Customer Reviews
Nice! - By: PhilthyPhil, 29 Dec 2005 
Good stuff!
I have been a barry adamson fan since I first heard Magazine in the late 70's.
He became my favourite bass player along with mick karn.
When Magazine split up & Bazzer started his solo stuff I was expecting tons of his great bass playing.
I wish Bazzer would show the world how good he is on the bass!
Chineau Achebe narratives accompanied by Hermann. - By: , 18 May 2001 It's a safe roll that Barry only gets better as he ages. From his days as a teamplayer playing four with Magazine & the Bad Seeds, Adamson's role extends beyond the bass in the "Murky World." I'm not sure if he's playing any of the instruments on these songs, or if he's playing the conductor: Irrelevant when you're producing some of the best music in the industry. Classics like "The Man With the Golden Arm" showcase the talents of the (uncredited) Terry Edwards while "What it Means" has Barry's best attempt at Tom Jones swoon. Even lesser moments, like "Snowballl Effect," have charm in its Dirty Harry car chase scenes. "The Big Bamboozle" has an incestous sample of "Soul Murder" with an even sluttier guitar break. What's good & arrogant about the "Best of ..." though is the introduction of three newer recordings. "Mitch & Andy" is a crime narrative orated without the pause of a breath; you can feel the heart palpitations. "Walk the Last Mile" touches on familiar subject matter of id vs. the Adamson ego. The instrumental "Saturn in the Summertime" is the Love Boat washed in soft porn trumpet and, I don't know, loops that would interest Sean O'Hagan. I don't think the Mute label gets stronger than this, does it? Big Bad B may be an acquired taste & not as safe as Depeche Mode or Erasure, but the "Murky World of ..." doesn't waste viewer/listener time with recycling tunes that worked before; he's always quality concious & knows he runs the risk of being redundant-though I have suspicions Barry may ditch the pop medium altogether & pursue a different platform showcasing his talent.
Music for the films that exist only in your imagination - By: , 19 Oct 2000 Incredible, just incredible. Music for the films that exist only in your imagination - sleazy films full of doomed love, big guns, jazz devils & chicks named Mimi. And how bad can that be? A brass & Hammond-driven workout that veers from the tender to the downright nightmarish. Listen to "The Snowballl Effect" in the car & you'll imagine yourself in a Mustang Mach 3, losing hubcaps & crashing through fruit carts in the ultimate car chase from the ultimate heist movie. Just mind you don't get a ticket.
