Roxy Music
 

Awesome innit? Haters- I get your points. I don't give a shit though.

Never heard them but considering Brian Eno (best artist of the 70's IMO) was in the band, I guess they must be good.

I own a Phil Manzanera solo double cd and haven't bothered to listen to it. Should I? I actually listen to Taxi by Ferry a lot. I'd wear an Eno Not Bono shirt if anybody made them.

f'ing love them

I can't get past Ferry's voice. Clearly, an amazing band but... that voice...

the earlier the better, but I'll take it all.

I don't know them all well at all, but considering like the majority of the band is on John Cale's 'Fear', which I love, that it's a 70s Eno project, and my current OBSESSION with this, I should probably check them out properly...

fuck yes

The Thrill of it All

Call me Mr. Fucking Obvious, but the 2 Eno LPs are stunning; everything else, gradually less so.

Love em'

Stranded is their best album I think. I fucking love them. Even their cheesy period. "Angel Eyes" is a really underrated song

I really have to be in the mood for them but when I am, I love them. People who stop after the Eno period are missing some amazing records.

For the past few months they account for about 70% of my listening - I bought that double DVD set and keep listening to the disco period tunes over and over - its pap but I can't stop! When Avalon came out I was in high school and it was a great record to play on dates, romantic and sophisticated but has a real stoner appeal. In Pyjamarama I hear the source all of the new wave I know I read somewhere that a young Sid Vicious used to pantomine to this). I don't think we can understand their impact in 1972, to do In Every Home A Heartache on TOTPS (well, it was one of those Brit shows) which is a weird tune when most bands would've just done their hits was radical.

I've always liked Virginia Plain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEalg62F8Zg

In this Roxy Music book I picked up, the other band members express amazement at all the action Eno would get, he got more than anybody supposedly.

Ferry often sounds like he's imitating Nico--that's original.

i've taken a liking to flesh + blood lately. really underrated. possibly better than avalon.

I love Roxy Music. Tons.

I remember checking out my dad's LP collection as a young child and being shocked by the front cover of RM's Country Life album. I'ma put it on right now, cause I have no idea what it sounds like.

Fucking great intro! When the base starts pumping... Ferry singing a melody that could fit right into a punk rock anthem. If it wern't 6:07 a.m. right now, I'd crank up the volume, but my parents are asleep and my bro' just went to sleep...

I like their first half-dozen or so albums, but their later stuff has some nice songs here and there too.

That little descending synth part is so amazing, despite being a total cocktease (all of Eno's work with RM is sort of a cocktease though.) I think some of my favorite synth-punk/noise rock bands (I'm talking DEVO, Brainiac) had to have heard this song and been inspired.

^^^ that is absolutely my favorite Roxy Music song. I love the way the song is three parts, describing a lifetime of love.

the 12+ minute version is the best. the louder the better.

<3

Weird I just found a copy of Country Life in a box some dude down the street had put out for people to take while I was walking my dog this morning, I also found a cool looking ECM record called Manfred Schoof Quintet that looks really neat. Anyway, I don't actually like Roxy music all that much so I'm going to give the LP to the other guitar player in my band as he is a big fan......

Bryan Ferry is playing NYC tonite but the ticketing is so annoying I can't deal with it, you have to buy a ticket and then you have to pay again to actually get the ticket, regardless if you download it or pick it up. Its such bullshit. Tickets are $5 on stubhub (but you can't buy just on e there). The balcony is going to be near empty judging by the number of tickets for sale.