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''Coming Up'' is the third album by English alternative rock band Suede, released in September 1996 on Nude Records. It was the band's first album since the departure of guitarist Bernard Butler, who was replaced by Richard Oakes. Also added to the band was keyboardist Neil Codling. The album was nominated for the 1997 Mercury Prize.〔("Mercury Prize 1997 Shortlist" ).〕 A commercial and critical success, ''Coming Up'' was the album that introduced Suede to a worldwide audience, in places such as Europe, Canada and Asia. ==Background and recording== After the departure of guitarist Bernard Butler and the lack of commercial success with ''Dog Man Star'' and its singles, Suede were being somewhat dismissed by the British music press.〔Sakamoto, John. ("New Suede crew" ). Canoe.ca 13 February 1995〕 Determined to bring Suede back into the mainstream, frontman Brett Anderson decided that the sound of the new album would be the complete opposite of ''Dog Man Star''. "I think the next album will be quite simple, actually. I'd really like to write a straightforward pop album. Just ten hits."〔Barnett, p. 183〕 The guitarist to replace Butler was the 17-year-old Richard Oakes, who beat 500 other applicants for the role. Instead of applying for the job like everyone else, Oakes was auditioned on the strength of an impromptu demo tape he sent to the Suede fan club.〔Author unknown. ("Metromania: Bright lights – Richard Oakes" ). ''The Independent''. 20 October 1994〕 Despite Oakes's smooth integration into his new role and the band's rejuvenated spirit, Anderson was tired of touring and was keen to get back in the studio with his new songwriting partner. He recalled: "it was becoming really not much fun touring an album that wasn't made by the band."〔Barnett, p. 179〕 At the time Suede were fatigued with being on tour, a feeling, which was reflected in the b-side, "Have You Ever Been This Low".〔 To prepare for its recording, the band had immersed themselves in T. Rex's 1972 album ''The Slider'' and its successor, ''Tanx''. On the eve of the album's release, Anderson stated: "I wanted it to be a complete turnover from the last album, which was very dark and dank... I wanted it to be communicative and understandable."〔McCormick, Neil. ("Taking the rough with the smooth" ). ''Daily Telegraph''. 31 August 1996〕 Long-time producer Ed Buller would be producing the album again. Bass player Mat Osman recalls how Buller was keen on making the album simple. "He was really keen on using all those devices: the big repeated end, the handclaps, the straightforward chorus, make it big and obvious."〔Barnett, D. ("Trash, You & Me: The Story Of Suede's Coming Up" ). The Quietus. 23 March 2010〕 Two songs which made it onto ''Coming Up'' had already been written in the early days of Suede. "Lazy" and "By the Sea" were two of Anderson's own compositions.〔 "By the Sea" was actually written when Suede were recording their first album, which is why the songs opening line is strikingly similar to "So Young".〔 Unlike the tense and chaotic recording of ''Dog Man Star'', which according to Anderson was mostly written by post, the new material was far more celebratory in both its development and execution.〔 As oppose to the previous album which followed a stringent pattern of Butler composing music for Anderson's lyrics, ''Coming Up'' was a more collaborative project. Anderson stated: "''Coming Up'' was more of a meritocracy – if something was good enough, it didn’t matter what the source was."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mojo Presents Suede )〕 Songs such as "By the Sea" and "She" required the use of keyboards. Faced with the problem as to how to play them live, Suede recruited Simon Gilbert's cousin Neil Codling, who made his début at a fan-club gig in January 1996.〔 The musical sound of ''Coming Up'' is more accessible than previous album ''Dog Man Star''. Its singles were much more successful than those of their second LP, while the lyrical content concerns the band's disaffection at the mid-90s hedonistic, celebrity-obsessed culture; "Beautiful Ones" and "She" are caricatures of British yuppies, celebrities and heroin-chic models. "Beautiful Ones" was originally titled "Dead Leg" after Osman threatened to give Oakes a dead leg if he was unable to write a top ten single.〔 According to Anderson, "The Chemistry Between Us" is about "the emptiness of it all" with regards to taking drugs and partying.〔 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「Coming Up (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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