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Time the Conqueror (2008)

Where the lyrics of Time the Conqueror take you, and where it was really made.

The title track ranked 50th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008, yet the album itself reached only number 20 on the Billboard 200.

Key places

Where the album was recorded and mixed (2008)

Recording site Groove Masters — The album was recorded and mixed at Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California. The studio is listed as the place for both recording and mixing. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Time the Conqueror: 13th studio album by rock musician Jackson Browne
• Released 23 September 2008 by Inside Recordings
• First album of new material in six years
• Track listing of ten songs, including the nine-minute 'Where Were You'

Background

• The album addresses Browne's frustration with the Bush administration
• 'Where Were You' questions the administration's handling of Hurricane Katrina
• 'The Drums of War' derides the U.S. Government's enthusiasm for the Iraq War
• Browne also contemplates love, travel, and how the world has changed since the 60s

Recording

• Recorded and mixed at Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California
• Paul Dieter credited as producer and recording engineer, with Browne as producer
• Elliot Scheiner mixed the album
• Bob Ludwig mastered the album at Gateway Mastering in Portland, Maine

Cover

• Photography by Frank W. Ockenfels 3
• Package design by Dustin Stanton

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Artist

Career

• Clyde Jackson Browne, born October 9, 1948 in Heidelberg, Germany, is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter and political activist.
• He began as a teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles and became a staff writer for Elektra's publishing company, Nina Music, before he was eighteen.
• His songs were recorded early by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joan Baez, Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, the Byrds and others.
• He signed with David Geffen's Asylum Records in 1971 and released his self-titled debut album in 1972, which included "Doctor My Eyes" and "Rock Me on the Water".
• Running on Empty (1977), recorded on tour, is his signature work and his biggest commercial success, peaking at number 3 on the album chart.
• Hold Out (1980) was his only number 1 album on the US pop albums chart.
• "Somebody's Baby" from the Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack became his biggest hit, peaking at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, inducted by Bruce Springsteen.
• Rolling Stone ranked him 37th on its 2015 list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.

Activism

• Browne co-founded the antinuclear organization Musicians United for Safe Energy in March 1979.
• He performed frequently at benefits in the 1980s and campaigned for causes including Farm Aid and Amnesty International.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Rolling Stone gave the album a generally positive review
• Mojo praised the album's considered weight and truth, six years after Browne's previous album
• AllMusic critic Thom Jurek praised some individual songs but said Browne was still trying to make sense of the world
• Uncut found the title song's imagery lovely but said the arrangements were too bland
• No Depression critic Mark Guarino called Browne a first-rate depressive who still won't sour
• Guarino found the music not particularly angry, given the anger of the lyrics

Records

• Peaked at number 2 on the Top Independent Albums chart
• Peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200
• First album to reach the Billboard 200 top 20 since 1983's Lawyers in Love
• Title track ranked 50th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album was mastered at Gateway Mastering in Portland, Maine
• Discogs credits the half-speed mastering to Stan Ricker, and the release has a gatefold sleeve
• The Italian Wikipedia entry describes the CD as released by Inside Recordings in September 2008
• The album was Browne's first set of new material in six years, after a long gap between records
• 'Where Were You' at 9:48 is the longest track on the album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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