Open the Door (Roger-Hodgson-Album)
Occupation
See below
Studios
- Arpege (Les Sorinières )
- Unicorn (Nevada City )
- Barrandov ( Prague)
- Mulinetti Studio ( Recco )
- Dyam Studio ( Paris)
Open the Door ( German: Open ( n ) the door ) is the third studio album by the British Pop-/Rockmusikers Roger Hodgson, the former founding member of the British band Supertramp. Thirteen years after the previous studio album " Hai Hai " and three years after the live album "Rites of Passage ", it appeared in 2000, it is often referred to as Hodgson's hitherto most mature solo album and has sold quite well in France and in Switzerland. - otherwise sluggish.
Description
For the recording of the album "Open the Door" Hodgson invited over 30 musicians, including Dan Ar Braz, Gerry Conway, Trevor Rabin, Alan Simon and Didier Lockwood and also the choir Bulgarian Voices " Philippopolis " the contributory at ten songs Symphony Orchestra Prague and a children's choir.
The use of many of the pop and rock music rather unusual musical instruments, such as bagpipes, bouzouki, bodhran, hurdy-gurdy, oud and Rebec, carries with hints of world music, the diversity of the plate and at shows Hodgson's musical development. In addition, listen to two songs in a few samples.
The album "Open the Door" brings Rogers compositional strength expressed. Considered by many critics as his most mature solo work, it offers a successful continuation of Supertramp music of the 1970s and early 1980s. With good sound quality, it contains a mixture of catchy melodies with varied instrumentation and elaborate and sophisticated compositions. All songs except " For Every Man," the Roger Hodgson wrote with his co-producer Alan Simon, were composed by Hodgson, texted and sung by the lead vocal.
The album is designed in the form of an endless loop. You can hear the very beginning of a Morse code in which the album title "Open the Door" is telegraphed several times. This Morse code is also repeated at the end when last rumble of the song.
The record starts with the song " Along Came Mary " in the early part of the sample inserted the 14 - year-old Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) is heard, as they on 13 October 1940 in a series the BBC radio program Children's Hour held her first speech. She turned to evacuated in WWII children of Britain and the Commonwealth. Inserted are excerpts from the final part of this speech, in which she with her then 10 - year-old sister, Princess Margaret, adopted by the audience: "I can truthfully say to you all that we children at home are full of cheerfulness and courage. We are trying to do all we can to help our gallant sailors, soldiers and airmen, .... And when to peace comes, remember it will be for us, the children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place. My sister is by my side and We are both going to say goodnight to you. Come on, Margaret. " " Goodnight, children. " " Good Night, and good luck to you all "
The next song is about "Showdown ", which on the published 1997 live album "Rites of Passage " appeared for the first time and is the only Liedneuauflage on the studio album. In the central part of the revised with a driving beat work are in sample form in the background first excerpts of the speech of Ronald Reagan to hear that he on 20 January 1981 on his inauguration as the 40th President of the United States of America at the White House in Washington DC held. He said among other things: " ( In this present crisis, ) government is not the solution to our problem-; government is the problem ", which became a part of the song. In addition, " Good Evening " and then "Thank You" and "I Believe Our Children " are inserted before this speech excerpts. A little later, are also in the background parts of speech of the American politician, civil rights activist and Baptist pastor Jesse Jackson hear that he as a presidential candidate on 18 July 1984 at the Democratic National Convention, a nominating convention of the United States Democratic Party, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco ( California ) held. He said, in part: "If, in my high moments, I have done some good, Offered someservice, shed some light, healed some wounds, rekindled some hope, or stirred someone from apathy and indifference, ..., then this campaign Has not been in vain. "which was part of the song.
After appearing as a single " Hungry" follow the sad "The Garden" and the great staged and interspersed with oriental influences " Death and a Zoo ." As a love ballad to " Love Is a Thousand Times " closes at. Two songs further is the title song "Open the Door", which is the longest work on the album with nearly 9 minutes and was also released as a single. The soulful conclusion of the disk, the Alan Simon written and interspersed with acoustic guitar " For Every Man."
Hodgson did not go after the release of "Open the Door" on tour. Only since 2002, he is repeatedly concerts with many of his Supertramp classics and solo works. During 2006, the live DVD - appeared "Take the Long Way Home Live in Montreal " is a new studio album in sight.
Song list
The album "Open the Door" contains 10 songs. The following specified lengths refer to a CD version ( "EPC 4977392 " ) of the plate, which is 52:02 minutes long. All songs, except that with the appropriate note were written by Hodgson.
