Roxy Music - Roxy Music [Remaster]

Artist:

Roxy Music

See Also:

Manzanera, Phil Kraftwerk Ferry, Bryan Dylan, Bob Eno, Brian Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - More Than This: Best of Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music Various Artists - Roxy Re-Modeled [Digipak]

Description:

Roxy Music: Bryan Ferry (vocals, piano); Phil Manzanera (guitar); Andy MacKay (oboe, saxophone); Brian Eno (synthesizer, tapes); Graham Simpson (bass instrument); Paul Thompson (drums).
Liner Note Author: Simon Puxley.
Recording information: Command Studios, Picadilly, London (03/1972).
The self-titled first Roxy Music album opens with what seems to be a ambient recording from a cafe--glasses clinking, low talking, and so on. It sets up a mood of casual elegance that the band explored throughout their career, from sophisticated glamour all the way through decadence. The first song, "Re-Make/Re-Model" becomes, after the cafe introduction, a punchy rock track that mixes an insistent rhythm section, Andrew Mackay`s saxophone playing, and Bryan Ferry`s unmistakable voice into a cultured warble (the song`s "chorus," by the way, is "CPL 593H," the license plate number of a car).
Roxy Music`s early work is a strange hybrid of glam rock, cocktail jazz, and English music hall. The band has a joke at the expense of each, and is clearly enjoying themselves. Other standouts include the classics "Virginia Plain" and "2HB." The first was the band`s first single and arguably the most successful song from their early period, with catchy lyrics, a fabulous bridge section, and a beat you can dance to. The second is a ballad inspired by the film CASABLANCA featuring a bubbling synthesizer and saxophone under Ferry`s "Here`s looking at you, kid" chorus. This is a must-own.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Re-Make/Re-Model
2. Ladytron
3. If There Is Something
4. Virginia Plain
5. 2 H.B.
6. Bob, The (Medley)
7. Chance Meeting
8. Would You Believe?
9. Sea Breezes
10. Bitters End

Album Information

Release Date:

03/14/2000

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Art Rock

Label:

Virgin Records (USA)

Producer:

Peter Sinfield

Catalog Number:

47447

Original Release Year:

1972

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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