New Music From Ian Brown
Ian Brown gives new music in the form of 'Stellify.'
You know that feeling the actor that played Ralphie in the holiday favorite A Christmas Story gets every time he goes in for an audition? I thought you'd might. The casting director only wants to talk about his child star past while never mentioning his shining achievements in, say, that after school special on the topic of high school steroid use. I'm thinking Ian Brown might get the same brush off from time to time when it comes to his solo career.
The debut record from the Stone Roses has been hailed as "the greatest album of all time" by NME. The famed NME can be an overly boisterous publication from time to time, but they aren't too far off with that statement. Not that Ian Brown would give a toss about living up to his fabled past, but his staunch Manchurian work ethic has always been the driving force behind his creativity and steady output since the demise of the Roses some 15 years ago.
It's nearly impossible to recreate the victories of the past, and Brown's solo career has been sketchy at best; but his latest album, My Way, is the most solid effort in a long long time. Combining the stomping street vibes of the club with the psychedelic soul embedded in Brown's voice, first single "Stellify" is a good healthy punch to the gut and could very well be a new Rocky theme - if Rocky were based in Manchester.
Posted by Joe Roth on Sep 30, 2009 @ 9:00 am