Roxy Music

Yay! Heared some Roxy Music (Stranded was my guilty pleasure in my gatekeeping teenage years), but this one felt even better. This one got me excited from the first song and kept me entertained till the end of the album. I will definitely relisten to this again (actually already did). Second great discovery from this project so far.

Enjo

4.7

Amazing

roxy were making post-punk before punk

Fabulous music, fabulous artwork!

Fantastic art-rock, influential and full of influences, bridging between The Velvet Underground and Talking Heads. Yes, side 2 isn't quite as wonderful as the first half, but it's still a classic. Recommended reading: Re-make Re-model by Michael Bracewell.

One of my favorite albums of all time by my favorite band of all time. Just a classic avant-garde, glam album with amazing songwriting and experimentation that goes on a journey while not really being bloated like a lot of prog-rock (which this is not).

One of my all time favs. Love these guys and everything Bryan Ferry touches.

I love everything Brian Eno, what else can I say?

Glamourousness.

This such an eclectic mix of styles, yet it is so definitely commercial and poppy. Hard to describe. One of the few avantgarde pop records that are a pleasure and fun to listen to. Unbelievable for a 1st.

A really cool mishmash of sounds. I love Eno and his work here is fantastic and mixes with the rest of the band flawlessly to make an album that feels very futuristic even today.

Love Roxy Music. Ferry, Eno, Manzanera, Wetton, Mackay and Thompson plus many others are amazing musicians. Love their solo work as well. I have this on Vinyl it's a great pressing. Don't hesitate on this one you will love it.

Love it, awesome group and album

10 out of 10

8.5 brilliant album

Just a great first album. Some great lyrics and a proper style setter.

Je connaissais déjà plusieurs chansons de cet album, que je trouve absolument fascinant. Même si c'est du glam rock, il me semble que ça ne ressemble à rien d'autre, cinématographique, fiévreux, éclaté.

This is one album that is more than deserving of its place on here. Since I have been engaging with this sight there appears to be albums popping up that are more than questionable. Not this one. Mssrs Bryan Ferry , Brian Eno, Phil Manzerera.....etc.... Innovative, breaking the mould and more. Just brilliant

some things just come from God, we don’t know why

This one was kinda sick. I liked it a lot Will I listen to again: 100%

No idea what to expect. I know that they're a fairly popular band and are consisered influencial. Other than that I don't know if I've even heard any of their songs even if I know the name. I would consider myself a fan of Brian Eno's ambient work, though from the description I expect this to be anything but that. Feels like I've neglected a bit of music history by ignoring this band for so long. Re-Make/Re-Model Thick bass. The vocals sit strangely in the mix making them sound a bit muddled, especially noticable on the background vocals from the band. I really appreciate the ambitious experimental instrumentation. The squealing guitars and the erratic saxophone sounds really compelling. I love how diverse it is instrumentally and how much the track changes over the course of its five minute runtime. Great. 4.5/5 Ladytron That's definitely Brian Eno. Love how the bass is mixed. The vocals are strange and full of character. What an interesting way to take the track. Absolute insanity unfolding inside my headset. I don't know what to call this but I quite enjoy how full of ideas this is. Great. 4.5/5 Is There Something Don't like the vocal melody. The bass is a bit too loud. Great piano and guitar work. There's some crazy instrumental choices here, is that a woodwind? Extremely strange vocal delivery, can't say I dislike it, but it's strange none the less. Kind of loses focus in the middle. The final vocal passage is full of character. Really like how this song ends. Great. 4.5/5 Virginia Plain Structurally simpler than their earlier songs. The varied instrumentation really keeps me entertained. The excentric vocals really fit the bouncy rhythm. No complaints. 4.5/5 2HB The ambient intro could be its own song. The chilled out vibe is appreciated after the chaos that just unfolded. The mellow instrumental passage is just pure bliss. Cozy and relaxing. danny-devito-i-get-it.gif. 5/5 The Bob (Medley) Ominous, spooky, harrowing, other words for unsettling. Was not expecting this to turn into a glam rock track at this point. Extremely dramatic. Experimental. Absolute chaos. Satisfying bass/guitar combination. Spoken word? Need some time to digest it, but I think it might be amazing? 5/5 Chance Meeting Giving musical theatre. Now giving old horror movie. The lyrics sound disturbing with the unsettling noise in the background. Great. 4.5/5 Would You Believe? The vocals are a bit too quirky on this one. Love the energy and the classic rhythm tied with the diversity of the instrumentation. The changeup in tempo at the end comes at the right time to keep the song interesting. Probably the wakest track so far. Still good. 4/5 Sea Breezes Love me an ocean themed song. One of my favourite micro-categories. Love how the crashing waves are implemented. Theatrical, dramatic vocal performance. Really like the calmer sound. Has a sort of gothic energy to it. The instrumentation is absolutely fantastic yet again, love how strange it is. Satisfying ending with the reprise of the first verse. Challenging. 4.5/5 Bitters End Quirky and odd. Satisfying lyrics. Love the sax going crazy in the background. The background vocals are a fun addition. Like the short but sweet nature of the song. Great closer. 4.5/5 I'm amazed at this. Really strange and experimental, with tonnes of great creative choices and eclectic and inspired instrumentation. Charismatic vocals full of personality. And the theatrical performances really added some mystique and uniqueness to the sound. Great drama aswell. Can't say apart from a few patches of rough mixing that there is anything to complain about. Really want to return to this one and attempt to make more sense of the craziness. Might be influenced by my run of getting recommended really depressive and/or serious music from this app, but this was a breath of fresh air. Had so much fun with this. Right up my alley. 4.5/5 stars leaning closer to 5. Fave track. 2HB Least fave track. N/A

Bryan Ferry! Absolutely killer album.

Wow. I assumed Brian Eno's best work was predominantly in his solo work, but this is damn well up there. I listened to Country Life before by Roxy Music and felt generally lukewarm towards it. But each song was really a standout here. The beginning is slightly more impressive than the end, but otherwise a great listen. 4.5/5 -> 5/5

This album seems to be frequently compared to David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' as they were apparently released within the same month and operated within the same general world of English glam rock at the same time. Both are considered groundbreaking and massively influential albums and I think the second charge is fair, but musically, one album certainly breaks a lot more ground than the other. Whereas 'Ziggy Stardust' moving of the cultural needle relies on lyrics that are so fanciful and outlandish as to occasionally evoke a children's storybook on an album that is otherwise pretty standard, 'Roxy Music' actually gets weird. A lot of the time it works -- often anchored by Brian Eno's snyths -- and a lot of the time it doesn't. But they are truly experimenting, synthesizing pretty traditional song structures that make up the backbone of songs like "Re-Make/Re-Model", "If There Is Something" and "Virginia Plain" and jamming them against strange loops of horns and flutes and god knows what else and crazy drums and synths -- the synths on this album!!! In its second half, the album goes less like rock songs made weird and even more off script. It is a wild ride... wild. All over the place. Never boring, though. I don't love every moment of this album, but I absolutely love the singularly creative vision that it executes. "2HB" is probably my favorite track. The saxophone throughout the album is fantastic, but there is also some really great drumming and creative, thoughtful, intricate work on synths to anchor this bizarre voyage. This is an album I probably wouldn't have given a chance outside of this project and I'm very glad I did. In short, it blows 'Ziggy Stardust' out of the water.

Staggering good. Way ahead of its time. A landmark debut and such a self assured album of brilliance. *****

Amazing debut album! If There Is Something and Virginia Plain are just amazing. I love the tempo and vibes of this album so much.

pretty chill. seems like itd be great to listen to on a road trip.

Weird that my group has gotten 2 Glam Rock acts in the past week, but I'm not complaining when it gives us songs like the ones on this album. Solid 5 Stars.

