[bigred]CD[/bigred]
[lilred]June 26, 2007[/lilred]



Amazon.com
Long a Bob Dylan fan, Bryan Ferry remade "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" for his 1973 self-titled album of covers. This time around, the celebrated Roxy Music leader turns in Dylanesque, recasting 11 Dylan classics during a single live-in-the-studio week that leaves the album sounding vibrantly faithful to the original numbers. Far be it for the imaginative contrarian to retrace Dylan's steps, and sure enough--despite an omnipresent harmonica--Ferry does just the opposite. The raw rocker "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" becomes a seductive British pop song, while despair and loneliness turn into effervescence for the driving "Simple Twist of Fate." Ferry's ageless tenor injects a modern momentum into early Dylan imprints "Positively 4th Street" (with strings!), "All I Really Want to Do," and "The Times They Are A-Changing," and gloriously respects the more recent "Make You Feel My Love" (from 1997's Time out of Mind). But the best is yet to come, as the oft-covered "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" may never have received better treatment and "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" loses not a beat of its original knock-down luster. The record closes with "All Along the Watchtower," a twin tribute to Dylan and Jimi Hendrix, the visionary for this adaptation. --Scott Holter

1. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
2. Simple Twist Of Fate
3. Make You Feel My Love
4. The Times They Are A-Changin'
5. All I Really Want To Do
6. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
7. Positively 4th Street
8. If Not For You
9. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
10. Gates Of Eden
11. All Along The Watchtower

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LPR0SE/?tag=imwan-20

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[bigred]DVD[/bigred]
[lilred]June 19, 2007[/lilred]



Product Description
Bryan Ferry has always coupled his own songwriting with a great reputation as an interpreter of other people's songs. His latest album "Dylanesque" sees him reinventing a selection of his favorite Bob Dylan songs in the unique Ferry style. "Dylanesque Live: The London Sessions" shows him performing all the tracks from the album "live in the studio" and also features insights from Bryan on his thoughts regarding the different tracks and why he chose them. The DVD includes both the TV broadcast version (which went out as "Bob Dylan Revisited") and additional material.

Tracklisting
1. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
2. All I Really Wanna Do
3. The Times They Are A-Changin'
4. Gates Of Eden
5. Positively 4th Street
6. All Along The Watchtower
7. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
8. Simple Twist Of Fate
9. Make You Feel My Love

Bonus Tracks
• 3 songs that did not air on television special:
1. Baby Let Me Follow You Down
2. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
3. If Not For You
• Original 1973 promo video for "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall"

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Q66FBG/?tag=imwan-20

I've listened to this a few times and really wasn't very impressed. I typically like Bryan Ferry stuff, but this one just kind of left me feeling ho-hum about it. Check it out in the blogosphere before plunking down your money unless you just have to have it.

Next up - a duets album with Rod Stewart!

Please I just ate. I am hoping Ferry will never sink that low.

That is a really ugly album cover.

I'm hoping that the "covers" on the album are better than the cover of the album!

Did this get pushed back?
I originally heard March 13 as the date but now am hearing that its coming out in the summer.

Extra time to redo the artwork hopefully?

Yes. The new release date is June 26th.

Actually, I don't think the CD is that bad. (Yes, he has done better in the past) I've been listening to it all week. And I don't object to the cover either. Different strokes...

the album is ace ! Bryan Ferry is an amazing artist - saw him live last week !

DYLANESQUE is out now in the UK, though it does appear to have been delayed here in the US. It's not bad, though I always prefer Bryan's original music to his covers.

I'm listening to this for the 2nd time at the moment, & I like it.

Bump: added DVD pre-order details to the first post.

I do have some interest in this dvd.

But I've unfortunately noticed as I've grown older music videos tend to just sit on the shelf unwatched unless it's something really theatrical like The Tubes, or an artist that I'm totally bats over who hasn't released much on video (Mott, Bruce Cockburn, David Crosby & a FEW others). Original Roxy with Eno is one group I would be likely to actually watch.

I have a King Crimson dvd i must have bought 4-5 years ago that's never been watched all the way through & I like them!

Probably just stick with the cd for that reason.

I'll be spinning this in my store tonite...expectations are low but as a Dylan fanatic (and for some reason collector of Dylan covers albums) I have to get this.

Bryan Ferry was at J&R this afternoon, signing copies of Dylanesque. Happily, Julio (an old colleague of mine) talked me into meeting him during Jimbo Lunch to wait for an autograph. Took about 40 mins. but we finally made it to the front of the line. What a gentleman Ferry is! Nattily attired in an expensive suit and tie, he took time to shake hands with each person in line and patiently posed for photos. I managed to blurt out that "More Than This" is my favorite song ever (OK, a slight exaggeration, but it's in the Top 10) and mentioned that I'd seen Roxy Music twice since their recent reunion. Ferry's sincere reply: "Why thank you...be sure to see us again next time!" I was very impressed and glad that Julio convinced me to go.

Very nice! I hope Bryan asked for a Jimbo autograph!!