Christopher Rainbow - Home Of The Brave (1975)
Christopher Rainbow - Home Of The Brave (1975)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & iPod M4A(Tracks) & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2007 | Polydor, UICY-93250 | ~ 254 or 255 or 94 Mb | Scans(jpg, 300dpi) Included
Rock / Art-Rock / Contemporary Pop/Rock
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & iPod M4A(Tracks) & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2007 | Polydor, UICY-93250 | ~ 254 or 255 or 94 Mb | Scans(jpg, 300dpi) Included
Rock / Art-Rock / Contemporary Pop/Rock
It must have felt like something of a coup for the little-known Scottish singer/songwriter Chris Rainbow to get teamed up with one of America's hottest production teams of the early '70s. Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff had been crucial in transforming the work of Stevie Wonder on albums like Music of My Mind and Talking Book, and were also known for their pioneering Moog albums under the name of T.O.N.T.O.'s Expanding Head Band. The pair had evolved a genuinely distinctive production sound based on a subtle and atmospheric blend of synthesizers and live instruments. Though most synth-dominated albums from the mid-'70s long since started to show their age to the point where they've become lionized by the whole retro analog-synth movement, Home of the Brave wears its years lightly. No little credit for this must go to Cecil and Margouleff's subtly layered arrangements, yet far more is due to Rainbow's command of timeless melody and vocal harmonies. By the time Home of the Brave was released, he was already starting to carve a moderately successful niche as a purveyor of undemanding soft rock, yet here he suggested he was capable of so much more. Like many songwriters, Rainbow was clearly in thrall to Pet Sounds-era Brian Wilson, and his album's default setting is a kind of languid and wistful evocation of happy days on sun-kissed beaches drawing to a close. Songs like "Is the Summer Really Over?" and "On My Way" in themselves would have guaranteed Home of the Brave a place in the affections of any listener disappointed by the results of the latest Brian-is-back campaign. But on two tracks, Rainbow proved himself to be more than just another Wilson acolyte. The epic title track boasts not one, but two serenely winding melodies worthy of the man himself and beautifully arranged by Cecil and Margouleff. Yet the standout track is one that whisks the listener far away from the sound of gently crashing surf back to the mean streets of Glasgow. With Rainbow's aching voice accompanied only by piano and the ambient sounds of lashing rain and running feet, "Glasgow Boy" is a heartbreaking lament for the senseless waste of Saturday night street warfare framed by a stunning melody. Though Rainbow went on to hold down a variety of jobs that probably earned him more than all his solo records put together – including vocalist with the Alan Parsons Project and Camel – "Home of the Brave" and "Glasgow Boy" remain as tantalizing reminders of what might have been.by Christopher Evans, AMG
Christopher Rainbow - Home Of The Brave (1975):
Christopher Rainbow - Home Of The Brave (1975)
Tracklist:
01. Tarzana Reseda 03:06
02. Funky Parrot 03:49
03. On My Way 04:43
04. Glasgow Boy 06:07
05. Mr Man 03:16
06. In Memory 03:36
07. Is The Summer Really Over? 03:35
08. A Woman On My Mind 03:13
09. Home Of The Brave 07:43
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 12. May 2013, 10:20
Christopher Rainbow / Home Of The Brave
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EAC extraction logfile from 12. May 2013, 10:20
Christopher Rainbow / Home Of The Brave
Used drive : PIONEER BD-RW BDR-TD03 Adapter: 0 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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3 | 6:56.49 | 4:43.03 | 31249 | 52476
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7 | 24:40.37 | 3:35.31 | 111037 | 127192
8 | 28:15.68 | 3:13.47 | 127193 | 141714
9 | 31:29.40 | 7:43.45 | 141715 | 176484
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Test CRC 07DBDFA2
Copy CRC 07DBDFA2
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log date: 2013-07-10 13:03:58
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Christopher Rainbow - Home Of The Brave (1975)
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