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Rating: “Avalon” ONE of the most beautiful sentimental masterpieces of the '80s and undoubtedly THE ultimate masterpiece of Roxy Music.
Bryan Ferry, the most sensual and fascinating artist of all time, a driver of emotions, an incorruptible male, a hypnotic magnet.
This album has its history, it was created in honor of John Lennon who had just been assassinated, thus an anthem of remembrance, respect with finesse and elegance.
It's a sort of heart surgery, thanks to Bryan there's no band that has been able to match the extraordinary natural abilities of seduction, sensuality, sex, class, and sophistication, incorporating them into soft-rock-pop melodies, every song has the scent and fragility of a rare flower on the verge of extinction, each track is a petal of delicacy, and this sumptuous bouquet will close an illustrious and honorable career.
On the cover, the falcon with its warrior, boldly scanning the horizon as the sun sets in anticipation of the light of a new day.
The union of flesh and soul generates the strength of spirit, each track has its unique ambient resonance.
Triumphant opening “More Than This”, sunny, fresh, noble, sensual movements, skin against skin, lips against lips
"The Space Between" electric guitar, bass, and sax combine with Bryan's voice in a cadenced and prolonged rhythm
“Avalon” floating, penetrating, slow, so slow under a full moon, discernible keyboards, and the soft voice of Etienne Yanick
“India” brief instrumental track, a sensation of a distant memory marked by tambourines echoing the orient
“While My Heart Is Still Beating” full of pathos, romantic, elegant, sax in metamorphosis.
“The Main Thing” erotic-sensual movement coming, naked under the shower, letting oneself be caressed by the hot water sliding over the body.
“Take a Chance With Me” percussion, synthesizers, clarinet in march ready to explode into an overwhelming and tamed rhythm
“To Turn You On” cymbals, percussion, Bryan's subtle and angelic voice leads through very soft highs and lows
“True To Life” a quiet journey in a convertible car
“Tara” very brief sax and the waves crashing on the rocks at sunset.
Sublime is the search for originality and melodic taste, creating a pearl of talent that makes a difference.
And there is no time or age to love all kinds of music, indeed I dedicate this review to my 73-year-old mother because “More Than This” runs through her veins to the point of considering it her favorite song, bringing her to listen to it repeatedly and continuously without any fatigue or cloyingness, heaven forbid if I don't keep the CD in the car when I'm with her.
I love you, you are a fantastic mother!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 The Space Between (04:30)
(Ferry)
The way I see it
This relationship aint right
The space between us
Better close it up tonight
The space between us
Close it up tonight
The way I see it
This relationship aint right
The space between us
Listen here listen, listen here listen
We better
Close it up tonight
03 Avalon (04:17)
Now the party's over
I'm so tired
Then I see you coming
Out of nowhere
Much communication
In a motion
Without conversation
Or a notion
Avalon
When the samba takes you
Out of nowhere
And the background's fading
Out of focus
Yes, the picture's changing
Every moment
And your destination
You don't know it
Avalon
(Dancing, dancing)
(Dancing, dancing)
When you bossa nova
There's no holding
Would you have me dancing
Out of nowhere
Avalon
05 While My Heart Is Still Beating (03:26)
(Ferry/Mackay)
All of those people
Everywhere
Ever so needing
Where's it all leading
Tell me where
Nothing insincere
I´d better have pity
I´d better go easy
I never will lay down
While my heart is still beating
Where´s it all leading
Walk on air
Am I still dreaming
Words to spare
Lost in their meaning
I´d better be strong now
I´d better stop dreaming
My heart has flown away now
Will it never stop bleeding?
07 Take a Chance With Me (04:43)
Ferry/Manzanera)
As they say, two can play
But keep that song away from me
In my time too much love
Has made me sad for so long
I was blind, can't you see
Through the long lonely night
Heaven knows, I believe
Won't you take a chance with me
Sometimes I get so blue
People say I'm just a fool
All the world, even you
Should learn to love the way I do
I was blind, can't you see
Through the long lonely night
Heaven knows, I believe
Won't you take a chance with me
08 To Turn You On (04:17)
(Ferry)
I could show you in a word
If I wanted to
A window on a world
With a lovely view
From close up inside a single room
With an open book aside
Like you read in school
It's so easy, believe me
When you need fun
I do anything to turn you on
Anything to turn you on
It's raining in New York
On Fifth Avenue
And off Broadway after dark
Love the lights don't you
I could walk you through the park
If you're feeling blue
Or whatever
Spring Summer whenever
Winter through Fall
I'd do anything to turn you on
Anything to turn you on
I could leave you as you were
If I wanted to
Then I wonder is it fair
Now you're on your own
Who cares about you
Except me, God help me
When things go wrong
I do anything to turn you
Must phone me, you know me
When things go wrong
I do anything to turn you on
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