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Birds Flying Away
''Birds Flying Away'' is the second album by Mason Jennings. It was released in January 2000 in music, 2000 by the label Bar/None. While writing this album, the drummer Chris Stock left and was replaced. Jennings had another setback for six months when he contracted mononucleosis, which delayed the release of the album. Jennings is compared to Dave Matthews in a ''New York Times'' review. Unlike the debut, the album included several songs with political themes. Critical reception ''City Pages'' called ''Birds Flying Away'' Jennings's best album, in a 2016 ranking, writing that "his blend of acoustic storytelling, historical themes, and funky instrumentation (there’s an alto-saxophone solo on the politically/historically charged 'Black Panther') makes for a perfect mix." Track listing # "Confidant" - 3:47 # "United States Global Empire" - 3:02 # "Ballad for My One True Love" - 4:32 # "Black Panther" - 3:58 # "Dr. King" - 3:24 # "Stars Shine Quietly" - 3:49 # "Birds Flying Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
