From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V14 #152 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Sunday, October 24 2010 Volume 14 : Number 152 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] Stunning ["fvelsink@tele2.nl" ] RE: [AVALON] Never Put Bananas in the Fridge [Andrew Shearer ] Re: [AVALON] another review [Han Snijders ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:40:29 +0200 From: "fvelsink@tele2.nl" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Stunning I got my copy of Deluxe Editon yesterday prior to 25/10 Phoned all local specialist in vain and finally found one outside my hometown That book is an incredible beauty a marvelous piece of lithograpy, while the DVDplayer is working overtime On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:08:12 -0400 Helen Thorpe wrote: > > Now, where the devil to find this in a world where >Walmart is the major retailer of disks. I think I'll >check my local independent...and keep the Mom n Pop >stores in business at the same time. > > Loving it. Great work, Mr F > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 09:41:47 +0000 From: Andrew Shearer Subject: RE: [AVALON] Never Put Bananas in the Fridge BF Q&A here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/23/bryan-ferry-interview Andrew ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:23:00 +0200 From: Han Snijders Subject: Re: [AVALON] Nel Fielding (Mighty Boosh) interviews BF A must see, one of the few interview in which he's really relaxt. where can find part two of this video? han 2010/10/22 ct > Fantastic! The surrealness of Noel Fielding trying to explain about the > Hitcher to Bryan Ferry was hilarious - he was only interested in the top > hat! > And loved the comment that "Lady Gaga's a game girl". > Great find Andrew. > > > J > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Shearer > To: avalon avalon > Sent: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:51 > Subject: RE: [AVALON] Nel Fielding (Mighty Boosh) interviews BF > > > This is brilliant! > > http://www.nme.com/video/bcid/638370516001/search/NME > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 10:29:30 +0000 From: Andrew Shearer Subject: RE: [AVALON] Nel Fielding (Mighty Boosh) interviews BF I don't think it has been published yet Han. I should imagine it'll be over the next week. Andrew > Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:23:00 +0200 > Subject: Re: [AVALON] Nel Fielding (Mighty Boosh) interviews BF > From: han.snijders@gmail.com > To: jocelynfiske@aol.com > CC: shearerandrew@hotmail.com; avalon@smoe.org > > A must see, one of the few interview in which he's really relaxt. > where can find part two of this video? > > han > > 2010/10/22 ct > > > Fantastic! The surrealness of Noel Fielding trying to explain about the > > Hitcher to Bryan Ferry was hilarious - he was only interested in the top > > hat! > > And loved the comment that "Lady Gaga's a game girl". > > Great find Andrew. > > > > > > J > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrew Shearer > > To: avalon avalon > > Sent: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:51 > > Subject: RE: [AVALON] Nel Fielding (Mighty Boosh) interviews BF > > > > > > This is brilliant! > > > > http://www.nme.com/video/bcid/638370516001/search/NME > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:30:47 +0200 From: Han Snijders Subject: [AVALON] another review Album Review: 'Olympia' by Bryan Ferry By BRETT WARNER 0diggsdigg Share ts not necessarily a shame that the songs on Bryan Ferrys thirteenth and latest solo album *Olympia *(in stores Tuesday 10/26) will ultimately be overlooked by the fact that hes managed to reunite most of the classic early 70s Roxy Music lineup, including multi-instrumentalist and all-around sonic guru Brian Eno. Really, you wouldn't know any better *Olympia *drowns an awe-inspiring cast of guest musicians (including guitarists David Gilmour, Nile Rodgers, and Jonny Greenwood) in a thick pool of modern Top 40 gloss, bringing everything to a sexy, seductive sheen. Which a bad thing, per se after all, its really been The Bryan Ferry Show since Enos departure in 73. We begin with the densely produced modern pop/rock of You Can Dance and Alphaville, the former a remake of DJs Hells single featuring Ferry on vocals. I need some inspiration, Ive got a lot to lose, he insists over some tense synthesized strings. Elsewhere, Mr. F gets his groove on over the cut up dance rock of Shameless (a track featuring Groove Armada, culled from their *Black Light* album) and 70s disco inferno that is Heartache By Numbers, co-written by Scissor Sisters. I live for the moment, goes the soaring, stomp-and-clap chorus, I long for the day you walk in my garden, you lie in my shade. Its one of many euphoric moments on a record filled to the brim with moody piano fills (Me Oh My) and cavernous synthesizer ambience courtesy of Mr. Eno. It wouldnt be a proper Bryan Ferry solo record without a cover or two, but his adult contemporary butchering of Tim Buckleys Song To The Siren drags the album to an embarrassing