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 Oct 12 2006, 07:00 PM
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ive been on a big roxy music kick lately and then i saw them mentioned in the new cds for 07' thread. so it got me wondering if there were any other fans here? im listening to the bbc sessions now for the first time. damn its a kick ass cd. i just wish bryan ferry would have toned the "goat" vibrato down a bit at times (i deal with it though).
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Oct 12 2006, 08:52 PM
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i haven't heard that bbc sessions compilation. i'll have to give it a listen someday.
i must be an odd roxy music fan because i don't particularly like country life as much as everyone else, but this is a seriously great band. and it's not like country life is bad; just that i prefer the first two albums and even avalon over it. i'm trying to stay optimistic about a new album next year. |
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Oct 13 2006, 04:27 AM
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 na na naaa na na na naaa na hey heeey goodbye
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In my top 5 bands of all time.
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Oct 13 2006, 10:23 AM
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I love the Roxy Music. Great sax playing. Love their guitar playing. Love is the Drug is one of the greatest songs of all time.
T´ain´t no big thing To wait for the bell to ring T´ain´t no big thing The toll of the bell Aggravated - spare for days I troll downtown the red light place Jump up bubble up - what´s in store Love is the drug and I need to score Showing out, showing out, hit and run Boy meets girl where beat goes on Stitched up tight, can´t shake free Love is the drug, got a hook on me Oh oh catch that buzz Love is the drug i´m thinking of Oh oh can´t you see Love is the drug for me Late that night I park my car Stake my place in the singles bar Face to face, toe to toe Heart to heart as we hit the floor Lumber up, limbo down The locked embrace, the stumble round I say go, she say yes Dim the lights, you can guess the rest Oh oh catch that buzz Love is the drug i´m thinking of Oh oh can´t you see Love is the drug, got a hook in me Oh oh catch that buzz Love is the drug i´m thinking of Oh oh can´t you see Love is the drug for me |
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Oct 13 2006, 10:26 AM
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na na naaa na na na naaa na hey heeey goodbye
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Their new album was orignally slated for 06 but Ferry is perfectionist so it's no surprise that it's delayed. So anxious to hear their first studio work since Avalon!
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Oct 13 2006, 10:29 AM
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QUOTE(Rob Gordon @ Oct 13 2006, 10:26 AM) [snapback]218219[/snapback] Their new album was orignally slated for 06 but Ferry is perfectionist so it's no surprise that it's delayed. So anxious to hear their first studio work since Avalon! Avalon is their greatest work to date for me and will never be topped. That is a great album. |
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Oct 13 2006, 10:36 AM
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Good Band, although I hated this album:
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Oct 13 2006, 10:44 AM
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love this band. I saw their tour in 2001, it was one of the greatest shows I've ever seen.
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Oct 13 2006, 10:48 AM
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QUOTE(stovich @ Oct 13 2006, 11:36 AM) [snapback]218243[/snapback] Good Band, although I hated this album: Is something wrong with me? yes -------------------- |
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Oct 13 2006, 10:50 AM
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I figured as much. Maybe I'll revisit it this weekend. I bought it, listened once, and shelved it forever.
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Oct 13 2006, 10:52 AM
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Stranded trivia: this album was not only Don McCleese's* favorite Roxy Music album of all time, but his favorite rock album of all time. (I should note, this assessment was made for some mid-80's "all time greatest rock albums" list he compiled in response to one of Rolling Stones similar lists around that time).
*The most prominent Chicago rock critic, who left town and then the business, before Kot & Dero arrived in town. -------------------- From the SOMB archives ~ "Sleater-Kinney? Sure. If you don't get screamed at enough at home by your wife, they are your band."
