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Modern Music (CD)

By: Be-Bop Deluxe (Artist)

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Be-Bop Deluxe Artist Snapshot:

Though Be-Bop Deluxe began as a Bowie-influenced, makeup-bedecked crew splitting the difference between art-rock and glam, as the 1970s wore on they sharpened both their sound and image, becoming a pivotal influence on the UK's burgeoning New Wave scene. The central focus of the band was Bill Nelson's awe-inspiring guitar work. After the group's dissolution in 1978, Nelson began a long and fruitful solo career encompassing ambient instrumentals, synth-pop, and more. He also found fame as a producer for A Flock Of Seagulls and others.

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DISC 1 for Modern Music (CD) Album By Be-Bop Deluxe (Artist)
1   Orphans Of Babylon
2   Twilight Capers
3   Kiss Of Light
4   Bird Charmers Destiny, The
5   Gold At The End Of My Rainbow, The
6   Bring Back The Spark
7   Modern Music
8   Dancing In The Moonlight (All Alone)
9   Honeymoon On Mars
10   Lost In The Neon World
11   Dance Of The Uncle Sam Hummanoids
12   Modern Music (Reprise)
13   Forbidden Lovers - (reprise)
14   Down On Terminal Street
15   Make The Music Magic
16   Futurist Manifesto - (bonus track)
17   Quest For The Harvest Of The Stars - (bonus track)
18   Autosexual - (bonus track)
 

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Be-Bop Deluxe: Bill Nelson (vocals, guitar, percussion); Charles Tumahai (vocals, bass guitar, percussion); Andrew Clark (keyboards, percussion); Simon Fox (drums, percussion).

Recording information: 1976 - 1978.

1976's MODERN MUSIC was Be Bop Deluxe's fourth album, and--in many ways--the band's most refined and sophisticated. The compositional ambition and stylistic flourishes of glam rock still played heavily into the band's sound, recalling David Bowie and early Roxy Music. But guitarist/singer/songwriter/frontman Bill Nelson's ability to balance multi-part songs and complex arrangements with pop hooks is realized to excellent effect here. "Kiss of Light," for example, though dominated by a shape-shifting sensibility and Nelson's soaring, multi-tracked electrics, comes back again and again to its memorable, repeating chorus.

Nelson also has a penchant for dramatic, fantasy-tinged ballads ("The Bird Charmers Destiny," for example, contains lyrics about crystal balls, gypsies and white swans), and unabashed, pop-inflected rock "Bring Back the Spark." Be Bop Deluxe's hodge-podge aesthetic (MODERN MUSIC contains traces of everything from heavy metal to jazz to soft rock to R&B), the strength of musicianship, the artful balance of Nelson's arrangements, and the high flown ambition of it all impresses, making this a high point in the band's discography. This overlooked gem is a must for fans of the glam and progressive rock of the era.

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