From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V7 #97 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Friday, March 15 2002 Volume 07 : Number 097 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [AVALON] A conversation with Bryan Ferry [Daniel Atterbom ] RE: [AVALON] 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry ["Fiske, Jocelyn" ] Re: [AVALON] A conversation with Bryan Ferry [Daniel Atterbom ] Re: [AVALON] 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry (possible SPOILERS) [Colleen Mat] [AVALON] EDINBURGH 1st June ["Douglas Robertson" ] [AVALON] Translation of Norwegian interview ["S. Thomsen" ] [AVALON] NY something or another ["M" ] [AVALON] US Tree: Sonic Sirens-Toronto 1975 ["Webwolf" ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:58:25 +0100 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: RE: [AVALON] A conversation with Bryan Ferry At 10.13 +0100 2-03-14, Guy Lawley wrote: >Wow! You lucky son of a.... er... gun!! Thank you. Now if only the swerver cabn provide the list with the text. I've tried twice, but no. I realise that I like Frantic better after talking to the man himself. NP I Thought Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:24:50 +0100 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: [AVALON] 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry This did not turn up, so I try again. /Daniel 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry One of Andy Warhol's more famous remarks is that in the future we will all be famous for 15 minutes. The renowned Roxy Music singer and solo artist Bryan Ferry is in Stockholm, staying at the posh Strand Hotel and is, like an ER surgeon, giving interviews to the Swedish press on allotted slots, chop, chop. Bryan Ferry is very polite and well-though, and thinks before answering--so he's behind schedule. This, with a cold spell over Stockholm, has rendered Mr Ferry's throat sore. So after talking to his manager and changing rooms, Yours truly only has 15 minutes with a person who, defying Warhol's statement, has been famous for 30 years now. When Q Magazine asked the readers to name the five best albums of the last 15 years, I voted for "Mamouna". Are you as pleased with "Frantic" as you were with "Mamouna"? - - Oh yes, it's a different kind of record than "Mamouna", which was a quite hidden and obscure album. This record is more direct, a different flavour. I really wanted the record to be different than "As Time Goes By". I just wanted a focused sound, very different from the previous album. I thought plenty of electric guitars, which is a big change. We started with the Dylan songs and it was very refreshing. It's been many years since I have recorded a Dylan song, but I have always enjoyed singing his songs because of the wonderful lyrics. The Dylan songs set the tone of the record, it was very spontaneous, almost a band feeling. With respect to "Frantic": why "Frantic?" What happened to "Love War?" - - We had lots of titles flying around. "Frantic" captures the mood of the last days of recording and mixing it. We must beat the deadline for the 20th time (laughter) while also mixing the DVD of the live Roxy--all before Xmas. "Frantic" was the title that stood out. Please talk about the process of reworking the songs--was this a response to the Roxy reunion? - - A response to the Roxy reunion? We had done a couple of things, then I put it aside for five months to do the Roxy tour. Yes I saw one of the concerts. - - Which one? Copenhagen. A great show. - - Thank you. While I was away, towards the end of the tour I had a fresh perspective. I wanted more of a rock sound and brought Paul Thompson in on drums on a couple of tracks just to heavy things up a bit. I had extra guitars added and four tracks were recorded at Earl's Court: "Goodnight Irene", "Hiroshima", "One Way Love" and "Goddess Of Love". They added spice to the record, making it a better album. It's quite long for me, beyond the 42 minutes, almost 50 minutes... It's 47 minutes and 25 seconds. - - ...making it not too long. It's a respectable length and has extra fluid. We spent a lot of time on the running order. It works quite very well together. As I said, I saw you in Copenhagen and it was a great show. Are you satisfied with the 50 dates you did with Roxy Music? - - Yes it was great tour from start to finish. I had such a good time to the extent of the entourage and audiences making it electric at most every night. It was great to tour with Andy [Mackay], Phil [Manzanera] and Paul Thompson again. They and the other musicians covered any and all Roxy periods equally well. We did a lot of the early material with plenty of solos by Chris Spedding and the others. It was also visually satisfying. It was the show I always wanted to do, with better lights and video images and dancing girls. It was very entertaining. I sometimes stood on the side just watching