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Люди, родившиеся в 1973 году
- Анастасия Заворотнюк
- Сергей Шнуров
- Андрей Данилко
- Юрий Шатунов
- Наташа Королева
- Николай Цискаридзе
Умерли в 1973-м
- Пабло Пикассо
- Брюс Ли
- Джон Толкин
- Лидия Русланова
- Семен Буденный
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Artist: Bryan Ferry
Album: These Foolish Things
Release Date: Oct 1973
Recording Jun 1973
Label: Virgin
Time: 43:46
Reviewby Ned Raggett
Much like his contemporary David Bowie, Ferry
consolidated his glam-era success with a covers album,
his first full solo effort even while Roxy Music was
still going full steam. Whereas Bowie on Pin-Ups focused
on British beat and psych treasures, Ferry for the most
part looked to America, touching on everything from
Motown to the early jazz standard that gave the
collection its name. Just about everyone in Roxy Music
at the time helped out on the album — notable exceptions
being Andy Mackay and Brian Eno. The outrageous take on
Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," with Ferry
vamping over brassy female vocals, sets the tone for
things from the start. All this said, many of the covers
aim for an elegant late-night feeling not far off from
the well-sculpted Ferry persona of the '80s and beyond,
though perhaps a touch less bloodless and moody in
comparison. In terms of sheer selection alone,
meanwhile, Ferry's taste is downright impeccable.
There's Leiber & Stoller via Elvis' "Baby I Don't Care,"
Lesley Gore's "It's My Party" (with narrative gender
unchanged!), Smokey Robinson and the Miracles' "The
Tracks of My Tears," and more, all treated with
affection without undue reverence, a great combination.
Ferry's U.K. background isn't entirely ignored, though,
thanks to two of the album's best efforts — the Beatles'
"You Won't See Me" and the Stones' "Sympathy for the
Devil." Throughout Ferry's instantly recognizable croon
carries everything to a tee, and the overall mood is
playful and celebratory. Wrapping up with a grand take
on "These Foolish Things" itself, this album is one of
the best of its kind by any artist.
© 2007 All Media Guide, LLC.
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