![]() ![]() ![]() The string arrangements are reminiscent of the works of Michael Nyman, with whom the Divine Comedy would later collaborate. The album's style is even more classical-influenced than its predecessor, Liberation. Promenade is "a concept album about two lovers at the sea". Īnother recurring element is gods from Greek and Roman mythology: specifically, Aphrodite ("Bath"), Mercury ("Going Downhill Fast") and Neptune ("Neptune's Daughter"). ![]() The North Sea, itself, even plays a part in the album: producer Darren Allison made field recordings at North Blyth and Druridge Bay on the Northumberland Coast, which can be heard at the beginning of "Bath" and again in "Neptune's Daughter". One recurring element in Promenade is water, mentioned in one way or another in the songs "Bath", "A Seafood Song", "Geronimo", "The Summerhouse", "Neptune's Daughter" and "Tonight We Fly". Talbot would go on to become the arranger for most of the Divine Comedy's post- Casanova work, even co-writing two of the band's songs. Promenade, like its predecessor, Liberation, was recorded by frontman Neil Hannon and co-producer Darren Allison, with the addition of a string quartet, as well as oboe/cor anglais courtesy of Joby Talbot, thus marking Talbot's first appearance with the band. ![]()
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