I’m at a 5. It just sounded really, really, really full for 1972, and I suspect that’s partially because of Brian Eno’s contributions to this album. I didn’t realize he was a part of this band until after I was done listening, and it truly explains a lot. This album has a super crisp mix, really deep percussion, and just a wonderful blend of genres and styles that feels innovative far beyond its years. A good number of these tracks truly sound modern to my ears, and while it’s partially in the audio quality being as good as it is, a lot of it is in the more manic production. This album is full of energetic drum fills and long instrumental sections that I can’t say I’ve ever really heard in stuff from 1972, and it’s just really, really cool. I could point to obvious stuff like The Beatles & David Bowie as two of the major inspirations that this album might’ve taken, but I just hear a lot of stuff in here – little bit of ska (on Would You Believe?), a little bit of electronica (on Ladytron), a little bit of industrial / grunge (on Chance Meeting), a little bit of big band jazz (also on Would You Believe?), and I can’t even really describe all of the things I heard in “Virginia Plain”. It’s just a rich and varied soundscape that kept me captivated on almost every track – the only real “meh” here is 2HB, which is, oddly, a Humphrey Bogart tribute track. I guess they really fucking liked Casablanca. Ultimately, it’s an album that I think deserves to be listened to, in order to really understand & truly *feel* the depth of the soundscape. I don’t think I can accurately capture it in words; it’s that good, and I’m deeply glad it’s on this list, because I don’t think I would’ve ever, EVER, stumbled upon it otherwise. It’s no lower than a 4 in my mind – maybe a 3 if you can’t stand the big bombastic feel on a few tracks, which this album tends to dip into quite a bit. For my tastes though, this just feels innovative beyond belief for its time, and I highly recommend it. Super easy 5 for me.

if you’re a velvet goldmine fan like me this album is already an established hit

I simply love this band. They are tons and tons of fun while also having really interesting stuff happening with the production. I think this album is owned by the sax player, especially.

I totally realize this is not for everyone. For the people who want to hear some cool influential Glam with the experimental beginnings of Brian Eno then put this and For Your Pleasure (which is also on the list). Love it. Can't wait to find a copy for my collection.

Really like this album. With Phil Manzanera on guitar and Brian Eno on synthesiser you can't go wrong. The first 4 songs are exceptionally good and the album gets 5 star for these alone. Favourites include re make re model and if there is something. British art house experimental rock at its best and still sounds futuristic now.

I’m a big fan of Roxy Music and I love these early albums.

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The classic Roxy music record where everything is just perfect. Great music, good lyrics and some electronic experimentations. What else do you need?

To these ears, this album and its follow-up 'For Your Pleasure' are the greatest Roxy Music albums - before Eno got the heave-ho. Both albums are fabulous additions to the art-rock/glam genre, and were some of the strong influences on some of those post-punk bands that followed the great UK punk explosion of 76-77. The album is full of great tunes and (at times oblique) lyrics. I listened to the US release which includes the great single 'Virginia Plain'. What a stomper! This album is a clear 5/5.

Gold. True and Pure, never tire of listening to ALL THEIR ALBUMS

Never really dug in to Roxy Music despite being very in to most of Eno's career after Roxy Music. This album is excellent and a nice peak in to the earlier work of genius. Fascinating.

Pitch perfect art rock and proto punk debut.

As we gathered around Bitters End, there came plenty a chance meeting to take advantage of. If there is something to take note of, is that there is no shortage of love for Humphrey Bogart around these parts. Would you believe? Not long into the abundance of sounds buzzing amongst the chatter, the first chords of The Bob blared through the speakers and we were rollicking again. Our clothes, long and short and tailored and sequined and sharp and flat, underwent a re-make/re-model as though they were anticipating the Ladytron. Yet there she was, what's her name? Virginia Plain? Initially she wasn't supposed to be there but it's for the best that she was. If you come through for one of these gatherings, make sure of one thing: keep an eye out for the sea breezes.

What a vibe. Just perfect as always!

It took a while for me to understand what so many people heard in that debut (and early Roxy Music in general), something like a couple of years since I first listened to this album. I was fan of Eno's solo career, though. But Bryan Ferry's vocal performance was a bit grating for me. Yet, finally, and quite recently, something clicked. Now even Ferry's have a point: they bring some sort of Brechtian, cabaret-like dimension that fits with the artful, sophisticated-yet-lively nature of this unpredictable music going from glam-rock renditions of early rock'n'roll impulses to forward-looking experimental thrusts. *Roxy Music* is like a retro sci-fi fever dream using the rock idiom to point towards the future. Its first side is absolutely perfect, and the second, admittedly more disjointed one, harbors many gems as well. Don't have a lot of time today to go into specific tracks. But I will still use a few more words to say this: never say never about a record that eludes your comprehension at first if you *objectively* feel it brings something artful and original to the table. Chances are that you can be able to enjoy it very *subjectively* later. It's one of the greatest lessons this app taught me. 4.5/5 for the purposes of this list, rounded up to 59.5/10 for more general purposes (5+4.5) Number of albums left to review: less than 200, approximately - I've temporarily lost count here. Number of albums I'll include in my own list: half so far, approximately. Number of albums I *might*  include: a quarter, approximately. Number of albums I'll never include: another quarter, or just a little more (many other albums are more important to me).

While Eno and Roxy Music both got better throughout the rest of the decade, this is still a great album. I haven't listened to it in some time and was amazed at how great it still sounds.

Bryan Ferry may be the only man so horny for a woman that he wrote a song about her license plate number. Eno-era Roxy Music... My goodness.

The Bob

Love it, albums like this get me excited about music.

Perfect album. Roxy music is the shit.

I should have known this earlier! Rock oboe on this is some of the best. So great. Eno's synth work. Just divine. Virginia Plain is great, but it's all worht a deep dive. Ladytron! Sax on if there is something!

This is a no-rules recording, and the band throws everything into it, and somehow it all works. Listeners who only know the later version of the band and Bryan Ferry's torch-singer persona will be absolutely shocked by what a rollicking ride this album provides.

Love Roxy Music

idk yet

Roxy Music is another one of those bands that I've heard a lot of good things about and have been meaning to check out more from them. This did not disappoint.

I really liked it!!

Different and I love it

I remember seeing Roxy Music live in 2022. The standout performance was “Ladytron” and “Virginia Plain”. This album is just too good.

Incredible album. Very interesting sound and high production value. Wouldn’t have guessed it’s from the 70s

The first of 4 straight practically flawless albums from Roxy. Never stops surprising and delighting.

Жесть. Альбом начинается слишком обыкновенно - позитивный прог-рок 70х годов. Но потом что-то случается и на гитарном проигрыше я слышу деппреснявую флейту (словил ассоциацию с ДДТ - Храм). А потом начинается почти синтовый трек с медленным вокалом. Это что трип-хоп!? Главный эмбиент-петербуржец Брайан Ино свое влияние, конечно, намутил. Очень подкупает такое развитие по ходу. Крутой альбом. Добавил 1 трек.

Idiosyncratic is good. Distinct musically. Clear talent on display. The artists' viewpoint is communicated. Simply a fun album to listen to. Love it. Adding to my library.

Roxy Music's first album is pure delight. They are eclectic but not proggish but created what others would call Art Rock later. Love it!

Still sounds very fresh. That Eno touch👌

It has been a while since I was blown away by an album so immediately on first listen. The melodic sensibilities in tension with some more experimental impulses hit that perfect sweet spot for me. Makes me want to dive into the rest of their discography. Great debut album.

I love this album! This band was amazing, nearly no misses for me. Iconic cover, great songs I can listen over and over! A fantastic album that shows what they’re about, what they have in store and what’s to come! 9 out of 10

This album might be 5* I listened to it about 2 months ago, which gives it an advantage against alot of the albums on this list. It sounded familiar and all the vibes I liked then shone through. Sea Breezes is outstanding. There is a sense of fear and dread that comes from this song, yet a loose feel that's hard to explain. The guitar work is very simple but seems complicated melodically. If There is Something is another song that stands out for its janky piano line, but still manages to have an eerie vibe. Overall I'm between a 4 and a 5

This felt like glam rock at its best. I really enoyed it.

I had previously dismissed Roxy music as not for me based on one of their other records. But this was such a continuous surprise of jazzy, unhinged rock music. Loved it! The biggest positive surprise of my 1001 project yet.

This is a criminally underrated album. I had this on my very first MP3 player. I think I saw a Behind the Music of it on VH1 when I was like 13. You've got SO MUCH happening across the runtime; the growing, thumping synths on Virginia Plain, the David Byrne-esque vocals (before Talking Heads formed), or how about the Sabbath-like grooves on The Bob right before it dissolves into war sounds followed by a jangly glam jam? This album is the definition of eclectic, and for some that's not exactly a good thing. Personally, I love being strapped in and along for this ride.

Spirits of art-, glam-, and avant-rock meld marvelously to craft a stunningly singular cocktail of particular intoxication.

Great

Really cool album. I dig the proto new wave. Not afraid to get weird but still being very listenable. Always nice to be exposed to an album you probably would have never found otherwise

brian eno’s debut album, and a surprise for me. it feels experimental but more listenable than i’d expect — you can feel the bones of ambient here, but with sparkly glam flesh. this metaphor may have gotten away from me. anyway, this album was great.

Way ahead of its time for 1972. Accessible and fun art rock. Probably my favorite Roxy album due to the presence of Eno. He provides a touch of chaos that makes everything so much more intriguing.

