Great Escape (The Rifles album)
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| Great Escape | ||||
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| Studio album by The Rifles | ||||
| Released |
January 26, 2009 Recorded = 2007 - 2008 |
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| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Label | 679 Recordings | |||
| Producer | Stan Kybert Dave McCracken |
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| Singles from Great Escape | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| ReadJunk.com |  [1] |
| Virgin.com |   [2] |
Great Escape is the second studio album from The Rifles, which was released on January 26, 2009, after the initial release date of October 13 was delayed.[3] The album delay was somewhat attributed to the length of time it took to record. The Rifles used two different producers, Dave McCracken and Stan "Jan" Kybert, as well as recording the album in three different locations.
The Rifles used Dave Davies' (The Kinks) Konk Studios in Crouch End, Dan Hawkins' (The Darkness) studio Leeders Farm, and "The Pool" in Miloco Studios to record the album.[4]
The working title for the album was The Pavement's Diaries.[5]
The album was released in North America on September 15, 2009, through Nettwerk Music Group.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Rifles.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Science in Violence" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "The Great Escape" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Fall to Sorrow" | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Sometimes" | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Toe Rag" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "History" | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Winter Calls" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Out in the Past" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Romeo & Julie" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "The General" | 4:46 |
| 11. | "For the Meantime" | 6:00 |
- The last track contains a hidden track called "Lazy Bones".
[edit] In popular culture
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The song "Science in Violence" was usred in an advertisemnt for MTV2's Dew Tour 2009.[citation needed]
The songs "Romeo & Julie", "Winter Calls" and "Toe Rag" were used in the first episode of series three of the TV show Gavin & Stacey.[citation needed]
The cover art for Great Escape can be seen in the commercial for the sixth generation of the iPod Nano.[citation needed]
"Fall to Sorrow" was used in the trailer for the 2010 film The Switch.[citation needed]
"Sometimes" was used in the episode "Kill or Be Killed" of the TV show The Vampire Diaries.[citation needed]
The song "Winter Calls" was used in an Expedia.com TV advertisement.[citation needed]
"The Great Escape" was on the soundtrack to the video game Test Drive Unlimited 2.[citation needed]
[edit] Personnel
- Cello - Ian Burdge (tracks: 2,10,11)
- Viola - John Metcalfe (tracks: 2), N. Baw (tracks: 10,11)
- Violin - Louisa Fuller, Sally Herbert (tracks: 2), Emlyn Singleton, Warren Zielinski (tracks: 10,11)
- Trumpet - Daniel Newell (tracks: 10,11)
[edit] Production
- Producer - Dave McCraken (tracks: 2,5,6,7), Stan Kybert (tracks: 1,3,4,8-12)
- Engineer - Andy Saunders (tracks: 1,3,4,8-12), Gergus Peterkin (tracks: 7), Richard Wilkinson, Serg (tracks: 2,5,6)
- Additional Engineer - Dario Dendi (tracks: 1,3,4,8-12)
- Mastering - Ted Jensen
- Additional Mastering - Guy Davie
- Mixing - Stephen Harris (tracks: 1,3,4,8-12), Steve Fitzmaurice (tracks: 2,5,6,7)
- Photography - Oliver Twitchett
[edit] References
- ^ ReadJunk.com review
- ^ Virgin.com review
- ^ "update! ep! o yeah we love ya!! van The Rifles op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=22854299&blogId=440450030. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ Highland news interview 08-09-2008
- ^ The Rifles in Exeter and Plymouth (preview)
