| | Futurist CD Robert Downey, Jr. Discography of CDs
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Robert Downey Jr.'s debut album features a star-studded cast of musicians, not the least of whom is Yes's lead singer Jon Anderson (who performs backing vocals on his own "Your Move"). This is a confident step for an actor whose drug problems ... Full Descriptionwere making lurid headlines just a few years before this record's 2004 release. Allusions to these tribulations form the bulk of the material on THE FUTURIST, from the opening "Man Like Me" with its "This is a habit I'm breaking now forever" lyric, to the 12-step program reference in "Broken." Downey's voice sounds suitably lived-in, displaying more than a passing acquaintance with the oeuvre of Elton John, and the arrangements are played as impeccably as you'd expect by the outstanding roster of Los Angeles session musicians. Lyrically, Downey can be quite dark, as his macabre role as the corpse in the album's artwork (a tribute to Rembrandt's "The Anatomy Lesson") implies. However, the inclusion of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" (Downey played Chaplin in the eponymous 1992 biopic) is perhaps an indication of a brighter future for the troubled star.
Guests:Charlie Haden, Jon Anderson (Yes)
Personnel include: Robert Downey Jr. (vocals, piano, keyboards); Mark Hudson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, background vocals); Cameron Stone (cello); Jeff Bunnell (flugelhorn); Jim Cox, Tom Canning (Hammond b-3 organ); Armand Sabal-Lecco (bass instrument); Charlie Haden (bass guitar); Gregg Bissonette, Chad Wackerman, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Jon Anderson (background vocals).
Recording information: Elias Arts, Santa Monica, California; The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California.
Hide Description Futurist Music | List Price | $13.98 (You save $3.29) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Classical CDs, Pop, Box Sets, Rock | | Label | Sony Classical | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1714  | | CD Universe Part number | 6794060 | | Catalog number | 92654 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 23, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Jonathan Elias; Mark Hudson | | Engineer | Bruce Sugar | | Personnel | Jon Anderson - background vocals
Jim Cox
Charlie Haden - bass guitar
Cameron Stone - cello
Tom Canning - Hammond b-3 organ
Gregg Bissonette
Mark Hudson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, background vocals
Jeff Bunnell - flugelhorn
Armand Sabal-Lecco - bass instrument
Robert Downey, Jr. - vocals, piano, keyboards
Also: Vinnie Colaiuta, Chad Wackerman |
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