Phil Manzanera Archives

[Review] Bryan Ferry: These Foolish Things (1973)

Ferry turns his revolutionary eye to rock & roll classics and performs them in his own particular, aagh, idiom.

A candybox of art-rock confections featuring members of Roxy Music, King Crimson and Sharks that reveals Eno to be a one-of-a-kind kook.

Nothing to be afraid of here. In fact, this is probably his most enjoyable album.

Apparently, Eno was just getting warmed up on Jets. Once heard, this album will change your world.

An album that leans closer to the Eno side of his recent adventures, with members of Roxy Music and Quiet Sun.

A second merry-go-round featuring a handful of re-recordings from the first album plus new tracks.

Re-makes of Roxy songs make this his most appealing solo record to date, but the remodeled covers are equally rousing.

A certain ratio of Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno and Quiet Sun songs performed live.

A highly listenable collection of left-of-center songs from Manzanera and the MacCormick Brothers.

Posted On 12 Mar

Not quite another Another Green World, but a final airing out of vocal ideas featuring Eno’s skewed pop/rock sensibilities.

An 801 album in all but name, featuring the same spectrum of players from his last few albums.

The usual assortment of strange apparatus and stranger ideas from 10cc’s two strangest personalities.

The reunion of Wetton and Manzanera produces surprisingly good results, reminiscent of those Squire/Sherwood collaborations or, you know, Asia.

If Mike + The Mechanics wrote an album about Cuban politics and hired a proper guitarist, it would probably sound like this.

A safe bete if you liked his last album, this time with Eno and rockin’ Robin Trower in the mix.