This was much better than I expected. I'm not a fan of glam rock in general, but the sheer quality of the rock music made up for that on the first half of the album. Things get a little more unusual on the second half where Brian Eno's experimentation gets added to the mix. I'm not a fan of Eno's solo work either. But combined with quality glam rock it somehow works. More of a 4.5 rounded up than a solid 5, but still I enjoyed this album a lot.

Þessi er svokallað gateway drug, keypti hana í Hljómalind 1997 út af Brian Eno kom heim og hlustaði og varð fyrir vonbrigðum. Hlustaði aftur, og aftur, og aftur og alltaf sömu vonbrigðin. Svo gerðist eitthvað í fimmtu hlustun og ég hef ekki litið til baka síðan. Söngur Ferrys er ótaminn, hljóðheimurinn mjög töff og If there is something er á topp 100 bestu laga listanum.

I've always wanted an opportunity to get into early Roxy and here it is. Already love Mr. Eno and like later more pop-orientated hits but this is another world. A post-Modern eclectic world. This is seriously good. Dense, innovative with early 70's glam rock vibes but something else, something proto- Hit and miss, dead ends and quirky avenues. The sounds here are new and feel fresh even today. This is why this chart is such a good idea. Finding a gem amongst chaff.

BRILLIANT ALBUM!!!

An awesome debut from one of my favorite bands of all time. They sounded like no one else at the time. Still do.

Squonky, freewheeling, innovative, exuberantly weird. I love it. Top-notch debut album that still sounds surprisingly fresh today. One thing I really love about Roxy Music is how every member plays full tilt on these songs. It's like each one is playing lead in his own head and don't tell him otherwise. The result is this really full and vibrant sound that keeps delivering, no matter how many times you hear it. I was going to go 4 stars, but boosting to a 5 for sheer creativity. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Virginia Plain, Re-Make/Re-Model, Ladytron, If There Is Something, Sea Breezes, Would You Believe?, 2HB, Bitters End, The Bob (Medley), Chance Meeting

What must have this sounded like in 1972? Google the Virginia Plain performance from Top of the Pops to see how they looked like they'd descended from another planet. The instruments were plastic, the outfits sequinny and the haircuts held up with clouds of spray. It's the sound of the future, a soundworld completely artificial and ironic, but completely convincing. One of the best debut albums ever.

I hadn’t really listened to Roxy Music much prior to this project, but now I’m on album #2 and it seems that I am quite taken by this eccentric band. The instrumentation is wonderfully wild (Castanets! Oboe solos! Wackadoo synths!). The odd, quavering vocals deliver some pretty interesting lyrics. At times I’m not sure what abuse the guitar is being subjected to to make those noises. Every time I listen I hear more and more. I love it! I’m a fan!

I'd never really given Roxy Music a chance and knew little about them. This album, with that in mind, comes as quite a pleasant surprise. While the songs often jump off the rails and lose cohesion, they are a continual feed of ear candy and dynamic shift. The second half of this album is definitely less cohesive and satifsying, but overall, what a debut album. I'll be listening to a lot more Roxy Music, that's for sure.

It's Roxy Music's debut. Banging. This is the album I've actually listened to properly. Reading these reviews I hadn't realised how little cut through Roxy had to the (presumably) American market. Side A is absolutely impeccable. Every song, 6/5. Genuinely one of the best records ever.

I do love Roxy Music, this is a belter!

This one kicks ass! Some research reveals Brian Eno was involved in making this, which makes a ton of sense in hindsight. Band/album name & especially album cover had me nervous this was going to bore me, but instead it kind of re-sold me on the 1k1 albums project after what had kind of felt like some doldrums

Likte kje så godt Roxy når eg va sånn 12, men no e da et av mine favorittband

Prefs: Re-Make/Re-Model, Ladytron, If There Is Something, Virginia Plain, 2 H.B., The Bob (Medley), Would You Believe?, Sea Breezes, Bitters End Moins pref: Chance Meeting (still good)

What a strange, curious and immensely enjoyable experience this turned out to be. Roxy Music treads a line between wry and weird that very few manage successfully - Sparks, perhaps? But more than that, Roxy Music is the questing sound of a bunch of outsiders pulling apart and examining tropes of rock and roll in real time. And, of course, the hand of Bryan Ferry means that there are moments of warped romanticism to be found, too. Heady stuff.

What a start to Eno's storied career. Roxy Music is brash , unforgiving, creative, and yet relatable. It doesn't take a music genius to hear what makes this album such a delight. Every bit of flavor on top of the beautiful vocals and driving guitars pulls this album up from being a 'pretty good' 70s bop to a greatest album of all time. rarely does it drag and in the times it does I can find solace in knowing it will be payed off. beautiful project. for starting Brian Enos career and still being a banger of an album. 9.9/10

Great starter album - always thought this was Ian drury!

Impossible to really rate an album on first listen alone so I am rating based on how interesting I find it and how likely I am to relisten to it and the band/artist's other work. Overall this album was very enjoyable. The mix of simple song structure with some more experimental sounds reminded me of David Bowie. Also got some King Crimson vibes from the woodwinds. 2HB, The Bob and Chance Meeting was the highlight for me. The drums in 2HB sound so good. Definitely giving this album another listen and checking out the band's other albums.

Ferry goated

The perfect debut - The first five Roxy Musis albums are all 5 star albums - this is one is a super 5-star album.

Did not expect this to be as good as it was. That's on me.

Британцы, 1972, дебютный альбом. Детище Брайана Ферри, первая группа Брайана Ино. Арт-рок, глэм-рок.

Es un disco chistoso. Suena sexy. Suena misterioso. Suena pasado de lanza, exagerado, campy se podría decir. Es inteligente, es tonto. Es profundo y superficialmente brillante. Phil Manzanera elevó la guitarra en este disco a otro nivel, wow. Brian Ferry canta como un viejo cochino, me encanta. 5 de 5 y así.

This album deserves more attention than it gets. A masterpiece.

May not be as high art as some other albums on this list, but this sure is a lot of fun

29/06/2026 I do not really have much to do with Roxy, and they haven't really done anything exceptional in my opinion. But the album is okay. Spotify listeners: 3 million

Unc music, of course I really liked it.

Like many of the artists in this project, I had heard a lot ABOUT Roxy Music for a long time but based on the descriptions I had read, I had never bothered to explore their music. And that was a mistake! I enjoyed this album! I understand why so many musicians I love are big fans and were influenced by this! A lot of it sounded very similar to Talking Heads, especially the vocals, so of course it makes sense (start making sense?) that Byrne is/was a big fan. The vocals also sounded at times like they probably influenced what Lydon did with PiL. I will need to check out more Roxy Music, because I like this. Tough call between 3 or 4 stars. I am going to give it a 4 because I think I would only like it more with more listens. I did definitely like side 1 more than side 2 though.

This gets properly fucked up at points, and it's those bouts of off-kilter experimentation which caught my intrigue and have me keen to revisit. Although a glam rock album at its core, it also brings an inventive fusion of avant-electronics, art school camp and 50s rock and roll, in a manner which surely was unique to it at the time. Brian Eno's blueprint is all over this, thanks to the bizarre, abrasive textures and unpredictable noises he concocts with his synthesisers, whilst Bryan Ferry's quivering vocals add a further layer of unease to proceedings. The album does occasionally feel somewhat disjointed, which is perhaps to be expected from a debut album, but I can absolutely buy into the argument that this is an essential listen.

I’d never heard this and I enjoyed it.

I must confess that I only know them through the Velvet Goldmine score. And it fits so well the movie that they deserve half a star just for this memory. It will be 4 because I'm rounding up. Favorite Songs: 2 H.B. ;

Blind album and artist. Honestly this album flip flopped on me but somehow landed on a surprising 4? Maybe it was the glam style as the album closed. Loved the saxaphone and other instruments.

loved the beat but the voices make me not like it, they sound kind off like the Beatles.

Tegu on väga ausa rokialbumiga, isegi nii väga, et ma olen üllatunud, et ma bändi varem ei tundnud. Oli erinevate stiilidega rokkmuusikat, aga kõige rohkem jäi mulle siiski kõrva albumi kõige esimene laul, "Re-Make/Re-Model", mis alsutas albumit nii hea energiaga, et mu ootused ülejäänule olid tegelikult kõrgemad kui lõpptulemus. Kahju, et ei saanud suurema süvenemisega kuulata.

Very good

I think if I got this early on in my journey I would have enjoyed it a lot more. But as album #800, it was fun but not a standout.

Having never really listened to Roxy Music before, they were not what I was expecting! I thought they were 80s pop! Loved this - great album and I will definitely be exploring more by then.

Brian Ferry is like if David Byrne sang slightly better, but wrote worse songs.

Bryan Ferry

If I ignored the vocals on this album, it would be an easy 5 stars. Those vocals though...

