but even Ferry needs dough to cover his wine tab
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 February 2013 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
I enjoyed imagining well-dressed 1930s dancers hitting the floor for "Love is the Drug." It's a pastiche, sure, but it seems a loving and careful one.
― Brad C., Thursday, 7 February 2013 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
I can think of better ways for Ferry to make money than to remake his own songs again. Hint: it starts with R and ends with Oxy Music.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 7 February 2013 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― Iago Galdston, Thursday, 7 February 2013 17:59 (eleven years ago) link
The only Rick Rubin project I'd endorse is sitting Ferry in front of a piano and just singing.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 February 2013 18:02 (eleven years ago) link
Rubin redeemed himself w/latest ZZ Top album imho
I barely recognize the source material at all in these tbh. not bad tho
― Welcome to my world of proses (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 7 February 2013 18:11 (eleven years ago) link
NYT interview
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 19:41 (eleven years ago) link
In interviewed him on camera about this album. He had amazing socks on.
― Doran, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
Think he is doing some kind of instore at Union Square Barnes & Noble tonight
― Listicle Traces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 19:46 (eleven years ago) link
"I interviewed"
― Doran, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 19:55 (eleven years ago) link
I can't for the life of me hear the melody in the reworked Love is the Drug...sounds mostly like wanking around in a minor mode. But maybe the other cuts are better
― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
Same here. Of all the ones I've sampled where I'm super-familiar with the original, I'm wanting these jazz versions to hew closer to the melody line. That may have made it even more of a "novelty record," but...
― Nataly Dawn's echoey swamp sound (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 20:16 (eleven years ago) link
"This Island Earth" is the standout. It's atmospherics anyway.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
I wish Stephen Poliakoff had heard this before doing the music to 'Dancing on the Edge', because Ferry and his collaborator nails that early 30s hot jazz style perfectly.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 20:22 (eleven years ago) link
He proved on 'As Time Goes By' that he understands this orchestration
― Canaille help you (Michael White), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
i quite like this album, it really gives a new perspective on roxy music. and i especially like that certain songs are rather difficul to identify. these new clothes really fit very well to those old roxy music tunes, 30s horn-heavy jazz rejuvenates 70s glam rock, who would have thought that possible?
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 21:25 (eleven years ago) link
This is worth reading. http://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/9076-bryan-ferry/
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Thursday, 28 February 2013 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
sw00ds, Ned, and I discussed The Jazz Age here: http://rockcritics.com/2013/02/21/roxymania-re-turnedre-tuned/
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 February 2013 18:45 (eleven years ago) link
Hah, totally forgot to post that discussion here, didn't I...
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 28 February 2013 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
Really enjoying this record, I want more but with him singing as well
― buzza, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 08:24 (ten years ago) link
Well...catch the tour?
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/28/bryan-ferry-review
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 28 October 2013 18:28 (ten years ago) link
y'know, this may be an extended in-joke of an album but it's actually pretty great
― Οὖτις, Monday, 21 October 2019 15:45 (four years ago) link
Tbh I don't really mess with Ferry beyond the Roxy Music Greatest Hits but I like this record a lot, despite not knowing almost any of the original versions. The band swings, and I always appreciated the attention to period accuracy with the arrangements & playing.
― “Hakuna Matata,” a nihilist philosophy (One Eye Open), Monday, 21 October 2019 16:02 (four years ago) link
if they had been any less committed to the period details, it wouldn't have worked as well as it does.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 21 October 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
I love this ! He’s also been involved in the soundtrack of the (great) german tvshow Babylon Berlin set in 1920´s Germany.
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 21 October 2019 16:30 (four years ago) link
If you can see it, I recommend you check out ‘Babylon Berlin’, not least for it’s judicious use of this album. Ferry even makes a cameo in it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H24eEnEdT1M
― Dan Worsley, Monday, 21 October 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
Oh duh, didn’t see the xpost. Cosign above.
― Dan Worsley, Monday, 21 October 2019 17:07 (four years ago) link