Braver Newer World | ||||
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Released | 1996 | |||
Label | Elektra [1] | |||
Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
Jimmie Dale Gilmore chronology | ||||
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Braver Newer World is an album by the American musician Jimmie Dale Gilmore, release in 1996. [2] [3] Gilmore deemed the album's sound "West Texas psychedelic blues-rockabilly". [4]
The album peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. [5] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Folk Album". [6]
Recorded in Los Angeles, the album was produced by T Bone Burnett; Gilmore had started the album with Bones Howe before scrapping the results. [7] [4] The title track was written specifically for the film Kicking and Screaming. [8] "Where Is Love Now" was written by Sam Phillips. [9] "Because of the Wind" was written by Joe Ely; " Black Snake Moan" is a cover of the Blind Lemon Jefferson song. [10] [11]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calgary Herald | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau |
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Indianapolis Star | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The New York Times opined that "the album is slicker and more rock-oriented than Mr. Gilmore's previous albums... In this context, keeping Mr. Gilmore's cosmic sensitivity from becoming too sappy and rock's propulsive drive from becoming too overwhelming is a challenge that Mr. Burnett meets only some of the time." [20] Salon wrote that, "with a precise intelligence, he uses the perfect blend of Americana to bring his songs to life: melodies from country and western, rhythms from swing and rock 'n' roll, fills from folk and bluegrass." [21] The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "a radical departure that risks alienating longtime fans while reinventing and reinvigorating the artist." [14]
Trouser Press noted the "richly atmospheric mix, with a potpourri of percussion, pedal-steel drones, Vox organ, lowing horns and chunky baritone guitar." [22] The Calgary Herald determined that "Gilmore is rooted deep in Texas storytelling, the emptiness of the landscape or someone's heart tempered by a spiritual, personal optimism." [13] Texas Monthly stated that "there are moments when-for the first time ever-he rocks as effortlessly as he rolls." [23] The Indianapolis Star panned the production. [17]
AllMusic wrote that the album finds Gilmore "moving away from the staunch musical traditionalism that characterized his earlier releases, into a brilliant fusion of pure country, mystical explorations, and sonic experimentation that foreshadows the psychedelic tilt of nominally alt-country albums like Wilco's Summer Teeth or the Jayhawks' Smile." [12] MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide likened the album to Magical Mystery Tour, if the Beatles album had "been recorded in Austin, Texas." [18]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Braver Newer World" | |
2. | "Come Fly Away" | |
3. | "Borderland" | |
4. | "Headed for a Fall" | |
5. | "Long, Long Time" | |
6. | "Sally" | |
7. | "There She Goes" | |
8. | "Where Is Love Now" | |
9. | " Black Snake Moan" | |
10. | "Because of the Wind" | |
11. | "Outside the Lines" |
Braver Newer World | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Label | Elektra [1] | |||
Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
Jimmie Dale Gilmore chronology | ||||
|
Braver Newer World is an album by the American musician Jimmie Dale Gilmore, release in 1996. [2] [3] Gilmore deemed the album's sound "West Texas psychedelic blues-rockabilly". [4]
The album peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. [5] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Folk Album". [6]
Recorded in Los Angeles, the album was produced by T Bone Burnett; Gilmore had started the album with Bones Howe before scrapping the results. [7] [4] The title track was written specifically for the film Kicking and Screaming. [8] "Where Is Love Now" was written by Sam Phillips. [9] "Because of the Wind" was written by Joe Ely; " Black Snake Moan" is a cover of the Blind Lemon Jefferson song. [10] [11]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calgary Herald | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Indianapolis Star | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The New York Times opined that "the album is slicker and more rock-oriented than Mr. Gilmore's previous albums... In this context, keeping Mr. Gilmore's cosmic sensitivity from becoming too sappy and rock's propulsive drive from becoming too overwhelming is a challenge that Mr. Burnett meets only some of the time." [20] Salon wrote that, "with a precise intelligence, he uses the perfect blend of Americana to bring his songs to life: melodies from country and western, rhythms from swing and rock 'n' roll, fills from folk and bluegrass." [21] The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "a radical departure that risks alienating longtime fans while reinventing and reinvigorating the artist." [14]
Trouser Press noted the "richly atmospheric mix, with a potpourri of percussion, pedal-steel drones, Vox organ, lowing horns and chunky baritone guitar." [22] The Calgary Herald determined that "Gilmore is rooted deep in Texas storytelling, the emptiness of the landscape or someone's heart tempered by a spiritual, personal optimism." [13] Texas Monthly stated that "there are moments when-for the first time ever-he rocks as effortlessly as he rolls." [23] The Indianapolis Star panned the production. [17]
AllMusic wrote that the album finds Gilmore "moving away from the staunch musical traditionalism that characterized his earlier releases, into a brilliant fusion of pure country, mystical explorations, and sonic experimentation that foreshadows the psychedelic tilt of nominally alt-country albums like Wilco's Summer Teeth or the Jayhawks' Smile." [12] MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide likened the album to Magical Mystery Tour, if the Beatles album had "been recorded in Austin, Texas." [18]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Braver Newer World" | |
2. | "Come Fly Away" | |
3. | "Borderland" | |
4. | "Headed for a Fall" | |
5. | "Long, Long Time" | |
6. | "Sally" | |
7. | "There She Goes" | |
8. | "Where Is Love Now" | |
9. | " Black Snake Moan" | |
10. | "Because of the Wind" | |
11. | "Outside the Lines" |