Roger Taylor - Outsider [Japanese Edition] (2021)

'Outsider' is Taylor's first album of new material since 2013's 'Fun On Earth'. With much of the album being recorded during lockdown, it finds Taylor in a reflective mood. Across the record he conveys a palpable sense of seclusion, concerns over the passing of time, and tellingly, dedicates it 'to all the outsiders, those who feel left on the sidelines'. A highly personal project, the instrumentation is almost entirely performed by Taylor, with his largely restrained vocals matching the album's contemplative ambience. But Taylor does cut loose along the way with a foray into some hard-riffing blues-rock as well as an adrenalin charged BIG surprise retread of a classic 1965 novelty song.
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"Gangsters Are Running This World", written about Russian president Vladimir Putin and Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, is presented in two versions, with the "purple version" a more "aggressive" take on the track.