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Author: | DCJ [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:26 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Jazz Age |
I like "The Jazz Age" and have found it a good companion when I'm hunkered down on the computer doing some focused writing (i.e. not blogging on VRM!!!) For some reason I usually skip over DTS but find the rest of the album very listenable - in particular I like STL and TIE. In truth TJA is not really a BF album, it is more akin to "tribute" albums that present an artist's work as interpreted by a string quartet. That said, I like it quite a lot. However, the vocal version of LITD done for the Great Gatsby movie is not something I have much interest in... |
Author: | treboroxy [ Tue Aug 16, 2016 4:10 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Jazz Age |
I agree with Avalon_ eyes. I don't think he did it for the money, it was an experiment which was generally critically acclaimed and led into the great tour of Autumn 2013 and of course a contribution to The Great Gatsby soundtrack which probably was more lucrative for the Bryan Ferry Orchestra. I must admit, though, I have not played it for a while ..... I have bought it, as I have done all Ferry/Roxy albums. I have listened to it probably once and think he was quite brave with the album and has always looked at different musical moods. I have got to say it was well thought out and executed, but it isn't my cup of tea. I think it was taken positively and the right way by the press. As a Ferry/Roxy fan, it always felt a tad like a franchise to me and not really him ! |
Author: | Oberon [ Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:08 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Jazz Age |
Bonjour tout le monde! I regard Jazz Age as a Ferry/Good project. Let´s say I listen to it once a month. All in all I like it with This island earth as a clear favourite. I was surprised when it came out that BF didn´t sing. Surely it would have attracted a broader audience. Nice to see that the tour in America went very well and that BF seems to be strong and healthy. |
Author: | Manifesto [ Tue Aug 16, 2016 3:27 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Jazz Age |
Hello everyone! I LOVE 'The Jazz Age'! I'm listening to it on a hot afternoon in Belfast in my garden as I write. I know others such as (gone but never forgotten) Windswept also enjoyed it. I also wouldn't write it off as a critical success but a commercial failure...It led to the soundtrack of 'The Great Gatsby'. Also, I thought people might be interested in this article from 'Variety' about BMG: http://variety.com/2013/music/news/bmg- ... 200001782/ Particularly: 'Masuch points to the new album by former Roxy Music lead vocalist Ferry — “The Jazz Age,” an album of hot-jazz arrangements of the musician’s repertoire, issued in the U.S. on Feb. 12 — as an ideal example of the type of project BMG sees as worthy of sponsorship — one that helps artists access their market, without the company overexposing itself financially. Masuch sees Ferry as an iconic talent who wants a bigger output level. “Very quietly in Europe, we’ve sold around 70,000 digital bundles and albums of ‘The Jazz Age,’ ” he notes. “(There’s) nothing wrong with an artist selling 20,000 or 30,000 units of a record. Nobody has proved that only artists or records where $500,000 (is) invested have the right to be properly marketed.” Finally CBW2! |
Author: | teresa [ Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:08 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Jazz Age |
Bon Jour Oberon! I miss you here at the forum.. This Island Earth.. What a Beautiful Song Title Ferry Good.. Thank you for the links Manifesto An Afternoon in your Belfast garden sounds Sublime And I miss WS2.. |
Author: | Oberon [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:44 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Jazz Age |
Chère Teresa! Thanks for your kind words! This time of the year I am busy looking after all trees & plants in the garden. But in the evening I sit down with a glass of wine and listen to BF. Olympia and Frantic have been played a lot this summer. Salutations de Naxos! |
Author: | STUDEBAKER [ Fri Aug 19, 2016 4:46 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Jazz Age |
Has this become a dating site or what? |
Author: | rendezvous [ Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:28 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Jazz Age |
STUDEBAKER wrote: Has this become a dating site or what? STUDEBAKER. ...marry me. |
Author: | STUDEBAKER [ Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:38 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Jazz Age |
NO! |
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