ROXY MUSIC - The Early Years - Live (HQ)

The Early Years Formed in 1971, Roxy Music was largely the brainchild of Ferry, who had studied with Richard Hamilton, a key figure in British pop art Roxy Music invented a genre of futuristic rock that relied on a jazz-rock instrumentation, decadent singing, melancholic melodies and danceable rhythms, thanks to which they acted as an important trait d'union between the progressive-rock and punk-rock. The first three albums recorded by Roxy Music revolutionized progressive-rock and prepared the way to the new wave and to synth-pop. The sounds of Pink Floyd (surreal soundscape, surrealism), Soft Machine (dadaism, azz-rock), Traffic (chromatic jamming), Cream (virtuosity) Led Zeppelin (loudness and frenzy,impetus) King Crimson (emphasis and frenzy, grandiloquence ) pathos) and the avantgarde (minimalism and cacophony) merged in the inventive bacchanals of their debut album, Roxy Music (1972), which includes the futuristic anthem Virginia Plain and several avant-rock pieces fueled by Brian Eno's electronics. Bryan Ferry's emphatic crooning soared unrestrained on For Your Pleasure (1973), which contains the hypnotic synth-dance Bogus Man; and attained a kitschy quality on Stranded (1973), whose ballads Mother Of Pearl and A Song For Europe wed the themes of European decadentism and existentialism with luxuriant arrangements and sleek production. Love Is The Drug (1975) and subsequent albums would merely sell that idea in the discos. brian eno (keyboards) teddy-boy phil manzanera ( guitar), the decadent intellectual brian ferry (vocals), the graduate of the Conservatory andy mcclay (saxophone), and paul thompson (drums). Roxy Music are an English rock band formed by in 1970 by singer Bryan Ferry and bassist Graham Simpson, who were soon joined by saxophonist Andy Mackay, synthesizer player Brian Eno, guitarist Roger Bunn and drummer Dexter Lloyd. By the time the band recorded their first album in 1972, Bunn and Lloyd had both departed, with drummer Paul Thompson (who joined in 1971) and guitarist Phil Manzanera (who joined just before recording began in 1972) alongside Ferry, Simpson, Mackay and Eno. The band split in 1976, reformed in 1978 and split again in 1983