Sunburst Finish

Sunburst Finish Artist: Be Bop Deluxe
Label: Musicrama/Koch
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 632427116929
EAN: 0632427116929
ASIN: B000003Q4X


Release Date: 1997-11-11

Sunburst Finish


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Tracks:

  1. Fair Exchange
  2. Heavenly Homes
  3. Ships in the Night
  4. Crying to the Sky
  5. Sleep That Burns
  6. Beauty Secrets
  7. Life in the Air Age
  8. Like an Old Blues
  9. Crystal Gazing
  10. Blazing Apostles
  11. Shine [*]
  12. Speed of the Wind [*]
  13. Blue as a Jewel [*]

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  4. Live! In the Air Age
  5. Drastic Plastic

Album Description

1990 reissue on Harvest/ EMI of their 1976 album for the label with three bonus tracks, 'Shine', 'Speed Of The Wind' & 'Blue As A Jewel'. 13 tracks total. Bill Nelson, who wrote all of the tracks, co-produced the album with John Leckie. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of the Third Album from the Bbd, also on the Harvest Label. Stands Perhaps as the Groups Enduring Masterpiece. From Its Striking Cover to the Blazing Guitar Work in the Grooves, the Sound of Sunburst Finish Turned a Lot of Heads in It's Day. Sunburst also Brought Bbd Wider Exposure on American FM Radio. Features 'Sleep that Burns', 'Fair Exchange' and More. Originally Released in 1976; Includes Three Bonus Tracks Not Found on the Original Release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Masterpiece.......2007-03-14

This is a quality album and along with Modern Music probably in my top fifty favourite albums of all time (i've been around a few years and got quite a large collection!). I saw them live in 1977 and have treasured all their work ever since. I find their work hard to categorize and it still stands up with the best of today. Songs are intricate yet melodic with lyrics both bizarre and astonishing. "Crying to the Sky" has a beautiful guitar solo and "Ships in the Night" I just can't get out of my head. Many commend Bill Nelson as a creative genius. How he fronts this band singing vocals and playing the guitar so amazingly well is hard to comprehend. The "Drastic Plastic" album marked the beginning of the end for me. Bill Nelson was a great rock guitar player, pity he split Be-Bop up after Plastic to explore his musicality. I don't care too much for any of his later solo work.

4 out of 5 stars Sunburst Finish.......2007-01-05

This disc is probably the best overall from Be-Bop Deluxe. The music arrangements are very good. More bass would make the songs fuller,but a good disc.

5 out of 5 stars Une Saison en Enfer?.......2006-09-07

Be Bop Deluxe was a band that deserved better than they got, when they were around. Sunburst Finish is, in my opinion, the pinnacle of their creative efforts. From the opening sledgehammer blows of "Fair Exchange" right through to the last ringing notes of "Blazing Apostles", Bill Nelson, Charles Tumahai, Simon Fox and Andrew Clarke take the listener on a sonic tour of the landscape of the human soul. From the sad lament, "Crying to the Sky", to the Rimbaud-esque lyrics and searing guitar work of "Sleep that Burns", this is an album that's truly timeless, and well worth the listen. The addition of tracks like "Blue as a Jewel" and "Speed of the Wind" make this disc a jewel in its own right.

5 out of 5 stars Be Bop Deluxe- Impressive!.......2005-08-22

Now, when you're a teenager, like I am (15 years old), you are expected to like the music in your generation. FRANKLY, to me, my generation of music completely sucks. No one gives a damn about the music or lyrics anymore!! I love RUSH (all of their music speaks to me, from their beginnings to their new stuff), and I was looking for a band that was full of musicianship and that just plain ROCKED, like them. Boy did I get it with Be Bop Deluxe! These guys were wonderful musicians. My Uncle and my Father introduced me to them in 2003, and ever since I've been listening to all of their songs. LOVE Beauty Secrets!!! Anyone looking for a good band with great musicians, check these guys out. It is a shame they split, but their music lives on...

5 out of 5 stars

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