The Bride Said No, by Nad Sylvan

The Bride Said No

by Nad Sylvan

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	1.	Bridesmaids 01:13
	2.	The Quartermaster 05:39
	3.	When the Music Dies 06:59
	4.	The White Crown 06:16
	5.	What Have You Done 08:29
	6.	Crime of Passion 06:00
	7.	A French Kiss in an Italian Cafe 05:59
	8.	The Bride Said No 12:28

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Nad Sylan’s 2015 solo album 'Courting The Widow' was a vampiric tale wrapped in a 17th century atmosphere. With 'The Bride Said No' Nad is back and this album continues the fascinating plot, albeit with a far more extravagant musical palette.
“I didn't originally have the idea of going on with this story on the new album. But what happened was that I revisited a song called 'The Bride Said No', which I began to write in 1989. I kept a few of the early ideas I had for the verses and also that title, but the rest of the song is brand new. However, the title itself got me thinking that it made sense if this were used in relation to the vampirate character from 'Courting The Widow'. And the whole thing developed from there.”
Sylvan plays the keyboards and much of the guitar on the album. He recorded in his home studio from September 2016 to January 2017, having spent the previous few months collating the material. But the album does have some special guests appearing throughout. Sylvan is especially proud of collaborating with female vocalists Jade Ell, Tania Doko and Sheona Urquhart.
The list of quality guests emphasizes Sylvan's growing stature. Steve Hackett (ex-Genesis) appears on guitar on four tracks, while Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Stick Men) provides bass for three. Plus, there are also invaluable contributions from Jonas Reingold (The Flower Kings, Kaipa, Karmakanic) on bass and Nick D'Virgilio (Spock’s Beard) on drums!
'The Bride Said No' takes what Sylvan has done before and elevates it with a new creative sensibility.

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released May 26, 2017

Line-Up:
Nad - vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar, orchestration,
programming

Guests on the album:
Jade Ell - vocals
Sheona Urquhart - vocals, saxophone
Tania Doko – vocals
Steve Hackett - guitar
Roine Stolt – guitar
Guthrie Govan - guitar
Tony Levin - Chapman stick, upright- and electric bass
Jonas Reingold – bass
Nick D ́Virgilio – drums, percussion
Doane Perry - drums
Anders Wollbeck – additional sound design, keyboards, programming, orchestration
Alfons Karabuda - water phone

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