Kirsty Maccoll - Titanic Days
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Artist: Kirsty MaccollEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Extra tracks, Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2006-02-21
Music Label: Ztt
Soundtracks:
- You Know It's You
- Soho Square
- Angel
- Last Day of Summer
- Bad
- Can't Stop Killing You
- Titanic Days
- Don't Go Home
- Big Boy on a Saturday Night
- Just Woke Up
- Tomorrow Never Comes
Free Music Notes for Titanic Days
Free Music Review: Exquisite "Days"
Hit: 5 Stars
The Album:
Titanic Days was born out of unfortunate events in the lives of British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl and her musician pal Mark Nevin (who co-wrote "My Affair," "The One and Only," and "Halloween" on her previous LP, 1991's Electric Landlady). First, both were dropped by their respective labels -- Kirsty was one of many artists cut from Virgin's roster when it was bought out by EMI, and Mark's record deal with BMG ended after the breakup of his band, Fairground Attraction -- and then their respective marriages fell apart.
Indeed, feelings of desolation and desperation run through most of the 7 songs that the pair have written for this record, especially the urgent, jangly opener "You Know It's You," the brooding single "Titanic Days," the story-song "Last Day of Summer," the plaintive ballad "Don't Go Home," and the haunting, half-spoken/half-sung closer "Tomorrow Never Comes." "Big Boy on a Saturday Night" seems out-of-place in this context, but it provides a rare moment of levity, with delightfully nasty put-down lyrics like "You make me laugh, but seriously / I look at you -- what do I see? / A clapped-out Nazi with a blunderbuss." The real high point, though, is the graceful "Soho Square," beginning with images of a freezing, barren winter (as the narrator has been stood up by her self-centered man on her birthday), and slowly building up to an imagined future summertime scene (as the narrator hopes to have her man waiting for *her* someday).
Of course, the remaining tracks fit very well into the album's generally dark vibe, especially the ominous single "Can't Stop Killing You," which tells a tale of domestic violence, and the hypnotic "Just Woke Up"; even the playful "Bad" finds its newly single narrator wanting to celebrate her independence by engaging in some risky behavior ("a brief encounter in a stolen car / A hand on my buttock in a Spanish bar"). With a few exceptions (such as the slinky jazz style of "Bad" and the straight-up rock 'n' roll of "Big Boy..."), most of the tunes here are in the mode of polished adult-contemporary pop. Still, it would be hard to imagine MacColl's hard-hitting, deeply personal songs sharing the early-to-mid-'90s airwaves with safer fare by the likes of Mariah Carey and Celine Dion, even if this record had been a commercial success (which, sadly, it was not).
The Extras:
Titanic Days (already issued in the US and Australia by different labels in late 1993) was picked up by ZTT for distribution in Kirsty's native UK in early 1994; alas, this was only a one-album deal, and she wouldn't get to record another until about 6 years later. Earlier this year, ZTT gave this under-appreciated gem a special deluxe reissue, preserving the original issue's 11-track running order on one disc, and adding a second disc with 12 bonus tracks. Among these extras are 9 B-sides (including 5 varied mixes of TD's lush, gorgeous lead-off single "Angel," and live versions of "Free World" and "Miss Otis Regrets"), as well as a trio of interesting demos from the TD sessions: the jaunty "King Kong," written from the viewpoint of the great ape's wife back home in jungle; "Dear John," a stark ballad in which MacColl explicitly addressed her split from longtime husband/producer Steve Lillywhite; and "Irish Cousin," a sweet (but never sentimental) ode to a deceased loved one.
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Originally released in 1994, ?Titanic Days? is generally thought of as Kirsty?s most complete and rounded release. Often referred to as the ?divorce album? , due not just to Kirsty?s domestic situation but also that of co-writer and ex-Fairground Attraction leader Mark Nevin, ?Titanic Days? has not been available anywhere for almost ten years. Featuring some of Kirsty?s most notable songs, including ?Soho Square?, ?Can?t Stop Killing You? and the heart breaking finale, ?Tomorrow Never Comes?, ?Titanic Days? was produced by soon to be ex-husband Steve Lillywhite (U2, Peter Gabriel, XTC, etc) and is now ripe for rediscovery. This 2005 reissue has been remastered with revamped artwork and a bonus disc with three previously unreleased demos 'King Kong', 'Irish Cousin' and 'Dear John', rare remixes of the one UK single 'Angel' (including the ultra rare 'Piano Mix'), Australian only B-sides 'Fabulous Garden' and 'Touch Me' and American only B-sides 'Miss Otis Regrets' (Live), and 'Free World' (Live). ZTT.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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