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Brand New Day
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0606949044329
Label: Interscope Records
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
MPN: 90443
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Interscope Records
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Studio: Interscope Records
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Editorial Review:
There is a difference between being an inspired musician and an informed musician. Sting is the latter. As always, he surrounds himself with ultratalented artists: this time around Stevie Wonder, Branford Marsalis, James Taylor, guitarist Dominic Miller, and the prince of rai Cheb Mami, fill the roster. Brand New Day exhibits about as many musical styles as there are tracks, all encased in dense, meticulous production. The album begins promisingly. "A Thousand Years" pulses atop a lush, two-note foundation. "A Desert Rose" folds trilling Algerian pop into trip-hop. Melodic, late-night jazz ballads dominate the middle portion of the collection. But Sting's preoccupation with odd-numbered time signatures prevents the songs from grooving, while the choruses are yawns. "Fill Her Up" (no, not "Fill 'Er Up"), a country tune, represents Sting at his most self-indulgent. Listening to one of the wealthiest musicians in pop singing "Got no money to invest / Got no prospect / Or education / I was lucky to get the job at this gas station" requires a heroic suspension of disbelief. The song morphs into this gospel number where Sting and a supporting chorus chant "You gotta fill 'er up with Jesus! / You gotta fill her up with life!" Who knew unleaded could be so rousing? --Beth Massa
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Technical perspective
I am a Sting fan, and I am not a professional critic. However, I am a musician and a music student, and I wanted to offer a statement from that perspective.
"Big Lie Small World" has nine beats per measure. The ending (and the entirety of the original version) of "Fill Her Up" is in 7/8. Though not on most albums, "The End of the Game" is in 6/4, or some duple equivalent.
The rest of Sting's career is full of odd time signatures - "Love Is Stronger Than Justice" ... Read More
Rating: - Sting
I have 2 copies of this cd. One for home and one for the car. it's the best!!!!
Rating: - Wonderful complexity and depth....
Sting continues to press against creative boundaries into new places, with his seemingly effortless marrying of music and vocals.
Rating: - Best album of the last decade ...
A strange boast for sure to say that this album could quite possibly go down as the best album of the past decade as it was released in the waning moments of 1999. I wont forget though, that just a few months later an equally strong release by U2 made possible another contender for a spot on that list of unforgettable albums.
Brand New Day though, as commercial as it is, being in everything from episodes of CSI, Cold Case, NBC promo spots and numerous films, was also in heavy rotation ... Read More
Rating: - Brand New Day cd
This is one of my favorite Sting CDs. I also have the DVD from the Tour which is great. This, I think, is one of his classic CDs by its content. The songs are great, some become hits, like Desert Rose. I really think this is one of his best work. I especially like After the Rain has Fallen; Tomorrow We'll See; Fill Her Up; Ghost Story; and the title track, Brand New Day. I recommend it.
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