Sentimental Fool wrote:
The phrase 'All Ferry is good Ferry' is a ridiculous one. Unfortunately, it ain't the case and Love Letters is another proof of it.
Most fans seem to love Bryan’s work but I suppose this is what fans do.
Personally I think the expression ‘All Ferry is good Ferry’ is a good one particularly when it’s followed by a caveat.
For me, ‘Love Letters’ is a perfect track but illustrates a point that my dad often makes about Ferry’s interpretations and that is sometimes they are too sophisticated for their own good.
Listening to this for the first time it would be easy to dismiss it as a simple straightforward exercise in covering a classic.
Repeated listens expose it to be a brilliantly soulful and mournful interpretation that is underpinned by some beautiful guitar straight out of the less is more school.
There is much to enjoy and I can’t wait to hear the rest of the tracks.