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''Black Ribbons'' is a dystopian concept album by Shooter Jennings with his band Hierophant. The album features dialogue written by horror author Stephen King, who also narrates the album. The album was released on March 2, 2010. The first single, "Wake Up", was released on December 22, 2009. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】) Shooter Jennings- Wake Up "> date=December 10, 2009 )〕 ==Overview== It has been described as "The Allman Brothers meets Pink Floyd" and Jennings himself has compared it to Nine Inch Nails.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interviews: Shooter jennings )〕 He also said it would be a concept album, stating "The whole album is kind of this big concept record about truth, and about the importance of love and two people connecting. It’s masqueraded as this kind of futuristic story that goes on with this guy. As a whole, I believe it is something that is a really cool piece of art." The website bloody-disgusting.com said of the album's style, "Musically, ''Black Ribbons'' is a mind-blowing opus that completely obliterates genre distinctions. On this unprecedented work, twanging dobros coexist with Nintendo chipsets; brutally assaultive passages alternate with moments of unabashed tenderness, and surreal Floydian soundscapes float above smoking slabs of whiskey-soaked southern soul. It's an electrifying thrill ride across a dense, dark and gloriously decadent musical landscape." Jennings also stated that Alex Jones and David Icke were major influences on the album and debuted the song "Wake Up" on Jones' radio show. Also on the show he revealed that there would be songs about eugenics and the Bohemian Club.〔''The Alex Jones Show'' 9-17-2009 http://www.alexjonespodcasts.com/ccount/click.php?id=207〕 Jennings told Jones that, "The album is rooted in what we're about. Truth and waking up. We want to promote something that will awaken some people...I studied the Masons, books on the occult, the terminology. Brought me to be a completely different person". He also spoke about the New World Order (conspiracy theory). He later told ''Billboard'', "I've always been drawn to the darker side of things. When I was doing this record, I was reading a lot on everything, from past civilizations to government conspiracies to UFOs to the brief history of time to books on the occult. I was soaking up this dark counterculture of the world. We're in a very grim time. So I needed to paint the grim picture to let the colors of the positive message of the record shine." Jennings told the ''Washington Post'', "I think the whole thing is a metaphor for how hard it's been to get my voice heard. Whether it's a success or not, at the end of the day I know that I didn't play by anyone's expectations. This is the anti-expectations album." Jennings and the band were going to perform the album live during a release party at the Viper Room in Los Angeles on March 3, 2010 but they had to cancel it due to a scheduling conflict. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black Ribbons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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