From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V11 #18 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Sunday, January 22 2006 Volume 11 : Number 018 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [AVALON] Ferry plays a "vicious queen". ["KB Porter" ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:46:33 -0500 From: "KB Porter" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Ferry plays a "vicious queen". Rob wrote: "But another time another place - he had the look and mystery required for a Bond, although saving the world would have needed to come after another fag." Another time, another place may be the key here. Perhaps Mr. Ferry could sustain a second career as an actor, but I am able to envision him only playing dark, twisted roles. That sort of 'type casting' may or may not be palatable to the aging 'glama rock star', but in my own twisted musings I think the contrast would be tantalizing. As an aside - a very, very bad jest (sorry I can't resist making this inaccurate and awful pun (Shame on you girl, stand in the corner!)) - but the world need wait no longer for saving to come after another fag in Breakfast On Pluto. - Awful pun, that one, but it was so out there. Against the wall. KBP ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:49:18 +0000 From: Mark J Stagg Subject: [AVALON] Hello and Roxy album info (?) Hello everyone. Please let me say hello, and briefly introduce myself. I'm a long-time Roxy fan (first saw them on the 1975 Siren UK tour, but had been into them right from Virginia Plain, when I was still a little too young to attend rock concerts). I lost my way a bit during the latter years, but have always hung in there, and recently had my interest rekindled since the generally excellent "Frantic", and the various Roxy DVD/tour/retro compilations etc that have been happening recently. I've subscribed to this list for around 18 months now, though I've never actually posted anything before. Enjoying it immensely though - it's a nice, civilised, intelligent community (just as it should be!), so my congrats and belated New Year greetings to everyone here. I have a proposal: can we try and collect all the known facts about the forthcoming Roxy Music album into one, reliable bundle? It has the possibility to be an amazing release I think, although obviously it also has the usual "band re-unites" potential of falling flat on it's face and tarnishing an otherwise fantastic body of work! Whatever, though, I think we all would at least agree that it's highly anticipated indeed. Although there seems to be a good bit of info around - mostly courstesy of Phil - there's also some vagueness and possible red herrings. As I understand it, here's what's happening, along with a couple of questions: 1. Projected release date this year (2006). 2. Ferry/Mackay/Manzanera/Thompson all involved. 3. Eno invited to take part in studio work, though he won't tour. He has also contributed some original material. 4. Rhett Davies (co-)producing? 5. There was a report of a session bassist (sorry, can't remember his name right now - anyone?) on at least some tracks... 6. ...although BF apparently plays bass on one track as it stands at the moment! 7. Nine tracks recorded in sessions last year. Work recommencing in January, band wanting to have around twice that number of tracks to choose from. 8. Of those nine tracks, seven are reportedly "new". Are the others cover versions, or reworkings of older Roxy stuff? Does anyone have any more info, or are they able to expand/clarify/ deny any of this? BTW, watching the final episode in my Father Ted Boxset (Chrissy present) last night, I was delighted to see "Father Brian Eno"! Amazing! :-) Regards, Mark Stagg ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V11 #18 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest