Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 17., Hormayrg. 2	Standorte: CD.09 Be-Bop / 70er	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

Often the 'forgotten band' of the British art-rock scene of the early to mid-1970s, Bill Nelson's Bebop Deluxe was technically and artistically light years ahead of more successful but tame contemporaries such as Roxy Music.

The word 'passion' is tediously over-used these days, but it really does apply here, heaped by the spadeload into every song. From blistering Hendrix-inspired rock (Stage whispers) to jazz-tinged ballad noir (Jean Cocteau) to exquisite pop (Maid in Heaven), this is an album of wonderful songs (there's no filler) brought to life by a level of musicianship way beyond the capability of other bands working in the pop/rock genres (listen especially to drummer Simon Fox).

Recorded when the band was still a threepiece, Futurama is mysteriously ignored by many observers in favour of the more orthodox (and successful) Sunburst Finish. But you won't hear a more powerful mixture of poetry and fire than this one: it bewitched me when I first heard it around 30 years ago, and it bewitches me still. Amazon-Kunde