Title: As talent goes by
Product review: Yikes, this is one of the WORST albums I've ever heard of the standards. Bryan Ferry has recorded some of the most beautiful songs of our time, but he hasn't the voice, interpretive skills or finesse to do them justice. His instrument is shot; that's not singing, that's croaking, that's rasping. What a waste of vintage arrangements when you've got no tonal beauty for this material. That's a shame because these tunes are timeless. You don't have to be Tony Bennett or Frank Sinatra to sing them; I can think of glorious-sounding young pop voices like Tom Andersen, Jack Donahue or Brian Lane Green who can perform the classic songs with such feeling and fun. Believe or not, I've actually enjoyed some Roxy Music in the past, but I'm sorry: Ferry doesn't meet the high standards he's set forth.
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