The Only Face TJA: Live Video Performance

Erland · **Joined:** Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:26 am **Posts:** 687

article and video - enjoy!
http://thequietus.com/articles/10613-watch-the-bryan-ferry-orchestra-the-only-face-the-jazz-age

DCJ · **Joined:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:58 pm **Posts:** 1031

The performance is very good, while the tune/melody is not as interesting as This Island Earth. Nonetheless. these are skilled musicians who make the most of what they have to work with.

There are a few shots where the you get to see the music makers' faces, but in general it appears the camera operator was told to keep face time to a minimum. Even BF gets only a few profiles...

Windswept2 · **Joined:** Sun May 29, 2011 7:23 pm **Posts:** 1607

Dear Erland,
Thanks for posting this.
The interpretation is completely haunting.
Regards,
Windswept

SteveT · **Joined:** Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:47 pm **Posts:** 5

oh dear!> the video confirms> it's just as I feared>>

the 'Colin Good Jazz Orchestra'!

how can this be classed as a Bryan Ferry album??

Erland · **Joined:** Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:26 am **Posts:** 687

you're very welcome Windswept2. Haunting indeed! Who would have thunk an album like this would ever come to be? Rod Stewart's thinking...

RoxySiren · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:18 am **Posts:** 680

SteveT wrote:

oh dear!> the video confirms> it's just as I feared>>

the 'Colin Good Jazz Orchestra'!

how can this be classed as a Bryan Ferry album??

I love what I've heard, even though I think you are right (in a way

).
I like Colin on atgb, where he was crucial. I've been down on him on other outings though, especially the emasculation of the alphaville original sessions into frantic. But his role on the jazz age is pivotal and wonderful.

Gary · **Joined:** Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:49 pm **Posts:** 225

From the bits I have heard, it all sounds the same to me.

paraphonix · **Joined:** Tue May 31, 2011 8:08 pm **Posts:** 59

RoxySiren wrote:

SteveT wrote:

oh dear!> the video confirms> it's just as I feared>>

the 'Colin Good Jazz Orchestra'!

how can this be classed as a Bryan Ferry album??

I love what I've heard, even though I think you are right (in a way

).
I like Colin on atgb, where he was crucial. I've been down on him on other outings though, especially the emasculation of the alphaville original sessions into frantic. But his role on the jazz age is pivotal and wonderful.

it's not a bryan ferry album per se... it is credited, quite clearly, as 'the bryan ferry orchestra'...

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