This album was weird but fucking great. Then it just got weird. Cut a couple of those last songs out and this may be a 5

The second side might be a drop off but I don't think it's that it's as bad as some do---the first side is just that good. This is the best album we've gotten that I haven't previously listened to since the Cocteau Twins graced us with their presence. The first side really caught the better impulses of King Crimson, the weirder tendencies of Led Zeppelin, and probably other English bands at the time that I'm unaware of. Great fun. Shoutout to the Day Tripper bass lick immediately followed by Wagnerian Valkyries.

The A-side came out as a haymaker, the B-side landed like a gentle toot (no surprise that's the Eno side ...). I was going to give this a 4, but the B-side and horrible British warbly vocals knock it .5 (3.5)

First time I listened to this I did not like it but the second time.. mmmmmm

Sigue siendo innovador hoy en día. Durillo, es Brian Eno. Luego fueron mucho más accesibles.

The good songs on this album fucking rip (and most of the album is good). But the 4 experimental songs (The Bob, Chance Meeting, Sea Breezes, Bitters End) really don’t work for me. Probably a 3.5 star but I’ll round up to four on the strength of the good songs.

Some great moments if not their best album.

This is canon, in the civilized world.

I prefer most of the pre-first-breakup runs of their albums to this one, but those first three songs are completely undeniable and the second half has lots of fascinating Eno stuff. For Your Pleasure is still somehow an unbelievable level up despite the fact that this is incredible stuff by one of the best bands of all time.

Roxy Music are a bit difficult to pin down. They have just enough grit to balance out their avante garde tendencies, and the horns add a necessary lounge-lizard-like levity to keep them from sounding like just another hard rock group. It’s a formula that doesn’t always work, but when it does it’s surprisingly moving. I most enjoyed their swampy imitations of Little Feat on “If There Is Something” and the you-don’t-have-to-go-home-but-you-can’t-stay-here energy of “Would You Believe.” Maybe I’m just relieved to be hearing this after listening to Einstürzende Neubauten, but I’ll give it 3.5 stars rounded up.

My first full listen of a Roxy Music album and I can't really complain. I didn't really know what I was in for and assumed it would be a silly 80s album. And then I realized it was released in 72. For some reason that makes it all less trite. There are certainly some silly moments and some moments that seemed to come out of left field but it wasn't overpowering. Musically it was really enjoyable and the band came together to turn what could've been an annoying listen into something more impactful 3.5

Ok

Weird and wonderful

Uma surpresa positiva. Melhor do que eu esperava.

I've always heard of the band, but not their work. Very enjoyable post-VU Bowie 70s glam rock with a fine element of sleaze. Listened to it twice yesterday, and I'll continue to listen.

The birth of not only new wave but also Glam. Seriously solid album.

it was pretty good

love the vibes

I can't believe this is 1972, it sounds so much more recent all their album covers are so creepy

A bit all over the place, but I see what they were getting at.

Ces gars-là ont mis la table pour ben du monde qui sont arrivés plus tard. 3.5 étoiles parce que le côté B est intéressant mais un peu lourd.

This list, man. It makes you wade through miles of shit and, just when you're about to give up, gives you such a pleasant surprise that it almost makes you forget you had to listen to three Kraftwerk albums to get here.

Weird, but not bad-weird. You've got this guy that sounds opera trained singing pop(?) music, but leaning HARD into the vibrato on every song. LIke... dud, just a little less. It's like Christopher Lee singing death metal. Very extra. Then you've got a guy just honking away on that sax. And then you've got Brian Eno, doing what he does best with electronic music, but also throwing in random samples and gunfire and all kinds of weird stuff. It all comes together pretty nicely, giving you a few songs to bop along to, but still being very different. It’s messy, theatrical, and occasionally ridiculous, but it’s also strangely compelling. My Rating: 4/5

They do some interesting mix, pretty cool. I enjoyed everyone, but seems not so memorable. 4.25/5

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this album. The only Roxy Music songs I knew were later period ones, mainly Love is the Drug and the Avalon record (which I love). I was aware of their earlier very different sound, especially with knowing that Brian Eno was once in the band. I assumed this would be musically much weirder than what I’ve known of them. This turned out to be quite true, but not in a bad way. I quite enjoyed the music, as it was quite varied and quite unexpectedly so. There were fun solos and interesting tempo changes. If I have a quibble, it’s that I found the first half of the album to be significantly better than the latter. It began to drag on a bit for me, not to a point where I stopped liking it, but the fun wore off a bit. Standouts were Re-Make/Re-Model, If There is Something, and 2HB.

Lovely wee album - interesting throughout. Favourite track: Virginia Plain

Listening to this debut, I felt like I was stepping into a bold, stylish, futuristic glam‑art world — Bryan Ferry’s theatrical vocals and Brian Eno’s experimental textures made the whole thing messy, exciting, and unmistakably original.

Best Song: If there is Something Musically, this band is really good. The problem lies in the singer. He is very melancholy and, to be frank, dull. But, I am not going to close the door completely. I was between a 3 and 4 and am going with the 4 and may explore their catalogue a bit more since that band is out of this world. 4/5.

yeahhhhhhhh! 501st album baby! brian eno certainly have a humble start and this album sounds too loose. im looking forward to for your pleasure. 4/5

A little glam that feels similar at times to Bowie’s glam era.

