Released July 22, 2014 Length 46:58 Artist Freeman Genre Alternative/Indie | Recorded 2014 Producer Chris Shaw Release date 22 July 2014 Label Partisan Records | |
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Similar La Cucaracha, Pure Guava, Live in Chicago, Chocolate and Cheese, White Pepper | ||
Aaron freeman freeman 2014 full album
Freeman is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band Freeman.
Contents
Background
Aaron Freeman left Ween in May 2012. He played shows both solo and accompanied by Joe Young from 2012-2014. After moving to Woodstock, New York and teaching at Paul Green's School of Rock, Freeman began working on material for a new album. He assembled musicians from the Brooklyn, New York area as well as North Carolina to record the album for Partisan Records. The new band, "Freeman" hit the road in July 2014 in support of the album. The live version of Freeman featured Joe Young on bass and Zach Tenorio-Miller on keyboards, along with Chris Boerner and Kyle Keegan, who played on the album. Freeman was produced by Chris Shaw who had previously produced Ween's White Pepper album.
Reception
Freeman received generally favorable reviews from critics. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "If anything, Freeman is a tighter record than McCartney -- it's not homemade, it's all complete songs -- but there's no denying it shares the same spirit; that it is the sound of breaking dawn of a new day."
Personnel
Aaron Freeman - composer, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, synthesizer, primary artist
Dave Godkowsky - co-composer (tracks 2 & 3), acoustic guitar, organ, piano, vocals
Chris Boerner - electric guitar
Brad Cook - bass
Kyle Keegan - percussion
Chris Shaw - producer, engineer
Marco Benevento - organ, piano, Wurlitzer
Tracy Bonham - vocals, violin
The Black Bush Boys - percussion
Greg Calbi - mastering
Paul Q. Kolderie - mixing
Nick LaVecchia - cover photo
Zeynep Sankaynagi - drawing
Songs
1Covert Discretion4:55
2The English and Western Stallion3:19
3(For a While) I Couldn't Play My Guitar Like a Man4:46