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''The Stage Names'' is the fourth full-length studio album by American indie rock band Okkervil River, released on August 7, 2007. The album was recorded in Austin, Texas, with longtime Okkervil producer Brian Beattie, and with mixing from Spoon drummer and producer Jim Eno. Like other Okkervil River albums, the accompanying artwork is the work of artist William Schaff. The cover refers to a line from "Unless It's Kicks".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Stage Names overview )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exclusive: Okkervil River Adopt Stage Names )〕 The record was also released as a limited-edition 2-CD set that included a second disc of solo acoustic demos. A newly recorded version of "Love to a Monster", which appeared in rough demo form on the band's tour EP, ''Overboard and Down'', was originally intended to appear on the album, but didn't make it on, and appears as a bonus track when the album is purchased through eMusic. "Shannon Wilsey on the Starry Stairs", described by lead singer and songwriter Will Sheff as "kind of a sequel to 'Savannah Smiles' and kind of a sister song to "John Allyn Smith Sails'", is included as a bonus track when the album is purchased through iTunes. ==Overview== ''The Stage Names'' was originally conceived as a double album. Sheff said about the inspiration for the album, An official music video was created for "Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe" directed by Margaret Brown. "A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene" describes the television shows in which Okkervil River's music has been featured. These include a 2006 episode of ''Cold Case'' ("One Night") and an episode of ''Breaking Bonaduce''.〔(Nerve interview with Okkervil River )〕 "Savannah Smiles" is a song that deals with the life and death of Shannon Wilsey, a pornographic actress known by her stage name, Savannah, which was taken from the 1982 film, ''Savannah Smiles.'' The bonus track, "(Shannon Wilsey on the) Starry Stairs," is intended to be a sequel to "Savannah Smiles."〔 "Plus Ones" references several other songs with numerical titles by adding 1 to them. These include ? and the Mysterians' "96 Tears," Nena's" 99 Luftballons," Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," The Byrds' "Eight Miles High," R.E.M.'s "Seven Chinese Brothers," David Bowie's "TVC15," The Zombies' "Care of Cell 44," Commodore's "Three Times a Lady," and The Crests' "Sixteen Candles." The term is also used in reference to guest-lists at rock concerts. "You Can't Hold the Hand of a Rock and Roll Man" makes a passing reference to ''The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even'' by Marcel Duchamp. The title itself is taken from a line in the Joni Mitchell song, "Blonde in the Bleachers." The song name "Title Track" is an openly self-reflexive gesture. The song also references Kenneth Anger's book ''Hollywood Babylon''. "John Allyn Smith Sails" concerns the life and suicide of confessional poet John Berryman (originally John Allyn Smith). The song ends by reworking the traditional folk song "Sloop John B" (made famous by The Beach Boys), likening death to a journey back home.〔 In addition to these specific allusions, several songs on the album have subjects like television, film, and the experience of being in a rock band. Will Sheff has stated that he originally intended the album to be a double album and that he wrote twice as many songs for it than were used, many of which were completed or nearly completed. He had also stated that the band intended to release an EP of the unused material similar to ''Black Sheep Boys companion EP ''Black Sheep Boy Appendix''; however enough material existed for a full-length LP called ''The Stand Ins'', which was released on September 9, 2008. 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「The Stage Names」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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