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Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls Audio CD

A fair review of the Bryan Ferry "Boys and Girls" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Bryan Ferry reviews here, or go back to the Bryan Ferry tabs.

Bryan Ferry Band: Bryan Ferry
Title: Boys and Girls
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Release Date: 2005-04-12
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Sensation 2: Slave to Love 3: Don't Stop the Dance 4: Wasted Land 5: Windswept 6: Chosen One 7: Valentine 8: Stone Woman 9: Boys and Girls

Sumptuous, sexy and sophisticated!
Musically it has stood the test of time and represents some of the strongest songs Bryan ever wrote and recorded. Even almost 20 years on this is still one of the greatest recordings ever. Stylistically "Boys and Girls" picks right up where Roxy Music's "Avalon" left off with lush cinematic paeans to the pursuit of love. Rhett Davies production is sumptuous, warm and oh-so-well suited to Bryan's voice. Nothing here rocks too hard and yet it's still nice mid-tempo jazz inflected numbers with enough beat to pulsate to but yet overall calm subdued and restrained. A good friend of mine jokingly called this the granddaddy of Chill Out records and they're not far from it. Perfect for coming down from a night of partying or as I call it the "ultimate make out record". And try not to sing along. . . I dare you! There is literally not a dud track in the lot and the music washes over you like waves in the ocean, starting with "Sensation" and carrying on through. It's hard to pick personal favorites as they're all so strong, but "Don't Stop the Dance" is a killer track, especially when Bryan coos about "footsteps in the dark, come together". In my humble opinion Bryan Ferry hands down has one of the sexiest voices ever and this is probably his sexiest recording. "Boys and Girls" is the equivalent of slipping into something more comfortable, taking the phone off the hook, pouring a nice glass of wine, kicking back and doing something you really enjoy. The intensely high quality of the SACD pressing makes it only more worthwhile!.


Another successful marriage of Bryan/Roxy and Bob Clearmountain 5.1
Highly recommended. Avalon may beat it by a hair, but the mix is still a great showcase both of Bryan and SACD surround mixes. .


Phoenix Rising?
Unfortunately this time, time was not so kind. After the Roxy Music hiatus (post-'Siren') and subsequent reformation ('Manifesto'), Bryan went into a hiatus of sorts in his own solo career (1978-85). While this is certainly a pleasant-enough collection, with several strong tracks, it lacks the striking originality of much of his previous work. Rather, it feels like a reclaiming of the 1980s 'new romantic' mantle that he had (unwittingly?) given rise to in the 1970s. Justified, yes, but not so impressive, since it seems like he is showing the young upstarts how it is REALLY done rather than coming up with something completely new. Still good stuff though.


Not as good as Roxy Music - Avalon SACD
1 mix is not as rich or well-engineered as the Roxy Music - Avalon SACD. This CD is very good, but the 5. The liner notes are also not as comprehensive. No lower than four stars because it does sound good on a high-quality home theatre system. Not phenomenol, though.


This album was made for Surround!
1 SACDs to rediscover him. After 20 years, i sort of forgot about Bryan Ferry, and it took my interest in finding good 5. Now this is what multichannel audio is all about! This is great music that is absolutely stunning in SACD surround. Yes, it's a bit gimmicky, but with the purpose of enveloping you and involving you in the music. . . . It's not just panning things around the room for no reason. Equally wonderful is the Avalon SACD, of course, and it is mixed in similar fashion.

Being new to multichannel music, i'm finding that less than half of them are any more enjoyable than a good stereo mix. Often, the 5. 1 mix is worse. They'll just throw various instruments into the rear channels, and the solidity of the mix gets lost. I also noticed that the lead vocal is often drier (less reverb) in many surround mixes. I don't know why this should be. But that's not the case with "Boys and Girls" and "Avalon". Both albums are gleaming examples of how fun and beautiful multichannel audio can be. I hope to hear more like these.
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