From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V7 #240 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Wednesday, July 17 2002 Volume 07 : Number 240 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] Article links ["M" ] Re: [AVALON] Re: SOTW [Colleen Matan ] Re: [AVALON] Re: SOTW 'I Thought' [KWil632057@aol.com] [AVALON] Liverpool reviews [=?iso-8859-1?q?jeanne=20louise?= ] RE: [AVALON] RE: Anorak time and Andy Mackay ["Chris Turner" Subject: [AVALON] Article links Bryan Ferry: +Si haces una versisn es porque estas convencido de que es una gran cancisn; http://abc.es/espectaculos/noticia.asp?id=114776&dia=Hoy (There's a tiny picture.) Bryan Ferry ofrece desde hoy cuatro conciertos en Espaqa http://www.el-mundo.es/diario/cultura/1184225.html Not dead yet The column that challenges ageism and celebrates being 50-plus http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-356441,00.html Bryan Ferry's vanity is celebrated and still going strong, despite his being 56. Simon Mills, The Sunday Times Style magazine Anything interesting in the first two? M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A young New Yorker called M Was frequently seen with old men Described as fantastic She preferred lots of plastic Especially Barbie and Ken. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 08:05:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: SOTW On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, M.M.K. wrote: > I like" I Thought", but for it to end up the last # of the Album. I keep > thinking that it was to easily done,something to finish with. My reason > for these thoughts. Look & listen carefully at the lyrics.IMO this tune > seems to be made up of names of movies & songs that didn't take long to > write. For instance there Is "STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ,TRUE LOVE, WALKING > IN THE RAIN,MY WAY,NOTHING AT ALL, IMPOSSIBLE ,even YOUNG BLOOD,becomes > New Blood. There is DREAM, TASTE OF HONEY becomes TASTE OF WINE ,CALL > OUT MY NAME becomes CALLING OUT YOUR NAME, WAYWARD WIND becomes WAYWARD > CHILD. Is it just coincidence that all this went into one song? But for > whatever Ferry & Eno's thoughts were in writing this? Hence is that the > reason the name "I Thought" but wait, there's more! You left out: One dream that just won't die = The Hunger the one you seek = The Seekers I'd take you deep within myself = The Deep Subtitles when we speak = The Miracle Worker Signed, Ms. R. A. Absurdum ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 08:58:21 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: SOTW 'I Thought' One dream that just won't die = The Hunger the one you seek = The Seekers I'd take you deep within myself = The Deep Subtitles when we speak = The Miracle Worker Not forgetting 'smothered in GOLD' (Obscure and rather crap 1970's Roger Moore flick). Jonathan n/p Bryan Ferry 'There's No One Quite like Grandma' (Future Sound of London remix) ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 14:08:59 +0100 (BST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?jeanne=20louise?= Subject: [AVALON] Liverpool reviews Thanks,everyone for the Liverpool reviews,but where is the usual detailed,entertaining,informative,fascinating,ect,ect,one from Reecey?JL. Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 09:05:28 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] RE: Falling or How Ferry faced his fear. Just spotted an interesting quick fire interview in an old Q magazine. Asked what his greatest fear is Ferry says 'Falling.' After the whole airplane plumetting/near disaster scenerio, and judging by the way he dealt with it, perhaps this fear has been conquered (only to be replaced by another: 'Striped socks?') Jonathan n/p Bryan Ferry 'Pretty Vacant' ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 09:13:14 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] RE: Ferry heard/seen in odd places (Alas sadly not the top 50) Big Slave to Love poster in a Hollywood boutique on GMTV this morning. Waterstones Piccadily playing 'Tara' on their instore PA. Car drove past playing Trash at full blast. (Any of you lot drive a green Nissan Micra?) Jonathan n/p Ian MacShane 'Avalon' ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 09:41:20 EDT From: MACFARB@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] RE: Ferry heard/seen in odd places (Alas sadly not the top 50) "Jealous Guy" in a Memphis TN. Schnucks grocery store on Sunday while I was perusing the pricey cheese I couldn't afford. I thought ,"NAW!! Can't be!" -But TWAS True! Auld Mucker n/p "In My Own Time" -Family 1971- ish ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 09:59:10 -0400 From: "Jean Lemay" Subject: [AVALON] Live at the Apollo DVD ... in the USA & Canada any time soon ?! Hey Guys ! Any news from Jim Lawn's office about the 'Live at the Apollo' DVD to be release in the USA & Canada any time soon?! Thanks & keep on Roxing ! Jean Lemay Montreal, Canada ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 07:53:13 -0700 From: "David Firmin" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Live at the Apollo DVD ... in the USA & Canada any time soon ?! Bryan Ferry was alerted to the fact in a French/Canadian article: When told that the Roxy Music DVD is unavailable in North America, he jumps up to note the discrepancy on a piece of paper. - --- I couldn't understand the rest, hopefully something like, "Blasted! Some heads are gonna roll!" :) http://www.cyberpresse.ca/reseau/arts/0207/art_102070117845.html - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Lemay" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:59 AM Subject: [AVALON] Live at the Apollo DVD ... in the USA & Canada any time soon ?! > Hey Guys ! > > Any news from Jim Lawn's office about the 'Live at the Apollo' DVD to be > release in the USA & Canada any time soon?! > > Thanks & keep on Roxing ! > > Jean Lemay > Montreal, Canada *** ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 09:57:58 -0500 (CDT) From: MarlanaK@webtv.net (M.M.K.) Subject: [AVALON] Re: SOTW In regards to Ms.R.A.Absurdum ( Colleen). I don't post that often but when I do.!!!! Why is it you come out with a negative approach instead of a postive one? These are my Opinions just like everyone else has. Let the whole of Avalon decide what they will respond to & just let the post go where it may. A little Honey is a lot better than vinegar!!!!! IMO. Marlana............... ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 19:29:45 +0100 From: "Mark Yates" Subject: Re: [AVALON] RE: Anorak time and Andy Mackay Hi Diane. to be quite honest I think the best contribution that Andy made to a recording, was his fantastic solo in the Hazel O'Connor Song "Will you." Its a mind blowing piece of Sax.Of course you can always listen to A Song For Europe. That's also marvellous.My favourite Andy piece is "Both ends Burning".........but all these suggestions are Sax and not oboe. STILL.....there worth a listen. Better still get her to Listen to the whole of Bowies "Young Americans" some great Sax on that album. Or "WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE" The Bowie version off "Pin Ups"..but I'm straying again so I'll stop now. Mark. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "diane whateley" To: Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 10:41 PM Subject: [AVALON] RE: Anorak time and Andy Mackay > I have a friend whose daughter (age 15)plays oboe in a National youth orchestra and anounced her intention of playing in a rock band! Naturally she hadn't been aware of Andy Mackay's contribution to the genre and I said I dig out the Roxy tunes which best showed off his talents! > Rather that my having to listen to the whole canon specifically, I wondered if fellow Avalonians could suggest tracks. I had thought that the first album would have been the place to look initially... > Thanks, in anticipation! > Cheers, Diane > > > _____________________________________________________ > Supercharge your e-mail with a 25MB Inbox, POP3 Access, No Ads > and NoTaglines --> LYCOS MAIL PLUS. > http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:30:01 -0500 From: Karen Swenson Subject: [AVALON] Frantic magazine reviews Reviews from The Absolute Sound, Aug/Sep 2002 Bryan Ferry: Frantic Marianne Faithfull: Kissin9 Time Between them, Marianne Faithfull and Bryan Ferry have stretched the rock lexicon to include torch songs, German cabaret, and ancient folk ballads. They're not just great vocal interpreters, but in many ways genres unto themselves: Within two notes, Faithfull's husky sneer and Ferry's tremulous croon are instantly recognizable. It's an approach that suits both artists well in their mid-50s; both already sounded older than their years decades ago. Now, on their latest studio albums, they smolder with a knowing sensuality that makes less-seasoned singers sound callow. Throughout Frantic, Ferry grasps at love as if it were a hologram, his elegance tinged by desperation-though it's sometimes disguised beneath layers of meticulous production. The album's glossy finish, courtesy of mixer Bob Clearmountain, sometimes makes it sound as though Ferry is gliding right past the emotional speed bumps in his lyrics. But Ferry's voice reveals the heartache beneath his patrician exterior. The sparsest tracks-the regret of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" distilled to voice and piano, and a country-fiddle remake of Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene" that plays like a suicide note-pack an instant wallop. In contrast, the more fussed-over tracks