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''Schoolyard Ghosts'' is the name of the sixth studio album by British art rock band No-Man. Recorded in the UK, France, Sweden and the USA〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=no-man ) 〕 and released on May 12, 2008, the album features contributions from Bruce Kaphan (American Music Club, Red House Painters), drummers Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) and Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson), saxophonist/flautist Theo Travis, and the London Session Orchestra arranged by Dave Stewart (Hatfield and the North, Egg, Stewart and Gaskin etc.). In his online diary Tim Bowness mentions that, despite following a difficult year and being typically melancholy in places, the tone of the album is more optimistic than anything the band have done before. He also says "All Sweet Things" and "Truenorth" are perhaps the pinnacle of the band's achievements.〔(Tim Bowness diary 2007 )〕 A promotional ''Schoolyard Ghosts'' microsite was created by the band's label, K-Scope. It first featured a music video for "Truenorth - Part Two" which was thereafter replaced for a video of the song "Wherever There Is Light". No-Man fan site "A Confession" has also created a dedicated ''Schoolyard Ghosts'' microsite featuring the video for "Truenorth - Part Two" and album lyrics. The No-Man MySpace page also includes extracts from the album. ==Reception== Reviews for the album have generally been very favourable, with positive reviews and interviews featured in ''Classic Rock'' (UK), ''Rock Sound'' (UK), ''Goldmine'' (USA), ''Record Collector'' (UK), ''Eclipsed'' (Germany), ''Metal Hammer'' (Germany), ''Metal Hammer'' (Poland), ''Free!'' (Finland),〔(FREE! Magazine - no-man - Schoolyard Ghosts )〕 ''Rolling Stone'' (Mexico), ''Jam'' (Italy), and Allmusic.〔 In June 2008, the album was #1 in Prog Archives' Member's Albums of the Year chart 〔(TOP Progressive Rock Music Albums List )〕 and #474 in Rate Your Music's reader's albums of 2008.〔(Top Albums of 2008 - Rate Your Music )〕 In October 2008, the album was #5 in the Eclipsed magazine's reader's charts. In January 2009, the album was rated #23 in the ''Eclipsed'' critic's end of year lists. 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「Schoolyard Ghosts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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