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''Therapy'' is the debut album from English musician Jim Lea, best known as songwriter, producer, bassist and multi-instrumentalist for the rock group Slade. == Background == "Therapy" is Lea's first full album of solo material although Lea has released other material under various names since the early 1980s. After twenty-five years in Slade, lead vocalist Noddy Holder had become weary of constantly touring and effectively managing the day-to-day running of the band, leaving to pursue other career paths. Rather than take on another singer, Lea effectively retired from Slade, preferring to work alone in the studio as he believed that Slade had to consist of all four members. The two remaining members both guitarist Dave Hill and drummer Don Powell remained in the music business, performing as Slade II.〔Cum On Feel The Noize! The Story of Slade by Alan Parker & Steve Grantley (2006)〕 Since the band's split, Lea had released a few singles of new material and in 1992, Lea's side-project band The Dummies from the early 1980s, released an album of all recorded material titled "A Day in the Life of The Dummies". Although not a Lea solo album, the songs feature lead vocal from Lea. The album contains a remake of "Universe", a song that was written by Lea for Slade, originally released as a single in 1991. This song was Slade's last single, lost to the Christmas rush that year and failing to chart. The song was thought of when Lea was just about to head out to an Indian restaurant for an evening meal. The song "Big Family" was originally recorded differently by Belgian boy-band Mama's Jasje under the title "Samen Door Het Vuur" in 2000. The following year, Mama's Jasje released a cover of Slade's 1987 song "Still the Same" which peaked at #4 in Belgium. "Dead Rock U.K." mentions numerous musicians, mainly from the 1970s including Marc Bolan, Freddie Mercury, Phil Lynott, John Lennon and John Bonham. During the Robin performance, Lea stated that "Go Out in Style" was written about Keith Moon, the drummer of the English rock group The Who. The album was received well by Slade fans and critics. The album was not promoted and no singles were released from the album although the opening track "Heaven Can Wait" appeared on a magazine promotional CD titled "Now Hear This! 54". "Therapy" was written, produced and recorded by Lea himself, featuring some orchestral arrangements. Before Lea's fame with Slade, he was a part of the Staffordshire Youth Orchestra.〔Slade Biography - Feel the Noize - Chris Charlesworth 1984〕 The opening track "Heaven Can Wait" was rated eight at the time on the cover mount from the Word magazine with the following message. "They used to call him Jim Lea when he wielded the bass, sharing the songwriting credits and got most of the girls in the mirror-hatted heyday of Slade. Since then he has only rarely been seen outside his home in the Midlands and has dedicated himself to know as much about the workings of the human mind as possible. In the years since he left Slade he has played only two shows, both benefits."〔http://a4.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/97/ca8587a0e67d4b6ff081b1429d99404b/l.jpg〕 The album's artwork is of a 1976 sepia drawing of Lea himself. On Lea's website, he personally states in a written message "I was never a naturally public figure, but now I am re-emerging as an artist in my own right, mostly free from the restrictions of the industry. There will be more to come soon, but for now make the journey, step on the train, and get some Therapy." He also stated a reason for the website, "The reason I have adopted this website approach, for now at least, is that every time I have spoken to a record company about putting my music out there, it always seems to be inexorably linked with touring, which is a great consumer of time, energy and of course money, in other words, a great obstacle." Since the album's release, Lea has announced his future music plans which include the "String Theory" project and a future pop-themed album. 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「Therapy (James Whild Lea album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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