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One of the many "next big things" of 1990s' Brit-pop, the Jack were the
vehicle for singer Anthony Reynolds' morose pop ballads.
The early singles (Kid Stardust, Wintercomesummer,
White Jazz)
borrow the orchestral excesses of Verve
and the driving guitars of Oasis
and a bit of teenage angst to compose atmospheric dream-pop in the vein of
the Tindersticks.
The dreadful album Pioneer Soundtracks (Too Pure, 1996) is chock full
of languid, decadent ballads like Of Lights and
Dress You In Mourning that make Frank Sinatra sound like a genius.
Biography of a First Son steals the melody from
Johnny Rivers' Secret Agent Man and turns it into a cabaret number.
The Jazz Age (Too Pure, 1998) contains the singles
3 O'clock In The Morning and Lolita Elle.
Jacques is a side project of Anthony Reynolds. Jacques has released
How To Make Love Vol 1 (Setanta, 1997), featuring Momus,
and To Stars (Setanta, 2000), both devoted to a humbler and more
private form of folk-pop.
Jack's The End Of The Way (Crepuscule, 2002) is, if possible, even
more literate and erudite than the early albums. That is also their problem:
too verbose, and too self-conscious, it ends up sounding more like literature
than music.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Claudio Lancia)
Una delle molte "next big things" del Brit-pop degli anni ‘90, i Jack furono il veicolo per le cupe ballate pop del cantante Anthony Reynolds. I primi singoli (Kid Stardust, Wintercomesummer, White Jazz) prendono in prestito gli eccessi orchestrali dei Verve e le chitarre battenti degli Oasis ed un po’ di male di vivere adolescenziale nel comporre un atmosferico dream-pop sullo stile dei Tindersticks.
Il terribile album Pioneer Soundtracks (Too Pure, 1996) è composto da languide, decadenti ballate come Of Lights e Dress You In Mourning che fanno sembrare Frank Sinatra un genio. Biography of a First Son ruba le melodie di Johnny Rivers' Secret Agent Man e le trasforma in un numero da cabaret.
The Jazz Age (Too Pure, 1998) contiene i singoli 3 O'clock In The Morning e Lolita Elle.
I Jacques sono un progetto parallelo di Anthony Reynolds. I Jacques hanno pubblicato How To Make Love Vol 1 (Setanta, 1997), con la partecipazione di Momus, e To Stars (Setanta, 2000).
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