Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris

by Audiovent

Overview

Are you a fan of post-grunge music and also enjoy classic rock bands such as Led Zeppelin? Do you prefer your guitar rock performed with the soft-loud technique and enough soaring harmonies and slick production to keep the music from sounding too raw? Do you enjoy mainstream alternative rock even if the band doesn't sound particularly original or spontaneous? If you answered yes to these questions, there's a good chance that you'll enjoy Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris. Produced by Gavin McKillop (Goo Goo Dolls) and featuring everything from a sitar ("Rain") to a 22-piece orchestra ("When I Drown"), this carefully crafted recording combines new material with revised old songs from the group's independent album, Papa's Dojo. Vocalist Jason Boyd sounds somewhat like his older brother, Brandon Boyd (Incubus), but you can also hear the influence of other groups (Soundgarden, for example) in his band. Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris offers its share of hooks and it manages to convey a fair amount of energy despite its overly polished sound (although not quite enough energy to merit naming the album's first song after it); however, the music sounds somewhat generic and the band does have a tendency to substitute volume changes for soulfulness. Nonetheless, this is a respectable piece of product that holds up well against similar albums. The enhanced CD features multimedia computer files in addition to the regular audio tracks. ~ Todd Kristel

Product Details

Release Date:	06/04/2002
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678354427

Tracks

1. The Energy
2. Looking Down
3. I Can't Breathe
4. Rain
5. One Small Choice
6. Sweet Frustration
7. Stalker
8. Gravity
9. Underwater Silence
10. Back and Forth
11. Beautiful Addiction
12. When I Drown

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Audiovent   Primary Artist
Iki Levy   Drum Loop
Paul Fried   Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background),Bass,Vocals (Background)
Jamie Muhoberac   Keyboards
Jamin Wilcox   Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Benjamin Einziger   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Jason Boyd   Vocals
Vincent Jones   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Jason Boyd   Composer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Paul Fried   Composer,Composer,Group Member
Gavin MacKillop   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Pro-Tools,Recording,Digital Editing
Vincent Jones   Digital Editing,Pro-Tools
Suzie Katayama   String Arrangements
Kevin Williamson   A&R
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Jamin Wilcox   Composer,Group Member
Thomas Rounds   Assistant Engineer
Chapman Baehler   Photography
Jennifer Paola   Production Coordination
Tom Rounds   Assistant Engineer
Mauro Rubbi   Drum Technician
John Porter   Pro-Tools,Digital Editing
P.R. Brown   Cover Photo
Dmitar Krnjaic   Mixing Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Benjamin Einziger   Composer,Group Member
James Boyd   Group Member
Michael Frondelli   String Arrangements