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Roxy Music's Avalon takes a long time to kick in, but it finally does, and it's a good one. Bryan Ferry stars as a remarkably expressive keyboard player and singer whose familiar mannerisms are subsumed in a rich, benevolent self-assurance. And reed man Andy Mackay shines in a series of cameos (his oboe meditation on Ferry's "Tara" is particularly lovely). Ten years after its debut, Roxy Music has mellowed: the occasional stark piano chords in "While My Heart Is Still Beating," for example, recall the stately mood of "A Song for Europe,"... Read More but the sound is softer, dreamier and less determinedly dramatic now. Ferry's songwriting, however, has seldom seemed stronger. Among the possible hits: the title track, with its charming, prereggae lilt; "Take a Chance with Me," with its extended pointillistic intro that opens into an airy, yearning romance; and "More Than This," a memorable melody graced with one of Ferry's most affecting vocal performances. Guitarist Phil Manzanera is poorly utilized on Avalonat times he sounds like he's walking through his parts. Perhaps he saved his inspiration for his own album. Primitive Guitars bears no relation to his first solo LP, Diamond Head (one of the great British rock albums of the mid-Seventies), but it's considerably more engaging than his last outing, K-Scope. Here, Manzanera mans all the instruments (with the exception of one semiaudible contribution by bassist John Wetton) for a journey through his musical past. Some of the nine tracks, such as "Caracas" and "Bogota," recall his South American childhood, and dense percussion predominates; the album's most striking aspect, however, is Manzanera's ability to wrench weird and utterly unguitarlike sounds from his main instrument one track, called "Impossible Guitar," lives up to its title in every way. There's no singing to speak of on Primitive Guitars, and those who aren't aficionados may find the album's cumulative effect somewhat samey. For Manzanera admirers, however, it's a must. (RS 371) KURT LODER
CD Track List
Avalon (1982) 1. More Than This 2. The Space Between 3. Avalon 4. India 5. While My Heart Is Still Beating 6. The Main Thing 7. Take A Chance With Me 8. To Turn You On 9. True To Life 10. Tara
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Avalon |
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Never Ending
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Avalon
Super C Cassette
Canada, Wea, 92-36864, 1/1/1982 |
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Never Ending
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Roxy Music |
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Avalon
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Never Ending
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Roxy Music |
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Avalon
In Stock. Usually Shipped Within 24 Hours. Confirmation Email After Shipping. Number Of Media (di... |
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Total Recall
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Roxy Music |
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Avalon
Reprise 23686-4 |
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Musical Ener
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Roxy Music |
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Avalon
Uk Eg Eghpc50 Long Deleted Original Cassette Version 1982 |
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CDandVinyl
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ROXY MUSIC |
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Avalon
Cassette Uk, Eghpc50, 1982 |
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Leigh Turner
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ROXY MUSIC |
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Avalon
Cassette - 10 Songs 1. More Than This 2. Space Between 3. Avalon 4. India 5. While M... |
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Horizons
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Roxy Music |
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Avalon
Nz |
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VG/VG |
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Roxy Music |
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Avalon
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Avalon
Wb 23686x1110
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