Δυο πανέμορφα οργανικά κομμάτια, το δεύτερο ιδίως – ομότιτλο του πρώτου σόλο άλμπουμ του Phil Manzanera, Diamond Head, που κυκλοφόρησε 1975. Μαζί, γυρισμένο την ίδια χρονιά, ένα βίντεο από live της μπάντας μέσα απ’ την οποία δοξάστηκε ως κιθαρίστας. Πρόκειται για την performance του Both Ends Burning που ακούγεται στο Viva! – η μπάντα κυριολεκτικά σκοτώνει, των backing vocalists συμπεριλαμβανομένων, όσο για την ερμηνεία και την εν γένει παρουσία εδώ του Bryan, απλώς δεν έχω λόγια. 🟡 🟡 Two gorgeous instrumental tracks, especially the second one – title track from Phil Manzanera’s debut solo album, Diamond Head, released in 1975. Also included is a live video from the same year featuring the band through which he earned his reputation as a guitarist. This is the very Both Ends Burning performance heard on Viva! The band is absolutely on fire, backing vocalists included, and as for Bryan’s performance and overall presence here… I ‘m simply lost for words.

00:00 Lagrima 02:27 Diamond Head

BOTH ENDS BURNING
Please don’t ever let me down
For you know I’m not so sure
Do I have the speed to carry on
I’ll burn you out of my mind, I know
You’re a flame that never fades
Jungle red’s a deadly shade
Both ends burning, will the fires keep
Somewhere deep in my soul tonight
Both ends burning
Burning
Burn
Both ends burning
Burning
Burn
Now my course is plain as day
Running bold, at world to play
Both ends burning with a strange desire
That feeds the fire in my soul tonight
I will dance the night away
Living only for today
Both ends burning while you’re counting sheep
Hell, who can sleep in this heat this night?
Both ends burning
Burning
Burn
Both ends burning
Burning
Burn
Tell me will I ever learn?
It’s too late, the rush is on
Both ends burning and I can’t control
The fires raging in my soul tonight
Oh will it never end?
Put your foot around the bend
Drive me crazy to an early grave
Tell me what is there to save tonight
Both ends burning
Burning
Burn
Keep on burning ’til the end, until the end
Both ends burning ’til the end, until the end
Keep on burning ’til the end, until the end
Both ends burning ’til the end, the very end