it. Did you ever think you'd still be selling out venues at age 56? - - I never thought about. I probably thought that I would be on a desert island at the age of 56 (laughter). I don't know something that's happened is that I rediscovered the glory of live performance again. I am very lucky to have success and a kind audience for many years. On the Roxy Tour I was amazed that there were so many young people at the concerts Can you talk about the irony of longevity and pop music? You have made some classics, have you not? - - I do hope so. It's been interesting to do songs from the 30's. The material is 70 years old, but still feels fresh today. I don't know... When you deal with emotions that are always current they have a place. Emotions are universal. One or two things have crossed my mind, nobody ever covers my work. It felt great to showcase the early work on the tour. I did not feel like a boring ex-rock star, it was a retrospective work with music of high quality. We had a mixed audience, both old and young people came. The musicians plus the audience helped us. There is fate in the music. It bought a lot of spinoff effects. I completed this album with sound of that audience ringing in my ears. Does the creative process ever get any easier? - - Sadly no (laughter) I wish it did. But it's still a great buzz when you get great things done right, things you have done not before. Considering how popular "Carrickfergus" was on your ATGB tour, would you consider doing a album of "roots" works that have significance for you? Not like the 30s and 40s pop tunes of ATGB, but perhaps more blues-based numbers? - - I'd love to do that. One of my favorites on "Frantic" is "Don't Think Twice It's Alright". It's a simple track, piano and voice, the song nicely laid bare and depending on the singing. Usually I am quite well known for the complete arrangements I have nothing better to do, lots of elaborate work (laughter). I enjoy that. Do you have any more plans to write with Eno? - - Well I don't anticipate any more plans, but I am sure we will do something again some day. It was a very enjoying experience. In fact he telephoned my office today and said that he loved the track we did. It was great to work with him again. We only did two albums together with Roxy Music. It's all possible that in the future we try to collaborate again. Tracks on "Frantic": 01. It's All Over Now Baby Blue 4:07 written by Bob Dylan published by Special Rider Music 02. Cruel 3:55 written by Bryan Ferry / Dave Stewart Copyright Control / Eligible Music 03. Going Down 3:07 written by Don Nix published by Almo Irving Music (Universal Music LA) 04. Goddess Of Love 3:32 written by Bryan Ferry / Dave Stewart Copyright Control / Eligible Music 05. Don't Think Twice It's Alright 4:06 written by Bob Dylan published by Special Rider Music 06. Nobody Loves Me 3:22 written by Bryan Ferry / Dave Stewart Copyright Control / Eligible Music 07. Ja Nun Hons Pris 0:35 written by Richard Couer-de-Lion traditional 08. Fool For Love 4:42 written by Bryan Ferry Copyright Control 09. Goodnight Irene 3:21 written by Hubbie Leadbetter / John Lomax published by Ludlow BMI 10. Hiroshima (Ash Howes Mix) 3:14 written by Bryan Ferry Copyright Control 11. San Simeon 4:33 written by Bryan Ferry / Dave Stewart Copyright Control / Eligible Music 12. One Way Love 3:06 written by Russell / Meade published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. 13. I Thought 5:40 written by Bryan Ferry / Brian Eno Copyright Control / OPAL MUSIC Thank you Colleen and Heather for the editing. NP Nobody Loves Me (well that's a lie in my case) ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:36:44 -0000 From: "Fiske, Jocelyn" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Bryan in Norway - -----Original Message----- From: David Firmin [mailto:eddieriff@yahoo.com] Sent: 14 March 2002 04:57 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] Bryan in Norway You can see the picture here: http://pub42.bravenet.com/forum/show.asp?usernum=3542466064&cpv=1 Blimey! Bry goes Flock of Seagulls. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:48:38 -0000 From: "Fiske, Jocelyn" Subject: RE: [AVALON] 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry What a refreshing change to read an interview with Ferry that isn't just bog standard questioning you know you've read a million times before. I would think he enjoyed 15 minutes off from the endless repetition of ill informed journalism. Well done Daniel. Jocelyn ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:22:38 -0000 From: "terrypaulrigz8c" Subject: [AVALON] 15 Minute wonder! Great Interview Dan, well done. Terry "O" NP: Loving is really my game- Brainstorm. