24 dB 3:12 17-'82: Happy Beeping
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.87 dB 2:44 18-'83: Foxx and I
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.21 dB 3:10 19-'84: Danceteria!
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.91 dB 3:05 20-'85: Why I Am Not a Teenager
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.22 dB 2:58 21-'86: How I Failed Ethics
DR5 -1.01 dB -9.69 dB 3:10 22-'87: At the Pyramid
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.61 dB 2:24 23-'88: Ethan Frome
DR7 -1.00 dB -9.99 dB 3:07 24-'89: The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.50 dB 3:22 25-'90: Dreaming in Tetris
DR9 -1.01 dB -12.87 dB 2:21 26-'91: The Day I Finally…
DR7 -0.98 dB -8.48 dB 3:11 27-'92: Weird Diseases
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.56 dB 3:10 28-'93: Me and Fred and Dave and Ted
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.04 dB 2:54 29-'94: Haven't Got a Penny
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.23 dB 3:11 30-'95: A Serious Mistake
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.72 dB 2:13 31-'96: I'm Sad!
DR7 -1.01 dB -8.67 dB 3:17 32-'97: Eurodisco Trio
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.40 dB 3:07 33-'98: Lovers' Lies
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.37 dB 2:53 34-'99: Fathers in the Clouds
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.95 dB 3:07 35-'00: Ghosts of the Marathon Dancers
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.81 dB 2:53 36-'01: Have You Seen It in the Snow?
DR5 -1.01 dB -9.76 dB 3:36 37-'02: Be True to Your Bar
DR9 -1.01 dB -13.35 dB 3:00 38-'03: The Ex and I
DR5 -1.01 dB -8.42 dB 3:07 39-'04: Cold-Blooded Man
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.81 dB 3:17 40-'05: Never Again
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.93 dB 2:18 41-'06: Quotes
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.99 dB 2:52 42-'07: In the Snow White Cottages
DR5 -1.01 dB -8.14 dB 2:49 43-'08: Surfin'
DR9 -1.01 dB -13.11 dB 2:30 44-'09: Till You Come Back to Me
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.22 dB 3:04 45-'10: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
DR8 -1.01 dB -12.33 dB 2:46 46-'11: Stupid Tears
DR7 -1.01 dB -8.96 dB 3:13 47-'12: You Can Never Go Back to New York
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.66 dB 3:04 48-'13: Big Enough for Both of Us
DR7 -0.88 dB -9.64 dB 3:09 49-'14: I Wish I Had Pictures
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.90 dB 3:41 50-'15: Somebody's Fetish
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Number of tracks: 50
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1494 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -1.01 dB -10.40 dB 2:36 02-'67: Come Back as a Cockroach
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.76 dB 2:48 03-'68: A Cat Called Dionysus
DR7 -0.93 dB -9.45 dB 3:18 04-'69: Judy Garland
DR8 -1.01 dB -11.50 dB 2:38 05-'70: They're Killing Children Over There
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.82 dB 2:57 06-'71 I Think I'll Make Another World
DR8 -1.01 dB -11.19 dB 2:56 07-'72: Eye Contact
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.21 dB 3:09 08-'73: It Could Have Been Paradise
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.66 dB 2:56 09-'74: No
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.56 dB 3:01 10-'75: My Mama Ain't
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.82 dB 3:16 11-'76: Hustle 76
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.24 dB 4:17 12-'77: Life Ain't All Bad
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.68 dB 3:17 13-'78: The Blizzard of '78
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.04 dB 3:00 14-'79: Rock'n'Roll Will Ruin Your Life
DR8 -1.01 dB -9.70 dB 3:00 15-'80: London by Jetpack
DR6 -1.01 dB -7.69 dB 3:08 16-'81: How to Play the Synthesizer
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.24 dB 3:12 17-'82: Happy Beeping
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.87 dB 2:44 18-'83: Foxx and I
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.21 dB 3:10 19-'84: Danceteria!
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.91 dB 3:05 20-'85: Why I Am Not a Teenager
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.22 dB 2:58 21-'86: How I Failed Ethics
DR5 -1.01 dB -9.69 dB 3:10 22-'87: At the Pyramid
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.61 dB 2:24 23-'88: Ethan Frome
DR7 -1.00 dB -9.99 dB 3:07 24-'89: The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.50 dB 3:22 25-'90: Dreaming in Tetris
DR9 -1.01 dB -12.87 dB 2:21 26-'91: The Day I Finally…
DR7 -0.98 dB -8.48 dB 3:11 27-'92: Weird Diseases
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.56 dB 3:10 28-'93: Me and Fred and Dave and Ted
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.04 dB 2:54 29-'94: Haven't Got a Penny
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.23 dB 3:11 30-'95: A Serious Mistake
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.72 dB 2:13 31-'96: I'm Sad!
DR7 -1.01 dB -8.67 dB 3:17 32-'97: Eurodisco Trio
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.40 dB 3:07 33-'98: Lovers' Lies
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.37 dB 2:53 34-'99: Fathers in the Clouds
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.95 dB 3:07 35-'00: Ghosts of the Marathon Dancers
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.81 dB 2:53 36-'01: Have You Seen It in the Snow?
DR5 -1.01 dB -9.76 dB 3:36 37-'02: Be True to Your Bar
DR9 -1.01 dB -13.35 dB 3:00 38-'03: The Ex and I
DR5 -1.01 dB -8.42 dB 3:07 39-'04: Cold-Blooded Man
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.81 dB 3:17 40-'05: Never Again
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.93 dB 2:18 41-'06: Quotes
DR6 -1.01 dB -8.99 dB 2:52 42-'07: In the Snow White Cottages
DR5 -1.01 dB -8.14 dB 2:49 43-'08: Surfin'
DR9 -1.01 dB -13.11 dB 2:30 44-'09: Till You Come Back to Me
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.22 dB 3:04 45-'10: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
DR8 -1.01 dB -12.33 dB 2:46 46-'11: Stupid Tears
DR7 -1.01 dB -8.96 dB 3:13 47-'12: You Can Never Go Back to New York
DR7 -1.01 dB -10.66 dB 3:04 48-'13: Big Enough for Both of Us
DR7 -0.88 dB -9.64 dB 3:09 49-'14: I Wish I Had Pictures
DR7 -1.01 dB -9.90 dB 3:41 50-'15: Somebody's Fetish
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Number of tracks: 50
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1494 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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