‘In Your Mind’ was Bryan Ferry’s third solo album, or his fourth, if you include the singles/EP tracks compilation ‘Let’s Stick Together’. It was also the first to be issued after he had placed Roxy Music on hold in 1976, and his first to consist entirely ... Read review
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Advantages: Probably his least arty, most commercial album Disadvantages: Not a critical favourite, sometimes derided for lacking depth
‘In Your Mind’ was Bryan Ferry’s third solo album, or his fourth, if you include the singles/EP tracks compilation ‘Let’s Stick Together’. It was also the first to be issued after he had placed Roxy Music on hold in 1976, and his first to consist entirely of original material. As such it was a logical follow-up to the (then) last Roxy set ‘Siren’. The art-school and progressive rock dabblings of earlier ... ...chiming bells> crystal shimmer in your mind” then bam! In come guitars and drums at full tilt, rather like the first few seconds of ‘Virginia Plain’ which hits the full decibel barrier after that famous quiet synth intro. Built mainly around a sequence of three chords, it might be a shade repetitive, but no matter. Two years earlier David Bowie had released his own ersatz soul/disco album ‘Young Americans’. If you want ...
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