Mick Ronson's (1946-93) second solo LP after Bowie decided to part with The Spiders From Mars. While the first - "Slaughter On 10th Avenue" - was recieved favourably by most critics and also sold well, this didn't get the same acclaim or sales. I know of people who refused to embrace it because they thought it was too Ziggy-ish and just sounded like a subpar copy of what Bowie already done. And there is a lot here echoing Bowie. Apart from including Aynsley Dunbar, Tony Newman and Ian Hunter, the backing consists of former Spider Trevor Bolder and pianist Mike Garson, who did such great work on "Aladdin Sane". On "White Light/White Heat" he's also using the backing track that was recorded for the "Pin-Ups" sessions. And there's no denying his vocals sounds totally inspired, both in timbre and expression. Still...if you manage to clear your ears and mind from all the above it's quite enjoyable listening. Production, arrangements and audio all tophole with good guitars and a number of pleasant moments. "Billy Porter" very catchy, this cover version of "The Girl Can't Help It" makes it impossible to sit still and "This Is For You" a smooth ballad supported by Garson's piano. To my ears not up there with contemporary Bowie stuff, but still well done and certainly worth while. Issued and reissued on vinyl and CD all over the world through the years, also, cassette, 8-track and MP3. First US on RCA (APL1-0681). EU 2009 CD on Lemon Recordings (CDLEM 146) came with nine bonus tracks. Premiere UK had label as shown here in a fully laminated fold/out cover.
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