第八ポッドキャスト

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ライル・ワークマン

『ハーモニック・クルーセーダー』

ライル・ワークマンって言う名前は１９８０年代に初めて聞いた。ブルジュア・タッグのギターだった。その後はスタジオとサイド・ミュジシャンになって、元ピクシーズボーカルの フランク・ブラック、トッド・ランドグレンなどと一緒にライブやアルバムを参加した。最近は映画音楽も作っている。 『スーパーバッド 童貞ウォーズ』のサントラが１００万枚も売れた。でも彼の演奏は聞いたことなかった。

『ハーモニック・クルーセーダー』が３作目のソロ・アルバム。インターネットや音楽雑誌の評判が良くて、買ってしまった。最高。ギターも素晴らしいけど、このアルバムのメイン・ポイントは曲の流れ。面白くて、一曲の間にいろんな味と雰囲気がある。

Lyle Workman

Harmonic Crusader

Lyle Workman has been a name familiar to me for years but it wasn't until 2009 that I finally got around to really listening to him. I was aware that he had been the guitarist in Bourgeois Tagg, a late '80s pop-rock band. After that he became a prominent session musician and sideman for hire, most notably with former Pixies vocalist, Frank Black. In recent years he has moved into soundtracks, with his Superbad soundtrack selling more than one million copies.

In parallel with his studio and soundtrack work, Workman has released several solo albums, the latest of which is Harmonic Crusader. After reading rave reviews on the Internet, as well as interviews and profiles in several music magazines, I decided to pick it up.

The interesting thing about Harmonic Crusader is that, while it does indeed feature amazing guitar work - Workman's mastery of the e-bow is particularly impressive - it is far from the typical 'geetar' album. The orchestral sweep of the compositions with their progression through various movements and moods is what most impresses here. Equally impressive is Workman's focus on the big picture, giving key solos to keyboardists, Larry Goldings and Jeff Babko.

For more information about Lyle Workman, go to: http://www.lyleworkman.com/