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On the album art of Avonmore, the record he released when he was a year shy of 70, Bryan Ferry showcases himself as a dashing young man -- a portrait of an artist not as a glam trailblazer or distinguished elder statesman, but rather caught in an indeterminate time between the gorgeous heartbreak of Roxy Music's Avalon and the meticulous solo work that came immediately in its wake. This is Ferry's prime, a moment when his legacy was intact but yet to be preserved in amber. Avonmore consciously evokes this distinct period, sometimes sighing into the exquisite ennui of Avalon but usually favoring the fine tailoring of Boys & Girls, a record where every sequenced rhythm, keyboard, and guitar line blended into an alluring urbane pulse. Ferry isn't so much racing to revive a younger edition of himself as much as laying claim to this particular strand of sophisticated pop, one that happens to feel a shade richer now when it's delivered by an artist whose world-weariness has settled into his marrow but is yet to sadden him. This much is apparent on Avonmore's closing covers, an oddly appropriate pairing of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" and Robert Palmer's "Johnny & Mary" that are both given gently meditative electronic makeovers, but much of the record explores the other end of the Ferry spectrum, where he's making music to dance away the heartache. He's no longer on the floor himself, preferring to watch with a bit of a bemusement, but this reserved romanticism suits him perfectly, particularly because Ferry and his co-producer Rhett Davies -- a steady collaborator since 1999's standards record As Time Goes By -- place an emphasis on mood but not at the expense of the songs. Naturally, what is first alluring about Avonmore is its feel -- it's meant to be seductive -- but the songs are what makes this record something more than a fling.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Fonzi Thornton, Backing Vocals - Johnny Marr, Guitar - NILE RODGERS, Guitar - Mark Knight, Recording - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Rhett Davies, Producer - Bryan Ferry, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Steve Jones, Guitar - Jodie Scantlebury, Backing Vocals - Johnson Somerset, Producer - Simon Willey, RecordingEngineer - Hannah Khemoh, Backing Vocals - Tara Ferry, Drums - Oliver Thompson, Guitar - David Williams, Guitar - Steve Ferrone, Drums - Craig Silvey, MixingEngineer - Neil Hubbard, Guitar - Bobbie Gordon, Backing Vocals - Laura Marin, Backing Vocals - Emily Panic, Backing Vocals - John Moody, Oboe
© 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Andy Newmark, Drums - Fonzi Thornton, Backing Vocals - Johnny Marr, Guitar - NILE RODGERS, Guitar - Guy Pratt, Bass - Mark Knight, Recording - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Rhett Davies, Producer - Bryan Ferry, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Steve Jones, Guitar - Johnson Somerset, Producer - Simon Willey, RecordingEngineer - Tara Ferry, Drums - Oliver Thompson, Guitar - David Williams, Guitar - Craig Silvey, MixingEngineer - Neil Hubbard, Guitar - Chris Spedding, Guitar - JEFF THALL, Guitar - Jacob Quistgaard, Guitar
© 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Iain Dixon, Saxophone - Fonzi Thornton, Backing Vocals - Johnny Marr, Composer, Guitar - Mark Knight, Recording - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Rhett Davies, Producer - Bryan Ferry, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Paul Beard, Keyboards - Steve Jones, Guitar - Simon Willey, RecordingEngineer - Tara Ferry, Drums - Oliver Thompson, Guitar - Richard White, Clarinet - Craig Silvey, MixingEngineer - Neil Hubbard, Guitar - Robert Fowler, Saxophone
© 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Fonzi Thornton, Backing Vocals - Johnny Marr, Guitar - NILE RODGERS, Guitar - Guy Pratt, Bass - Mark Knight, Recording - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Rhett Davies, Producer - Bryan Ferry, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Simon Willey, RecordingEngineer - Tara Ferry, Drums - Oliver Thompson, Guitar - Richard White, Saxophone - Craig Silvey, MixingEngineer - Neil Hubbard, Guitar - John Moody, Oboe - Cherisse Ofosu-Osei, Drums
© 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Fonzi Thornton, Backing Vocals - NILE RODGERS, Guitar - Guy Pratt, Bass - Mark Knight, Recording - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Rhett Davies, Producer - Bryan Ferry, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Steve Jones, Guitar - Simon Willey, RecordingEngineer - Tara Ferry, Drums - Craig Silvey, MixingEngineer - Neil Hubbard, Guitar