# Roxy Music (1972) — In-Depth Review Released on **June 16, 1972** — the same day as David Bowie's *Ziggy Stardust* — Roxy Music's self-titled debut remains one of rock's most audacious first statements. It is widely regarded as **rock's first true postmodern masterpiece** , a record that collapsed past, present, and future into a glittering, disorienting collage of sound and style. --- ## Lyrics & Themes Bryan Ferry's lyrics on this album function as **pop-culture archaeology**, weaving together Hollywood nostalgia, romantic melancholy, and sci-fi futurism into an ironic, detached narrative voice. ### Cinematic Obsessions Ferry, a former art student taught by pop-art pioneer Richard Hamilton , approached songwriting like visual collage. The album is saturated with **film references**: - **"2HB"** — A punning tribute to Humphrey Bogart and *Casablanca*, quoting "Here's looking at you, kid" - **"Chance Meeting"** — Inspired by David Lean's *Brief Encounter* (1945) - **"The Bob (Medley)"** — Takes its title from *Battle of Britain* (1968), complete with simulated gunfire ### Postmodern Pastiche **"Re-Make/Re-Model"** opens the album with a manifesto of fragmentation. The lyrics reject conventional narrative, featuring the cryptic refrain "CPL 593H" — supposedly the license plate of a car driven by a beautiful woman Ferry spotted . The song's structure mirrors its lyrical chaos: each member performs a solo referencing musical touchstones from *Day Tripper* to Wagner's *Ride of the Valkyries* . ### Glamour and Alienation Ferry's persona — the **jaded lounge singer from a dystopian future** — delivers lyrics that celebrate hedonism while maintaining emotional distance. "Virginia Plain" (added to later pressings) name-checks Hollywood stars and films (*Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?*, *Flying Down to Rio*) with a surreal, detached wit . The title itself originated from a 1964 Ferry painting of a "giant cigarette packet... on this huge Dalíesque plain" . --- ## Music & Composition Roxy Music's sound on this album is **deliberately unclassifiable** — a collision of 1950s doo-wop, avant-garde electronics, prog-rock complexity, and proto-punk energy. ### The Eno Factor Brian Eno's contributions on **"synthesizer & tapes"** were revolutionary. When Ferry asked for a sound "like the Moon" for **"Ladytron,"** Eno delivered what he called "lunacy" — otherworldly textures that transformed the track into a sci-fi epic . His treatments of guitars and wind instruments created sounds that were "challenging even now" . ### Instrumental Eclecticism The band's approach was democratic and experimental: - **Phil Manzanera** — Guitar work that veered from frantic rock to ambient textures - **Andy Mackay** — Oboe and saxophone adding classical and jazz colors - **Paul Thompson** — Precise, powerful drumming that anchored the chaos - **Graham Simpson** — Bass lines that could drive or drift **"The Bob (Medley)"** exemplifies this approach, shifting from ominous proto-metal to pastoral calm to military rhythms within five minutes . **"Sea Breezes"** — the album's longest track at seven minutes — features "lustrous electric piano" and guitar squalls that cut in and out of the mix unpredictably . ### Vocal Style Ferry's **tremolo-laden, vibrato-heavy delivery** was intentionally anti-American. "I wanted the vocals to sound English rather than American, which was quite daring, given that the music was very influenced by American styles," Ferry recalled . Critics described it as a "vampiric croon" or "android lounge-lizard" — mannered, theatrical, and utterly distinctive. --- ## Production **Producer: Peter Sinfield** (former King Crimson lyricist) The album was recorded in a **single week** in early 1972, financed by the band's managers at EG Records for £5,000 before any record deal existed . Sinfield's production has been described as "generally good" but occasionally "mushy" , with some critics noting that the energy of live performances didn't fully translate to tape . The production style was **hands-off regarding Eno's experiments**, giving him "all the flexibility and space he needed" . This resulted in a dense, sometimes overwhelming sonic palette. Some critics have noted that the Mellotron strings on **"If There Is Something"** were "an obvious mistake" that invited unnecessary King Crimson comparisons . --- ## Influence & Legacy Roxy Music's debut essentially **invented art-rock** as a commercial proposition and proved that rock could accommodate "anything really" . ### Immediate Impact - Reached **#10 on the UK Albums Chart** - **"Virginia Plain"** became a surprise Top 10 hit when released as a single after the album - Released simultaneously with *Ziggy Stardust*, creating a watershed moment for glam rock ### Long-term Influence The album's DNA can be traced through: - **Punk and post-punk** — The raw energy and experimental attitude - **New Romanticism** — Duran Duran, Ultravox, Spandau Ballet - **Electropop** — Eno's synth work prefigured entire genres - **Art-rock** — Established that rock could be conceptual, visual, and intellectually ambitious Critics note that Roxy Music "helped bridge the gap of the British invasion of the 1960s to the second tide that featured new wave and punk" . The album remains "startlingly original" and "still sounds weird 50 years later" . --- ## Pros & Cons ### Pros | Aspect | Details | |--------|---------| | **Innovation** | Created a genuinely new sound; "rock's first true postmodern masterpiece" | | **Musicianship** | Extraordinary ensemble — Eno, Manzanera, Mackay, and Thompson all contribute distinctively | | **Standout Tracks** | "Re-Make/Re-Model," "Ladytron," "If There Is Something," "Virginia Plain" | | **Conceptual Coherence** | Unified aesthetic vision across music, lyrics, and visual presentation | | **Historical Importance** | Influenced punk, new wave, synth-pop, and art-rock for decades | | **Timelessness** | "Still comes across that way today, a truly unique recording" | ### Cons | Aspect | Details | |--------|---------| | **Production Quality** | Original mix described as "mushy" or "bad" by some listeners; lacks the energy of live performances | | **Inconsistency** | Second half (particularly "2HB," "Chance Meeting," "Would You Believe") weaker than the explosive opening | | **Accessibility** | "Not for the faint of heart" — deliberately challenging, even "tuneless noise" to some ears | | **Self-Indulgence** | Tracks like "The Bob" and "Sea Breezes" can feel "rambling" or "disjointed" | | **Ferry's Vocals** | The affected delivery can grate; "oh-so arch vocals" alienate some listeners | --- ## Verdict *Roxy Music* (1972) is a **flawed masterpiece** — an album of staggering ambition that occasionally collapses under its own weight, but whose successes are so revolutionary that its failures hardly matter. It established a template for art-rock that valued **intelligence, irony, and visual style** as much as musical chops. While the band would make more cohesive albums (*For Your Pleasure*, *Stranded*), they never made another quite like this — raw, chaotic, and utterly unpredictable. **Essential for:** Fans of art-rock, glam, experimental pop, and anyone interested in where the 1970s began to fracture into the post-punk future. **Rating:** 8/10 — "A rather incoherent and unbalanced record — where it works it works well, but where it doesn't it becomes a mess" , yet undeniably one of the most important debut albums in rock history.

Re-Make/Re-Model Virginia Plain Sea Breezes

I will base this review on the US release of this album, which includes the track "Virginia Plain". I've heard a fair share of Roxy Music, the artsy glam rock band founded by the eccentric, over-the-top vocalist Bryan Ferry alongside oboeist and saxophonist Andy Mackay. But what surprised me was that Brian Eno played synths on their first two records. Given how prolific a songwriter and producer Brian would become, it is rather cool to hear his near-humble beginnings. With that said, how does Roxy Music's debut hold up? Oddly enough, this was some genuinely intriguing glam rock. The core identity of this record can be traced to the pop art studies that Ferry, Eno, and Mackay partook in, and they make that known. The campy songwriting and equally delectable crooning vocal performance from Ferry, the solemn wind instrument playing from Mackay, and the otherworldly experimental synths from Eno made for quite a combination over a solid rhythmic foundation from Phil Manzanera, Paul Thompson, and Graham Simpson. In fact, this album can feel pretty futuristic and postmodernist for coming out in 1972. One minute, there's a fun, eccentric bop like "Virginia Plain" and "Ladytron". The next minute, there's a bold, ambitious suite like "If There is Something" and "The Bob (Medley)". The very next minute, it can be a deeply introspective ballad like "Chance Meeting" and "Sea Breezes". Props have to be given to this band for how much they pushed the envelope with their unique blend of art rock and glam rock sensibilities. That said, my only hangups with this debut are inconsistent production track-by-track, and I find that the sequencing of the tracks doesn't quite work out for as cohesive a flow. Putting aside how oddly juxtaposed "Virginia Plain" was placed on the US release, there are some tonal hills and valleys with the track listing, particularly in the second half, with how the deeply introspective cuts like "Chance Meeting" and "Sea Breezes" are mixed with the more kooky saxophone-led tracks "Would You Believe?" and "Bitters End." Still, I can say I had a genuinely good time with Roxy Music's wildly experimental debut. I certainly can't wait to hear another record from them.

Pleasantly surprised by this one. The vocals remind of David Byrne. The general sound seems to skip through genres, sometimes in the same song (looking at you the Bob Medly) Overall a good listen

I was very happy to see Roxy Music come up today. I’m fully in my Roxy Music era at the moment. I think their first couple of albums with Brian Eno are superb, so I was really looking forward to this. This feels properly ahead of its time. For 1972, it sounds like nothing else that was around. It’s avant garde, innovative, experimental, but still somehow really stylish and classy. The sound is hard to pin down, which is part of what makes it so good. There’s pop, jazz, a bit of 60s influence, and the early signs of glam rock all mixed together. It shouldn’t work as well as it does, but it really does. The lyrics lean heavily into romance, with that constant theme of love, longing, and heartbreak running throughout. Favourite tracks: Virginia Plain is one of the favourite Roxy tunes Least favourite tracks: Sea Breezes feels quite different to the rest and a bit too whimsical for me. Album artwork: Brilliant cover. Roxy were known for bold, stylish, and slightly provocative artwork, and this is no different.

This is one of those albums that takes more than one day to process. It's an eclectic mix of songs and styles that feels ahead of it time for 1972. Upon first listen, this didn't grab me right away, but left me feeling intrigued, and normally that's a good sign of a really good interesting album that could grow on me. The only prominent drawback is Brian Ferry's vibrato kinda annoys me a little, but thankfully, it's not always there. Something to come back to.

Mix of Beatles and other 60s influenced music

Produce Peter Sinfield (King Crimson y Emerson, Lake & Palmer) La banda era tan impactante como genial: Eno a los mandos de cachivaches varios, Ferry (verdadera alma del grupo y único compositor en estos inicios), Phil Manzanera a la guitarra y Andy Mackay al saxo. Las pintas son para verlas. Glam-prog, que funciona. Los sonidos, caos que no estal, sino algo tan extraño como genial: Ladytron, no hace falta ser adivino para ver su influencia en esta banda, es la mejor muestra de los Roxy buenos. If There Is Something’ sigue la estela. son canciones que van mutando , caos, country, melodía, guitarras, saxos, todo va encajando. Virginia Plain es el tema más conocido del disco. 2HB es un homenaje a Humphrey Bogart donde Mackay interpreta la melodía de As Time Goes By. La cara B baja el nivel, aunque Chance Meeting destaca y sobre todas Would you believe? un temazo. Influyentes en todo, punk, new wave, sofisti pop, new romantics, todo. Pero ellos fueron únicos.

I sa lots of bad reviews for this album so I went in with very low hopes for it, i expected some absolute trash, this is not what I got. I thought it was a good album. Nothing too special and i don't think I will listen to more of them but yes i don't believe it deserved the amount of hate I saw in the other reviews.

The singing isn't my favorite, but other than that it's actually a really good album. It's an interesting genre, but has some good songs.

