Ferry doing Dylan
Posted by: ewemon on 04 March 2007
Did anyone see the Bryan Ferry Live in the Studio show last night doing Dylan covers? Never been a great fan of Bryans but thought he was excellent. I then turned the channel over only to find him playing with a smaller band on another show and again he was excellent.
Posted on: 04 March 2007 by graham55
Yuk! Why would anyone bother to listen to this?
G
Posted on: 04 March 2007 by BigH47
People listen to different bands playing Mozart etc so why not?
Posted on: 04 March 2007 by graham55
Others listen to Charlotte Church and Katherine Jenkins, why so?
PS Your phrase "doing Dylan" may be rather more fitting than you supposed!
Posted on: 04 March 2007 by northpole
Sorry ewemon, I'm with Graham on this one - the very thought of it is dreadful!
Posted on: 04 March 2007 by Guido Fawkes
FWIW - I'm with Graham too.
Posted on: 04 March 2007 by northpole
I wish I hadn't stumbled on this thread - I'm now imagining Dylan and Ferry getting together to 'sing' a duet...
Posted on: 04 March 2007 by Cyrene
Nothing new though is it? I seem to recall ferry 'doing' Dylan back in '73 or '74, possibly both.
Posted on: 04 March 2007 by ewemon
Tut!! Tut!! lads where is your sense of adventure?
Posted on: 06 March 2007 by JohanR
Nothing to get upset about, one singer who can't sing is doing songs by someone else who can't sing.
JohanR (An old Roxy Music fan. But not deaf)
Posted on: 06 March 2007 by Diode100
If it's just a case of who can sing, and who can't - Can I request that Naim commission one or two volumes of 'Katherine Jenkins Performs the Bob Dylan Songbook' ?
I would be prepared to make myself available to supervise / assist in the shooting of the cover photos.
Posted on: 06 March 2007 by graham55
And I'd offer to assist in shooting the "artiste"!
Posted on: 06 March 2007 by Diode100
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Originally posted by graham55:
And I'd offer to assist in shooting the "artiste"!
Oh come on, that's not very gallant, is it Graham ?
Posted on: 06 March 2007 by acad tsunami
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Originally posted by Diode100:
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Originally posted by graham55:
And I'd offer to assist in shooting the "artiste"!
Oh come on, that's not very gallant, is it Graham ?
It is if he lets her run with a 30 second head start.
Posted on: 06 March 2007 by Diode100
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Originally posted by acad tsunami:
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Originally posted by Diode100:
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Originally posted by graham55:
And I'd offer to assist in shooting the "artiste"!
Oh come on, that's not very gallant, is it Graham ?
Ha, next you'll be telling me you don't read books written by women either, just on principle.
It is if he lets her run with a 30 second head start.
Posted on: 06 March 2007 by Mike Allen
Just got my copy of this album in the post this morning. Its absolutely dreadful, Ferry is just going through the motions. I am bitterly disappointed. Whatever you may think of his singing abilities, i have always had a high regard for his interpretations of other peoples songs, and his track record with Dylan numbers has been good. His only motivation now, seems to be money, to me there is no sense of emotion or care for the material he is covering. My wife is a life long Dylan fan, and you can definitely say, that she also, was less than impressed.
Shame really, as i had been looking forward to receiving this. Another artist who i wont be buying, unless i hear the album first.
Mike.
Posted on: 06 March 2007 by Diccus62
Ewemon
I heard one track on the radio and thought it was awful........................ sorry mate
Diccus
Posted on: 11 March 2007 by Voltaire
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Originally posted by northpole:
Sorry ewemon, I'm with Graham on this one - the very thought of it is dreadful!
agreed, shudder!
Posted on: 12 March 2007 by ewemon
Heard the actual disc at a friends last night and honestly wish I hadn't, liked about 3 trax on it and the rest were em!! how could I put it politely, crap. Not the same as the studio mixes.
Glad I didn't buy it.
Posted on: 13 March 2007 by TomK
I loved his version of Hard Rain from many years ago but heard Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues on the radio yesterday and it was absolutely woeful. Maybe the rest of the album is better.
Posted on: 13 March 2007 by northpole
Someone, somewhere must like it! No? Not even a little bit? Perhaps the fading out of the last note part??!!
