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Try Anything Once is the first solo album created by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project.

This album features vocals by Ambrosia's David Pack, Duran Duran backing singer Jacqui Copland, Former Mindbender and 10cc guitarist Eric Stewart, and Manfred Mann's Earth Band frontman Chris Thompson.

The album takes a different turn from the previously ethereal Project albums and combines rock elements ("Back Against The Wall" & "Breakaway"), mood-oriented beats ("Turn It Up" & "I'm Talking To You"), while still retaining certain elements of the Project that are unique ("Mr Time" & "Wine From The Water").

Track listing[link]

1. "The Three Of Me" - (Pack, Powell) Lead Vocals by David Pack - 5:52
2. "Turn It Up" - (Bairnson) Lead Vocals Chris Thompson -6:13
3. "Wine From The Water" - (Parsons, Bairnson) Lead Vocals by Eric Stewart - 5:43
4. "Breakaway" - (Parsons) Instrumental - 4:07
5. "Mr Time" - (Elliot, Copland, Driscoll) Lead Vocals by Jacqui Copland - 8:17
6. "Jigue" - (Parsons, Powell) Instrumental - 3:24
7. "I'm Talkin' To You" - (Pack, Powell) Lead Vocals by David Pack - 4:38
8. "Siren Song" - (Bairnson, Musker) Lead Vocals by Eric Stewart - 5:01
9. "Dreamscape" - (Parsons) Instrumental - 3:01
10. "Back Against The Wall" - (Bairnson) Lead Vocals by Chris Thompson - 4:38
11. "Re-Jigue" - (Parsons, Powell) Instrumental - 2:28
12. "Oh Life (There Must Be More)" - (Pack, Parsons) Lead Vocals by David Pack - 6:32

There's a little easter egg inside the inlay. One of this pictures is a stereogram (a magic eye picture). When we'll look at it correctly then we'll see man and woman upside down. Just like in other pictures.

Personnel[link]

• Ian Bairnson – Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Pedal Steel, background vocals
• Jacqui Copland – vocals, Background Vocals
• Richard Cottle – Synthesizer, Saxophone
• Stuart Elliott – Synthesizer, drums
• David Pack – Synthesizer, Guitar, Vocals
• Alan Parsons – Synthesizer, acoustic guitar, Bass, Flute, Background Vocals
• Jeremy Parsons – Guitar
• Philharmonia Orchestra – Group
• Graham Preskett – Fiddle, Mandolin, Violin
• Eric Stewart – Vocals
• Chris Thompson – Vocals

Charts[link]

Notes[link]

Anything Once is a 1917 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.^[1]

Cast[link]

• Franklyn Farnum - Theodore Crosby
• Claire Du Brey - Sñorita Dolores
• Marjory Lawrence - Dorothy Stuart
• Mary St. John - Mrs. Stuart
• Sam De Grasse - Sir Mortimer Beggs
• Lon Chaney, Sr. - Waught Moore
• H. M. Thurston - Getting Mohr
• Raymond Wells - Horned Toad Smith
• William Dyer - Jethro Quall
• Frank Tokunaga - Algernon

References[link]

External links[link]

• Anything Once at the Internet Movie Database
• Anything Once at SilentEra

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Julian Casablancas
Casablancas on stage
Background information
Birth name	Julian Fernando Casablancas
Born	(1978-08-23) 23 August 1978 (age 33) New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Indie rock, New Wave, alternative rock, garage rock, post-punk revival, synthpop
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, musician
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, guitar synthesizer, harmonica
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Cult, Rough Trade, RCA, Sony BMG
Associated acts	The Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age, The Lonely Island, Danger Mouse, N.E.R.D, Santigold, Digitalism (band), Pearl Jam
Website	www.juliancasablancas.com www.thestrokes.com

Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978)^[1] is an American musician, singer-songwriter and frontman of The Strokes. Casablancas pursued a solo career during The Strokes' hiatus, releasing the album Phrazes for the Young on November 3, 2009.

Early life, education, and personal life[link]

Julian Casablancas was born in New York City, to Spanish American^[2] business mogul John Casablancas, the founder of Elite Model Management, and Jeanette Christiansen, a former model and onetime Miss Denmark.^[3] His paternal grandfather, Fernando Casablancas, was a well-known textile businessman.^[4] His parents divorced and his mother subsequently married painter Sam Adoquei. Adoquei helped shape Casablancas' early musical taste by exposing him to music such as The Doors, which was markedly different from the mostly Phil Collins-influenced music he listened to as a child.^[3] In 2005, Julian married the assistant to the Strokes' manager, Juliet Joslin. In 2010, they welcomed a son, Cal Casablancas.

