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Nona Hendryx - The Art Of Defense (1984) [2012, Remastered & Expanded Edition]
R&B, Pop/Rock, Electronic, Urban | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 01:14:39 | 661,78 Mb
Label: Sony Music/Funkytowngrooves (USA) | Cat.# FTG-276 | Released: 2012-02-27 (1984)
R&B, Pop/Rock, Electronic, Urban | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 01:14:39 | 661,78 Mb
Label: Sony Music/Funkytowngrooves (USA) | Cat.# FTG-276 | Released: 2012-02-27 (1984)
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Nona Hendryx - The Art Of Defense (1984) [2012, Remastered & Expanded Edition]
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It is amazing how polarizing (for listeners) Bill Laswell's Material side projects can be. They are either fresh and inventive or stale and uninspired. Unfortunately, Nona Hendryx's 1984 Material-produced album "The Art of Defense" falls into the latter category another case of some very talented folks making a very bland record. Nona and the Material crew are obviously capable of great things, but despite the formidable pedigree of the artists involved, "The Art of Defense" falls short of expectations. There are few real songs here, lyrically, so (if the group were going for the Donna Summer disco diva over complex-studio-grooves kind of thing) it would have made sense to make the music more engaging. Lord knows Laswell is capable of that. Neither the music nor the vocal performances ever take center stage, and the result is simply a boring album. The songs with the least going on in them (and the least going for them) are, invariably, the longest songs on the album, and the two songs that are actually somewhat engaging and well realized ("Electricity" and "Ghost Love") are the record's shortest tracks there is a lesson in here somewhere.
~Review by J. Scott McClintock
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Nona Hendryx - The Art Of Defense (1984) [2012, Remastered & Expanded Edition]
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Release of the album: 1984 [LP RCA, Cat.# AFL1-4999, USA]
Release of this CD: 2012, February, 27 [CD Funkytowngrooves (USA), Cat.# FTG-276 / UPC: 0851903003199]
℗ 2012 Sony Music Entertainment, This compilation © 2012 Funkytowngrooves USA.
Distributed by Funkytowngrooves USA.
Manufactured by Sony Music Entertainment.
Printed/Made in USA
Notes: Remastered from the Original Master Tapes with 7 Bonus Tracks.
Credits:
Backing Vocals – Afrika Bambaataa, Amad Henderson, B.J. Nelson, Benny Diggs, Cherise Collins, Dolette McDonald (The Daughter), Fonzi Thornton, Fred Fowler (Shango), Kevin Owens, Mr. Biggs, Nona Hendryx, Patrice Collins, Ray Simpson
Bass – Bill Laswell
Bells – Aiyb Dieng, Daniel Ponce
Clavinet – Bernie Worrell
Congas – Daniel Ponce
Design [Reissue Package] – Roger Williams
Drum Machine [DMX], Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Michael Beinhorn
Drums – Trevor Gale
Drums [Snare], Panpipes – Trevor Gales
Engineer – Robert Musso
Engineer [Mastering] – Howie Weinberg
Guitar – Eddie Martinez
Liner Notes – Christian John Wikane
Percussion – Daniel Ponce
Producer – Material (tracks: 1 to 12), Nona Hendryx (tracks: 1 to 12), Tom Scott (tracks: 13, 14)
Production Manager – Matt Murphy
Reissue Producer – Tony Calvert
Reissue Producer [Assistant] – Randy Mahon
Remastered By – Maria Triana
Synthesizer – Bernie Worrell, Jeff Bova
Talking Drum – Aiyb Dieng
Tape [Tapes], Noises [Records] – Bill Laswell
Tom Tom [Simmons Toms], Noises [Metal] – Trevor Gale
Tracklist:
01. I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (06:13)
(Nona Hendryx)
02. Soft Targets (04:25)
(Nona Hendryx)
03. The Life (06:33)
(Nona Hendryx, Kevan Staples)
04. To The Bone (05:17)
(Nona Hendryx)
05. Electricity (03:51)
(Nona Hendryx, Dan Hartman)
06. Ghost Love (04:16)
(Nona Hendryx, Trevor Gale, Kenneth Hairston)
07. I Want You (04:21)
(Nona Hendryx, Ellen Foley, Jeffrey Kent)
Bonus Tracks:
08. I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (Dance Remix) (05:43)
(Nona Hendryx)
09. I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (Single Version) (03:54)
(Nona Hendryx)
10. I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (Instrumental) (04:42)
(Nona Hendryx)
11. To The Bone (12" Version) (06:16)
(Nona Hendryx)
12. To The Bone (Pygmy Dub Mix - Parts I & II) (10:17)
(Nona Hendryx)
13. Heart Of A Woman (03:43)
(Tom Scott, Candy Parton)
14. Heart Of A Woman (Extended Remix) (05:02)
(Tom Scott, Candy Parton)
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See also:
Nona Hendryx - Nona (1983) [2012, Remastered & Expanded]
Nona Hendryx - The Heat (1985) [2011, Remastered & Expanded]
Nona Hendryx - Female Trouble (1987)