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Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - Catnip Dynamite CD |
Legendary Power Pop Icon, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., returns with "Catnip Dynamite". Roger’s track record includes influential group endeavors with Jellyfish, Imperial Drag and The Moog Cookbook. He has worked as a highly respected session man with hundreds of artists from Johnny Cash to Paris Hilton and his most recent work includes appearances on forthcoming records from Morrissey, Glen Campbell and Cheap Trick.
“I know all the greatest players in L.A., and I assumed when I started doing these solo records why not call on them,” says Roger. “I put together scratch parts for the songs and I realized for better or worse you’re getting much more Roger here which is better than ‘diluting it’ with perfect players.” In recording and performing with Beck for the last 6 years, “he always encouraged me to go with whatever my first idea was, it really gave me the self confidence to trust more of my instincts than my 20 years of musical education,” says Roger, “When you’re alone recording a solo album…you really start getting in touch with some of the instinctual, inner parts of being a composer.”
"Catnip Dynamite" magnificently refers back to a rich heritage of former eras of pop music – but then catapults it into the future with tracks as “The Quickening” and “Love’s Never Half As Good”. The infectious first single, “Down In Front”, musically touches on the early ‘70s British scene when artists like Sparks and Alvin Stardust ruled the airwaves. “I’ve always found great power and joy from rock that was still tough and happy,” says Roger. “Down In Front” is in celebration musically of AM radio where long-haired tough rock n’ rollers weren’t scared to make a track that was happy but still kicked ass.”
Tracks:
1. The Quickening
2. Love’’s Never Half as Good
3. Down in Front
4. My Girl
5. Imaginary Friend
6. Haunted Henry
7. Tinsel Town
8. The Turnstile at Heaven's Gate
9. Survival Machine
10. Living in End Times
11. Drive Thru Girl
12. Europa and the Pirate Twins*
13. You Were Right*
14. Love Lies Bleeding*
* US LIVE BONUS TRACKS |
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