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James Taylor - October Road (2002) MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Posted By: HDAtall

Date: 6 Feb 2024 03:50:35

James Taylor - October Road (2002) MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

There's a comfortable sense of the familiar to James Taylor's first collection of new songs since 1997's Grammy winner Hourglass; such is the curse of being a decades-spanning cultural icon. But, as on his best work, there's also an almost stealthy sense of musical restlessness that seeps into Taylor's songs here, as he colors some with deft jazz and international influences. The reunion with producer Russ Titelman (they last collaborated on 1976's In the Pocket) seems to have gratifyingly inspired as much gentle reassessment as retrenchment.

Longtime Titelman compatriot Ry Cooder guests on the title track, a song whose autumnal comforts fit the Taylor canon and other album tracks like "September Grass," "Baby Buffalo," "My Traveling Star," and "On the Fourth of July" (the story of Taylor's romantic meeting with current wife Kim) like an old slipper. However, "Belfast to Boston" cries for peace in Ireland and elsewhere with some surprising Gaelic flourishes, while "Whenever You're Ready" throws some Brazilian rhythms and jazzy horns into the mix, and Dave Grusin's slick orchestral arrangement turns "Mean Old Man" into an elegant cabaret surprise. A little more of this musical adventure amidst the familiar romantic ballads and paeans to the comfort of home and family–including a gorgeously spare cover of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"–certainly wouldn't hurt.

James Taylor's 15th studio album of his first new recordings in 32 years is, if possible, even more familiar and self-referential than ever. By now, it is an article of faith that you could take practically any track from any Taylor album and put it on another one without disturbing the mood, and that is as true of the songs here as it is of those on the other 14. That warm (if slightly deepened) tenor, singing in its odd accent which combines New England and the North Carolina Piedmont, and that acoustic guitar, with its sparkling, unhurried fingerpicking, remain the most prominent elements in the sound. But even more, October Road finds Taylor seemingly intent on evoking his own past. The title track, of course, recalls his song "Country Road," and "Caroline I See You," (even if it refers specifically to his wife), inescapably echoes "Carolina in My Mind." Also, Taylor deliberately recycles themes from his earlier work. "October Road" begins, "Well I'm going back down maybe one more time," while "My Traveling Star" ends, "And shame on me for sure/For one more highway song." Throughout, on what seem like the most personal songs he has written in decades, Taylor appears to be commenting on a second chance he feels he has received, and though he couches the negative aspects in humor ("Mean Old Man," whose subject is the singer, ends with a dog joke, and "Raised Up Family," which contains recriminations, tosses in a musical reference to Gilligan's Island), there are strong hints of a man who feels he's been rescued. As such, it is perhaps fitting (if seasonally curious for an album released in the summer) to conclude with "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," a holiday song from wartime that reaffirms the importance of family in a world gone awry.

Tracklist:

01. September Grass
02. October Road
03. On The 4th Of July
04. Whenever You're Ready
05. Belfast To Boston
06. Mean Old Man
07. My Traveling Star
08. Raised Up Family
09. Carry Me On My Way
10. Caroline I See You
11. Baby Buffalo
12. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Mastered by Ted Jensen. Authored for SACD by Robert Wolff at Sony Music Studios, New York.

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: JAMES TAYLOR / OCTOBER ROAD
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -3.61 dB -26.61 dB 4:51 01-September Grass
DR14 -2.89 dB -25.76 dB 3:59 02-October Road
DR14 -4.42 dB -27.45 dB 3:25 03-On The 4th Of July
DR13 -4.72 dB -23.91 dB 4:15 04-Whenever You're Ready
DR13 -2.95 dB -24.70 dB 4:17 05-Belfast To Boston
DR14 -4.93 dB -28.25 dB 3:44 06-Mean Old Man
DR14 -4.80 dB -26.87 dB 3:56 07-My Traveling Star
DR15 -2.01 dB -25.43 dB 4:42 08-Raised Up Family
DR15 -3.24 dB -26.63 dB 4:30 09-Carry Me On My Way
DR14 -4.93 dB -27.69 dB 5:00 10-Caroline I See You
DR14 -3.68 dB -26.80 dB 4:56 11-Baby Buffalo
DR13 -7.31 dB -28.32 dB 3:54 12-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: JAMES TAYLOR / OCTOBER ROAD
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -5.35 dB -22.15 dB 4:52 01-September Grass
DR13 -4.47 dB -19.96 dB 3:58 02-October Road
DR15 -5.57 dB -22.59 dB 3:26 03-On The 4th Of July
DR13 -4.93 dB -20.23 dB 4:15 04-Whenever You're Ready
DR13 -4.06 dB -20.03 dB 4:17 05-Belfast To Boston
DR14 -6.44 dB -23.41 dB 3:44 06-Mean Old Man
DR14 -6.19 dB -23.06 dB 3:56 07-My Traveling Star
DR14 -4.26 dB -20.47 dB 4:41 08-Raised Up Family
DR14 -4.34 dB -20.98 dB 4:31 09-Carry Me On My Way
DR15 -4.78 dB -22.79 dB 4:59 10-Caroline I See You
DR13 -5.04 dB -21.28 dB 4:53 11-Baby Buffalo
DR14 -5.81 dB -23.88 dB 3:52 12-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64

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