FOR YOUR PLEASURE

1. Do The Strand for one of the glam rock signatures, a bit of sweetness, a bit of punk, and a unique sound with the two heavyweights Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno, masters of guitar and synth; 2. Beauty Queen for Bryan's unique voice that will set so many female choirs ablaze; a track bordering on Southern country with its phrasing and groovy slow tempo that makes you dance alone while waiting for the eternal blonde, Amanda, get out of this body! 3. Strictly Confidential with Andy's tearful sax, the track that searches for itself, progressive latency, just for the trouble, Paul's drum roll will also be one of the band's signatures, pre-symphonic. Phil throws us a raw solo accompanying Bryan until the finale; a moving track. 4. Editions Of You for the timeless keyboard intro and the return to the post-punk sound before its time; A touch of Lou Reed, a crazy rhythmic sound, a belching sax for MADNESS before its time; ROXY MUSIC, by discovering baroque glam, had already paved the way for other musical genres; a special mention goes to the electric organ, which adds a layer of 70s vibes to the mix. 5. In Every Dream Home A Heartache for the dark, almost agonizing ballad with Brian's avant-garde synths on Bryan's phrasing of vocals with this unique sound and the explosion in the baroque, glam hard rock chorus. The finale with the hidden outro, another thing before its time, Brian's tinkering without a doubt, for a distorted sound for ears still unfamiliar with this new genre.

6. The Bogus Man for the long morau, an intrusive, metronomic tune with the voice and sax talking to each other; Ska, CLASH before its time, this repetitive tune on Bryan's wild vocals; John, credited, compulsively launches his bass, facilitating the musical trance; it's catchy and jerky, Brian's tinkering ends up charming by capsizing; not prog, but melodic prog spirit, hypnotic for sure 7. Grey Lagoons for Bryan's hit as if he knew he was already going to play solo; wild sax and piano kick him out of the song; the harmonica brings everyone together with a hilarious western solo before the Bill HALEY-style piano returns; in short, madness with Bryan returning as if nothing had happened 8. For Your Pleasure, BOWIE style, for the high voice, the rhythm on a guitar and pad from the 60s for the gangster movie soundtrack trip; The voice is the best part of this emerging group, the voice becoming melting, addictive, radiant and expressive on the repetitive pad; a prog wave that reminds me of an XTC title from the 80s, almost a generation later with the reverberating, enjoyable, orgasmic, mantranic effect... with the electro finale worthy of a TANGERINE DREAM coupled with POPOL VUH.

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