COUNTRY LIFE

The more mainstream oriented songwriting approach of "Stranded" is continued on "Country Life" (although a few of the tracks are arguably among their most adventurous and semi-progressive), but the band have honed their songwriting skills and have generally come up with more memorable material. "Country Life" is a relatively varied album featuring energetic rockers like "The Thrill of It All" and "All I Want Is You", but also more sophisticated pop/rock songs like "Bitter Sweet" (which is a delightfully gloomy track), "Out of the Blue" and "Triptych". A track like "If It Takes All Night" feels a little redundant and sub par, but there aren´t many other tracks I´d leave out, and "Country Life" is overall a strong release by Roxy Music.

The musicianship is high class on all posts, the songwriting is memorable and varied, and "Country Life" also feautures a well sounding production job, so upon conclusion it´s a high quality release and a 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

Share this ROXY MUSIC review

Social review comments () BETA

---

---

Review related links

• Send comments to UMUR
• Report this review (#204272)
• Buy ROXY MUSIC music online with PA partners
• Show all ROXY MUSIC MP3/Stream
• Go to ROXY MUSIC page for videos, full discography with ratings, reviews and much more
• Go to Country Life page for more details, where to buy and ratings/reviews
• Search the Forum for ROXY MUSIC related discussions