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Lonely Avenue (Deluxe Edition)
Lonely Avenue (Deluxe Edition)
This special Deluxe Edition includes the album on CD, four short stories by Hornby, and 15 images by acclaimed photographer Joel Meyerowitz, all in a hardbound, 152-page book. 'It has its own voice, which comes from some place between the two of us,' says author, Oscar-nominated screenwriter and now lyricist Nick Hornby of 'Lonely Avenue,' his unique, words-and-music collaboration with Ben Folds. Singer-songwriter-pianist Folds puts it more bluntly: 'I felt like I'd found something rare on eBay or something. Nick should have done it before but it's his first big effort and I feel like I really scored here.'Hornby first attracted the attention of music fans - and artists like Folds - with his brilliant, bittersweet 1995 novel 'High Fidelity,' about an obsessive record collector's crumbling personal life that was translated into a cult classic film starring John Cusack and even a stage musical. Hornby has been an admirer since attending Folds' first U.K. shows. In fact, Hornby devoted an entire essay in his 2002 collection of music-themed short pieces, 'Songbook,' to Folds, praising the 'sophisticated simplicity' of Folds' writing.The London-based Hornby supplied the words for 'Lonely Avenue,' a project sparked by the long-distance friendship that developed after Hornby published 'Songbook.' Nashville resident Folds then set Hornby's lyrics to music in the vintage, orchestra-sized studio he'd rescued from oblivion and has been working in for the last ten years. The hero of 'High Fidelity' would have approved: Folds conceived the album as a vinyl release and recorded everything live in analog to two-inch tape, finally mastering the disc at Abbey Road.Joining Folds in the studio at various points were his own band, a string section, and legendary arranger Paul Buckmaster, who, as Folds describes him, is 'the person who makes you feel the goose bumps at the chorus and you don't know why.' (Those are Buckmaster's string charts, for example, on Elton John's 'Tiny Dancer' and The Rolling Stones' 'Moonlight Mile.')'Lonely Avenue' offers equal measures of humor and pathos in often deceptively cheerful songs. Folds literally gives voice to Hornby's endearingly mixed up, lovelorn characters, who come across as sympathetic even at their most hapless. An aging pop singer has to endlessly and agonizingly reprise his one hit, a paean to a woman he left years ago, to the fans who still attend his shows ('Belinda'). A mother deliberately avoids a stunning view of New Years Eve fireworks as she ministers to her seriously ill child in a London hospital ('Picture Window'). Hornby reconstructs the world of crippled, Brill Building-era songwriter Doc Pomus circa 1962 ('Doc Pomus'), and imagines, with unexpected tenderness, the moment when Alaskan teenager Levi Johnston discovered he'd impregnated the newly announced vice-presidential candidate's daughter, Bristol Palin.The result is an 11-song set that's as playful as it is soul-stirring, and more than a little magical. Says Folds, 'With some albums the comet goes by and you grab it while it's passing and everything you do has some comet dust on it. This is one of those albums.'
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Lonely Avenue (Deluxe Edition)
Lonely Avenue (Deluxe Edition)
This special Deluxe Edition includes the album on CD, four short stories by Hornby, and 15 images by acclaimed photographer Joel Meyerowitz, all in a hardbound, 152-page book. 'It has its own voice, which comes from some place between the two of us,' says author, Oscar-nominated screenwriter and now lyricist Nick Hornby of 'Lonely Avenue,' his unique, words-and-music collaboration with Ben Folds. Singer-songwriter-pianist Folds puts it more bluntly: 'I felt like I'd found something rare on eBay or something. Nick should have done it before but it's his first big effort and I feel like I really scored here.'Hornby first attracted the attention of music fans - and artists like Folds - with his brilliant, bittersweet 1995 novel 'High Fidelity,' about an obsessive record collector's crumbling personal life that was translated into a cult classic film starring John Cusack and even a stage musical. Hornby has been an admirer since attending Folds' first U.K. shows. In fact, Hornby devoted an entire essay in his 2002 collection of music-themed short pieces, 'Songbook,' to Folds, praising the 'sophisticated simplicity' of Folds' writing.The London-based Hornby supplied the words for 'Lonely Avenue,' a project sparked by the long-distance friendship that developed after Hornby published 'Songbook.' Nashville resident Folds then set Hornby's lyrics to music in the vintage, orchestra-sized studio he'd rescued from oblivion and has been working in for the last ten years. The hero of 'High Fidelity' would have approved: Folds conceived the album as a vinyl release and recorded everything live in analog to two-inch tape, finally mastering the disc at Abbey