© 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar - Mark Knight, Recording - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Rhett Davies, Producer - Colin Good, String Arranger, Piano - Bryan Ferry, Composer, Producer, String Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist - Simon Willey, RecordingEngineer - Tara Ferry, Drums - Craig Silvey, MixingEngineer - Chris Lawrence, Double Bass - Enrico Tomasso, Trumpet - Cherisse Ofosu-Osei, Drums - Tom Wheatley, Double Bass
© 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Neil Jason, Bass - Andy Newmark, Drums - Mark Knight, Recording - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Rhett Davies, Producer - Bryan Ferry, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Knopfler, Guitar - Simon Willey, RecordingEngineer - Tara Ferry, Drums - Craig Silvey, MixingEngineer - Neil Hubbard, Guitar - Cherisse Ofosu-Osei, Drums
© 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar - NILE RODGERS, Guitar - Mark Knight, Recording - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - MACEO PARKER, Saxophone - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Rhett Davies, Producer - Bryan Ferry, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Ronnie Spector, Backing Vocals - Steve Jones, Guitar - Johnson Somerset, Producer - Simon Willey, RecordingEngineer - Hannah Khemoh, Backing Vocals - Tara Ferry, Drums - Oliver Thompson, Guitar - David Williams, Guitar - Craig Silvey, MixingEngineer - Neil Hubbard, Guitar - Chris Spedding, Guitar - JEFF THALL, Guitar - Jacob Quistgaard, Guitar - Sewuese Abwa, Backing Vocals - Cherisse Ofosu-Osei, Drums
© 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Johnny Marr, Guitar - Mark Knight, Recording - Stephen Sondheim, Composer, Writer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Rhett Davies, Producer - Colin Good, Piano - Bryan Ferry, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Simon Willey, RecordingEngineer - Tara Ferry, Drums - Craig Silvey, MixingEngineer - Chris Lawrence, Double Bass - Enrico Tomasso, Trumpet - Cherisse Ofosu-Osei, Drums - Tom Wheatley, Double Bass
© 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Bryan Ferry, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist - Oliver Thompson, Guitar - Robert Palmer, Composer - Todd Terje, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Hanne Hukkelberg, Backing Vocals - Cherisse Ofosu-Osei, Drums
© 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Album review
On the album art of Avonmore, the record he released when he was a year shy of 70, Bryan Ferry showcases himself as a dashing young man -- a portrait of an artist not as a glam trailblazer or distinguished elder statesman, but rather caught in an indeterminate time between the gorgeous heartbreak of Roxy Music's Avalon and the meticulous solo work that came immediately in its wake. This is Ferry's prime, a moment when his legacy was intact but yet to be preserved in amber. Avonmore consciously evokes this distinct period, sometimes sighing into the exquisite ennui of Avalon but usually favoring the fine tailoring of Boys & Girls, a record where every sequenced rhythm, keyboard, and guitar line blended into an alluring urbane pulse. Ferry isn't so much racing to revive a younger edition of himself as much as laying claim to this particular strand of sophisticated pop, one that happens to feel a shade richer now when it's delivered by an artist whose world-weariness has settled into his marrow but is yet to sadden him. This much is apparent on Avonmore's closing covers, an oddly appropriate pairing of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" and Robert Palmer's "Johnny & Mary" that are both given gently meditative electronic makeovers, but much of the record explores the other end of the Ferry spectrum, where he's making music to dance away the heartache. He's no longer on the floor himself, preferring to watch with a bit of a bemusement, but this reserved romanticism suits him perfectly, particularly because Ferry and his co-producer Rhett Davies -- a steady collaborator since 1999's standards record As Time Goes By -- place an emphasis on mood but not at the expense of the songs. Naturally, what is first alluring about Avonmore is its feel -- it's meant to be seductive -- but the songs are what makes this record something more than a fling.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:14
- Main artists: Bryan Ferry
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
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