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BE BOP DELUXE: PROG ROCK AUS DEM ORBIT
- Mar 19, 2021
Sollte man das Schaffen von Be Bop Deluxe beschreiben, dann sind sie für den Progressive Rock das, was Roxy Music für den Glam Rock waren: stilistisch übergreifend, exaltiert, ihrer Zeit voraus und irgendwie neben der Spur. Sechs Jahre existierte die Band, die äußerlich wie eine New-Wave-Combo wirkte - und manchmal so klang, als es New Wave noch gar nicht gab. Sie hatten keinen Single-Hit, verkauften in Großbritannien aber einige ihrer Alben recht gut. Schließlich liefen Be Bop Deluxe auch auseinander, weil der Durchbruch einfach nicht kam. Dafür zählt die Gruppe auf der Liste der einflussreichen Kult-Formationen zu den wichtigsten. Ihre beste und wichtigste Veröffentlichung (mit #10 im UK auch die erfolgreichste) wurde das Live-Album LIVE! IN THE AIR AGE (1977). Darauf enthalten die überirdische Version eines ihrer besten Songs: “Sister Seagull“. Den Song muss man gehört haben!!!!
If one were to describe the work of Be Bop Deluxe, then they are to Progressive Rock what Roxy Music were to Glam Rock: stylistically overlapping, exalted, ahead of their time and somehow off the rails. The band existed for six years, outwardly seeming like a New Wave combo - and sometimes sounding like one when New Wave didn't even exist. They didn't have a hit single, but sold some of their albums quite well in the UK. Eventually, Be Bop Deluxe also fell apart because the breakthrough just didn't come. For that, the group ranks among the most important on the list of influential cult formations. Their best and most important release (with #10 in the UK also the most successful) became the live album LIVE! IN THE AIR AGE (1977). On it included the otherworldly version of one of their best songs: "Sister Seagull". The song must be heard!!!!
Be Bop Deluxe “Sister Seagull“ (auch in der Studio-Version hörenswert)
Be Bop Deluxe "Sister Seagull" (also worth hearing in the studio version)
If one were to describe the work of Be Bop Deluxe, then they are to Progressive Rock what Roxy Music were to Glam Rock: stylistically overlapping, exalted, ahead of their time and somehow off the rails. The band existed for six years, outwardly seeming like a New Wave combo - and sometimes sounding like one when New Wave didn't even exist. They didn't have a hit single, but sold some of their albums quite well in the UK. Eventually, Be Bop Deluxe also fell apart because the breakthrough just didn't come. For that, the group ranks among the most important on the list of influential cult formations. Their best and most important release (with #10 in the UK also the most successful) became the live album LIVE! IN THE AIR AGE (1977). On it included the otherworldly version of one of their best songs: "Sister Seagull". The song must be heard!!!!
Be Bop Deluxe “Sister Seagull“ (auch in der Studio-Version hörenswert)
Be Bop Deluxe "Sister Seagull" (also worth hearing in the studio version)
