The Fabled City (2008)
| Artist: Tom Morello The Nightwatchmen |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Fabled City, The ~ Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
2. Whatever It Takes ~ Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
3. King of Hell, The ~ Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
4. Night Falls ~ Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
5. Lights Are On In Spidertown, The ~ Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
6. Midnight In the City of Destruction ~ Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
7. Saint Isabelle ~ Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
8. Lazarus On Down - (featuring Serj Tankian) ~ Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
9. Gone Like Rain ~ Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
10. Iron Wheel, The - (featuring Shooter Jennings) ~ Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
11. Rise To Power ~ Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Tom Morello (vocals, guitar); Serj Tankian, Shooter Jennings (vocals); Brendan O'Brien (various instruments); Daniel Laufer (cello). |
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Guitar virtuoso Tom Morello made his reputation in high-volume bands like incendiary rap-rockers Rage Against the Machine and stadium-filling supergroup Audioslave, but his ongoing Nightwatchman project works on a much smaller scale. In place of Rage's weeping politics, the subject matter on THE FABLED CITY deals with everyday struggles and the politics of putting one foot in front of the other. The music fits the tales, as Morello largely eschews the sci-fi electric guitar heroics he's known for, and instead pours his inventive technique into stark, mostly acoustic folk compositions. That's not to say Morello doesn't find room for different sounds and textures; "Whatever It Takes" buzzes with fuzzy funk and small breaks of rapidly strummed, high-pitched guitars, and "Facing Mount Kenya" incorporates subtle African influences. |
Producer: Brendan O'Brien |
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Musical Guests | |
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Serj Tankian |
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Shooter Jennings |
Artist Overview
Former Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitar virtuoso Tom Morello is generally known for his inventive metal and funk-derived fretboard pyrotechnics and his radical leftist politics, and as a solo artist, he's found new ways of tackling both in a fresh context. Morello's albums as the Nightwatchman put his politics back into the world of acoustic protest folk music, giving him a chance to till new guitar soil while telling stories in a plainspoken, deep drawl. Instead of the strident arena rock of Morello's past, the Nightwatchman persona gravitates more to Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and other chroniclers of common American lives.
Artist Influences
Adrian Belew | Bob Dylan | Bob Marley | Bruce Springsteen | Dave Navarro | Doctor Know | Eddie Hazel (P-Funk) | Faith No More | Jimi Hendrix | Jimmy Page | John Frusciante | Johnny Cash | Kris Kristofferson | Pete Seeger (Folk Singer) | Public Enemy | Run-D.M.C. | The Clash | Tom Waits | Tony Iommi | Vernon Reid | Woody Guthrie
Adrian Belew | Bob Dylan | Bob Marley | Bruce Springsteen | Dave Navarro | Doctor Know | Eddie Hazel (P-Funk) | Faith No More | Jimi Hendrix | Jimmy Page | John Frusciante | Johnny Cash | Kris Kristofferson | Pete Seeger (Folk Singer) | Public Enemy | Run-D.M.C. | The Clash | Tom Waits | Tony Iommi | Vernon Reid | Woody Guthrie
Artist Contemporaries
(hed) p.e. | 2 Skinnee J's | 311 | Adam Jones (Guitar) | Against Me! | Ben Harper | Codeseven | Conor Oberst | Diamond Darrell | Everlast | Jim Martin | Korn | Mad Capsule Markets | Mike Portnoy (Drums) | Mindless Self Indulgence | One Day as a Lion | Page Hamilton | Pandora's Box | Peter DiStefano | Quatermass | Steve Earle | Stone Gossard | Terry Bozzio | The Evens | White Zombie | Zao
(hed) p.e. | 2 Skinnee J's | 311 | Adam Jones (Guitar) | Against Me! | Ben Harper | Codeseven | Conor Oberst | Diamond Darrell | Everlast | Jim Martin | Korn | Mad Capsule Markets | Mike Portnoy (Drums) | Mindless Self Indulgence | One Day as a Lion | Page Hamilton | Pandora's Box | Peter DiStefano | Quatermass | Steve Earle | Stone Gossard | Terry Bozzio | The Evens | White Zombie | Zao
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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Tankian, Serj |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 09/30/2008 |
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Original Release Date : 2008 |
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Catalog ID : 88697203962 |
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Label : Epic (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00886972039626 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.80)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "Morello augments his acoustic guitar with stirring arrangements on piano, mandolin, cello and drums....With a solid band behind him, he seems much more confident in his new role as a modern protest troubadour."
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "Morello augments his acoustic guitar with stirring arrangements on piano, mandolin, cello and drums....With a solid band behind him, he seems much more confident in his new role as a modern protest troubadour."
Entertainment Weekly (p.77)
- "[The] guitarist's remarkable transformation from purveyor of weapons-grade funk-metal riffs into introspective protest folkie yields even more impressive fruit on his second solo effort." -- Grade: A-
- "[The] guitarist's remarkable transformation from purveyor of weapons-grade funk-metal riffs into introspective protest folkie yields even more impressive fruit on his second solo effort." -- Grade: A-
Alternative Press (p.153)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "Morello has made a conscious effort to plug in this time around, and the title track and 'Whatever It Takes' benefits as a result."
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "Morello has made a conscious effort to plug in this time around, and the title track and 'Whatever It Takes' benefits as a result."
Kerrang (Magazine)
(p.52)
- "There's a Nick Cave-esque darkness that colours songs like 'The Lights Are On In Spidertown' or 'Night Falls'..."
(p.52)
- "There's a Nick Cave-esque darkness that colours songs like 'The Lights Are On In Spidertown' or 'Night Falls'..."
