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Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat (1971) Re-up

Posted By: v3122

Date: 5 Jun 2020 17:50:00

Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat (1971) Re-up

Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat (1971)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Island, IMCD 104/842350-2 | ~ 179 or 78 Mb | Scans(png, 300dpi) -> 61 Mb
Folk-Rock / Pop Rock / Singer/Songwriter

Even as a serious-minded singer/songwriter, Cat Stevens never stopped being a pop singer at heart, and with Teaser and the Firecat he reconciled his philosophical interests with his pop instincts. Basically, Teaser's songs came in two modes: gentle ballads that usually found Stevens and second guitarist Alun Davies playing delicate lines over sensitive love lyrics, and up-tempo numbers on which the guitarists strummed away and thundering drums played in stop-start rhythms. There were also more exotic styles, such as the Greek-styled "Rubylove," with its twin bouzoukis and a verse sung in Greek, and "Tuesday's Dead," with its Caribbean feel. Stevens seemed to have worked out some of his big questions, to the point of wanting to proselytize on songs like "Changes IV" and "Peace Train," both stirring tunes in which he urged social and spiritual improvement. Meanwhile, his love songs had become simpler and more plaintive. And while there had always been a charming, childlike quality to some of his lyrics, there were songs here that worked as nursery rhymes, and these were among the album's most memorable tracks and its biggest hits: "Moonshadow" and "Morning Has Broken," the latter adapted from a hymn. The overall result was an album that was musically more interesting than ever, but lyrically dumbed-down. Stevens continued to look for satisfaction in romance, despite its disappointment, but he found more fulfillment in a still-unspecified religious pursuit that he was ready to tout to others. And they were at least nominally ready to listen: the album produced three hit singles and just missed topping the charts. Tea for the Tillerman may have been the more impressive effort, but Teaser and the Firecat was the Cat Stevens album that gave more surface pleasures to more people, which in pop music is the name of the game.

by William Ruhlmann, AMG

Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat (1971):

Tracklist:

01. The Wind 01:43
02. Rubylove 02:38
03. If I Laugh 03:21
04. Changes Iv 03:33
05. How Can I Tell You 04:26
06. Tuesday's Dead 03:37
07. Morning Has Broken (Traditional, arr. Stevens; words Eleanor Farjeon) 03:22
08. Bitterblue 03:13
09. Moonshadow 02:52
10. Peace Train 04:16

All songs were written by Cat Stevens, except for "Morning Has Broken"

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 21. September 2013, 6:49

Cat Stevens / Teaser & The Firecat

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DR Log

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-12-27 19:18:03

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Analyzed: Cat Stevens / Teaser & The Firecat
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -3.66 dB -18.22 dB 1:43 01-The Wind
DR11 -0.13 dB -15.74 dB 2:38 02-Rubylove
DR15 -1.38 dB -20.19 dB 3:21 03-If I Laugh
DR14 -0.05 dB -16.78 dB 3:33 04-Changes Iv
DR12 -2.54 dB -18.88 dB 4:26 05-How Can I Tell You
DR14 0.00 dB -15.87 dB 3:37 06-Tuesday's Dead
DR12 -1.28 dB -16.16 dB 3:22 07-Morning Has Broken
DR13 -0.87 dB -15.85 dB 3:13 08-Bitterblue
DR12 -2.75 dB -19.68 dB 2:52 09-Moonshadow
DR14 -0.95 dB -18.92 dB 4:16 10-Peace Train
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 739 kbps
Codec: FLAC

Musicians:

Cat Stevens – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Alun Davies – guitar
Larry Steele – bass guitar, congas
Gerry Conway, Harvey Burns – drums
Andy Roberts - Kriwaczek string organ on "How Can I Tell You" (uncredited)
Rick Wakeman – piano on "Morning Has Broken" (uncredited)
Andreas Toumazis, Angelos Harzipavli – bouzouki
Del Newman – string arrangements

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