
Real Animal is a Rock album by Alejandro Escovedo, originally released in 2008. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Rock & Roll
- crunchy
- driving
- urban
About
As Alejandro Escovedo uses <i>Real Animal</i> to trace almost 50 years of personal experiences in rock’n’roll, the album becomes a reaffirmation of his faith in the art form he fell in love with all those decades ago. A lifelong glam rock fanboy, Escovedo fulfilled a personal dream by bringing on Tony Visconti (T. Rex, David Bowie) to produce. The album is lined with references to real people, places, and events, from the Golden Bear (the Huntington Beach, California, club where Escovedo witnessed some of his first rock shows in the Sixties) to “Chip N’ Tony,” which memorializes Escovedo’s bandmates in Rank & File with an anthemic shout-out: “All I ever wanted was a four-piece band!” The album uses the guitar rock of Bowie, Mott the Hoople, and the Stooges as a touchstone, and “People (We’re Only Gonna Live So Long)” and “Real As an Animal” aren’t just the most down-and-dirty tunes of Escovedo’s career, they are some of the best straight-ahead rock’n’roll you will find in 2008. And “”Sister Lost Soul,” “Hollywood Hills,” and “Slow Down” are some of the most poignant and nostalgic works of Escovedo’s career. <i>Real Animal</i> is a life-affirming reminder of how rock’n’roll is more than a genre. It’s the book in which its disciples write their life stories.
via Apple Music
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Always A Friend3:35
- A2Chelsea Hotel '783:29
- A3Sister Lost Soul4:16
- A4Smoke3:53
Side B
- B1Sensitive Boys4:29
- B2People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long)3:21
- B3Golden Bear3:57
- B4Nuns Song4:20
Side C
- C1Real As An Animal3:03
- C2Hollywood Hills3:41
- C3Swallows Of San Juan4:05
- C4Chip N' Tony2:40
Side D
- D1Slow Down4:07
- D2Falling In Love Again4:02
- D3I Got A Right3:13
Credits
Performers
- Brian StandeferARRANGED BY CELLO BACKING VOCALS
- Susan VoelzARRANGED BY VIOLIN BACKING VOCALS
- Tony ViscontiARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS ORGAN
- Josh GravelinBASS BACKING VOCALS KEYBOARDS
- Hector MunozDRUMS PERCUSSION BACKING VOCALS
- Chuck ProphetGUITAR BACKING VOCALS
- David PulkinghamGUITAR BACKING VOCALS KEYBOARDS
- Alejandro EscovedoVOCALS GUITAR HARMONICA
- Brad GrabellTENOR SAXOPHONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold