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:36:59 +0100 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: RE: [AVALON] 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry Jocelyn: >What a refreshing change to read an interview with Ferry that isn't just bog >standard questioning you know you've read a million times before. > >I would think he enjoyed 15 minutes off from the endless repetition of ill >informed journalism. > >Well done Daniel. > Terry O: >Great Interview Dan, well done. Thank you. Colleen and Heather helped with the questions. Credit were credit is due. NP Going down Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:27:14 +0000 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry Great interview, he sounds almost enthusiastic! Is this the end of Grumpy Bry? Nice one Daniel, thanks! SimonG >>> Daniel Atterbom 03/14 9:24 am >>> This did not turn up, so I try again. /Daniel 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:46:45 +0100 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry At 13.27 +0100 2-03-14, Simon Galloway wrote: >Great interview, he sounds almost enthusiastic! Is this the end of Grumpy Bry? > >Nice one Daniel, thanks! Thank you. As I said, I had some help. He said that he, like me, prefers to live out in the country, but he ends up being in London too much. Also that there are plans to play Stockholm in September. I will be there then, skipping Denmark this time. NP Nobody loves me Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 08:04:13 -0500 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] A conversation with Bryan Ferry Daniel, I'm so happy to hear that Mr. Ferry took the time to give you an interview - never mind it was cut from twenty to sixteen minutes, a lot can be said in that time interval! Were you grinning from 'ear to ear' with joy? Are you still grinning from 'ear to ear'? You lucky soul! Concerning BF's sore throat - he has previously stated that he frequently suffers from 'a bad throat'. Is this due to voice overuse, or does he have a chronic affliction such as allergies/sinusitis that interferes? Does anybody know? Maybe he's allergic to those herbal richola throat drops. :) But what I really want to know is, when is "Frantic" due for sale on North American soil as a domestic release? When is Bryan Ferry and his merry band planning to grace our vast land with their much wanted musical presence? When! When! We need to know when!!! Best wishes. KBP ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 08:19:03 -0500 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] Jim's Lawn Service SimonG gets us up to speed: "This is what he's up to these days... http://www.crisny.org/users/healeyj/ " Guess I misjudged JL - anyone who gardens and photographically shoots birds can't be all that bad! ;0) What irony - the difference a misplaced apostrophe ess can make! But what a beautiful garden! I wonder if Mr. Healey also owns a motorcycle company. BTW, I also caught Virginia Plain yesterday, thanks, Simon. I know your intentions were good but I have to agree with M's assessment of the surround tunes. Best wishes. KBP ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 14:13:45 +0100 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] A conversation with Bryan Ferry At 14.04 +0100 2-03-14, KB Porter wrote: >Daniel, I'm so happy to hear that Mr. Ferry took the time to >give you an interview - never mind it was cut from twenty to >sixteen minutes, a lot can be said in that time interval! >Were you grinning from 'ear to ear' with joy? Are you still >grinning from 'ear to ear'? You lucky soul! Thank you KB. To be quite honest I was a little concern that I would not finish dinner prior to my wife's arrival--which I did not do since the interview was pushed forward. Am I grinning? Yes I am. I also like Frantic better. NP It's All Over Now Baby Blue Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 08:44:16 -0500 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry "Usually I am quite well known for the complete arrangements I have nothing better to do, lots of elaborate work (laughter). I enjoy that." I find that statement by Mr. Ferry quite interesting: His admission that he finds adequate challenge and personal satisfaction obtained in his endeavors at complex, or as some prefer to say - 'heavily layered' - work. As laborious as it may be, as he knows others might feel he has "nothing better to do" with his time than to create "elaborate work", he does it for himself! And that, I think is a blessed state to inhabit! Viva, Bryan Ferry! And thanks, Daniel for sharing your interview with us. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 09:03:10 -0500 (EST) From: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] SOTW: "Do The Strand" (fwd) - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 00:16:50 -0800 From: Keith Shockley To: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] SOTW: "Do The Strand" - ----- Original Message ----- From: Colleen Matan To: Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 9:48 AM Subject: [AVALON] SOTW: "Do The Strand" This was the first Roxy Music song I ever heard. I bought For Your Pleasure on a whim back when it was first released after reading an article about the band in Creem magazine. A week later I bought the debut album and have been a fan ever since. I had never heard anything like it before or since. Thirty years later these albums sound as fresh and challenging as they did when they were first released. Do The Strand is an anthem. Keith NP: Pilots / Goldfrapp > The song of the what/whenever is "Do The Strand" from _For Your Pleasure_. > > As before the discussion is open to anything related to the song, and > these are only suggestions: > > love it? hate it? > lyrics/music > it changed my life > live vs. studio version(s) (if applicable) > the video (if any) > that reminds me... > > Do The Strand (Ferry) > > There's a new sensation > A fabulous creation > A danceable solution > to teenage revolution > > Do The Strand love > When you feel love > It's the new way > And that's why we say > Do The Strand > > Do it on the tables > Quaglino's place or Mabel's > Slow and gentle > Sentimental > All styles served here > Louis Seize he prefer Laissez Faire Strand > > Tired of the tango > Fed up with fandango > Dance on moonbeams > Slide on rainbows > In furs or blue jeans > You know what I mean > Do The Strand > > Had your fill of quadrilles > The Madison and cheap thrills > Bored with the beguine > The samba isn't your scene > They're playing our tune > by the pale moon > We're incognito > down the Lido > And we like The Strand > > Arabs at oases > Eskimos and Chinese > If you feel blue > Look through Who's Who > See La Goulue and Nijinsky > Do The Strandsky > > Weary of the waltz > and mashed potato schmaltz > Rhododendron is a nice flower > Evergreen it lasts forever > But it can't beat Strand power > > The Sphynx and Mona Lisa > Lolita and Guernica > Did The Strand > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 09:16:58 -0500 (EST) From: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry (possible SPOILERS) First, many thanks to Daniel for sharing this interview with us, and my personal thanks to him for letting me participate--that was fun! I found this answer particularly interesting: > We spent a lot of time on the running order. It works quite very well > together. I think the running order is flawed, actually. I'll leave some space for folks who don't want to read about the album until it's released.... I think that Baby Blue is a weak start to a strong album, and that Hiroshima followed by San Simeon in their current incarnations is a rather plodding sequence (plus they sound too much alike to follow each other). Instead, I suggest this as one possible sequencing order: _Frantic_ as is _Frantic_ revised running order It's All Over Now Baby Blue Cruel Cruel Goddess of Love Goin' Down It's All Over Now Baby Blue Goddess of Love Hiroshima Dont Think Twice Don't Think Twice Nobody Loves Me Nobody Loves Me Ja Hun Hons Pris Ja Hun Hons Pris Fool For Love Fool For Love Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene Hiroshima Goin' Down San Simeon San Simeon One Way Love One Way Love I Thought I Thought Where's my anorak..... Colleen ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 14:57:02 -0000 From: "Douglas Robertson" Subject: [AVALON] EDINBURGH 1st June Hi all Bryan Ferry. Edinburgh Princess St Gardens 1st June. Does anyone know what time Bryan Ferry appears ?, The show starts at 6.30pm, If it is an early appearance it will be finished before the night has begun, if so I will (if enough people are interested) try to organize a small venue for a get together after the show, perhaps a karaoke or disco (what do you think). Edinburgh on a Saturday night can be chaos for groups of people trying to get entry into clubs etc. Send me your thoughts Alan ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 15:08:25 -0000 From: "Douglas Robertson" Subject: [AVALON] Edinburgh Venue Hi All For all those whom have never been to Edinburgh and those that have The Venue Bryan Ferry is playing at is a Bandstand in Princess Street Gardens, It is outdoors with very limeted seating and a standing area surrrounded by a 3 to four feet (hedge come fence) you can still get a good view without a ticket, you can also stand in princess st and look right into the Arena. Virgins Megastore is just accross the road, i wonder if they will have any kind of promotion or if they will even know about it?. Alan ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 15:31:05 -0000 From: "Fiske, Jocelyn" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Jim's Lawn and Garden SimonG gets us up to speed: "This is what he's up to these days... http://www.crisny.org/users/healeyj/ " Guess I misjudged JL - anyone who gardens and photographically shoots birds can't be all that bad! Well Bryan does make horticultural reference in his Master/Servant opus San Simeon of a lying lush lawn, could it be...no...he couldn't mean....nah! ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:11:20 -0500 From: "Grant Goggans" Subject: [AVALON] Always Unknowing updates Hi everyone I'm very pleased to announce that the data found at Always Unknowing has found new homes and I think everyone will like the new changes. The site itself is now in the hands of my pal Heather James, who will be announcing its new URL after some redesigning and tweaking. She'll probably be taking care of all those irritating broken links as well. If anyone has any new data about sale bootlegs or if you'd like to provide better images of the small thumbnail scans, I'm sure she'd appreciate it. In addition, the Always Unknowing articles have found a second home over at Roxyrama. There's something like fifty pieces there, ranging from paragraph-length reviews of singles to the mammoth 1978 "Darkness Falls" Melody Maker feature -- required reading for any Roxy-lover! Roxyrama's Chris Turner probably got no sleep at all last night formatting that stack of files, but he'd probably also appreciate as many more articles as people feel like transcribing. I think all that's left is for me to update my pages to reflect the move and shut out the lights. Other webmasters, please remember to update your links pages when Heather gets it up and running. So, as Always Unknowing closes its doors on my site, I'd like to thank everyone for stopping by and dropping me a line from time to time. I may not have made a very pretty site, and Virgin never cared enough to send ME any frigging Frantic promos, but it was fun. It's just going to be more fun catcalling from the side of the stage than trying to remember all me dance steps. Best wishes, Grant _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:12:08 -0800 From: "mark shanahan" Subject: Re: [AVALON] 15 minutes with Bryan Ferry daniel (& co.): thanks for that interview! however - clearly - you should have told him that 'mamouna' was indeed a masterpiece! but - good questions and they were refreshing. so ... the next album is going to have stuff like 'railroad boy' & 'john hardy'?? :^) i noticed the mention that he's more-than-somewhat aware that other people haven't really covered *his* stuff. hmmmmm ... sounds like a job for ________ ... for someone, anyway ... well done! peaces/ms NP (*okay*, i'll give in to ivor's patent): 'homecomputer' - kraftwerk _______________________________________________________________ Get the FREE email that has everyone talking at http://www.mail2world.com <-----Original Message-----> >From: Daniel Atterbom >15 minutes with Bryan Ferry ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 19:31:08 +0100 From: "Han Snijders" Subject: [AVALON] Re: ferry Anyone who can translate this. http://www.dagsavisen.no/nyetakter/2002/03/643594.shtml It looks like he has a soft spot for me. Han ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:49:31 +0100 From: "S. Thomsen" Subject: [AVALON] Translation of Norwegian interview Ferry not quiet finish (I agree, he's English) I've never been so busy as the last two years, says Bryan Ferry. The new record is called "Frantic", and he sits back in the chair. Last years 5 month reunion tour with Roxy Music just made a break in the recording of Ferry's 11th solo album. A new album with the old band didn't happen this time. "We never discussed it.But we would have liked to play more concerts. Oslo was on the tourlist, but it didn't happen.Maybe another time" Together with Eno. On "Frantic" Ferry has made a song with old partner Brian Eno, who wasn't in last years tour. "I like to think that something special happens when we get together. He was only on the first two albums with Roxy Music, so we still have some chemistry that hasn't been worn down." Ferry says. He denies that Eno was strongly critical about The Roxy Music reunion, though he didn't want to join the tour. The magazine Rolling Stone last year wrote the Eno had quistioned if they really had some new ideas after a 20 year seperation. "He was misqoueted. He told that he had tried to make Rolling Stone to print an escuse for the misqoute, but that didn't happen. Anyway, this was never a theme for us. Eno and I were back together again, and that was a good experience." Back to Dylan. The title to the new album is from a song that didn't make the album, but Ferry tells that the word describes the mood the last weeks before the record was finished. "Frantic is a good rock'n roll word. And besides that it was a hectic period. Along the finishing of the record, we were making the DVD from the Roxy Music tour. It's been back and forth the last year. But I have always liked variation in my career. I made my first solo album after Roxy Music's first two albums, and with very different styles." The new album contains a mixture of own songs and some he has borrowed from others. Starting with Bob Dylans "It's all over now baby blu" takes us back to his first soloalbum from 1973, which opened with Dylans "A hard rain's gonna fall." "I have the new version with a similiar feeling. Dylan is a fantastic songwriter, mainly his early ones. I will always sing them. My favourit on this album is "Don't think twice, it's all right." So stripped down and naked, in a fine way. The piano instead of the original guitar made the mood different." Guitarheroes. On the album he also gets a hand from Johny Greenwood from "Radiohead", Johny Green from "The Pirates" and freelancer Chris Spedding. Ferry likes to have old guitarheroes around him. Earlier he has brought out people like Johny Marr and Robin Trower. "Yes, and David Gilmore, Mark Knopfler and Nile Rodgers. Basicly I'm a frustrated guitarplayer, and since I can't do it as good as they can. I might as well praise them for a little while, before they retire" Ferry laughs. "This time I wanted to make a real bandfeeling. Organic is the word they use; I don't know if thats the way i would say it, but....people who play together." "So why not do it with Roxy Music?" As I said, this record was started before we had the offer to go on tour again with Roxy Music. Perhaps another time?" 30 year celebtration. Should we mention Roxy Music again? Its been 30 years since their first album, and Ferry has a kind of 30 year celebration as a rockstar this year. The roar around him was bigger in the 70's, but he feels that the pressure is bigger now. "The pressure is now mainly from myself, but as long as we only had produced a couple of records, the expectation wasn't that big. After "Avalon" it started to get worse." For people who is still interested in Roxy Music, he can inform that Paul Thompson will join the upcomming tour. From the record Chris Spedding and Mick Green will also join. It appears that Ferry is back in Oslo in fall. "I'm touring until christmas. I would like some holiday afterwards.But I have a some songs that I would like to record", he says. And finaly gets up from the chair. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:24:17 -0600 From: "paula brown" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Jim's Lawn Service What's next? Surely not (gasp) a live board at the BF forum! Be still my heart. Paula - ----- Original Message ----- From: David Firmin Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 4:03 PM To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] Jim's Lawn Service :) The newsletter also said that Bryan's single in the UK will probably be "Goddess of Love" and will also be released in May. on 3/13/02 9:17 AM, Simon Galloway at SIMONG@jazzfm.com wrote: > This is what he's up to these days... http://www.crisny.org/users/healeyj/ > > SimonG > >>>> David Firmin 03/13 4:06 pm >>> > Does anyone still receive the newsletter? I didn't know Jim was still active > in the Roxy business. I was told, from the newsletter, that the Hammersmith > live DVD is apparently being released in May, with the full concert and 20 > minute documentary. > > If anyone has more info, it would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > David *** ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:22:30 -0500 From: "M" Subject: [AVALON] NY something or another > Just thought I would float the idea of another meeting of the Martini club > (perhaps one where people showed up, this time) to celebrate the release of > Frantic in the US, assuming that ever happens. Whaddya think? Since there are at least a few of us in the NY area, we should meet up as well if and when the album is released here. What do you guys think? E-mail me off-list. M, who saw LOTR again today - Viggo Mortensen is SO gorgeous! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A young New Yorker called M Was frequently seen with old men Described as fantastic She preferred lots of plastic Especially Barbie and Ken. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NP - Oceanic Feeling by Cryptic Scenery ;) ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:09:38 -0800 From: "Webwolf" Subject: [AVALON] US Tree: Sonic Sirens-Toronto 1975 Hey There, Hi There, Ho There... Here is my tree offer of Sonic Sirens, Roxy Live in Toronto, 1975. Even though this is an audience recording, the fact that a whole concert featuring the Sirens on background vocals exists was enough to make me leap out of my chair! A weak spot for me! Plus some really great versions of Country Life stuff!!! Anyhow, if you are interested in this tree, please email me off list and I will send you instructions on how to get it. If you have gotten trees from me before, then you know how to do it already! This is a 2 CD set... My off list email is webwolf@nwi.net Thanks, Brian ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V7 #97 *************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest