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''Lloyd Cole'', also known as ''The X Album'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/04/16/lloyd-cole-standards/ )〕 is the debut solo album by English singer, songwriter and musician Lloyd Cole released on February 21, 1990 by Polydor and Capitol. Previously Cole was best known for his work with The Commotions but this album marked a departure from their signature sound and an opportunity for him to collaborate with other musicians and explore new ideas. == Background == Following the release of ''Mainstream'', and limited touring and promotion in support of it, Cole left the Commotions. The chance to write and record new types of songs was the motivating factor. He also believed that the group had reached a natural conclusion and he no longer wanted the pressure and responsibility of managing a band. His self-titled debut album was written and recorded in New York, where, following the demise of the Commotions and a long-term relationship, he resided permanently. ''I left London, because I was only there for two reasons,'' said Cole. ''It was where the band recorded and it was where my girlfriend lived. I left to escape the shadow of these things after they had gone wrong. It was a chance to start over.' Cole lived in a studio apartment in lower Manhattan where, over the course of six months, he wrote the songs for his first solo release. Turning his living space into a recording studio to demo ideas and sounds, he had to move his bed into the kitchen to make space for all the equipment. The songwriter found the New York environment and atmosphere inspiring, ''I wrote more songs in () months than I had done in the previous couple of years.'' For the recording of the album, Cole wanted a nucleus of musicians to play with. He was first in contact with Fred Maher who would co-produce the album and also serve as the drummer. For the lead guitar, Cole already had had Robert Quine in mind long before a meeting was arranged by mutual acquaintance Maher. Blair Cowan, formerly of the Commotions, was re-united with Cole and would receive song writing credits for some of his contributions to the album. Matthew Sweet, then an obscure solo artist, was recruited under recommendation from Maher to play bass guitar.〔 All of the album was recorded and mixed at Right Track Studios in Manhattan with the exception of 'No Blue Skies' which was recorded at Skyline Studios in NYC and mixed at Maison Rouge in London. This period in Cole's would later be the subject of the self-referential song 'I Tried To Rock' released on 'The Negatives' released in 2000. A self-deprecating song in which the singer makes light of the dramatic change in music, and his own lifestyle, after his move to New York. 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「Lloyd Cole (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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