Guitar in the Space Age!

Guitar in the Space Age!
Studio album by Bill Frisell
Released October 6, 2014
Recorded 2014
Studio Side Sound, NYC
Genre Crossover jazz, instrumental rock, americana, surf rock
Length 55:08
Label OKeh
Producer Lee Townsend
Bill Frisell chronology
Big Sur
(2013)		 Guitar in the Space Age!
(2014)

Guitar in the Space Age! is an album by Bill Frisell featuring interpretations of songs and instrumentals from the 1960s which was released on the OKeh label in 2014.[1][2] The Buffalo News' Jeff Simon quoted Frisell as stating "after playing for more than 50 years, it just feels right to once again play some of the music which shaped my consciousness during my formative years, even to play some of it for the first time … and maybe get it right. Guitar in the Space Age! isn’t really an exercise in nostalgia but about a recommitment to keep learning, to firm up the foundation and showcase one of the best bands I ever had."

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
PopMatters[5]

In his review for Allmusic, Thom Jurek notes that "Guitar in the Space Age! is a joyous recording. Far from an exercise in mere nostalgia, it reveals new reasons as to why these tunes are eternal. Frisell and his collaborators understood exactly what they were going for, and it sounds like they had a hell of a great time getting there".[3] The Guardian's John Fordham observed "This is an old-school electric guitar fan’s album, played by one of the most creative guitar fans in the world".[4] PopMatters Associate Music Editor John Garratt was less enthusiastic and said "Guitar in the Space Age! is professionally executed place holding. I’m not saying you have to be a baby boomer to enjoy it, but you probably need to be one in order to rank it as one of Frisell’s top five recordings"[5]

Track listing

  1. "Pipeline" (Brian Carman, Bob Spickard) – 7:06
  2. "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (Pete Seeger) – 2:40
  3. "Messin' with the Kid" (Mel London) – 2:59
  4. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 4:14
  5. "Rumble" (Milt Grant, Link Wray) – 4:56
  6. "The Shortest Day" (Bill Frisell) – 4:57
  7. "Rebel Rouser" (Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood) – 3:39
  8. "Baja" (Hazlewood) – 3:37
  9. "Cannonball Rag" (Merle Travis) – 2:56
  10. "Tired of Waiting for You" (Ray Davies) – 6:02
  11. "Reflections from the Moon" (Speedy West) – 3:21
  12. "Bryant's Boogie" (Jimmy Bryant) – 3:09
  13. "Lift Off" (Frisell) – 2:17
  14. "Telstar" (Joe Meek) – 3:15

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ OKeh Records Album entry, accessed October 21, 2014
  2. ↑ Bill Frisell discography, accessed October 21, 2014
  3. 1 2 Jurke, Thom. Bill Frisell – Guitar in the Space Age! > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Fordham, G., Bill Frisell: Guitar in the Space Age review – witty six-string celebrations, The Guardian, October 9, 2014
  5. 1 2 Garratt, J., PopMatters Review, October 9, 2014
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