Charts
Album: The album " Open the Door " sold quite well in France, where it came in the top 30 of the album charts, and in Switzerland, where it climbed into the Top 40 this hit list. In Germany, it came into the top 80 of the album charts.
Singles: As a single, the song " Open the Door ", as the extraction and " Hungry" and the otherwise unreleased " Danielle " contains ( Epic 669 580 2) appeared. It was also as a single, the song " Hungry" with " Showdown" as another song released ( Epic 669 215 2). Both reached no significant chart positions.
Occupation
The album " Open the Door " active musicians are - in alphabetical order and with song numbers in "()":
- Roger Hodgson - Bass Guitar ( 8), harpsichord (8) Guitars ( 3-4, 6, 10 ), 12 -string guitar (1-2, 7), harmonium ( 5) Keyboards (1-4, 6, 9 ), piano ( 6), organ (8-9 ), singing
Guest musicians:
- Denis Benarrosh - Percussion (1, 3-7, 9-10)
- Dan Ar Braz - Arpeggio Guitar ( 10)
- Pavel Belohlavek - Cello ( 6)
- Marco Canepa - Morse Code (1, 10)
- Gerry Conway - percussion (1, 6 ), Percussion ( 8)
- Manuel Delgado - Spanish Guitar ( 9), Palmas ( 9)
- Arnaud Dunoyer - Hammond organ ( 1, 7, 9-10)
- Michel Gaucher - Flute (9 )
- Gurvan Houdayer - Scottish drums ( 1)
- Bruno Le Rouzic - bagpipe ( 1)
- Didier Lockwood - violin ( 3, 6, 8-9 )
- Pascal Martin - uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes, 1, 6)
- Jean Pierre Meneghin - Scottish drums ( 1)
- Jean Jacques Milteau - harmonica ( 3)
- Christophe Negre - saxophone ( 1, 4, 10)
- Jeff Phillips - drums (6 )
- Loïc Ponthieu - drums (1-5, 7, 9-10), Wavedrum (9 )
- Trevor Rabin - Electric guitar ( 2) Keyboards (2 ), background vocals ( 2)
- Dominique Regef - Rebec ( 5), hurdy-gurdy (6 )
- Jean Louis Roques - Accordion (1, 7, 10)
- Olivier Rousseau - piano (1-3)
- Zdenek Rys - Oboe (6 )
- Claude Samard - Banjo ( 3), bouzouki (6-7), oud (9 ), pedal steel guitar ( 7), slide guitar ( Dobro; 3-4)
- Alan Simon - Bodhrán (6 ), Scottish High Whistle ( 1, 6), Harmonica (9 )
- Alan Thomson - Bass Guitar ( 6)
- Laurent Verneret - bass guitar (1-5, 7, 9-10)
Children's Choir:
- Justine Black, Sierrah Dietz, Molly Katwman and Ilana Russell ( 10)
Orchestra and vocal group:
- Bulgarian Voices " Philippopolis " - director: Hristo Arabadjiev (8-9)
- Prague Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Mario Klemens; Engineer: Juraj Durovic (1-2, 5-6, 8-10)
Samples:
- Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) - Speech of 1940 ( 1)
- Jesse Jackson ( American politician, civil rights activist and Baptist minister ) - Speech of 1984 ( 3)
- Ronald Reagan ( former U.S. President ) - Speech of 1981 (3 )
- " Sevik the wolf" (6 )
Recording and production
The album " Open the Door " was recorded from 1998 to 2000 in this sound recording and mixing: The sound recordings found in the Arpege Studio in Les Sorinières ( France) and Hodgson Unicorn studio in Nevada City (California, USA). The string passages Studio in Prague (Czech Republic) were included in the Barrandov. The blending was in Mulinetti Studio in Recco (Italy) and carried out the mastering in Dyam studio in Paris (France).
- Producers: Roger Hodgson, Alan Simon
- Sound engineer: Eric Chauviere ( Arpege Studio)
- Sound engineer: Ken Allardyce ( Unicorn Studio)
- Assistant engineer: Tony Shepherd ( Unicorn Studio)
- Sound engineer: Juraj Durovic ( Barrandov Studio)
- Mixdown engineer: Marco Canepa ( Mulinetti Studio)
- Pro Tools Engineer: Alberto Parodi ( Mulinetti Studio)
- Mastering Engineer: Raphael Jonin ( Dyam Studio)
- Project Coordinator: Danijeìa Bogdanovic
- Cover design: Human Do Design
- Cover interior design: Mark Chaubaron
- Authors: Mark Ribes