They were long-time acquaintances on the NY party scene since the Studio 54 days.On paper, he would seem the perfect fit for her, though she barely gets a mention in his excellent memoir Le Freak (though he has promised a sequel which will presumably feature her a lot more).Its Keith Haring-directed video is particularly striking though, featuring cameos from Andy Warhol and a load of other NY art figures, and there was also an interesting 12 mix by early house pioneer Larry Levan.
This suits the mechanized grooves of Barefoot In Beverly Hills (almost an example of early house music), Party Girl and Scary But Fun, but the jazzier tracks are crying out for a real drummer. I wonder why Nile didnt enlist the services of Mr Steve Ferrone, seeing as theyd recently worked together to superb effect on Al Jarreaus L Is For Lover and Duran Durans Notorious. Its unlikely to ever get the big-budget, bells-and-whistles re-releaseremaster treatment, but sounds pretty good these days. Its a better album than chart positions suggest, I played it only a couple of weeks ago, its still good. Rediscovering Cinemas Past Pushing Ahead of the Dame The Pluginin Exchange Times of Resistance Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond Aphoristic Album Reviews Music Hi-fi Appreciations Archives. LAFeedbackFilmFestival.com THE PRESS Music Reviews Click Header to Return Home Amazingly few discotheques provide jukeboxes Its A Generic World. Grace Jones Inside Story Rarity Archive Reviewing EveryRediscovering Cinemas Past Rediscovering Cinema Past Pushing Ahead of the Dame David Bowie, song by song The Pluginin Exchange Connecting With The Essence Of Music Times of Resistance Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond The only archive reviewing every ECM album in existence. Aphoristic Album Reviews Personal Album Review Website Music Hi-fi Appreciations Richard Vareys music and hi-fi experience blog. Grace Jones Inside Story Rarity How To Control CookiesTo find out more, including how to control cookies, see here.
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