The first member of The Strokes Casablancas met was Nikolai Fraiture, who attended Lycée Français de New York with him (Fraiture graduated in 1997,^[5] Casablancas in 1996^[6]). When he was 14, Casablancas' father sent him to Institut Le Rosey, an elite boarding school in Switzerland. There, he met future Strokes member Albert Hammond, Jr.^[7][8] Casablancas attended The Dwight School^[9] with two other future Strokes, Nick Valensi and Fabrizio Moretti.^[8] Casablancas never finished school, but continued to take music classes, where he says he first enjoyed himself in class.^[10][11]

Musical career[link]

Influences[link]

Julian Casablancas' has said that Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" is his favorite song of all time. In addition, he has also cited Lou Reed of The Velvet Underground as a major influence on his lyrics and singing style. "The way Lou Reed wrote and sang about drugs and sex, about the people around him — it was so matter-of-fact", Casablancas stated in a Rolling Stone interview. "Reed could be romantic in the way he portrayed these crazy situations, but he was also intensely real. It was poetry and journalism". He has also stated very often throughout his career that Bob Marley is one of his favorite songwriters.^[12]

Solo work[link]

His first solo album, Phrazes for the Young (inspired by the Oscar Wilde book "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young"), was released on November 2 in the UK and November 3, 2009, in the United States. Recorded in Omaha, Nebraska, and Casablancas' home city New York, the album was produced by Jason Lader, with additional production from Bright Eyes' Mike Mogis.^[13] The album was strongly influenced by new wave and electronica, with Casablancas utilizing synthesizers for many songs. He discussed his new influences by saying "I would've gone weirder with the music, but I wanted to be smart. I didn't want people to say, 'Okay, this is his weird abstract thing,' and dismiss the album. I worked too hard on it for that to happen...I wanted to be crazy original and bridge the gap between traditional music and modern music."^[14]

Julian Casablancas made his live solo debut for a private party for fashion brand Opening Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan.^[15] To celebrate the release of the EP, Casablancas performed a series of shows in October 2009 at The Downtown Palace Theatre in Los Angeles with his live show band, The Sick Six. Other members of The Sick Six include Jeff Kite (keyboard), Nelson London (synthesizer), JP Bowersock (guitar), Danielle Haim (percussion) and Alex Carapetis (drums).^[16] Casablancas then toured with The Sick Six in Europe, United States, Australia and Japan from November 2009 until July 2010.

Other work[link]

Casablancas has played a casio guitar and provided backing vocals on "Sick, Sick, Sick" by Queens of the Stone Age, bass guitar and backing vocals on Albert Hammond, Jr.'s "Scared", and the second set of drums on the Strokes' "Evening Sun".

Casablancas, along with the Strokes, provided vocals on a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" with Joshua Homme on drums and Eddie Vedder on backup vocals. The cover was released in 2006 as the b-side to "You Only Live Once".

In 2009, during his solo phase, he recorded "Boombox" with Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer of The Lonely Island for their debut album Incredibad, and was featured in an SNL Digital Short for the same song. In addition, he also recorded "I Wish It Was Christmas Today", a festive song based on a Saturday Night Live skit made popular by Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz, Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan. Casablancas performed the song live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on December 21, 2009, together with The Roots, Horatio Sanz and Jimmy Fallon.

He also collaborated with Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse on the song "Little Girl" on the 2010 album, Dark Night of the Soul. Casablancas also lent his vocals to the title track, "Rave On", on a 2011 tribute album to Buddy Holly, Rave On Buddy Holly. Aside from vocal collaborations, he also contributed to a song, "Forrest Gump", on Digitalism's sophomore album I Love You, Dude in 2011. The electronica duo initiated a collaboration with Casablancas through his manager, and Casablancas contributed 'a 30-second recording with him on guitar' via email.^[17]

Casablancas has also contributed musically to several advertising campaigns. In 2008, he recorded a song with Santigold (then known as Santogold) and Pharrell of N*E*R*D called "My Drive Thru" for Converse. Casablancas also composed an original song, "I Like The Night", as part of his endorsement deal to represent Azzaro's new mens fragrance, Decibel, dB. The Azzaro Decibel television commercial featuring Julian aired in France on September 1, 2011.^[18]

He has also served as inspiration for several other musicians and the painter Elizabeth Peyton.^[19] Courtney Love's song "But Julian, I'm a Little Bit Older Than You", from her debut solo album America's Sweetheart (2004), was written about Julian Casablancas.^[20]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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