Bryan Ferry / Frantic - CD (Used)

Author: Bryan Ferry

Brand: EMI

Format: Remixes included

PartNumber: 724381198421

Release Date: 29-04-2002

Details: Amazon.ca Frantic is hardly an appropriate choice of album title for Bryan Ferry, a man seemingly disinclined towards unfettered bursts of outward emotional spontaneity and the epitome of unflustered, cucumber-cool decorum. Frantic, his first album to feature original material since Mamouna, has been simmering away on the back burner for all of eight years. And it's all the tastier for it. The ingredients are just right--another cowritten song (their second and their best) with former Roxy Music partner Brian Eno; songs about models, movies, amour and large houses; a guest appearance from Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood on "Hiroshima" (this is Ferry reclaiming his stolen clothes from the New Romantics' wardrobe); four fine new tunes copenned in the 1990s with the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart; contributions from guitarists of the calibre of Chris Spedding and Mick Green; backing vocalists of the calibre of Lucy Laplansky and Alison Goldfrapp; a little bit of Medieval; a little bit of Leadbelly and a little bit of Dylan (while no one artist rules the roost when it comes to covering Dylan, Ferry is the only one truly capable of ruffling the Byrds' feathers). Stylistically, despite the pursuit of so many different musical genres Frantic is as homogenous as it is disparate. It's often the case that the involvement of so many external contributors can mean too many cooks spoiling the broth, but not so here--compliments need to be extended to the chef. This being a Bryan Ferry album, you can still play it at dinner parties, but the sensual ardour put into Frantic suggests Ferry had blood, sweat and tears trickling down his tuxedo. This is a fantastic album. --Kevin Maidment Product Description Originally Release : '02, includes covers of songs from Bob Dylan, Leadbelly plus new materials co-written with Dave Stewart, with guests Brian Eno & Jonny Greenwood (of Radiohead).

UPC: 724381198421

EAN: 0724381198421

Model: 724381198421

Languages: English

Binding: audioCD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood