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Post by Henrik » Tue Nov 14, am.

Until 30 minutes ago, I had no idea what I was going to blog about. As I sometimes do, I headed over to my collection in Discogs. Then I got the idea to check and see how many of the Roxy Music compilations did I have in total. The selection of tracks is nothing to argue with. Including the UK. I believe my wife picked this up at a garage sale.

Roxy music allmusic

Discussion in ' Music Corner ' started by bopdd , Jun 13, Log in or Sign up. Steve Hoffman Music Forums. Is Allmusic. Location: Portland, OR. Has anyone noticed that in the past years, Allmusic. In fact, I can barely count any 5 Star ratings since - Outkast's "Stankonia" is one. If the 5 Star ratings were used only for monster classics, I'd readily understand, but is Ween's "Pure Guava" really 5 stars compared to Portishead's "Third"? While the former was somewhat groundbreaking for its time, it hasn't necessarily endured as a classic, it's very long, and it's often overshadowed by Ween's own output. Meanwhile, Portishead's latest is a novel, engaging listen from beginning to end.

The album was released in as the Ferry solo studio album Olympia.

Roxy Music are an English rock band formed in by lead vocalist and principal songwriter Bryan Ferry and bassist Graham Simpson. By the time the band recorded their first album in , Ferry and Simpson were joined by saxophonist and oboist Andy Mackay , guitarist Phil Manzanera , drummer Paul Thompson and synthesizer player Brian Eno. Other members over the years include keyboardist and violinist Eddie Jobson and bassist John Gustafson. The band split in , reformed in and split again in In , Ferry, Mackay, Manzanera and Thompson reunited for a concert tour and have toured together intermittently ever since, most recently in to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first album.

It was enigmatic and dark. Sometimes it was vibrant and luxurious. At others, sensual and mature. And it was always changing. And on record, he provided only more questions than answers. But that decade, as short as it was, was wild and unpredictable. It was enough to get them inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , and the ceremony takes place this weekend sans Brian Eno, who is taking a year off from plane travel, it would appear. Roxy Music. And For Your Pleasure is the weirdest.

Roxy music allmusic

This following is the discography of the band Roxy Music. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.

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Let's say I want to know about a sub-genre like Chicago soul or Black metal; then, such an approach helps me to zero in right on the best albums from the very beginning. Virgin Atco Reprise Warner Bros. A third of the songs were carried over from the last compilation but there were a few bones tossed to fans. This article is about the English rock band. But there's no point in putting it out if it's not great. But that was nothing compared to the grail-like bounty of the fourth disc. Post by Shakermaker » Mon Mar 26, am. Post by Matski » Wed Nov 21, am. Eno also contributed to Frantic on the track "I Thought". Rating changes Allmusic, Scaruffi, etc. Including the UK. Post by Matski » Tue Mar 27, am. There is no label information or product number on my copy. It seems like there's always a lot of four star releases, but I prefer they don't give five stars easily.

It was generally well received by contemporary critics and made it to number 10 in the UK Albums Chart. Brian Eno produced some self-styled "lunacy" when Ferry asked him for a sound "like the moon" for the track " Ladytron ". Several of the album's songs were thematically linked to films.

Roxy Music reformed in for a 50th anniversary tour of the United Kingdom and the United States to be held that autumn. They were specialists in their field. They just seem to rehash the same batch of songs over and over again, but hey ho, you pays your money. Saxophone and oboe player Andy Mackay was classically trained. Retrieved 3 November Was it so revolutionary at the time that it did something for music that Winehouse's album hasn't done? Retrieved 7 May Eno with his deep interest in experimental music. After a number of denials that he would be involved with any Roxy Music reunion, on 19 May Eno revealed that he had contributed two songs to the new album as well as playing keyboards on other tracks. Post by Shakermaker » Thu Nov 01, am. The album was released in June to good reviews and became a major success, reaching No. Later, an alternative cover, featuring just a picture of the forest, was used. Archived from the original on 18 May Accessed 3 March