As We Speak - David Sanborn

Advantages: better sound
Disadvantages: another version to buy

...When Bryan Ferry’s sixth studio album was released in the June of 1985 as a long-standing fan of “Bryan’s” music and that of “Roxy Music”, I bought it with out hearing a single track apart from the single “Slave to Love” (which was featured extensively on the soundtrack to the movie “9 ½ weeks” and reached number 10 in the U.K. charts, the album itself gave Bryan his first solo number 1 album. What we the listening public where treated to was basically the continuation of the ideas and themes on the last “Roxy Music” album “Avalon” which is full of soundscapes and sonic textures. But for this version of Bryan’s vision it looks like he created a wish list of musicians for the project and everyone he asked came to the party, the list reads like a who’s who of the music world at that time, David Gilmour (from “Pink Floyd”), Nile Rodgers... Read review

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Advantages: It's David Bowie
Disadvantages: None

.... Bowie assembled a bona fide rhythm and blues band for the recording of the album "Young Americans" which included Willy Weeks on bass along with Andy Newmark on drums and now saxophone legend David Sanborn. The recording of this album was split into 3 main sessions with 2 of them in Philadelphia and a last minute session taking place in New York with John Lennon taking part on 2 tracks adding vocals and guitar to "Across the Universe" and "Fame", this is why the album went from an all Bowie composed project to one that included a Beatles cover, I think Bowie was so overawed by the experience of being in the studio with Lennon that he dropped the tracks "Who Can I be Now?" and It's Gonna Be Me" these songs would not officially see the light of day until the release of the 19991 version of this album. David Bowie has always had a talent... Read review

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Advantages: Soul and funk and groove and stuff
Disadvantages: Soul and funk and groove and stuff

...as the ‘waca chaka guitar sound’ – a technical term that we non-music teachers wouldn’t think to use. The track is cheerful and might even encouraging boogying in certain circles. Heaven forbid. ~Right~ A smoother song than its predecessor. Bowie wisely allows David Sanborn to play the sax for this track rather than trying to do it himself, resulting in a reasonably pleasant song. In my view, one of the weakest on the album with somewhat uninspired lyrics. Good sax though. ~Somebody up there likes me~ The smoothness veers further towards a more mellow style. A sax and drums intro followed by a bit of Bowie-warbling. There’s some piano in there too. Bowie tries a rather dubious Marvin Gaye impression which sounds more like George Formby. Hmmmm... ~Across the Universe~ Yes, well. The vague continuity... Read review

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