Modern Music

by Be-Bop Deluxe

Modern Music cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1976
  • Label: Harvest
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Simon Fox, Bill Nelson, John Leckie, Andy Clark, Charles Tumahai

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Inspired heavily by the band's extensive touring of the United States, this conceptual project blends their signature art-rock complexity with cinematic, American-influenced romanticism. Bill Nelson's extraordinary guitar playing remains the focal point, weaving through an ambitious, continuous medley suite that occupies the entire second side. It marks a profoundly lush, melodic peak before the group began exploring new wave territory.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, suite, medley, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Orphans Of Babylon (3:14)
  2. Twilight Capers (4:25)
  3. Kiss Of Light (3:16)
  4. The Bird Charmer's Destiny (1:21)
  5. The Gold At The End Of My Rainbow (3:54)
  6. Bring Back The Spark (3:39)
  7. Modern Music (3:47)
  8. Dancing In The Moonlight (All Alone) (2:09)
  9. Honeymoon On Mars (1:22)
  10. Lost In The Neon World (0:48)
  11. Dance Of The Uncle Sam Humanoids (2:12)
  12. Modern Music (Reprise) (1:39)
  13. Forbidden Lovers (5:03)
  14. Down On Terminal Street (4:06)
  15. Make The Music Magic (1:57)

Credits

  • Be-Bop Deluxe - primary artist
  • Charles Tumahai - musician, bass guitar, vocals, percussion, bass guitar percussion, vocal
  • Simon Fox - musician, drums, percussion, membranophone percussion
  • Andy Clark - musician, keyboards [all], percussion, keyboard percussion
  • Haydn Bendall - tape op [tape operator]
  • Mark Vigars - tape op [tape operator]
  • Pat Stapley - tape op [tape operator]
  • Be Bop Deluxe - Primary Artist

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