Ninth (album)

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Ninth
Studio album by Peter Murphy
Released 7 June 2011
Genre Alternative rock, gothic rock
Length 46:03
Label Nettwerk
Producer David Baron
Peter Murphy chronology

Unshattered
(2004)		 Ninth
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pop Matters [2]
Consequence of Sound [3]

Ninth is the ninth solo and eighth studio album by Peter Murphy. It was released on 7 June 2011 on Nettwerk Records.[4] The first single to be released from the album was "I Spit Roses" coupled with "The Prince & Old Lady Shade", which was released 22 March 2011.[5]

Speaking with the Los Angeles Times about the album, Murphy said "The whole intention was to really reference that spark and crackle of people playing together in a room. It's about time I reclaimed my legacy . . . It's going 'OK, this is how it's done.' You don't have to spend three years and $4 million on an album. Listen to this. It's full of swagger and immediacy."[6] Speaking with Wired News Murphy described the album as "a continuation of the Go Away White trajectory, it has testosterone pouring out of it. At the same time, it's as beautiful as any female siren."[7]

Reception

  • The Allmusic review by David Jeffries awarded the album 4 stars stating "It's all put together in a right-sized package, too, with no filler to speak of, then wrapped in warm production from David Baron, who finds the proper balance of shadows and light. "The Godfather of Goth" sounds like the genre's savior here, coming on strong with those Bowie-sized aspirations and nailing that attractive Nosferatu-meets-Art-School style."[1]
  • Writing for Pop Matters, critic Maria Schurr said "Ninth has a few overindulgently drony moments, but for the most part it is a virile return to form." and gave the album a 7/10 rating.[2]
  • Writing for Consequence of Sound, critic David Buchanan said "the album's music lingers in a sonic age when Joy Division still reigned supreme" and gave the album a 3.5/5 rating.[3]
  • Critic Jeff Miers said "The first thing you notice about the album is the visceral power of the recording, which producer David Baron has configured as both fittingly modern and timelessly post-rock." in a review for the Buffalo News of New York.[8]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Peter Murphy; all music composed by Peter Murphy and David Baron, except where noted.

  1. "Velocity Bird" – 2:53
  2. "Seesaw Sway" – 4:15
  3. "Peace To Each" – 3:40
  4. "I Spit Roses" – 4:03
  5. "Never Fall Out" (Murphy, Paul Statham) – 4:09
  6. "Memory Go" – 4:03
  7. "The Prince & Old Lady Shade" – 4:44
  8. "Uneven & Brittle" (Murphy, Mark Gemini Thwaite) – 4:48
  9. "Slowdown" – 3:51
  10. "Secret Silk Society" – 4:09
  11. "Crème de la Crème" – 5:28

Crème de la Crème had been played multiple times on the "DUST" tour in 2001 with Peter Murphys jazz backup band. He sat on it for 10 years before it was put on an album. The version performed in 2001 was very Jazz based, and to a much faster tempo, and is found on multiple bootlegs, notably "Breaking the law, Live in Boston", and the show from Irving Plaza New York City a few days later. Most fans were expecting to hear it on the 2005 "Unshattered" album and after it didn't appear there or any other live shows on the tour, it was thought the track was lost. Once it showed up on the album Ninth, fans who knew it were re ignited on the song.

Personnel

  • Peter Murphy – vocals
  • Mark Gemini Thwaite – electric guitars
  • John Andrews – acoustic/electric guitars
  • Jeff Schartoff – infinite bass guitars
  • Nick Lucero – drums
  • David Baron – producer

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeffries, David. Ninth at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schurr, Maria (6 June 2011). "Peter Murphy: Ninth". Pop Matters. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Buchanan, David (7 June 2011). "Album Review: Peter Murphy – Ninth". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  4. ↑ Graff, Gary (2 March 2011). "Bauhaus' Peter Murphy to Release 'Ninth' Solo Album in June". Billboard. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Peter Murphy – I Spit Roses " at Discogs
  6. ↑ Appleford, Steve (23 May 2011). "Peter Murphy premieres new track, talks influence, 'gothlings,' spiritualism, and Bauhaus". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
  7. ↑ Thill, Scott (7 July 2010). "You’re Welcome, Bauhaus Howler Tells Twilight Vamps". Wired News. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
  8. ↑ Miers, Jeff (27 May 2011). "Album Review: Peter Murphy – Ninth". Buffalo News. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 

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