Roxy Music

Torn Curtain · 04.03.2007, 05:53 AM

The T-Rex thread made me want to discuss Roxy Music. I like them but the record I prefer is Stranded (maybe because some guitar parts make me think of Tom Verlaine), and in my opinion this record is neglected (people usually prefer the first two).

Jt · 04.03.2007, 07:50 AM

I'm a huge fan of the first... and the outro to For Your Pleasure? ...Yearrrgh. Pure Eno.

Country Life and Avalon are good shit too, mind.

MellySingsDoom · 04.03.2007, 03:23 PM

The first two Roxy LP's are works of genius. Much of the rest of their oeuvre is coma-inducing. If you want to hear Phil Manzanera playing good decent guitar post-"For Your Pleasure" era, check out the Quiet Sun "Mainstream" LP.

afterthefact · 04.03.2007, 08:18 PM

I love Roxy Music. I don't know why, because it's not my typical venture in music, but I really like them.

demonrail666 · 04.03.2007, 08:21 PM

Bryan Ferry always had the best love songs ... even when they weren't actually his (Jealous Guy).

sonic pharmacist · 04.04.2007, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torn Curtain

The T-Rex thread made me want to discuss Roxy Music. I like them but the record I prefer is Stranded (maybe because some guitar parts make me think of Tom Verlaine), and in my opinion this record is neglected (people usually prefer the first two).

I totally agree with you about Stranded...I especially love Mother of Pearl and Psalm. Am I the only one who thinks For Your Pleasure is overrated? The first half is great, but I usually find myself reaching for the 'next track' button on my cd player when it reaches The Bogus Man.

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 04.04.2007, 01:44 AM

self titled and for your pleasure are amazing

Torn Curtain · 04.10.2007, 03:33 PM

Torn Curtain · 01.18.2008, 05:16 PM

http://www.prefixmag.com/news/roxy-music-dvd/16817/

Cantankerous · 01.18.2008, 05:20 PM

s/t, for your pleasure and country life are all awesome albums
they had some great album covers.

toxic johnny · 01.18.2008, 05:23 PM

I'll always thank Roxy Music for introducing me to Eno's first solo albums... I used to really believe that he was from outer space when I was 12.

Rob Instigator · 01.18.2008, 05:24 PM

I love the nihilism disguised as love, or love disguised as nihilism.

I could feel at the time
There was no way of knowing
Fallen leaves in the night
Who can say where they´re blowing
As free as the wind
And hopefully learning
Why the sea on the tide
Has no way of turning
More than this - there is nothing
More than this - tell me one thing
More than this - there is nothing
It was fun for a while
There was no way of knowing
Like dream in the night
Who can say where we´re going
No care in the world
Maybe i´m learning
Why the sea on the tide
Has no way of turning
More than this - there is nothing
More than this - tell me one thing
More than this - there is nothing

afterthefact · 01.18.2008, 05:24 PM

Toxic Johnny, you text is a disgusting shade of yellow.

toxic johnny · 01.18.2008, 05:27 PM

Yes it's lemon chiffon... very appropriate for early 70's Eno.

radarmaker · 01.18.2008, 06:33 PM

Is there anything post-Eno really worth bothering with? I fucking love the first two, but having only heard the well-worn radio stuff after that I figured it all turned to shit as soon as he left... Should I reconsider?

batreleaser · 01.18.2008, 11:50 PM

oh dude, all of the roxy music records, eno or no eno, have their merits. for pleasure, country life, and stranded are my favorites by them. there are periods when i listen to roxy music daily for like weeks on end.

moik · 01.19.2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by batreleaser

oh dude, all of the roxy music records, eno or no eno, have their merits. for pleasure, country life, and stranded are my favorites by them. there are periods when i listen to roxy music daily for like weeks on end.

i've always liked the album cover to coutry life:

not sure why.

no, but really, the album cover is so odd, two models in their underwear at a christmas tree farm or enchanted forest or wherever that is - and the one on the right sort of looks like a guy, but not really.

in itunes you can assign any album cover art to any song - so if you don't like the album art for an existing song - find one that is better. just don't ever let itunes automatically download album art or you'll lose all the custom covers.

