Freedom, Love and the Recuperation of the Human Mind explained

Freedom, Love and the Recuperation of the Human Mind
Type:studio
Artist:Ben Lee
Cover:Ben Lee - Freedom, Love and the Recuperation of the Human Mind.png
Studio:
  • Ben Lee's home studio (Lauren Canyon, California)
  • Grant-Lee Phillips' home studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre:Pop
Length:33:58
Label:Gold VE
Producer:Ben Lee
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Freedom, Love and the Recuperation of the Human Mind is the eleventh studio album by Australian singer Ben Lee. It was recorded at Lee's home in Lauren Canyon, California, as well as the home of Grant-Lee Phillips in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] It was released on 21 October 2016.

Background

In an interview with AAA Backstage, Ben Lee talked of Freedom, Love and The Recuperation of the Human Mind as being a concept album dedicated to winning back the right to think for ourselves:

Lee also claimed in an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald that the album was the sparsest he had made in his career to-date, with inspiration from folk music traditions and lyrics revolving around concepts such as domestic bliss with his wife, Ione Skye, and advice to his children:

Reception

Freedom, Love and the Recuperation of the Human Mind was rated at three-out-of-five stars by Rolling Stone (Australia)s Jaymz Clements, who explained, "Lee walks a blurred line of dewey-eyed idealistic optimism and insufferable pretension, but his transition from precocious pop maestro to folksy 'adult' pop has been quietly impressive."[2] Music Feeds Mike Honen observed, "International tensions are at an all-time high, the environment is evaporating before us and the weather is so inconsistent none of us know what to wear. The world right now really needs the soothing contemplations of [Lee]."[3] Craig Mathieson of The Sydney Morning Herald felt, "Influenced by the folk music tradition, it's the sparsest album Lee has made, with the lyrics in the foreground."[4]

Track listing

  1. "What's Good Is Good" – 3:08
  2. "The Enemy Within" – 3:59
  3. "Cosmic Science" – 3:12
  4. "Bigger Than Me" – 3:51
  5. "Land of Criminals" – 3:16
  6. "Two Questions" – 3:22
  7. "Thunder" – 4:03
  8. "Simple Gospel" – 5:00
  9. "Rebel Eagle" – 4:02

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Notes and References

  1. https://themusic.com.au/news/wrap-yourself-in-the-warmth-of-ben-lees-new-single-the-enemy-within/VSlGSUhLSk0/26-09-16/ The Music: Ben Lee Previews Album With Warm New Single & Unveils November Tour Dates
  2. Web site: Album Review: Ben Lee – Freedom, Love and the Recuperation of the Human Mind . Clements . Jaymz . . 24 October 2016 . . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170202003937/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/159038/20170202-0000/rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/ben-lee-freedom-love/5019.html . 2 February 2017 . 21 November 2021 .
  3. Web site: Premiere: Hear Ben Lee's Brand New Album Freedom, Love and the Recuperation of the Human Mind in Full . Hohnen . Mike . Music Feeds . 20 October 2016 . National Library of Australia . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180411041815/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/165327/20180411-0112/musicfeeds.com.au/news/premiere-hear-ben-lees-brand-new-album-freedom-love-recuperation-human-mind-full/index.html . 11 April 2018 . 21 November 2021 .
  4. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20210703050303/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/ben-lee-tells-of-two-music-truths-it-took-him-25-years-to-learn-20161017-gs3v8u.html . Ben Lee cites two music truths it took him 25 years to learn . Mathieson . Craig . Craig Mathieson . . 3 July 2021 . 18 October 2016 . 20 November 2021 . live . subscription .

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