BRUCE JOYNER - PRELUDES AND NOCTURNES (1993)
By the end of 1982, Bruce Joyner decided to quit The Unknowns in order to work on giving people a more easy approach to his music. He formed the Plantations (recording period 1983-1986). Four full albums and some singles have been released in France between 1987 and 1993. He also toured a lot in France at that time. His last album (as Bruce Joyner) hawas released in 1993 : "Preludes and Nocturnes", produced by Peter Buck.
After some health problems, Bruce Joyner was back at work with a new band in 2009. His current ensemble is dubbed The Reconstruction, featuring Joyner's longtime guitar-slinging foil Tom "Possum" Byars (Out Of The Fire) helping to lead the charge. Elements, featuring production and engineering work from both Don Fleming (who played in a band with Joyner in the late ?70s before going on to fame with Gumball and as an in-demand NYC producer) and Mitch Easter, is indeed a worthy addition to the Joyner canon, a sleek though stripped-down cauldron of driving garage and hard-edged pop. Throughout, Joyner sings with a deeply-felt passion, one moment unleashing a sneer or a snarl, the next crooning romantically like a punk Sinatra. Among the highlights: thumping, swaggering opening track "Invisible Smile," which is aggro punk with a melodic edge; "Swamp Fox Foxy," anthemic garageadelica, featuring lead guitar by Fleming; "Evil Smile," Southern goth-pop that'd make Lux Interior smile; and "Hot Georgia Nights," which with its underlying surf-y vibe wouldn't be out of place on an Unknowns record.". Click here to purchase.
Songs
Rainy Grey Day / The Dragonfly / The Grind / The World Needs A Little More Love (1994) / Twitch & Writhe / Night Surf / Honey Drenched Kiss / Cat's Meow / Time Machine / They Were Expendable / The Emotional Side (I Spy Love) / Dreaming of Oz
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fantastic album! Bruce is awesome!
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