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Frantic by Bryan Ferry .com ---- Frantic is hardly an appropriate title choice for Bryan Ferry, who is the epitome of unflustered, cucumber-cool decorum. Frantic, his first album to feature original material since Mamouna ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00002DEB0/%24%7B0%7D ), has been simmering away on the back burner for all of eight years. And it's all the tastier for it. The ingredients are just right: another song cowritten with former Roxy Music ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/73746/%24%7B0%7D ) partner Brian Eno ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/16236/%24%7B0%7D ); tunes about models, movies, amour, and large houses; a guest appearance from Radiohead ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/125129/%24%7B0%7D )'s Jonny Greenwood on "Hiroshima" (this is Ferry recling his stolen clothes from the New Romantics ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004YZ2J/%24%7B0%7D )' wardrobe); four fine new numbers co-penned in the 1990s with the Eurythmics ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/57186/%24%7B0%7D )' Dave Stewart; contributions from guitarists of the caliber of Chris Spedding ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/50937/%24%7B0%7D ) and Mick Green ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/40085/%24%7B0%7D ); backing vocalists of the caliber of Lucy Lansky and Alison Goldfrapp ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/210344/%24%7B0%7D ); a little bit of medieval; a little bit of Leadbelly ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/84604/%24%7B0%7D ); and a little bit of Dylan ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/114558/%24%7B0%7D ). Often the involvement of so many contributors results in too many cooks spoiling the broth, but not here. Compliments to the chef. This being a Bryan Ferry album, you can still play it at dinner parties, but the ardor put into Frantic suggests Ferry had blood, sweat, and tears trickling down his tuxedo. This is a fantastic album. --Kevin Maidment Review ------ A frisky set that rocks with more excitement than Ferry has exhibited in years. -- Billboard A general openness to experimentation makes Frantic exciting after the shock of the singer's newfound gusto has worn off. -- The Onion (A.V. Club) A pleasantly surprising step in the right direction. [May 2002, p.104] -- MOJO Any fan of Bryan Ferry's Roxy work will find Frantic music to their ears. -- Entertainment Weekly Ferry's voice, even for Earth's maestro of remote-control Sinatra-esque soul, is plainly spectacular. -- Rolling Stone