Rites of Passage (Roger Hodgson album)

Occupation

See below

Studios

  • Unicorn, Nevada City
  • Ocean View ( Oak Park )

Rites of Passage ( in Album Cover part with ROP abbreviated ) is the first live album by the British Pop-/Rockmusikers Roger Hodgson, the former founding member of the British rock band Supertramp. Ten years after the studio album " Hai Hai " was released in 1997 and sold very well in Germany and Switzerland - otherwise sluggish.

Description

"Rites of Passage " results from the mini-tour in the summer of 1996, while Hodgson was with seven guest musicians, including Supertramp 's John Helliwell and Rogers son Andrew Hodgson, a few concerts in California. It was recorded the live album on 2 August 1996 at the last concert of the tour at the Miner's Foundry, one in Nevada City in California (USA) located event complex with several halls - for example for weddings, conferences and concerts.

In contrast to the previous studio album " Hai Hai " appears on the live album "Rites of Passage " which is typical of Supertramp saxophone, played by Helliwell, something more prominent, synthesizers were banished and the music turns back a little more to the progressive pop- rock style.

In "Rites of Passage " are next to the live re-recorded the song " Take the Long Way Home ", " The Logical Song " and " Give a Little Bit", three works from the famous Supertramp - time, and "In Jeopardy " from the solo album "In the Eye of the Storm " (1984), five new ( previously unreleased ) songs of Roger Hodgson: "Every trick in the Book", "Showdown ", "Do not You Want to Get High? " " Red Lake " and "Time Waits for No One". " Showdown" three years later part of the album "Open the Door" and "Do not You Want to Get High? " And "Time Waits for No One" are counted from critics often among the best works of the live album. In addition to joins ( which is also new ) " Melancholic ", which was written by Andrew Hodgson, who plays the song on the piano, and even singing. Furthermore, written by Mikail Graham song " No Colours " and " Smelly Feat " part of the live album, which she plays on a guitar and even sings.

The album cover shows the painting The Accolade ( The Accolade, 1901), the English painter Edmund Blair Leighton ( 1853-1922 ).

Three years after the "Rites of Passage " was released the album Open the Door.

Song list

"Rites of Passage " contains 12 songs. The following specified lengths refer to a CD version ( " UNIVP001CD " ) of the plate, which is 62:21 minutes long. The songs were written by Hodgson (although the songs 5, 10 and 12 come from him, are like Supertramp times in the album booklet " Hodgson / Davies " mentioned as authors ) and sang except those that provided the following with appropriate annotation are:

Charts

"Rites of Passage " sold quite well in Germany, where it climbed into the Top 40 of the album charts, and in Switzerland, where there were 50 of these charts in the top.

Occupation

The LIVE album "Rites of Passage " active musicians - some with song numbers in "()":

  • Roger Hodgson - 12 -string guitar (1, 4, 6, 8, 12 ), guitar (9, 11 ), piano (2-3, 5, 10 ), vocals (1-6, 8, 10, 12)

Guest musicians ( in alphabetical order):

  • Jeff Daniel - Hammond (1-2, 5-6, 10-12), Keyboards (1-2, 5-6, 8-10, 12), percussion (6, 8-11 ), background vocals (1-2, 5-6, 10, 12 )
  • Mikail Graham - Guitar ( 1-4, 6, 8-12 ) Keyboard ( 5, 8), Harmonica ( 5), percussion (5) Voice ( 9, 11), Hi. - vocals (1-6, 10, 12)
  • John Helliwell - percussion ( 3), saxophones (1-2, 5-6, 8, 10-12 ), background vocals (2-6, 10)
  • Andrew Hodgson - Didgeridoo ( 8), Piano ( 7), Harmonica (9 ), percussion ( 8), drums (1-6, 9-12 ), Voice ( 7)
  • Josh Newman - cello ( 7)
  • Terry Riley - Tambura (8 ), background vocals ( 8)
  • Rich Stanmyre - bass guitar (1-6, 8-12 ), background vocals (1-6, 11-12)

Recording and production

The live album "Rites of Passage " was completed in California in the United States: The mixing took place in Rogers Unicorn Studio ( Nevada City ), and the mastering was performed at Ocean View Digital Mastering ( Oak Park ).

  • Producer: Karuna Hodgson
  • Live Recording engineer: Biff Dawes ( Miners Foundry )
  • Live sound engineer: Harry Andronis ( Miners Foundry )
  • Feedback: Biggles ( 1 song )
  • Mixdown engineer: Brian Foraker ( Unicorn Studio)
  • Mastering Engineer: Joe innkeeper (Ocean View)
  • Assistant engineers: Ramòn Breton
  • Art Direction and Design: Daniel Clark
  • Layout: Sunja Park
  • Authors: Cole Thompson

Swell

In the Eye of the Storm ( 1984) | Hai Hai (1987 ) | Rites of Passage (1997) | Open the Door (2000 ) | Take The Long Way Home - Live in Montreal ( 2006 / '07)

  • Album ( Progressive Rock )
  • Roger Hodgson
  • Album 1997
  • Live album
Nevada City, California Record label Voiceprint Records Genre Open the Door (Roger-Hodgson-Album) Edmund Leighton Live-Album Rock music In the Eye of the Storm (Roger Hodgson album) Rick Davies Hammond organ Electronic keyboard Tambura (instrument) Audio mastering
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