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Classic Rock MagazineJan 9, 2015That search for perfection, his own predilection, goes on, gorgeously lit by this. [Feb 2015, p.99]
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Nov 20, 2014Ultimately, Avonmore functions as a well-deserved victory lap for both Ferry and those he’s assembled, triumphantly returning to relevance and reminding listeners he’s been doing this since the ‘70s.
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Nov 18, 2014Avonmore is all lush layers and quiet urgency with songs of love won and lost, offering a mesmerizing combination of sophistication, melancholy, and danceability.
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Nov 17, 2014Avonmore is classic, if not quite vintage, Ferry, lacking the distinctive songcraft of his finest work.
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Nov 17, 2014Naturally, 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.
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UncutNov 14, 2014The faster Avonmore goes, the better it sounds. [Dec 2014, p.70]
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Nov 14, 2014His own compositions show his romantic disconnection and crepuscular charm is undimmed.
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Nov 14, 2014Save for a shaky cover of “Send in the Clowns”, Ferry remains as calm and collected as ever at the eye of these emotional storms.
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Nov 18, 2014Avondale is Ferry teasing at the possibility of something more and never quite delivering.
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Nov 21, 2014It holds its own but without the moments of genius to elevate it to anything more. There’s no ‘Love is the Drug’, no ‘More Than This’, no ‘Slave to Love’ here. Ferry’s fans though will enjoy this and, given this is a man that even Morrissey professes to enjoy, there are plenty of them to satisfy.
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Nov 19, 2014Ultimately, Avonmore is a fine addition to Bryan Ferry’s oeuvre, if not necessarily a terribly challenging one.
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Dec 5, 2014Though it may sound like something from his late-era Roxy days, it isn't on par with those classics. Still, Avonmore is evidence that--even as he approaches his 70th year on this planet--Ferry is certainly capable of recording primo baby-making music.
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Q MagazineDec 8, 2014Avonmore doesn't quite match 2010's fine comeback solo album, Olympia. [Jan 2015, p.125]
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Nov 20, 2014The quieter moments that give his voice less to compete with are more interesting.
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Nov 19, 2014Opener "Loop De Li" alone credits six guitarists, including Nile Rodgers, Johnny Marr and Neil Hubbard, the latter a vet of Roxy Music's Avalon, a set this LP recalls in more than just name.
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Nov 17, 2014Nothing here quite matches up to his 70s/80s imperial phase, but Ferry still sounds admirably fresh, even five decades into his career.
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Nov 17, 2014Fittingly enjoyable but frustratingly retrograde effort.
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Nov 17, 2014Some musical movements and bands age well, and others don’t. For the most part, the sounds that Ferry references here fall into the latter category, though the album does have its bright moments.
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MojoNov 19, 2014No amount of heavy-friend noodling can redeem One Night Stand and Driving Me Wild, and Ferry's Send In The Clowns would have Krusty renouncing his vocation. [Dec 2014, p.88]
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