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Title: mediocre songs buried beneaeth production wizardry
Review: By this stage of the game (early 90s) it's increasingly obvious that Bryan Ferry was lapsing into stylistic self parody, and "Mamouna" would have to be a contender for the most perfectly produced piece of easy listening fluff in the history of recorded music. That's really not enough, though, because Ferry's songs have grown increasingly solipsistic and insubstantial with the years. "Mamouna" can float by without notice, practically hook-free. With the exception of the single "Your Painted Smile", and to a lesser extent the title track, "Mamouna" offers the aural equivalent of being slowly suffocated with a scented pillow.
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