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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

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. Roxy Music became a successful act in Europe and Australia during the s. This success began with their first album in The group also conveyed their distinctive brand of visual and musical sophistication with their focus on glamorous fashions. Outside of the band, Ferry and Eno have had influential solo careers, with Eno also becoming one of the most significant British record producers of the late 20th century. In November , Bryan Ferry, who had just lost his job teaching ceramics at a girls' school for holding impromptu record-listening sessions, [17] advertised for a keyboardist to collaborate with him and Graham Simpson , a bassist he knew from his Newcastle art-college band, the Gas Board, and with whom he collaborated on his first songs. While Robert Fripp and Peter Sinfield decided Ferry's voice was unsuitable for King Crimson's material, they were impressed with his talent and helped the fledgling Roxy Music to obtain a recording contract with E. Mackay had already met Brian Eno during university days, as both were interested in avant-garde and electronic music.

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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.

Roxy music allmusic

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. Discussing the music, Andy Mackay later said "we certainly didn't invent eclecticism but we did say and prove that rock 'n' roll could accommodate — well, anything really". The band had been rehearsing and re-working the songs for a couple of months before they finally found a recording place, after which the entire album was recorded in the space of a single week. In May , a few weeks after the recording sessions, a contract was signed with Island Records and in June the album was released. The band's penchant for glamour was showcased both in the lyrics and in the s-style album cover.

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When we saw the mandatory Roxy Music world tour [twice! Gone were the unpredictable elements of the group's sound, giving way to smoother musical arrangements. November 22, at pm. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. November 23, at pm. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Location: Arlington, VA. Location: N. I can't recall any movie from the last few years to get a full 5 Stars. Post by Matski » Thu Oct 25, pm.

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In March , it was announced on Phil Manzanera's official site [38] that the band, including Brian Eno, had decided to record an album of new material. Already have a WordPress. But that was nothing compared to the grail-like bounty of the fourth disc. There is no label information or product number on my copy. All things to all people, the studio boxed set that while it lacked any live albums from the band, bent the rules just enough to give us the one live B-side the band released! Maybe one day it'll get finished. Retrieved 30 May Retrieved 28 March Until 30 minutes ago, I had no idea what I was going to blog about. Other members over the years include keyboardist and violinist Eddie Jobson and bassist John Gustafson. Definitely better than Rolling Stone. Roxy Music reformed in for a 50th anniversary tour of the United Kingdom and the United States to be held that autumn.