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ra p P NEVILLES RELEASE THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL Jl .III. I 'WALKIN' IN THE SHADOW OF LIFE'
(NEVILLE NATION/BACKPORCH/EMI) Aaron Neville (vocals, percussion) Songs dealingwithheritage,musicbizturmoil, Art Neville (vocals, Hammond B3 organ, keys) drugs, identity,warandstate of thenation. Cyril Neville (vocals, percussion)
Charles Neville (vocals, tenor sax, flute) Facedwithpossible paralysis afterbacksurgery inOctober2001, band leaderandeldest with Ivan Neville (vocals keyboards) brotherArtNeville(nicknamed"Poppa Funk")realizedthathewasn't livinglifetothefullest. Arttold his brothers, "Ifeel likeI've been walkin' in the shadow of life"duringhis recovery. Hiscomment, alongwithinspiration fromAaron Neville'sprivate poetry/journalentries, triggered a much-neededreunion thatleadtothisspirited October19release.
Inthe titletrack, the NevilleBrotherssing, "Nosecondchancewhenyourass isgrass/and about the money, youcan't take yourpaper whenyoumeet yourmakerAVatchin' everything justpass you by/blamin' everyoneelse butyouain't nevertried/ stallin' every littlechanceyouget/never doin'nothin'about ituntilthere ain't notimeleft."
'Walkin'intheShadowofLife'(NevilleNation/BackPorch/EMI)reflectstheNevilleBrothers' lifeexperiences, includinggrowingupinoneofthe toughest NewOrleans neighborhoods, thethirteenth ward,survivingthe musicindustrymachine,andovercomingtheirstruggles withdrugs.Thebreakbeat-infused,thirteen-trackmasterpiecerevivesthetrademarkNeville Brothers sound.'Walkin'inthe ShadowofLife'revisits thespiritoftheir1989million-selling 'YellowMoon'record notonlybycontinuingtotelltheirstory, butalsobyreturningtotheir classic funk foundation.
Several tracks, such as "StreetsAreCallin',""YourLife(Fallen Soldiers)," and "Carrythe Torch"discuss lifeonthestreet. GrowingupintheCalliopeprojectsofNewOrleansand strugglingwithgangsanddrugs,theband membershavecomeoutstrong;theyareall currently sober and completely focusedon music.
Endingtheband'sfive-yearhiatusfromrecording,'Walkin'intheShadowofLife'marksthe welcomereturnofthegroup'ssmolderingfunkandR&B.Therecordfeaturestheclassic Nevilleslineup—AaronNeville(vocals,percussion),ArtNeville(vocals,HammondB3 organ, keys),CyrilNeville(vocals,percussion)andCharles Neville(vocals,tenor sax, Governors State University - April 1st, 2006 flute)—along withAaron's son IvanNevilleonkeysandArt'sson Ianonguitar.'Walkin" also includesfunkya coveroftheTemptations' "BallofConfusion,"a unique, lullabylike version of TheMelodionsreggaeclassic"The RiversofBabylon,"andthestirring "KingdomCome" which was written byCyrilNevillewithBonoof U2.