Roxy Music was a very enjoyable album. Due to David Bowie especially, i have always found glam rock to be a genre that i really enjoy and this album is no exception to that rule. The synths were probably the main thing that stole the show here as they did sound really nice. This album also had a lot of free jazz elements which i'm a bit divided on. I'm generally not a fan of free jazz as it can sound rather messy and they had that issue on this album too but i didn't find them to be too intrusive though. That last track gave me Willy Wonka vibes for some reason which i find rather funny. Not their best work but still a really good album. Best Song: Virginia Plain Worst Song: Re-Make/Re-Model

After getting David Gray yesterday I was psyched to listen to this today. Although I've listened to a few of Eno's solo albums before I'd never given any of the Roxy Music albums a listen. This was overall great. Nice variety of music. I really liked Ladytron and Would You Believe in particular, but all of the tracks were good.

A buried treasure for sure. Lots of great songs that aren't heard much nowadays.

What a strange album. I've listened to it attentively several times over the years, always enjoyed it, but then find it very hard to remember how it goes - it's full of so many twists and turns. So, unlike so many other records I've memorised, this one always retains an aura of surprise and weirdness. Or maybe it's a rationalization and the songs are actually not memorable enough? Anyway deserves the stars for the sheer inventiveness and for being the album that unleashed ENO to an unsuspecting world! Do not listen without looking at the inner band portraits.

Had not listened to this and liked it more than I expected. Some very interesting songs that in retrospect seem truly groundbreaking having come out in '72.

Beautiful, ridiculous and profane. I think of Roxy as Velvet Underground dressed up in 18th century frocks & coats, sipping absinthe. Better than the Thom Yorke covers.

As someone who has been a casual fan of Roxy Music for many years, I don't think I've ever listened to their debut album before today. This isn't exactly packed with the big hits from the band. I've known and enjoyed 'Virginia Plain' for many years, even though that song wasn't included on the initial UK release. What surprised me here was how futuristic this was. This was glam rock masquerading as pop music from the future. Although he certainly had that frontman charisma that made Roxy Music a household name, Ferry's shaky vocals are the weak link here and the album is at its best when you get Brian Eno doing Brian Eno stuff. I can see why the Eno/Ferry partnership clashed as the pop side of the record feels like its fighting the experimental parts. The sax-lead stomper 'Would You Believe?' could have been a chart topper once glam rock was popular. On the other side of the coin, you have some otherworldly sounds coming from Eno's synth and Manzanera's guitar on 'Ladytron'. The art-rock found on here occasionally falls into artsy-fartsy territory, see the last two songs for example. Despite some identity and teething issues, this is an exceptional strong debut from one of the most influential bands of its era.

No sabía que Roxy Music fuera tan sofisticado. Me sentí ignorante. Lo bueno es que ya no lo soy tanto.

4 out of 5. Third Roxy Music album so far and my second favorite of theirs.

Big Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry fan...I prefer "Country Life" and "Stranded", but their sound is already starting to form here. Very influential and original for "art rock"

Better than Coldplay

Glam rock pioneers with a wonderful debut album.

The best is yet to come but Roxy Music is very good straight out of the gate on their 1972 debut album. Bryan Ferry's vocals are wonderful, Brian Eno handles the synthesizer, tape effects, backing vocals as only Brian Eno could, Phil Manzanera guitar playing is art rock royal in fact everyone heard on Roxy Music's debut are on fire and somehow save the album from poor at times too loud at times muddied production. The album feels rushed and it was as they had to record everything in a week because they had no record deal and money was tight- remarkably it's still a great album that is kept from a 5/5 rating exclusively because of the production. As good as the album is I don't see why it was included on the 1001 Albums Before You Die list as it's their weakest album after 1979's Manifesto (3/5) but so it goes.

Roxy Music has always felt to me like "music for art school students" and nothing exemplifies it more than their first album, a loose collection of avant-pop that never settles on any particular sound. This only works if the musicians have chops, and in this case, they do. It does occasionally venture into aimless wankery here and there, but for the most part this is an enjoyable collection of eclectic and interesting music.

Artsy, prefer later Roxy Music

this is not the RM album that I tend to return to, and i'm asking myself why is that the case? this album is full of such weird goodness.

Pretty good! Can hear alot of early progish sounds of the time throughout the album. Bowie like sound to a lot of it as well. Had only ever heard the name Roxy Music but didn't know the music well.

Really enjoyed this album. Glam rock the way it should be done. Favorite track: If There Is Something

This album is bonkers but I'm really digging it. In some places it feels incredibly modern, whilst in others it's extremely retro, but anachronistically so. Like the stuff from its time is a pastiche of its time.

This was a fun one. It had aspects of lots of great other bands into a nice mix. I’m surprised I hadn’t ever heard them.

I thought the energy on this one was pretty fun. I liked the raw sound.

Really fun and interesting! You can hear the influence this had on the Talking Heads and B-52s, the voices are really funky and I like a lot of the musicianship. It’s a little raw and the producing isn’t the greatest but overall great!

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Not their best but still good

Awesome!

Ooh love it!

Very cool and great. It didn’t hold my attention the whole time, so I can’t give it a 5, though.

Liked it! Never heard anything from this band but they have some nice ones!

Pretty interesting and ahead of its time. Didn't love all the songs but the vision is there. Re-Make/Re-Model was neat.

Based on the reviews of this album, nobody can seem to agree if it’s good or bad, if it’s too weird or too boring, if it’s too glam rock or not glam rock enough. Personally I loved this album and don’t really get the hate. This is like three doors down from Bowie and everyone (rightfully) loves him! Also the song that sounds like monster mash is good, why would more songs that sound like monster mash be a bad thing?

love me some Roxy.

I enjoyed this one. Probably not a 4, closer to 3.5.

Some proper vibes in this one. Music like Roxy Music by Roxy Music is Music I’d like to listen to

I have always liked this band for no real good reason.

Vu la cover, je m'attendais à du post-punk nul. Et finalement, c'était (très) étrangement bien.

Did not match my preconceived notion. This is trashy, glammy, grimey...like T Rex, and a godfather to Talking Heads.

4.8 almost perfect

Would have preferred this to end with Sea Breezes as I found Ferry's voice annoying on Bitters End but other than that an enjoyable listen and very ahead of its time.

Hay tracks clásicos, en general lo disfruté

I was expecting some boring 70s glam but was surprised by the competency and variety here. This seems like it rewards multiple listens but was fun enough the first time to keep me hooked. I'm an Eno lover so it's cool to finally hear what he was up to prior to his solo stuff. I'll have to give it other listen or two but I feel like I may end up bumping this up to a 5, I really liked it.

Early 70s British Psychedelic rock meets a bit of eclectic punk. A fairly experimental album for the time. Bit of a Temu Pink Floyd.

I had heard of Roxy Music but was expecting more synth, this was solid rock, lots of good songs.

This was very fun. Different and interesting and a bit weird. Strays a bit too far into the noise for noise's sake territory a few times, but I'd definitely revisit this in the future.

I prefer For Your Pleasure a bit more over this one, but I still thought this was a good weird album.

Their first album comes up a little short of For Your Pleasure to me, but it's still pretty great.

It’s been a long while since I last heard this album and I had forgotten how good it is. They were definitely a different creature with Eno in the band and his synths punctuate some pretty good left field art rock. A pretty innovative and influential album

Always so good. Innovative & fun, deep and campy, it's still a thrill.

Not my favorite Roxy Music record but I can definitely see the attraction at the time. Bryan Ferry’s soulful croon intersecting with Eno’s weird ass exploration of sound. Only in England would Virginia Plain be a hit. The palate for exploration being much broader than America. Canada fits neatly in the middle. The start of Glam rock soon transcended by Marc Bolan and T.Rex, but this was the first hint of sexy art rock with a theatrical flair.

i liked this a lot more than i thought i would have. upbeat and eclectic. a fun listen.

Cool, aber sehr speziell.

Inventive, glamorous and ambitious. Maybe a bit too experimental for my taste, but hopefully it shall grow into me

7/10

The first few songs have a bit of a Grateful Dead meets David Bowie feel before the prog/art rock really takes hold. Brian Eno’s contribution is immense and hints at his ambient music aspirations. Frankly this album absolutely blew me away. The suite like nature of the album plays best as a whole and the genre fluidity works very well for them. This album is way ahead of its time and parts of it sound like it could have been released by contemporary independent artists. 4⭐️

Weird and fun

Great! Prefer the solo work of eno, but that doesn't mean this isn't amazing

Like the Beatles and David Bowie had a weird alien dance baby

A little off-kilter, a little deranged. I like it.

What's with the norks on the covers

Gun shy on this one... after a lot of consideration I've landed on 4. So often you can put an album in some box - this is X genre or a precursor to Y and with this one I really struggled to place it. What the fuck is this? What were they going for? For those reasons it went from a 3 to a 4. I have been thinking about this album a LOT over the last several days. Is it good? Are they totally full of shit? Time will tell but at this moment I'm leaning "its good". Still don't know what their deal is but I'll figure it out. I keep coming back, especially to the early tracks. Sorta like post punk / glam rock with a touch of Talking Heads. It's weird and fun despite at times being a bit irritating.

