Modern Music (Be-Bop Deluxe album)

Modern Music is the fourth studio album by the British progressive rock group Be-Bop Deluxe. It was produced by band leader Bill Nelson and producer/engineer John Leckie. As AllMusic reviewer William Ruhlmann states in his review, "the album charted high in England and made the Top 100 in the U.S., but it was Be Bop's peak, not its breakthrough." ^[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bill Nelson.^[2]

Side one

1. "Orphans of Babylon" - 3:15
2. "Twilight Capers" - 4:25
3. "Kiss of Light" - 3:11
4. "The Bird Charmer's Destiny" - 1:20
5. "The Gold at the End of My Rainbow" - 3:54
6. "Bring Back the Spark" - 3:38

Side two

1. "Modern Music" - 3:40
2. "Dancing in the Moonlight (All Alone)" - 2:09
3. "Honeymoon on Mars" - 1:22
4. "Lost in the Neon World" - 0:48
5. "Dance of the Uncle Sam Humanoids" - 2:12
6. "Modern Music (reprise)" - 1:39
7. "Forbidden Lovers" - 5:03
8. "Down on Terminal Street" - 4:00
9. "Make the Music Magic" - 1:53

Bonus tracks on CD reissue ^[3]

1. "Futurist Manifesto" - 4:32
2. "Quest for the Harvest of the Stars" - 4:11
3. "Autosexual" - 5:52

Personnel

• Bill Nelson - lead vocals, guitars, percussion
• Andrew Clark - keyboards, percussion
• Charlie Tumahai - bass, backing vocals, percussion
• Simon Fox - drums, percussion ^[4]

References