Road.Joining Folds in the studio at various points were his own band, a string section, and legendary arranger Paul Buckmaster, who, as Folds describes him, is 'the person who makes you feel the goose bumps at the chorus and you don't know why.' (Those are Buckmaster's string charts, for example, on Elton John's 'Tiny Dancer' and The Rolling Stones' 'Moonlight Mile.')'Lonely Avenue' offers equal measures of humor and pathos in often deceptively cheerful songs. Folds literally gives voice to Hornby's endearingly mixed up, lovelorn characters, who come across as sympathetic even at their most hapless. An aging pop singer has to endlessly and agonizingly reprise his one hit, a paean to a woman he left years ago, to the fans who still attend his shows ('Belinda'). A mother deliberately avoids a stunning view of New Years Eve fireworks as she ministers to her seriously ill child in a London hospital ('Picture Window'). Hornby reconstructs the world of crippled, Brill Building-era songwriter Doc Pomus circa 1962 ('Doc Pomus'), and imagines, with unexpected tenderness, the moment when Alaskan teenager Levi Johnston discovered he'd impregnated the newly announced vice-presidential candidate's daughter, Bristol Palin.The result is an 11-song set that's as playful as it is soul-stirring, and more than a little magical. Says Folds, 'With some albums the comet goes by and you grab it while it's passing and everything you do has some comet dust on it. This is one of those albums.'
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Pink Friday...Roman Reloaded [CD + T-Shirt Deluxe Edition]
Pink Friday...Roman Reloaded [CD + T-Shirt Deluxe Edition]
Minaj's hotly anticipated Young Money/Cash Money/Universal sophomore set, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, will arrive April 3. In the meantime, the first-time Grammy Award nominee for best new artist is courting attention with the frenetic, candy-coated video for the album's second buzz single, the autobiographical anthem "Stupid Hoe." The Hype Williams-directed video has racked up more than 10 million views on YouTube. In fact, its Jan. 21 premiere clocked 4.8 million views on VEVO--the highest single-video number ever in 24 hours for the site. That's just the latest swell in a tidal wave of momentum that Minaj has been riding since Pink Friday debuted in November 2010. It soared straight to No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the Billboard 200 its first week, then commanded No. 1 on both charts in early 2011. After scoring her first chart-topper with "Moment 4 Life" featuring Drake, Minaj spent last year steadily racking up more hits ("Super Bass," "Fly" featuring Rihanna) and setting chart records ("Bass" became the highest-charting Hot 100 rap hit by a solo female--without a featured artist--since Missy Elliott's "Work It" in 2002). She simultaneously became the featured "It" girl on a string of high-profile singles by others, like David Guetta ("Where Them Girls At"), Trey Songz ("Bottoms Up"), Ludacris ("My Chick Bad"), Usher ("Lil Freak"), Kanye West ("Monster"), Drake ("Make Me Proud"), Britney Spears ("Till the World Ends" remix) and the new Madonna single with M.I.A. ("Gimme All Your Luvin'"). Minaj went on to edge out mentor Lil Wayne, West and Jay-Z at the American Music Awards to win the favorite album and favorite artist in rap/hip-hop music categories. A branding and media darling, she graced 10 magazine covers last year, including W, Elle and Cosmopolitan, and was named Billboard's Rising Star of 2011. Recognizing her pop cultural influence, Mattel issued a limited-edition Nicki Minaj Barbie that was auctioned for charity. A fixture at top designers' shows during New York Fashion Week, the diminutive dynamo was tapped as the 2012 MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam spokesperson. And to top it all off, OPI recently launched its custom-designed Nicki Minaj nail polish collection. It's all part of the Minaj mystique, an engaging persona the New York Times has dubbed "the Technicolor Barbie with the big voice and an elastic smile." But behind the fluorescent nails and makeup (including Minaj's signature pink lipstick), neon wigs and provocative costumes, you'll find a determined yet passionate artist whose singular goal remains unchanged: connecting musically with her growing legion of fans. And those fans, 7.5 million global Twitter followers whom she lovingly nicknamed "Barbies" (aka Barbz), have helped her spark a long-awaited female rap revival. "They inspire me to work harder--hold me up while I'm down," Minaj told Billboard about the love affair with her fans. "I wouldn't be here without them. I could never have predicted any of this." Not even when she was attending LaGuardia High School, a music, visual and performing arts school where she studied drama. Born Onika Maraj in 1982 in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, Minaj moved to Jamaica, Queens when she was five. A one-time office manager and Red Lobster employee, Minaj released three mixtapes between 2007-2009--including the highly praised "Beam Me Up, Scotty"--and won the female artist of the year award at the 2008 Underground Music Awards. A year later, Lil Wayne signed her to Cash Money subsidiary Young Money. She subsequently appeared on Young Money's 2009 debut compilation album We Are Young Money, featuring the hit "BedRock," which included a solo rap verse by Minaj. The compilation itself reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200. All this set the stage for Minaj's own debut album, Pink Friday, and her first solo top 15 pop/No. 7 R&Bhip-hop charting single "Your Love." More hits followed as did a growing list of accolades: first female artist to be included on MTV's an
