James Taylor's Mellow Rebirth: Inside 'Before This World' - RollingStone.com
That changed for Before This World (due out June 16th), Taylor's first all-new LP since 2002's October Road . About two years ago, concerned that he might never release another album of new songs, he decided he needed to cut himself off from his... "But I said to them, 'If I don't get this record written, I don't know what's going to happen. "I didn't know anybody, and I didn't see anybody," he says. " He emerged with a batch of songs, which he completed recording this year in a barn on his property in Western Massachusetts with his touring band, featuring Steve Gadd on drums and Jimmy Johnson on bass. The result is a collection of mellow, folky music that's reminiscent of Taylor's most enduring work from the 1970s. Highlights range from a reflection on the Red Sox's miraculous 2004 season ("Angels of Fenway") to a song about Taylor's difficult... " "Where I grew up, a woman was as apt to say poontang as a man," Taylor explains. Taylor says he couldn't care less how many copies the LP sells. "I have no idea what releasing an album even means anymore," he says. People don't buy these things. Source: www.rollingstone.com
