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| name = Higher Power |
| name = Higher Power |
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| type = [[Album]] |
| type = [[Album]] |
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| artist = [[Big Audio Dynamite|Big Audio]] |
| artist = [[Big Audio Dynamite|Big Audio]] |
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| cover = Higherpower.jpg |
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| released = 1994 |
| released = 8 November 1994 |
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| genre = [[Alternative music|Alternative]] |
| genre = [[Alternative music|Alternative]] |
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| length = 67:03 |
| length = 67:03 |
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| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&pg=PA194|title=Alternative Rock|first=Dave|last=Thompson|date=15 July 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&pg=PA194|title=Alternative Rock|first=Dave|last=Thompson|date=15 July 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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| producer = [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]], André Shapps, [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]] |
| producer = [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]], André Shapps, [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]] |
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| prev_title = [[The Lost Treasure of Big Audio Dynamite I & II]] |
| prev_title = [[The Lost Treasure of Big Audio Dynamite I & II]] |
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| prev_year = 1993 |
| prev_year = 1993 |
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| next_title = [[F-Punk]] |
| next_title = [[F-Punk]] |
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| next_year = 1995 |
| next_year = 1995 |
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| misc = {{Singles |
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| name = Higher Power |
| name = Higher Power |
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| type = studio |
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'''''Higher Power''''' is the seventh album by [[Big Audio Dynamite]] (renamed Big Audio), released in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-audio-dynamite-mn0000763237/biography|title=Big Audio Dynamite Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qVYAEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT1319|title=Contemporary World Musicians|first=Clifford|last=Thompson|date=7 October 2020|publisher=Routledge|via=Google Books}}</ref> "Looking for a Song" was released as a single; it peaked at No. 24 on ''Billboard'''s [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PA90|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|first=Peter|last=Buckley|date=15 July 2003|publisher=Rough Guides|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_pbECYPYlZcC&pg=PA31|title=Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|date=15 July 2008|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
'''''Higher Power''''' is the seventh album by [[Big Audio Dynamite]] (renamed Big Audio), released in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-audio-dynamite-mn0000763237/biography|title=Big Audio Dynamite Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qVYAEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT1319|title=Contemporary World Musicians|first=Clifford|last=Thompson|date=7 October 2020|publisher=Routledge|via=Google Books}}</ref> First released in the US on 8 November, it was then released in the UK the following week on 14 November 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=31 October 1994 |title=Upcoming Releases |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1994/CMJ-New-Music-Report-1994-10-31.pdf |magazine=[[CMJ|CMJ New Music Report]] |page=60 |access-date=18 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=12 November 1994 |title=New Albums |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-11-12.pdf |magazine=[[Music Week]] |page=22 |access-date=18 October 2022}}</ref> "Looking for a Song" was released as a single; it peaked at No. 24 on ''Billboard'''s [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PA90|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|first=Peter|last=Buckley|date=15 July 2003|publisher=Rough Guides|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_pbECYPYlZcC&pg=PA31|title=Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|date=15 July 2008|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|via=Google Books}}</ref> The band supported the album with a North American tour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bream |first1=Jon |title=ROCK the HALLS |work=Star Tribune |date=30 Nov 1994 |page=1E}}</ref> |
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==Production== |
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Many of its songs are about English middle class life.<ref name=CT/> [[Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist)|Mick Jones]] was inspired by [[Bob Marley]] to include uplifting messages in ''Higher Power'''s songs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rutkoski |first1=Rex |title=JONES MIXES HIS DYNAMITE WELL |work=USA Today |date=January 27, 1995}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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|rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="Ruhlmann">Ruhlmann, William. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r207859|pure_url=yes}} Review: ''Higher Power'']. [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved 10 April 2010.</ref> |
|rev1score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="Ruhlmann">Ruhlmann, William. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r207859|pure_url=yes}} Review: ''Higher Power'']. [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved 10 April 2010.</ref> |
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|rev2 = ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' |
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|rev2score = C−<ref name="CH">{{cite news |last1=Muretich |first1=James |title=Big Audio: Higher Power |work=Calgary Herald |date=20 Nov 1994 |page=D2}}</ref> |
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|rev3 = ''[[ |
|rev3 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' |
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|rev3score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="CT">{{cite news |last1=Webber |first1=Brad |title=Recordings |work=Chicago Tribune |date=24 Nov 1994 |department=Tempo |page=10}}</ref> |
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|rev4 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' |
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|rev4score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA2600|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|first=Colin|last=Larkin|date=27 May 2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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|rev5 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |
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|rev5score = C−<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/11/18/music-review-higher-power/|title=Music Review: 'Higher Power'|website=EW.com}}</ref> |
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|rev6 = ''[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]'' |