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Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded: Deluxe
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded: Deluxe
Minaj's hotly anticipated Young Money/Cash Money/Universal sophomore set, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, will arrive April 3. In the meantime, the first-time Grammy Award nominee for best new artist is courting attention with the frenetic, candy-coated video for the album's second buzz single, the autobiographical anthem "Stupid Hoe." The Hype Williams-directed video has racked up more than 10 million views on YouTube. In fact, its Jan. 21 premiere clocked 4.8 million views on VEVO--the highest single-video number ever in 24 hours for the site. That's just the latest swell in a tidal wave of momentum that Minaj has been riding since Pink Friday debuted in November 2010. It soared straight to No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the Billboard 200 its first week, then commanded No. 1 on both charts in early 2011. After scoring her first chart-topper with "Moment 4 Life" featuring Drake, Minaj spent last year steadily racking up more hits ("Super Bass," "Fly" featuring Rihanna) and setting chart records ("Bass" became the highest-charting Hot 100 rap hit by a solo female--without a featured artist--since Missy Elliott's "Work It" in 2002). She simultaneously became the featured "It" girl on a string of high-profile singles by others, like David Guetta ("Where Them Girls At"), Trey Songz ("Bottoms Up"), Ludacris ("My Chick Bad"), Usher ("Lil Freak"), Kanye West ("Monster"), Drake ("Make Me Proud"), Britney Spears ("Till the World Ends" remix) and the new Madonna single with M.I.A. ("Gimme All Your Luvin'"). Minaj went on to edge out mentor Lil Wayne, West and Jay-Z at the American Music Awards to win the favorite album and favorite artist in rap/hip-hop music categories. A branding and media darling, she graced 10 magazine covers last year, including W, Elle and Cosmopolitan, and was named Billboard's Rising Star of 2011. Recognizing her pop cultural influence, Mattel issued a limited-edition Nicki Minaj Barbie that was auctioned for charity. A fixture at top designers' shows during New York Fashion Week, the diminutive dynamo was tapped as the 2012 MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam spokesperson. And to top it all off, OPI recently launched its custom-designed Nicki Minaj nail polish collection. It's all part of the Minaj mystique, an engaging persona the New York Times has dubbed "the Technicolor Barbie with the big voice and an elastic smile." But behind the fluorescent nails and makeup (including Minaj's signature pink lipstick), neon wigs and provocative costumes, you'll find a determined yet passionate artist whose singular goal remains unchanged: connecting musically with her growing legion of fans. And those fans, 7.5 million global Twitter followers whom she lovingly nicknamed "Barbies" (aka Barbz), have helped her spark a long-awaited female rap revival. "They inspire me to work harder--hold me up while I'm down," Minaj told Billboard about the love affair with her fans. "I wouldn't be here without them. I could never have predicted any of this." Not even when she was attending LaGuardia High School, a music, visual and performing arts school where she studied drama. Born Onika Maraj in 1982 in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, Minaj moved to Jamaica, Queens when she was five. A one-time office manager and Red Lobster employee, Minaj released three mixtapes between 2007-2009--including the highly praised "Beam Me Up, Scotty"--and won the female artist of the year award at the 2008 Underground Music Awards. A year later, Lil Wayne signed her to Cash Money subsidiary Young Money. She subsequently appeared on Young Money's 2009 debut compilation album We Are Young Money, featuring the hit "BedRock," which included a solo rap verse by Minaj. The compilation itself reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200. All this set the stage for Minaj's own debut album, Pink Friday, and her first solo top 15 pop/No. 7 R&Bhip-hop charting single "Your Love." More hits followed as did a growing list of accolades: first female artist to be included on MTV's an
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