Roxy Music

The first Roxy album to really make noise in the States has more of a '70s Art Rock feel to it than their previous work. The two models on the famous cover were actually just young ladies camping next to Bryan Ferry on a beach. An impromptu photo session became the album cover...and yes, it was banned in the U.S. Oh...."the thrill of it all."

Decadence is nothing new in rock. The original Velvet Underground flaunted it, David
Bowie exploited it, the New York Dolls seem to have sunk in it. What is different about
Roxy Music, pop's latest specialists in depravity, is the wit with which Bryan Ferry, Roxy's
guiding light and lead vocalist, evokes not only decay but also a last fling in the face of fate.
To quote the opening track on Country Life, Ferry, standing on the precipice, r... More >

The Teutoni-textures of this music are proof negative of Bryan Ferry's deep-seated romanticism. But what happens when romanticism goes sour? And what is Phil Manzanera doing on that Nico record that closes with her version of "Deutschland Uber Alles"? Oh well, I've always said good rock has to be dangerous. But when did I say it could be slow? (Grade - B+)