Saturday 13 May, Circus Krone, Munich, Germany.
http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inh ... e13a0.htmlGoogle translation:-
On Saturday the British singer and songwriter Bryan Ferry appeared in Munich. In the sold out Circus Krone presented the 71-year-old classic as well as surprising cover interpretations. The AZ review.
Munich - Snob remains Snob, even over the decades. So, as always, with Bryan Ferry, the king of the melancholic Poprock? Well, not quite. The concept is still the same, but the implementation does not always work as the artist might want. After all, with his now 71 years, he is no longer as agile as ever. And that is his right. And that he sometimes makes a vocal bow around particularly extreme melody peaks, as well. However, Bryan Ferry and his fellow musicians were frenetically celebrated in the sold out Circus Krone.
At first a bit irritated: Ferry presents an unfamiliar tempo. No "Good evening", not a single binding word, only the musicians are presented. The songs strung strung and beat on beat. No sooner will the fans have time to applaud. Is he in a hurry? Does he still need to reach the S-Bahn?
An image between Daddy Cool and Dandy
But the repertoire, which he had brought, immediately made up for something. Because it is mainly about pieces from the era of Roxy Music. "Beauty Queen", "Ladytron", "Stranger Trough The Years" and also the bitchy composition "Re-make / Re-Model", which really is The old oblique times. Nevertheless, towards the end of the evening, hits such as "More Than This", "Avalon" and "Love Is The Drug".
In the covers beside the mandatory Ferry interpretations "Let's Stick Together" by Wilbart Harrison and "Jealous Guy" by John Lennon a surprise: "Like A Hurricane" by Neil Young, which as an original is so hard and unpolished You can not really imagine it in the chic designer suit with tear in buttonhole. But it works. Even the wild guitar solo is credibly translated.
The fascination emanating from Ferry is still his voice with the sad vibrato and his entire image between Daddy Cool and Dandy. He has created an individuality which makes him unattainable and for which far-reaching successors are not in sight. And this will remain so for some time.
https://www.merkur.de/kultur/bryan-ferr ... 05012.htmlGoogle translation:-
Shamelessly grandiose Bryan Ferry
Each time the same game with Bryan Ferry. Determined not to be lulled by this bourgeois dancer of salon pop, one goes to the concert. And the old Schmaltzlocke forces you then again relentlessly in the knees.
The concert critique:
At the start of his tour of Germany at the Circus Krone, Ferry proves that he still plays in his own league, even though a very soft whiff of hoarseness is above the voice. But this is so discreet and stylish that it might be intent, who knows this already with this savvy entertainer. There is no one else who is so well mastered to let these wonderfully subversive songs flow so elegantly into the hall until they subcutaneously pour out their sweet poison.
Because it's so catchy and catchy, this mix of jazzy new wave, artificial punk and decadent skirt is so refined. And Ferry has an excellent band in his luggage, which sounds like Roxy Music. Ferry builds on much early material from his one-time band, which is a good idea to play a hall into delirium. Just as a professional security man always chases a second ball, Ferry fights shamelessly Gassenhauer like More than This or Let's stick together to give us the rest with Jealous Guy. And you can find him once again terrific, this snob, who so wittily as the queen of England. Next time we resist. At least we try.
Zoran Gojic