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gmku · 01.19.2008, 11:40 AM

Love them. I'm still missing the first album, though.

Torn Curtain · 01.21.2008, 04:11 PM

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/articl...logized-on-dvd

Dead-Air · 01.21.2008, 09:10 PM

I love the early Eno stuff the best, but I still like the foray into adult contemporary. Ferry pulled off the dark irony side of it much better than Steely Dan did in my book. All the things that some people hate about later Roxy Music are what make them worthwhile for me, because it is a unique, calculated stance. But I can't help prefering an unschooled Eno making synth burps the most.

04.03.2007, 05:53 AM	#1
Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	The T-Rex thread made me want to discuss Roxy Music. I like them but the record I prefer is Stranded (maybe because some guitar parts make me think of Tom Verlaine), and in my opinion this record is neglected (people usually prefer the first two).
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04.03.2007, 07:50 AM	#2
Jt children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 345	I'm a huge fan of the first... and the outro to For Your Pleasure? ...Yearrrgh. Pure Eno. Country Life and Avalon are good shit too, mind. __________________ Album of the Week: Pylon Gyrate 1980
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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	The first two Roxy LP's are works of genius. Much of the rest of their oeuvre is coma-inducing. If you want to hear Phil Manzanera playing good decent guitar post-"For Your Pleasure" era, check out the Quiet Sun "Mainstream" LP. __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	I love Roxy Music. I don't know why, because it's not my typical venture in music, but I really like them. __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Bryan Ferry always had the best love songs ... even when they weren't actually his (Jealous Guy).
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cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	self titled and for your pleasure are amazing
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Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	Bump
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Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	http://www.prefixmag.com/news/roxy-music-dvd/16817/
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	s/t, for your pleasure and country life are all awesome albums they had some great album covers. __________________ RETIRED
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01.18.2008, 05:23 PM	#11
toxic johnny expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,657	I'll always thank Roxy Music for introducing me to Eno's first solo albums... I used to really believe that he was from outer space when I was 12. __________________ Built Toxic J Tough Optic Disc
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01.18.2008, 05:24 PM	#12
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	I love the nihilism disguised as love, or love disguised as nihilism. I could feel at the time There was no way of knowing Fallen leaves in the night Who can say where they´re blowing As free as the wind And hopefully learning Why the sea on the tide Has no way of turning More than this - there is nothing More than this - tell me one thing More than this - there is nothing It was fun for a while There was no way of knowing Like dream in the night Who can say where we´re going No care in the world Maybe i´m learning Why the sea on the tide Has no way of turning More than this - there is nothing More than this - tell me one thing More than this - there is nothing __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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01.18.2008, 05:27 PM	#14
toxic johnny expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,657	Yes it's lemon chiffon... very appropriate for early 70's Eno. __________________ Built Toxic J Tough Optic Disc
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01.18.2008, 06:33 PM	#15
radarmaker the end of the ugly Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,122	Is there anything post-Eno really worth bothering with? I fucking love the first two, but having only heard the well-worn radio stuff after that I figured it all turned to shit as soon as he left... Should I reconsider?
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batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	oh dude, all of the roxy music records, eno or no eno, have their merits. for pleasure, country life, and stranded are my favorites by them. there are periods when i listen to roxy music daily for like weeks on end.
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Love them. I'm still missing the first album, though. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/articl...logized-on-dvd
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01.21.2008, 09:10 PM	#20
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	I love the early Eno stuff the best, but I still like the foray into adult contemporary. Ferry pulled off the dark irony side of it much better than Steely Dan did in my book. All the things that some people hate about later Roxy Music are what make them worthwhile for me, because it is a unique, calculated stance. But I can't help prefering an unschooled Eno making synth burps the most. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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