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|rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="KN">{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Chuck |title='Higher Power', Big Audio |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |date=11 Nov 1994 |department=Detours |page=3}}</ref> |
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''[[Trouser Press]]'' wrote that "''Higher Power'' finds Jones and company operating at a decidedly lower level ... The hip dance-music sounds are there, but the tunes most certainly aren't."<ref>{{cite web |title=Big Audio Dynamite |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/big-audio-dynamite/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' thought that the album "continues Jones' bid for currency by experimenting with the sounds of London's dance clubs ... The result is neither good rave nor good rock."<ref name="auto"/> |
''[[Trouser Press]]'' wrote that "''Higher Power'' finds Jones and company operating at a decidedly lower level ... The hip dance-music sounds are there, but the tunes most certainly aren't."<ref>{{cite web |title=Big Audio Dynamite |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/big-audio-dynamite/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' thought that the album "continues Jones' bid for currency by experimenting with the sounds of London's dance clubs ... The result is neither good rave nor good rock."<ref name="auto"/> |
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The ''[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]'' called it "an alternative album at the core that absorbs a fun array of funk, pop and hip-hop influences for a distinctive and accessible blend."<ref name=KN/> The ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' determined that "it just bops along with riffs that are pleasant enough but lack any edge, any passion."<ref name=CH/> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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===Big Audio=== |
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* [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] - guitar, vocals, producer |
* [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] - guitar, vocals, producer |
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* [[Nick Hawkins (musician)|Nick Hawkins]] - vocals, guitar, engineer |
* [[Nick Hawkins (musician)|Nick Hawkins]] - vocals, guitar, engineer |
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* [[Chris Kavanagh (musician)|Chris Kavanagh]] - drums, vocals |
* [[Chris Kavanagh (musician)|Chris Kavanagh]] - drums, vocals |
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* Mickey Custance - DJ, vocals |
* Mickey Custance - DJ, vocals |
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===Additional credits=== |
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* [[Ranking Roger]] - vocals |
* [[Ranking Roger]] - vocals |
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* Aki Omori, Loro Lucan - backing vocals on "Some People" |
* Aki Omori, Loro Lucan - backing vocals on "Some People" |
Latest revision as of 19:56, 9 January 2024
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Released | 8 November 1994 | |||
Genre | Alternative | |||
Length | 67:03 | |||
Label | Columbia[1] | |||
Producer | Mick Jones, André Shapps, Arthur Baker | |||
Big Audio chronology | ||||
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Singles from Higher Power | ||||
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Higher Power is the seventh album by Big Audio Dynamite (renamed Big Audio), released in 1994.[2][3] First released in the US on 8 November, it was then released in the UK the following week on 14 November 1994.[4][5] "Looking for a Song" was released as a single; it peaked at No. 24 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.[6][7] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[8]
Production
[edit]Many of its songs are about English middle class life.[9] Mick Jones was inspired by Bob Marley to include uplifting messages in Higher Power's songs.[10]
Critical reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
Calgary Herald | C−[12] |
Chicago Tribune | [9] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [13] |
Entertainment Weekly | C−[14] |
Knoxville News Sentinel | [15] |
Trouser Press wrote that "Higher Power finds Jones and company operating at a decidedly lower level ... The hip dance-music sounds are there, but the tunes most certainly aren't."[16] Entertainment Weekly thought that the album "continues Jones' bid for currency by experimenting with the sounds of London's dance clubs ... The result is neither good rave nor good rock."[14]
The Knoxville News Sentinel called it "an alternative album at the core that absorbs a fun array of funk, pop and hip-hop influences for a distinctive and accessible blend."[15] The Calgary Herald determined that "it just bops along with riffs that are pleasant enough but lack any edge, any passion."[12]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Got to Wake Up" | Jones | 4:51 |
2. | "Harrow Road" | Graham Fisher, Kenneth Hare, Jones, Stonadge | 5:26 |
3. | "Looking for a Song" | Jones, Sergio Portaluri, David Sion, Fulvio Zefret | 3:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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4. | "Some People" | Hawkins, Jones | 4:55 |
5. | "Slender Loris" | Jones | 6:10 |
6. | "Modern Stoneage Blues" | Jones, Stonadge | 3:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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7. | "Melancholy Maybe" | Jones, Stonadge | 5:43 |
8. | "Over the Rise" | Jones | 4:57 |
9. | "Why Is It?" | Jones, Stonadge | 5:00 |
10. | "Moon" | Jones | 6:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Lucan" | Hawkins, Jones, Stonadge | 5:49 |
12. | "Light Up My Life" | Jones | 4:35 |
13. | "Hope" | Jones, Stonadge | 5:38 |
Personnel
[edit]Big Audio
[edit]- Mick Jones - guitar, vocals, producer
- Nick Hawkins - vocals, guitar, engineer
- André Shapps - keyboards, producer, engineer
- Gary Stonadge - bass, vocals
- Chris Kavanagh - drums, vocals
- Mickey Custance - DJ, vocals
Additional credits
[edit]- Ranking Roger - vocals
- Aki Omori, Loro Lucan - backing vocals on "Some People"
- Heathcote Williams - biographical editor
- John R.T. Davies - editing
- Arthur Baker - co-producer of track 6
- Würzel - photography
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Dave (15 July 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ "Big Audio Dynamite Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Thompson, Clifford (7 October 2020). "Contemporary World Musicians". Routledge – via Google Books.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 31 October 1994. p. 60. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 12 November 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (15 July 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (15 July 2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ Bream, Jon (30 November 1994). "ROCK the HALLS". Star Tribune. p. 1E.
- ^ a b Webber, Brad (24 November 1994). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 10.
- ^ Rutkoski, Rex (27 January 1995). "JONES MIXES HIS DYNAMITE WELL". USA Today.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Review: Higher Power. AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ a b Muretich, James (20 November 1994). "Big Audio: Higher Power". Calgary Herald. p. D2.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Music Review: 'Higher Power'". EW.com.
- ^ a b Campbell, Chuck (11 November 1994). "'Higher Power', Big Audio". Detours. Knoxville News Sentinel. p. 3.
- ^ "Big Audio Dynamite". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 July 2022.