Avalon Remastered CD

ROLLING STONE ALBUM GUIDE ****1 / 2 "...this austere, beautiful set of songs represents a mature peak. The controlled chaotic edge of the early albums is com- pletely gone, and cofounders Manzanera and Mackay provide only skeletal guitar and sax lines. Ferry fills in the details, creating layered synth landscapes around his tragic scenarios and melodic ruminations. 'Avalon's' pervasive influence on the British pop scene of the '80's can't be overstated."