Dope

Cool album, reminds me of talking heads. Glad to hear something new to me.

This band feels like it's both ahead of its time and on its own wavelength. It flirts with pop while always racing beyond it, or maybe it's that they just aren't constitutionally able to stay in that lane. This isn't music that immediately grabs me, but at the same time it's hard to turn off.

There are like three or four bands that existed before the 1990s that make me wish I was born in a different time and place, and Roxy Music is one of them. I have never, ever figured out the right setting for listening to the first half of their debut, where Brian Eno’s moogs lead a wild crew of saxophones and glam rock. It's impossible to politely play their debut in the background of anything. A fellow reviewer suggested a blazing bonfire drinking Remy Martins. That sounds pretty dang close, and yet when the second half of "If There is Something" finds that groove, I would insist everyone shut the hell up, and who wants that kind of energy at a bonfire? Not to mention that when Bryan Ferry comes wailing back in like the guy who taught David Byrne everything he knew, I'd insist we all get up and dance. The first half of this album is exactly perfect for that part of the party where everyone is at peak buzz before they have one too many and the night starts its slow descent into regret and consequence. Play it too early and it demands all attention to itself in an off-putting way for a proper party. Of course, even if you had that perfect moment to play it, you have to deal with the second half. Songs like "The Bob" and "Chance Meeting" would send the mood over a cliff to a fiery, Toonces-esque crash, and the whole party would screech to a halt. The second half of their debut is a beautiful mess that probably isn’t suited for anything, but it’s overflowing with ideas ranging from half to three-quarters baked. Do songs like "2 H.B." deserve a better vocalist? Maybe. Put Bowie or Lou or Jagger on that track and its probably the soundtrack to a half dozen iconic movie scenes by now. But also Bryan Ferry's delivery somehow elevates it in the end. It's real and touchable and perfectly imperfect. The final track, “Bitter’s End” sounds like it was recorded in a stairwell after they got evicted from a studio but just had to get one last idea out. It’s awful. It’s wonderful. Nothing about the second half of this album makes a lick of sense to me, and yet I wouldn't change a thing. It's so weird and unhinged and *fabulous.* I have a lot more to say, but I'll save it for their follow-up, "For Their Pleasure," which came just six months later and worked through a lot of the same ideas to dizzying effect. (Bizarrely, it appears that only their first three records are going to show up on this list. For once I would have been happy with the British skew of this project.)

This was pretty fun. Vibes of The Talking Heads and The Cars. It was a fun bop tbh

Banger

More Glam than New Wave - but you can hear how the bands stole this sound.

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3.5/5

The first half of this album is perfect. It slumps a bit in the second half dropping it down a star.

Like the previous Roxy Music album, it's well made, but it doesn't stand out much for me. I enjoyed it but I don't think I'll be seeking it out.

I was in an indie rock band 15 yrs ago. This album was extremely influential for us. Side A rips super hard. Side B noticeably wanes. Super fun, upbeat, interesting pop music that is, as many others have said, ahead of its time. I love Eno's synth touches. 4/5

This debut took me by surprise, a band I’d never really heard that I ended up enjoying? The first half is great, full of energy, while the second half loses a bit of that momentum but still holds up overall. A strong introduction to their sound.

Nice

I like going through the Roxy Music evolution. Hadn't listened as much to the first couple of albums because none of it really grabbed me the first time or two. But they started here, with this punk-y attitude and art-school confidence. Then they had a period where they were more of a rock band, while still adding a bunch of interesting "art rock" sorts of experimentation. I was happy they lost the punk vibe. Ultimately landing on a smooth, elegant rock vibe (Avalon!) which is fantastic. So, going back and listening to this album for the first time in years was an interesting ride. I forgot how punk-y it was and how much Brian Ferry sounded like David Byrne at times. Why oh why, on "If there is something" are they trying so hard to be the Grateful Dead. (First half of it anyway) So weird! Very much like how experimental most of this is without being annoying. Although the last three songs do almost cross the line. They're ok, but lumped together they make me want to skip a bit. I think it deserves a very high 3, say 3.7. I'll give it a 4, but with a tiny bit of reservation.

Weird but nice?

Hvorfor er deres albumcovers altid så horny 😭 endnu et meget eklektisk og interessant album fra dem

Meget hyperaktiv glam. Super sjov plade!

Overraskende my kult som skjedde her. Første gang jeg hører et Roxy music album, og skal være ærlig om at jeg forventa noe litt dårlig og kjedelig proto-new-wave. Men her var det mye spennende! Mye kule spenninger mellom poppen og det eksperimentell, og overraskende progga

mooi plaatje... paar bekende nummers , andere minder bekend, maar allen goed

- parece muito influenciado pelo estilo nova yorkino, velvet underground e art rock - já trazia muitos elementos que foram popularizados na década de 80 - similaridade com estilo mais teatral e experimental, como Gênesis e Zappa

A great debut for a great band!

great first album

Mjamiiii, da chund en Ohreschmaus uf eus alli zue! Roxy Music widerspiegelt für mich absolute 70er und 80er fun in music. Het sehr spass gmacht, aber da gits no einiges bessers vo ihne.

die music vo roxy music isch wüki no roxy gfallt mir sehr guet – aber glich keine vo de mir bekannte hard hitters druffe gsi gid trotzdem vier proxy server

Day602 - i was surprised that it was released in 1972 it sounded ahead of its time. as far as debut albums go this is pretty good

A fore-runner of New Wave, also anticipated its offshoot, the sophisti-pop movement. Great musicianship from all band members. I'm really impressed with this album.

Loved this one!

I really liked this.

I adore Avalon but that's the only Roxy Music album I'd listened to prior to this. I prefer Avalon, but this is great as well. I can't believe it's from 1972. But then, Eno was involved, so I guess I can believe it. My favorite song is Sea Breezes.

I really liked this album. It sounds a little sophomoric at moments, which is not surprising given that this is their debut album. However, the combination of the unpolished art-rock, early Brian Eno synth noodling, and screaming saxophone solos make this album super exciting and captivating to listen to.

J'ai bien aimé, même si je préfère leur période new-wave avec Avalon. Tout de même, la balance catchy/weird te garde accroché tout le long, pis c'est même une bonne écoute en background

Fantastic album. The beginnings of a musically stylish influential iconic band. How’s that word salad?

It was a good jam

Re-Make/Re-Model and Virginia Plain are a couple of my favorite Roxy Music songs. The rest of these songs have their moments but aren't some of their best stuff. Even though this is their first album, it's probably not the album I'd pick to introduce someone to their music. The first 1:40 minutes of If There is Something feels like a totally different song that they should have just left out. Then they would have a pretty good song. And even as a fan, I can say that The Bob (Medley) kinda sucks. It's just too out there. At least they warned us that it's a Medley which is more than most bands do. But I think maybe a war breaks out at some point during this song and it's just really not necessary. Overall I'm a fan of their weird sound and I understand that this isn't everybody's jam. They are kind of a guilty pleasure for me and this album has more deep cut stuff. Great instrumentation and interesting songwriting.

This was a good one! It's one of those albums that doesn't necessarily grab me right away but when I give time and attention to it, it's got a lot of interesting, creative sounds going on.

Eclectic

Strange as fuck

4.5

Sea breezes and the Bob are boring prog. Production is awful. Still squeezes out a brilliant first half and a great last 2

Glad I gave this a second listen - first listen through I didn't rate it at all, but it really hit differently on the drive to work. 3.5/5

The first album by Roxy Music, did a lot to usher in the first inklings of glam rock, influenced the emerging British punk rock scene, and was noted as being one of David Bowie's favourite British bands. But where does this album leave us? With a wonderful melting pot of sound! Lots of unique takes on different musical instruments, even the oboe! In some ways I can hear a nascent Tool or System of a Down in some of the songs. Just a solid album that helped paved the way for may different genres of sound.

Ça commence bien, c’est juste assez weird pour être intéressant, mais, malgré qu’il soit dans le band, c’est pas tout à fait du Brian Eno. J’en suis à la moitié et c’est encore très bon. Je vois ça comme du pré-Brian Eno. Ses influences, genre. Donc, c’est fini. C’était bon. Du sous-Eno, période popish, mais bon.

Interessant. Prog. Hatte ich bisher nicht auf dem Schirm.

