ម្ចាស់ក្សត្រី Brian May ត្រឡប់ទៅ 'ពិភពលោកមួយផ្សេងទៀត' សម្រាប់ការចេញផ្សាយ Solo LP របស់គាត់ឡើងវិញ

In August 2021, Queen guitarist Brian May re-released his first full-length solo album, របស់ 1992 ត្រឡប់ទៅ ពន្លឺ វិញ, which at the time had been previously out of print. A powerful and emotional album, ត្រឡប់ទៅ ពន្លឺ វិញ drew from his personal experiences at the time, including the deaths of his father and his Queen bandmate Freddie Mercury. The reissue was the first installment of the Brian May Gold Series, whose name hinted at the possibility of more archival solo material to be released from the guitar legend. In a Newsweek បាន សំភាសន៍ from last year, May said about that series: “That’s where I’m heading. I’m already working on ពិភពលោកមួយផ្សេងទៀត, which I’m very excited about. We’re gonna treat it in a similar way [like ត្រឡប់ទៅ ពន្លឺ វិញ] and do all the polishing that’s necessary.”

Now May has now completed that goal. First released in 1998, ពិភពលោកមួយផ្សេងទៀត, May’s second solo effort, has also been reissued and remastered in a variety of formats: the original album; a deluxe edition featuring a disc of bonus material recorded from that period; a vinyl LP; and a limited collectors edition box set. Coinciding with the reissue is a new book that collects Brian May-inspired fan art, with the sales proceeds going to the Save Me Trust, whose mission is devoted to animal rights.

In the original sleeve notes to the album, the guitarist wrote: “This album is the outpouring of a confused brain still trying to make sense of EVERYTHING, and amidst vast areas of despair, finding a few flashes of light.” Musically and thematically, ពិភពលោកមួយផ្សេងទៀត follows in the same vein as ត្រឡប់ទៅ ពន្លឺ វិញ—a showcase of the rock legend’s dazzling guitar heroics and heartfelt, soul-searching lyrics.

ពិភពលោកមួយផ្សេងទៀត is not short on the rollicking rock numbers that have been a trademark of Queen—among them the driving and turbulent “Business”; the explosive “China Belle”; the very buoyant and optimistic “On My Way Up”; and the gunslinging attack of “The Guv’nor” (featuring fellow guitar great Jeff Beck). They are complemented by a few reflective ballads in the form of the delicate “Why Don’t We Try Again” and the yearning title song, which contains arguably one of May’s finest lead vocal performances. Rounding out the album are three cover songs from the first three decades of rock and roll: Larry Williams’ raucous “Slow Down”; Jimi Hendrix’s dreamy “One Rainy Wish”; and Mott the Hoople’s glam rock classic “All the Way to Memphis.”

Meanwhile, the bonus material on the ពិភពលោកមួយផ្សេងទៀត reissue offers a snapshot of May’s recording and touring activities around the time of the original album’s release, including the four covers from the rare promo Retro Rock Special EP under the guitarist’s alter ego T.E. Conway: “Hot Patootie” off of ការបង្ហាញរូបភាពបែបភ័យរន្ធត់រ៉ក់គី; Buddy Holly and the Crickets’ “Maybe Baby”; Conway Twitty’s “It’s Only Make Believe”; and the Shadows’ “F.B.I.” Along with alternate versions of some of ពិភពលោកមួយផ្សេងទៀត’s tracks—including a Spanish-sung rendition of the title song—the second disc contains live performances of “On My Way Up” and a slightly rearranged version of Queen’s iconic rocker “Hammer to Fall.” Another rarity is the moving piano ballad titled “My Boy,” which dates back to 1980.

There’s a poignancy that permeates ពិភពលោកមួយផ្សេងទៀត, as it was originally dedicated to both May’s late mother and drummer Cozy Powell, who had appeared on both that album and ត្រឡប់ទៅ ពន្លឺ វិញ before his death in a car crash in 1998 at the age of 50. It’s also felt on the pummeling rocker “Cyborg” that featured an extraordinary performance by Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins—which makes listening to that particular track now in the wake of his recent passing even more gut-wrenching.

In his new sleevenotes for the reissue, May wrote: “It seems perhaps that in 2022 we ARE in Another World, but if it’s not quite the world we asked for, perhaps we can still reach that perfect world … in our dreams.” Very similar to Back to the Light, ពិភពលោកមួយផ្សេងទៀត showcases May’s talents even more to the foreground outside of his work in Queen. And even though ពិភពលោកមួយផ្សេងទៀត’s songs were recorded nearly 25 years ago, its themes and sentiments – doubt, uncertainty, hope and perseverance—still feel timely and relatable today.