Bryan Ferry - Bête Noire (1987) {2007, HDCD, Japanese Limited Edition, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 313 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 124 Mb
Scans Included | 00:43:44 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Pop Rock, Sophisti-Pop | Virgin / EMI Music Japan #VJCP-68818
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 313 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 124 Mb
Scans Included | 00:43:44 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Pop Rock, Sophisti-Pop | Virgin / EMI Music Japan #VJCP-68818
Hooking up with regular Madonna collaborator Patrick Leonard as the co-producer of this album proved to be just the trick for Ferry. Bete Noire sparkles as the highlight of Ferry's post-Roxy solo career, adding enough energy to make it more than Boys and Girls part two. Here, his trademark well-polished heartache strikes a fine balance between mysterious moodiness and dancefloor energy, and Leonard adds more than a few tricks that keep the pep up. Five out of the nine songs are Ferry/Leonard collaborations; all succeed, from "Limbo"'s opening punch and flow to the cinematic (and unsurprisingly French-tinged) feeling of the title track.