#29 Roxy Music ~ Roxy Music There is something truly mind blowing about the majority of the debut of Roxy Music. A truly instrumental freakout, but not too freakish to be placed into alienating prog rock music. Just enough freak to be an exciting pop record. No doubt the musicians here are pretty talented, and the songs are very catchy to boot to get you. Remake/Remodel and Ladytron are some seriously exciting stuff. How somebody conceived 2HB and The Bob is beyond me, and Virginia Plain needs no introduction. Unfortunately, Roxy Music has a very-hard-to-not-notice weak ending where you kinda get used to the freakishness and they do the worst thing every which is strip away to freaky minimalism. It's not necessarily a great look and it does sour the listening experience a little bit. But I mean, the first half is just too legendary to pass on.

Roxy Music’s debut album is definitely the one to start with when exploring this band. You’ll definitely notice an evolution in their sound as you move through their catalog over the years. My favorite song from the album is “If There Is Something”—it’s such an amazing track with great musicianship that really draws you in and takes you on a journey. Another standout aspect of this album is the electronic and synthesizer work, all done by Brian Eno. He played a big role in shaping Roxy Music’s early sound. Eno was with them for the first couple of albums before leaving due to creative differences with Bryan Ferry, but he went on to do some amazing work in experimental and electronic music, as well as producing some incredible albums over the years. Another interesting fact about this album is that it was produced by Peter Sinfield, who was a key member of King Crimson. Sinfield contributed a lot to King Crimson’s early success, and it’s really interesting to see his involvement with Roxy Music, showing just how interconnected the music scene was at the time, even among bands with different sounds.

Overall: 8/10 I'm glad this was as strange as I was hoping it would be. It's crazy that this came out in 1972. I think this is one of those bands where every single member brings something special and unique to the table. I love the vocals and drums especially. Very ahead of it's time and worth checking out. Fav Song: Sea Breezes Least Fav Song: 2HB

Det va ikke egentlig interessant i det hele tatt, så æ huske knapt at æ har hørt på det.

Roxy Music proves its weirdness right away. But like some other special artists (Bob Dylan, King Crimson, etc), the weirdness works in an ineffable way. Ferry's vibrato and soft, dry vocal takes can be hard to handle. Eno's effects sometimes disconnect any instrument from the rest of the band. The saxophone often hits notes that spike out and resonate with really harsh harmonics. But still, I find myself entranced with the whole show. Sure, it might require repeated listens to uncover the loveliness, but it's well worth the work.

wasn’t familiar with this one; enjoyed it

good

One of my favorites, but no album is perfect.

Interesting combinations of styles

Site deleted my last two reviews >:( Anyways, more roxy music! this time it's the self titled one. This was also great, though some songs kinda overstayed their welcome. 8/10

Sounds great. I had no idea that Roxy Music was actually proto-punk, like the missing link from the Velvet Underground to The Stooges, or Television, or The Sex Pistols. You can even hear some vocals that must have influence Jello Biafra in there too.

Mjög góð plata. 3,5.

some super fun classic 70s glam with a vocalist who's going fucking ham most of the time and brian eno making some funny noises with a synth every once in a while

Great stuff. Soo ahead of its time, any time!

Yeah. Good times

Roxy music, like Genesis is one of my blind spots. As in I have never had much exposure to the 1970s version. Like Genesis I knew the 80s singles and I think ‘more than this’ is a masterpiece. I also think ‘Avalon’ a great song. So this list has introduced me to this album which I only knew through reputation. It rocks. It rolls. It’s louche. And it’s pretty superb. Some filler but otherwise I liked it.

So as this IS a debut album it has both moments of future brilliance and experiment. I am a huge fan of Roxy Music and it goes beyond politics or personality or time or space. Don't know why and maybe in some years I will solidify some kind of mental connection with that subject, but for now, I don't know really, I just really "like" Roxy Music. This is not my favorite album of theirs and they, unlike some of my absolute favorites (I am distinguishing an intangible here) do run on a more linear (they got even better) timeline. Nevertheless it is an important intro to this unique and in my opinion, great band.

This album was a super cool and unique listen! Lots of fun throughout. Favorite tracks - 2HB, bitters end, would you believe? 7/10

After listening to Country Life I made it a decision to see what the first 5 albums were like. The first album is amazing. Experimental and interesting. what a fantastic debut album. 4.5 stars

Me gusta Roxy Music, no soy experto en sus álbumes pero lo que les había escuchado recuerdo que lo había sentido muy fregón, agradable y para pasar un buen rato. Este disco me hizo pasar un buen rato, pero lo sentí más heavy, como si fuera una etapa algo depresiva o más intensa de los Roxy. Habrá que echarse un clavado a la discografía para ubicarles más o menos el tono, porque con éste me esperaba la pura buena onda y terminé bastante intrigado.

interesting transitional british pop rock. less memorable

es mejor que el otro album de roxy music que mr había salido

I've already known that I like Roxy music. My first blush impression from re-make/re-model is that it sounds like the velvet underground mixed with the Talking heads (but maybe it's Bryan Ferry's voice that reminds me of the latter). Side thought- makes sense that Eno and Byrne collaborated later.

I revisited this album recently and while it's held up slightly worse than I remember it, this is still a great, eclectic art rock record drawing from jazz, blues and even ambient. My only major complaint is that Ferry's vocals can be a bit "much" even for the genre, but that's not enough to detract a significant amount from the excellent songs.

Most projects from the 70s that have Brian Eno involved in some way are usually gonna range between being pretty good and a masterpiece. This album is no different. It takes the cliche of 70s glam rock and adds some progressive and experimental rock elements which makes for a really interesting listen. Although I haven't found myself coming back to this one a lot I like the creativity and anything pre ambient Eno related usually is worth listening to 7/10 Favourite: If There is Something Least Favourite: Chance Meeting

So many interesting tracks. Def an influencer

I love Brian eno

This is about as Roxy Music as it can get.

con altos y bajos, medio talking heads, pero ta bueno. 3.5

Odotin jotain kasaripop levyä mutta ei ollutkaan. Ihan menevää rock n rollia. Mutta tosi omanlaista sellaista. Tosi hienoja instrumentaalisia kohtia. Kuin rollareitten ja Pink Floydin yhdistyminen. Parhaat: Ladytron, 2HB, Would You Believe

Surprised me. A side is good rock, horn section bass lines. B side is a bit less interesting but this is a good album.

I really like Roxy Music, but sort of at a distance. I think maybe it's that I like all the bands that Roxy Music influenced. I know most of these songs from being covered on the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack. I didn't think this was a perfect album but I really enjoyed it

I’m only really familiar with these early Eno era Roxy Music albums, but what a debut this is. That opening track in particular is such a distillation of everything I love about the early iteration of the band. This album does sag slightly towards the end, but I’ve always got time to listen to Bryan Ferry and co.

Yeah it’s good love a bit of roxy 4/5

Całkiem ciekawy album. Łączy w sobie całkiem dużą słuchalność i singlowy potencjał z dużą ilością eksperymentalnych sekcji. Trochę rock&roll, trochę prog rock. Potem przeczytałem, że uznano to za art-rock i to chyba najlepsze określenie tego, co zaprezentowało Roxy Music. Czytając o tym albumie (już po jego dwukrotnym przesłuchaniu), dowiedziałem się o licznych inspiracjach oraz odniesieniach do filmów i innych tekstów kultury. Większości z tych mrugnięć okiem nie byłbym w stanie zauważyć, bo odnoszą się do starych filmów, ale pewnie były dużo bardziej czytelne dla współczesnych. Już gdzieś o tym pisałem, ale połączenie artystycznej i intelektualnej wartości albumu z wysoką słuchalnością uważam za wyraz bardzo wysokiego kunsztu. Plus zawsze kupuję włączanie klasycznych (obój) i jazzowych (saksofon) instrumentów do muzyki rockowej. Im dłużej o tym myślę (i piszę), tym bardziej podoba mi się duża eklektyczność tego albumu. Muszę jeszcze na spokojnie do niego wrócić kiedyś.

Fun ride, there is a lot going on on this album. I feel that if i found it in my teens it would have great impact on my music taste but this spot was taken by other songs. Solid 4/5.

Enjoyed this album a lot, ever though For Your Pleasure is much better. Contrary to what seems to be popular opinion, I like the spacey Eno songs!

Decently interesting. I don't think I've ever really appreciated Bryan Ferry's vocals until this record, but they really are pretty fun and unique. Very percussive and fun instrumentals as well. 7/10

3.5, but rounding up for influence

experimental rock/psych

Het heeft lang geduurd vooraleer ik Roxy Music heb leren appreciëren. Maar ja, Virginia Plain is best wel een banger. If there is something is ook best goed. De rest is wat freaky, maar op de goeie manier. 4.1

First time hearing this album, but I’ve heard some of their later stuff. I think I finally get them a bit more, this is good, entertaining, and interesting.