By the time the eighth and so far final studio album from the lasting remaining 3 core members of the band Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera was released in May of 1982 tensions where running high between the band members, possibly why this collection is such a ground breaker in style and execution.
With the use of atmospheric keyboards and percussion this album set a standard that Mr Ferry has been trying to repeat since the release of ... ...and Girls” was like a sequel to this recording.
The opening track “More than this” was the first single to be released from this album and got to number 6 in the single chart. The main theme of the song is picked out on the lead guitar with the keyboards playing against it with percussion and strings adding atmosphere for the opening lines of “I could feel at the time, there was no way of knowing”.
“The space ...
Miles13 24.03.2004
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