creep under the listener's skin. Ever since Manifesto-era Roxy Music, that's been Ferry's approach, but it would be a mistake to equate the shiny surfaces with superficiality. The strings drip venom on another Dylan cover, "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," and Ferry's harmonica seethes. More typical is a reunion with his old Roxy foil Brian Eno on "I Thought," its anguished melancholy quintessential Ferry. Whereas Frantic returns Ferry to familiar sonic ground, Kissin9 Time pairs Faithfull with a variety of first-time collaborators, including Beck, Billy Corgan, Blur's Damon Albarn, and Pulp's Jarvis Cocker. They ensure that the album will vary widely in tone and texture, from the electronic anonymity of Beck's "Sex With Strangers" to the gospel grandeur of Corgan's "I'm on Fire." It's the equivalent of one of today's typical producer-for-hire diva extravaganzas, except Faithfull meets her young charges more than halfway. Her bruised voice-as much about attitude as technique-delivers the snide asides of "Sliding Through Life on Charm" and the hard Leonard Cohen-like lessons of "Like Being Born" with equal authority. And just when the listener thinks this sly, sensual, tough-as-nails chanteuse has explored her world from every possible angle, she uncorks a final surprise: An un-ironic cover of Herman's Hermits' "I'm Into Something Good" that blows away all the jadedness. Greg Kot ************** Bryan Ferry: Frantic. Hybrid Multichannel. Virgin 7243 81213827 (Sonic Rating: 7) This companion SACD to the album reviewed by Greg Kot on page 125 thankfully makes discreet use of multi-channel sound, which makes this a success. Soft percussion, piano, and background vocal reflections are heard from the rear, while on SACD, Ferry's voice is incredibly more lifelike and natural. Certain effects (the whip on "Cruel") are best experienced in surround. Even if you're not yet sold on the idea of pop in surround, get the SACD for the clean, ultradynamic two-channel presentation. Bob Gendron ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 22:46:23 +0100 From: "Chris Turner" Subject: RE: [AVALON] RE: Anorak time and Andy Mackay Wesley McGoogan was the saxophonist on 'Will You?' and co-wrote the song with O'Connor. I saw them on tour in 1981 and noted then what a virtuoso player he was. I remember him replacing Saxa in the (English) Beat in the early 1980's, but haven't heard anything from him for a long time now. Shame. Mackay's session credits are here (and pretty impressive they are too): http://www.sierrabravo.co.uk/roxysax/disco2.htm I was a bit embarrassed recently to discover I had owned the Johnny Cougar 'Biography' album for over 20 years without being aware of AM's contribution. Actually I was pretty embarrassed to discover I owned the Johnny Cougar 'Biography' album, period. Chris - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Mark Yates Sent: 16 July 2002 19:30 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] RE: Anorak time and Andy Mackay Hi Diane. to be quite honest I think the best contribution that Andy made to a recording, was his fantastic solo in the Hazel O'Connor Song "Will you." ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 23:09:12 +0100 From: "Mark Yates" Subject: Re: [AVALON] RE: Anorak time and Andy Mackay I stand corrected Chris. and for all these years I have credited it to Andy. Just goes to show that even a smart arse like me can get it wrong from time to time. Mark. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Turner" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 10:46 PM Subject: RE: [AVALON] RE: Anorak time and Andy Mackay > Wesley McGoogan was the saxophonist on 'Will You?' and co-wrote the song > with O'Connor. I saw them on tour in 1981 and noted then what a virtuoso > player he was. I remember him replacing Saxa in the (English) Beat in > the early 1980's, but haven't heard anything from him for a long time > now. Shame. > > Mackay's session credits are here (and pretty impressive they are too): > > http://www.sierrabravo.co.uk/roxysax/disco2.htm > > I was a bit embarrassed recently to discover I had owned the Johnny > Cougar 'Biography' album for over 20 years without being aware of AM's > contribution. Actually I was pretty embarrassed to discover I owned the > Johnny Cougar 'Biography' album, period. > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > Mark Yates > Sent: 16 July 2002 19:30 > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: Re: [AVALON] RE: Anorak time and Andy Mackay > > > Hi Diane. > to be quite honest I think the best contribution that Andy made to a > recording, was his fantastic solo in the Hazel O'Connor Song "Will you." > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V7 #240 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest