Info about Roxy Music

Hello,

My father recently borrowed a Roxy Music DVD from one of his friends. One night, I came home from a party (drunk) and my father was watching it.

I was pretty sleepy and drunk so I'm not sure but I think it was pretty good. The band looked like they didn't take themselves too seriously and their music was quite proggy and overall enjoyable.

The next morning, I logged on to Progarchives to see if they were listed and I was happy to see that they were. However, my question is : Is this band really good or my drunken mind was stupid? If they are good, what albums should I get? What kind of music do they play?

Thanks

-Bern

I personally never liked Roxy Music.  Something about the sax in it irks me, and I don't know what.  I enjoy saxaphone in many other bands, yet I don't in Roxy Music...

Edited by rileydog22 - July 13 2006 at 22:29

pierreolivier wrote: I love Roxy Music a lot.They were progressive at the beginning of their career but they became more pop later with the Manifesto album.Their first 4 albums(Roxy Music,For your pleasure,Stranded,Country Life) were all very good and worth buying,the first 2 are essentials IMHO.I loved the Avalon album at the time but think today it doesn't date well with the production and the "trendy" pop sound of the time,their earliest albums stand the test of time more.   So,you could buy the 2 first albums,you won't be dissapointed.Sorry to be "hors sujet" but you are right by saying that Maneige was an incredible band.

I think I will then. I'll take the advice from a fellow Québécois

Maneige

Anybody else has anything to say?


Edited by Bern - July 13 2006 at 23:01

My father used to have a cassette tape of theirs in the '80s which used to get played in the car quite a bit.  They have some good tunes from memory.

Also remember that Phil Manzanera was the guitarist of the band and he was good friends with Robert Wyatt and other Canterbury artists.  He was also in the great and underrated jazz/rock fusion Canterbury band Quiet Sun.

Surely you've heard Virginia Plain?

As for Bryan Ferry the singer, I really really hate his version of Bob Dylan's A Hard Rain's (A Gonna Fall) off his debut.  Awful!

    I have "Country Life," "Siren," and "Avalon." The first two are quite different from the last, but are all very good. I think it is funny to hear them refered to as pop. They were quite avant-garde, and alternative (before there was alternative). "Avalon" is a beautiful album, and is like much of the music of the time. But they weren't trying to sound hip. Everybody else had finally caught up.

Basically your druken mind read correctly, they are really good. Too bad I don't have any of there stuff.

Thanks guys for the recommendations. I think I'll buy their first albums with Eno because everyone seems to think those are the best.

Thanks guys

Let's not forget about the live album Viva by Roxy Music, a stunning symphonic rock record featuring a very inspired band with Eddie Jobson on keyboards and electric violin, this is Roxy Music at their pinnacle (mid-Seventies), what a captivating and compelling compositions  !

Great taste those Dutchies  !

Ghostrider and others, you should buy the DVD Roxy Music Musikladen 74/75 featuring an amazing version of Out Of The Blue with mindblowing interplay between the androgyn Jobson on his transparent violin and the macho Wetton on bass, GOOSE BUMPS EVERY TIME!!