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Bryan Ferry "Dylanesque" CD Cover For those who know Bryan Ferry solely as the frontman of '70s art-rockers Roxy Music, the news this foppish, handsome Englishman is a Bob Dylan acolyte might come as something of a surprise. However, the appearance of Dylanesque - eleven covers of songs by the Freewheelin' one - is not totally unprecedented; Ferry recorded a cover of 'A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall' way back in 1973 on his debut solo album, so really, this is just the latest manifestation of a long-held admiration. Recorded in just a week, backed by his touring band, it's the sound of Ferry happy to get some dirt under his fingernails. All the same, this is sumptuous, richly-orchestrated stuff. 'The Times They Are A-Changin'' is perhaps the highlight, Dylan's bare-bones protest classic reworked as a velvety art-rock anthem, Ferry carrying off the lyric with just enough velvety command; while 'If Not For You' is notable for its strings and "sonic augmentation", courtesy of old Roxy Music friend Brian Eno. Some moments may please neither Dylan nor Ferry fans the rock-out on 'All Along The Watchtower' feels contrived and unsatisfying. But whether it's a gutsy, impulsive experiment, or just a handy way of avoiding writer's block, Dylanesque works more often than not. -Louis Pattison
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Bryan Ferry // Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan cover)
Mama, take this badge off of me I can't use it anymore It's gettin' dark, too dark to see I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
Do not go silent when the shadows spread,
Though restless ghosts now pace the floor,
Do not be afraid of the light's thin thread.
Wise men nodding towards the dusty dead,
Know well that latch upon the door,
Do not go silent when the shadows spread.
Blind men seek with a fire in the head,
Grasp at stars on a distant shore,
Do not be afraid of the light's thin thread.
Wild men aroused by the morning fed,
Caught golden suns and made them roar,
Do not go silent when the shadows spread.
And ill men lying on the narrow bed,
Be cowed by silvered night no more,
Do not be afraid of the light's thin thread.
Speak at the threshold till the dark has fled,
Uplift words by the beams and soar,
Do not go silent when the shadows spread,
Do not be afraid of the light's thin thread.
Bryan Ferry Dylanesque 2007 Virgin ————————————————— Tracks: 01. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 02. Simple Twist of Fate 03. Make You Feel My Love 04. The Times They Are A-Changin’ 05. All I Really Wanna Do 06. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door 07. Positively 4th Street 08. If Not for You 09. Baby Let Me Follow You Down 10. Gates of Eden 11. All Along the Watchtower —————————————————
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