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Oct 13 2006, 10:53 AM
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QUOTE(stovich @ Oct 13 2006, 11:50 AM) [snapback]218271[/snapback] I figured as much. Maybe I'll revisit it this weekend. I bought it, listened once, and shelved it forever. Worth it for Mother Of Pearl alone yet plenty of other wonderful material too. If you enjoy the others from this time period then this should click for you. This was their third release, first without Eno and with Eddie Jobson who'd been in Curved Air. -------------------- |
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Oct 13 2006, 10:53 AM
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How about fans-in-waiting? Soon-to-be fans?? I really like everything I've heard from these guys--limitied as it may be (just what's made it to the radio). But a friend of mine recently sat me down and showed me some DVD of theirs...it was live, but it was in-studio, maybe? Eno was there...it f**king rocked.
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Oct 13 2006, 10:56 AM
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QUOTE(stovich @ Oct 13 2006, 10:36 AM) [snapback]218243[/snapback] Good Band, although I hated this album: Is something wrong with me? What did you hate about it? I love it. |
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Oct 13 2006, 10:58 AM
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QUOTE(Seamus @ Oct 13 2006, 11:53 AM) [snapback]218278[/snapback] How about fans-in-waiting? Soon-to-be fans?? I really like everything I've heard from these guys--limitied as it may be (just what's made it to the radio). But a friend of mine recently sat me down and showed me some DVD of theirs...it was live, but it was in-studio, maybe? Eno was there...it f**king rocked. Those first two LP's with Eno are quite an acquired taste. So ahead of their time. For a novice I'd go Country Life and Avalon then work back from each point. -------------------- |
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Oct 13 2006, 10:59 AM
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QUOTE(Rob Gordon @ Oct 13 2006, 04:27 AM) [snapback]218066[/snapback] In my top 5 bands of all time. -------------------- Right in that meaty part of the curve. Not showing off, not falling behind.
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Oct 13 2006, 11:05 AM
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QUOTE(Seamus @ Oct 13 2006, 10:53 AM) [snapback]218278[/snapback] But a friend of mine recently sat me down and showed me some DVD of theirs...it was live, but it was in-studio, maybe? Eno was there...it f**king rocked. hmm. I've got two of their dvds, neither had what you've described. One, featured them playing only a few songs in some small european club. The second, their 'Live at the Apollo' dvd, circa 2000. They're both good. I was pleasantly surprised by the latter. Ferry was still in decent voice, hasn't aged as badly as most of his contemporaries (Andrew McKay(sp?), however, went from the most boyish-looking of the band's early days to oldest looking of the bunch. weird.), and the band was complimented extremely well by a few additional players & singers. -------------------- From the SOMB archives ~ "Sleater-Kinney? Sure. If you don't get screamed at enough at home by your wife, they are your band."
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Oct 13 2006, 11:08 AM
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QUOTE(MCF @ Oct 13 2006, 10:56 AM) [snapback]218281[/snapback] What did you hate about it? I love it. Stranded was the first I'd heard of Roxy Music. I picked it up long ago after really liking Here Come The Warm Jets and learning of Eno's involvement of the band. I saw that Stranded came out the same year and bought it looking for more of the same. What I got turned me off at the time and I never picked it back up. (and yes, I soon found out he wasn't on that record). Later on I heard Country Life and Avalon and liked them fine. I'm anxious to give it a go again this weekend. |
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Oct 13 2006, 11:08 AM
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QUOTE(Rob Gordon @ Oct 13 2006, 10:58 AM) [snapback]218284[/snapback] QUOTE(Seamus @ Oct 13 2006, 11:53 AM) [snapback]218278[/snapback] How about fans-in-waiting? Soon-to-be fans?? I really like everything I've heard from these guys--limitied as it may be (just what's made it to the radio). But a friend of mine recently sat me down and showed me some DVD of theirs...it was live, but it was in-studio, maybe? Eno was there...it f**king rocked. Those first two LP's with Eno are quite an acquired taste. So ahead of their time. For a novice I'd go Country Life and Avalon then work back from each point. bUT i REALLY LIKE ENO...OOPS, LEFT THE CAPS LOCK ON... |
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Oct 13 2006, 11:10 AM
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Country Life really cool too. Don't like that short little rock number so much, but the rest is great, and that tune is cool too.
Is Roxy Music the most consistent band of all time from album to album? |
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