Youngblood (Audrey Horne album)
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42 min 56 s |
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Youngblood is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band Audrey Horne . It was released on January 25, 2013 in Norway and on February 1, 2013 in German-speaking countries on Napalm Records .
Emergence
Songwriting
The songs for the album were created in 2012. In contrast to the first three albums, where the music was mainly written by the guitarists Arve Isdal and Thomas Tofthagen , the songs were created through joint jam sessions in the rehearsal room. Bassist Espen Lien was also involved , who has supported the band as a live musician since 2009 and finally became a permanent member of the band.
“At first it was difficult and strange, especially for Thomas [Tofthagen] and me, to give up some“ control ”. But we quickly found out that we could get more out of our potential with this way of working "
According to Isdal, new signing Espen Lien played a big part in the fact that some songs are more simply structured than in the past. When Isdal suggested playing repeated riffs with different notes , Lien suggested keeping the riffs simple and made comparisons with the band Van Halen . Many songs have been built around the vocal lines written by singer Torkjell Rød . Another difference to the previous album is the lower number of harmony chants and the higher tempo of the songs.
Recordings
For September of that year a European tour was planned in the opening act of Kill Devil Hill , but it had to be canceled. Thereupon the recordings began in the Duper Studios in Bergen , Norway, under the direction of Even Johansen. Guitar, bass and drums were recorded live. The guest musician was the sound engineer Ivar Sandøy, who contributed castanets to the song This Ends Here . The keyboards played a Kim Gulbrandsen, who is part of the Live occupation of the band for years. The vocals and keyboards were recorded in Evan Johansen's studio. Mixed and mastered was Youngblood Jørgen Træen. The recordings took around three weeks in total.
publication
In November 2012 the band signed a contract with their new record company Napalm Records. Singer Torkjell Rød justified the step with the fact that Napalm Records has tried hardest for the band and that the band has priority there. Another argument for the musicians was that Napalm Records has increasingly signed hard rock bands in recent years.
In addition to the regular version of the album, there is a limited edition which, in addition to the eleven songs on the album, also includes the song I Wanna Know You and demo versions of the songs This Ends Here and The Open Sea . In addition, there are two versions on record which, in addition to the bonus tracks of the limited CD version, also contain a demo version of the song Show and Tell . The records also come with a CD and a poster . The version on transparent vinyl is limited to 400 copies, the version on sky blue vinyl is limited to 100 copies.
The album cover was designed by singer Torkjell Rød and is based on the cover motif of the Kiss album Rock and Roll Over . According to Rød, the motif should express the unity within the band and the new level of energy that the music has on the album. For the song Redemption Blues one was music video rotated.
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According to guitarist Arve Isdal , the album title Youngblood is supposed to express how the musicians felt during the recordings.
“We all turned our thoughts back to when we were 16 years old. Playing in a band and making music was the only thing that was really important. "
Redemption Blues is a song about drinking alcohol . The theme song is about the fact that experience and honesty always triumphs over greed for money. As an example, singer Torkjell Rød cited that if you sit down and try to write a hit , you usually fail . However, if you try to write a good song, people will recognize it and turn it into a hit.
In There Goes a Lady is about a painful relationship that should stop the man, but it does not want. Singer Torkjell Rød uses the sirens from Greek mythology as a metaphor . Show and Tell criticizes Facebook for collecting all the information that is revealed to the social network and for getting an idea of the users.
The song Pretty Little Sunshine is dedicated to all the crazy people who make this world more interesting. This Ends Here is about the illegitimate son of a pirate who reaches a point in his life from which there is no going back.
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Reviews
The German magazine Metal Hammer selected Youngblood as album of the month for February 2013. Matthias Weckmann praised the "extraordinary ease with which the quintet rushed through the sixties, seventies and eighties and still has sensational melodic lines" and awarded six out of seven points. However, Weckmann criticized the “horrible cover”, with which “you don't even get applause in the art class of the Anonymous Myopia ”. In Rock Hard was Youngblood also voted album of the month. Andreas Himmelstein highlighted the "first-class guitar work" and "fantastic, super catchy, but never ingratiating melodies in the choruses that make Audrey Horne one of the most exciting rock 'n' roll bands on the current scene". Himmelstein awarded eight out of ten points.
Peter Kubaschk from the online magazine Powermetal.de described it as "the greatest art in the age of retro & classic rock hype, recording an album that was also clearly influenced by the greats of the seventies, but still sounds contemporary and absolutely independent". For this he awarded nine out of ten points. Peppe from undergrounded.de wrote that “the melancholy of the previous albums has given way to a much harder musical pace”. Audrey Horne would fill the vacuum between rock and heavy metal with good, entertaining songs that the listener will definitely remember. He rated the album 7.5 out of 10.
Chart placements
Youngblood entered the Norwegian album charts at number ten and gave the band the highest chart entry to date. For the first time the band reached chart placements outside of their home country. In the German album charts occupied Youngblood Place 66th
Awards
The Norwegian magazine Metal Hammer named Youngblood album of the year 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b AUDREY HORNE: 'Youngblood' Release Dates Announced. Blabbermouth.net , accessed April 5, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Torkjell Rød : Studio report Audrey Horne . In: SLAM alternative music magazine No. 65, page 13
- ↑ a b c d Tania Giménez: Audrey Horne (Eng.). Queen of Steel, accessed January 22, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c Götz Kühnemund : In the long run, only power helps! . In: Rock Hard , February 2013, page 42
- ^ Marius Mutz: INTERVIEW with Toschie by Audrey Horne. Metal1.info, accessed April 5, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Jason: 10 Q's with Toschie of AUDREY HORNE. Get Ready to Rock !, accessed on January 27, 2013 .
- ↑ Audrey Horne in the Norwegian charts. Norwegiancharts.com, accessed February 16, 2013 .
- ↑ Audrey Horne in the German charts. (No longer available online.) Musicline.de , archived from the original on March 6, 2016 ; Retrieved February 16, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Matthias Weckmann: Audrey Horne - Youngblood. Metal Hammer . Accessed January 16, 2013 .
- ↑ Andreas Himmelstein: Audrey Horne - Youngblood . In: Rock Hard, February 2012, page 93
- ^ Peter Kubaschk: Audrey Horne - Youngblood. Powermetal.de , accessed on January 16, 2013 .
- ↑ Peppe: Audrey Horne - Youngblood. Undergrounded.de, accessed on February 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Guro Juul Andersen: ÅRETS ALBUM 2013. (No longer available online.) Metal Hammer Norway, archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; accessed on December 2, 2013 .
Web links
- Official homepage of the band
- Youngblood at Allmusic (English)