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''Title TK'' is the third studio album by the American band the Breeders, released in May 2002. The group's second album, ''Last Splash'', came out in 1993. In the years following this, various band members left, and by sometime in 1997, singer and songwriter Kim Deal was the only regular member remaining. Throughout that year, Deal spent time in studios with numerous musicians and engineers to try to record a follow-up album. However, her reportedly demanding standards, drug use, and other difficult behavior alienated those she worked with. In 1999, joined by her sister Kelley, Deal began recording sessions with engineer Steve Albini in Chicago. She later decided that she needed a backing group, and by chance met members of the band Fear at a bar in New York. Fear members Mando Lopez and Richard Presley, as well as Los Angeles musician Jose Medeles, joined the Breeders' line-up with the Deal sisters. The group continued recording with Albini in 2001, and the output from these sessions was supplemented with two tracks recorded in Hollywood with engineers Andrew Alekel and Mark Arnold. Ten of the twelve songs on the album are credited solely to Kim Deal; the other two were written by all five band members. The songs on ''Title TK'', which feature austere instrumentation and unpredictable musical flourishes, often possess a somber, intimate feel. Reviewers have commented on the unconventional and enigmatic, as well as dark but sometimes funny, character of the lyrics. Themes cited for the album include road trips and beer drinking. Harmonies between Kim and Kelly Deal are prominent throughout the songs, with Kim's vocals described as rough but endearing. ''Title TK'' generated three singles. It reached the top 100 in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Australia, and No. 130 in the United States. Critical appraisal of the album has mostly been positive. ==Background and initial recording attempts== Between the formation of the Breeders in 1989 and the release of ''Title TK'' in 2002, the group underwent several personnel changes, with vocalist and songwriter Kim Deal the only constant member. Their debut album, 1990's ''Pod'', included members Tanya Donelly and Britt Walford, who later left, replaced by Kim's sister Kelley Deal and Jim Macpherson by the time of 1993's ''Last Splash''. Kelley Deal and original member Josephine Wiggs left in 1995, and Kim formed the Amps as a side project.〔〔 When she reformed the Breeders the following year, the group initially kept the Amps' line-up of Deal, Macpherson, Luis Lerma, and Nate Farley.〔 (Between 1989 and 1996, Carrie Bradley was also sometimes in the band.)〔〔 Throughout 1997, Deal attempted to record tracks for a forthcoming album.〔 By this time, she had reportedly become difficult to work with, and had adopted very demanding musical standards for her bandmates.〔 At least two of the former Amps—Macpherson and Farley—quit in 1997 due to the unpleasant atmosphere of the recording sessions,〔 and were replaced by a series of other musicians throughout the year.〔〔 The 1997 sessions took place at four different New York studios, which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees for studio time, hotels, and moving musical equipment between locations.〔 In addition to the various musicians who parted ways with Deal in 1997, multiple recording engineers did the same, in part due to her difficult behavior and increased drug use.〔〔 The first engineer that she hired was Mark Freegard, who had helped to record ''Last Splash''.〔〔 Freegard reports that Deal was "totally lost" and that after seven weeks in the studio, there were no usable recordings.〔 Two subsequent engineers, John Agnello and Bryce Goggin, had each worked with Deal in 1995 on parts of the Amps' ''Pacer'' release. Agnello quit the 1997 sessions after ongoing frustration, culminating when Deal disappeared for several days.〔 Goggin was put off by Deal's "futile ... standards";〔 when she was unsatisfied with a drumming performance (by the percussionist of the Flaming Lips) that Goggin thought was outstanding, he told her to go home and master the drums herself.〔〔 Deal followed his advice, and went back to her hometown of Dayton, Ohio, to practice the instrument.〔〔 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「Title TK」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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