halt with its cascading keyboards and head-scratching electric guitar cameos. Similarly, the slap bass-heavy funk exercise BF Bass (Ode To Olympia) recalls 80s Nile Rodgers without the irony; Ferry seems happy enough to stick his tongue out instead of placing it firmly in cheek. The song couldve been plucked from any number of 80s funk rock groaners, and the chorus vocal pleasantly resembles Bowies *Lets Dance*. Its up hit or miss up until the albums breathtaking climax, beginning with the nearly seven minute-long, keyboard drenched Reason Or Rhyme, filled with majestic piano and Ferry at his breathy best. No reason or rhyme, no chance or design, he laments, Just a dance to the music of time. The song is a glistening march towards the end of the world, with an extended instrumental middle featuring multiple keyboard and guitar solos. On the thrillingly melancholy Tender Is The Night, Ferry loosens his tie and whispers a fragile melody over lounge piano and a buzzing soundscape. I want to hold you at the dark end of the street, he coos, each word melting like discarded Valentines Day chocolates. Despite a few awkward missteps, *Olympia *is Bryan Ferry at his slinky and sensual pop best, slipping into bed with each song like a post-glam Frank Sinatra. Though it certainly cant compare to his work with Roxy Music (or even earlier solo albums), its a well-written, almost thoroughly enjoyable record with a few priceless diamonds in the rough. *Sum-ology: A bit over-produced, Olympia is nevertheless a well-written, solid release from one of rocks last great front men.* ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:42:45 +0200 From: Han Snijders Subject: Re: [AVALON] another review hopefully now without that link to facebook Album Review: 'Olympia' by Bryan Ferry By BRETT WARNER its not necessarily a shame that the songs on Bryan Ferrys thirteenth and latest solo album *Olympia *(in stores Tuesday 10/26) will ultimately be overlooked by the fact that hes managed to reunite most of the classic early 70s Roxy Music lineup, including multi-instrumentalist and all-around sonic guru Brian Eno. Really, you wouldn't know any better *Olympia *drowns an awe-inspiring cast of guest musicians (including guitarists David Gilmour, Nile Rodgers, and Jonny Greenwood) in a thick pool of modern Top 40 gloss, bringing everything to a sexy, seductive sheen. Which a bad thing, per se after all, its really been The Bryan Ferry Show since Enos departure in 73. We begin with the densely produced modern pop/rock of You Can Dance and Alphaville, the former a remake of DJs Hells single featuring Ferry on vocals. I need some inspiration, Ive got a lot to lose, he insists over some tense synthesized strings. Elsewhere, Mr. F gets his groove on over the cut up dance rock of Shameless (a track featuring Groove Armada, culled from their *Black Light* album) and 70s disco inferno that is Heartache By Numbers, co-written by Scissor Sisters. I live for the moment, goes the soaring, stomp-and-clap chorus, I long for the day you walk in my garden, you lie in my shade. Its one of many euphoric moments on a record filled to the brim with moody piano fills (Me Oh My) and cavernous synthesizer ambience courtesy of Mr. Eno. It wouldnt be a proper Bryan Ferry solo record without a cover or two, but his adult contemporary butchering of Tim Buckleys Song To The Siren drags the album to an embarrassing halt with its cascading keyboards and head-scratching electric guitar cameos. Similarly, the slap bass-heavy funk exercise BF Bass (Ode To Olympia) recalls 80s Nile Rodgers without the irony; Ferry seems happy enough to stick his tongue out instead of placing it firmly in cheek. The song couldve been plucked from any number of 80s funk rock groaners, and the chorus vocal pleasantly resembles Bowies *Lets Dance*. Its up hit or miss up until the albums breathtaking climax, beginning with the nearly seven minute-long, keyboard drenched Reason Or Rhyme, filled with majestic piano and Ferry at his breathy best. No reason or rhyme, no chance or design, he laments, Just a dance to the music of time. The song is a glistening march towards the end of the world, with an extended instrumental middle featuring multiple keyboard and guitar solos. On the thrillingly melancholy Tender Is The Night, Ferry loosens his tie and whispers a fragile melody over lounge piano and a buzzing soundscape. I want to hold you at the dark end of the street, he coos, each word melting like discarded Valentines Day chocolates. Despite a few awkward missteps, *Olympia *is Bryan Ferry at his slinky and sensual pop best, slipping into bed with each song like a post-glam Frank Sinatra. Though it certainly cant compare to his work with Roxy Music (or even earlier solo albums), its a well-written, almost thoroughly enjoyable record with a few priceless diamonds in the rough. *Sum-ology: A bit over-produced, Olympia is nevertheless a well-written, solid release from one of rocks last great front men.* ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V14 #152 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest