Reviews (page 5 of 8)
It was pretty good. Nothing I’ll come back to again but enjoyed it whilst it was playing
The album is 90% attitude, 10% actual music.
Every song has potential to be a smash hit, but fell flat. The songs never reached their climax, if that makes sense. It had so much potential to be the full five stars Favorite Track: "Sea Breezes".
I’m really done with this band. You can argue all you want about how artistic they are, but they can also be nonsensical and lacking of any strong direction. It’s just nonsense. The sax fucks, that’s about it.
I had no idea what to expect so I was going into this cold. I liked the glam vibe and enjoyed it overall.
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
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
10 out of 10
8.5 brilliant album
Not quite what I thought it would be like
Pants
Not my jam.
There were parts of the music I thoroughly enjoyed. Other parts not at all. I do not like his voice. 2
Its not as terrible as everyone is saying. Definitely grows on you. But its held up for the Eno and Ferry experimental thing more than for the actual songs. A few memorable ones but the majority are weird and forgettable.
Just a great first album. Some great lyrics and a proper style setter.
pretty enjoyable, i like the old rock and the music is something i can enjoy, especially the guitar but kind of strange instrumental parts
Not very good 2/5
I don't get the point on Roxy Music
My Mac just blew up in the middle of writing this and I lost another incredibly pithy review! :( Mostly, Bryan Ferry sounds like he's struggling. I love Eno and his oddness, and I love Manzanarek bringing some heaviness. Quite the now-familiar "Glam" sound, with the sax and rocking piano. But Ferry is trying to hard and it shows. It's a struggle, I sort of feel bad for him.
Hard to believe Roxy Musoc had multiple entries in this list.
mitään ei huomattu että joo o ihan sontaan kuitenkaan sairss hra objektiian pysty kyseenalaidtava 2 star
Fascinating album.
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.
Was happy to see this….like their music generally but not this album
I didnt like this.
such a unique and fun debut project... sadly it lost me at the last two tracks: what were those?? 3/5 🍬
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 was much different than I expected. All that I could think about while listening is that it felt like someone had a good, solid idea for a band/album, and then just let in every intrusive thoughts they had about each song. Most songs were flooding with things that ruined them. There was a song that was really good, though, so maybe there's something there long term? Idk. Overall, not for me, style or singer, but there was one hidden gem in a pile of dirt. Favorite Song(s): 2HB
Meh one or two good tunes
Aikas kädenlämpöinen albumi. Lähinnä nousee ajatus, että tää bändi on 2000-luvun indien yksi innoittajista. Eli kunnianhimoa ja taitoa on, myös paloa, mutta ei tahtoa tehdä bängereitä vaan hissutella vähän.
Bändin paras, uskoisin. Avausbiisi tavoittaa jotain siitä 'showsta', josta levyllä halutaan maalata mielikuvaa. Suosittu Virginia Plain tyydyttää vähintään soundillisesti. Ja sitten on de facto -lopetus Sea Breezes: helvetin hyvä intro- ja outromelodia + perusteltu rakenne/kesto (7:03).
interesting transitional british pop rock. less memorable
Generic Glam Rock.
this list loves Roxy Music - I do not (although this was better than the other RM records on here)
This album feels like the out/alt takes of mythical greater album. It isn't that the album isn't good. It is. It is masterfully produced by Brian Eno. It has some solid tracks, but it is just quirky enough to make you feel like there is something better out there that built upon this album.
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 did like it but I don't know if I would listen to the album by itself again just to do it.
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
Eh.... not the worst thing I have heard but I can't really say I enjoyed it. Mostly just not my thing but probably not actually bad.
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.
I did not need to listen to ts before I die 💀
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
generic shit
So many interesting tracks. Def an influencer
Not my style, but good all the same.
Det är lite mellanmjölk det här. Ganska okej ändå.
Track 1 was ok, not really my thing, but listenable. Track 2 was dogshit, the unmistakable stench of Eno was all over it. A quick check on wikipedia confirmed it, it's an Eno job! Fast forward to track 3, a little bit better. Then it went tits up again.
Noiosa
some things just come from God, we don’t know why
Still pretty rough and unformed here, without the smooth polish that would characterize the later stuff that they are still primarily known for.
Odd but kinda liked
It’s weird and I wanted to like it but nothing grabbed me
I love Brian eno
This is about as Roxy Music as it can get.
This one was kinda sick. I liked it a lot Will I listen to again: 100%
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
Third Roxy Music album I've had on the list (so far) and I'm yet to hear a track I really want to listen to again. Don't get them at all
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
Surprised me. A side is good rock, horn section bass lines. B side is a bit less interesting but this is a good album.
Dunno, fine in places, challenging in others, loved avalon. This seems a bit more of a mess. Brian ferry's vibrato in places absolutely immense, however, and Brian Eno has some lovely little electro details.
Some music
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
Another middle of the road album, I don’t hate it, especially the instrumentals but the vocals aren’t necessarily my favorite. I can’t decide if it is an overuse of vibrato or some kind of effect they have going on, but it gets a little annoying. I wouldn’t leave the room or anything if someone put it on, but not one I’d choose.
I didn’t enjoy this one. Art rock usually isn’t my thing and this album reiterates that. Also, I find that projects associated with Brian Eno aren’t really my cup of tea. To each his own, but I’ll be happy to skip past any more Roxy Music albums.
Um, not my favorite. I listened to it through my computer while working and during one of the songs I spend two minutes trying to find out where the construction (or something my recognized as a construction site) noises were coming from. I thought I had some other Firefox tab autoplaying a YT video or something, I was hunting for a few minutes until I realized it was just part of the song -- after I paused it. No thanks.
This was probably fine for something from 1972, but the further into the album I got the less I liked it. 2.3
I’ve long thought that critics of the arts can often become so familiar with their chosen medium that they become desperate for originality, and that desperation leads them to develop some really bizarre taste. There are few better examples of my idea than the fact that so many music critics seem to love Roxy Music. Best song: The Bob (Medley)
Cabaret for people who carry their underwear in their pockets on a night out, this forges hard left into a variety show populated by Grosz and compèred by Groucho Marx, the softer songs never relinquishing the arch wobbliness, the barnstormers swathed in sheets of Eno’s bonkers synth and wonky bursts of guitar and sax. This is another top-tier record I was too uptight for when I first heard it, though Bryan Ferry is still a prize berk.
A game of two halves. The first 5 comprise some of glam rock's finest and most inventive bangers; the back half lets Eno loose on a variety of odd extended soundscapes. Both excellent fun. Ferry's ability to turn a brief glimpse of a hot chick into a top tune is unrivaled. Mark - does Mao Tse-tung come to mind every time you hear "Virginia Plain"?
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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.
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
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Terrible music
Interesting album, but not as good as the later album of theirs I've gotten on this list.
I have seldom been so happy to reach the last track. Was not feeling this. It wasn't intrinsically bad, just not for me.
What a strange album. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a fan of Roxy Music’s later albums, records like Avalon and Flesh + Blood are really enjoyable and stuff that I happily listen to. This record doesn’t really fit that category to me. It’s aggressively all over the place stylistically, and I constantly found myself feeling lost and not having fun. There’s some great hooks throughout, some moments that are enjoyable, but as a whole work it feels really disjointed to me. I’d say I enjoyed the first half of the record more than the second, where things really devolved into over-synthed madness. I can understand why one would enjoy this record, but it’s not for me. 2*
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.
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.
Nothing i was too super hyped about on this one.
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!
Worth a relisten
Staggering good. Way ahead of its time. A landmark debut and such a self assured album of brilliance. *****
Sorry, boring
Not horrible.
This isn't half bad. Favourite tracks: Re-Make/Re-Model, Ladytron, If There Is Something, Virginia Plain, Chance Meeting,
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
This is the 43rd album I’m rating. I’ve heard of Roxy Music and I still can’t believe there isn’t a woman in the band. I’ve never listened to the music though. Adding to my Playlist - Would You Believe? and Bitters End. Not Adding to my Playlist - Re-Make/Re-Model, Ladytron, If There is Something, Virginia Plain, 2HB, The Bob (Medley), Chance Meeting, and Sea Breezes. Virginia Plain - I wonder if I should rate this because this is on the US version? All in all I liked 2/10 songs. Wow. This really wasn’t that good. It wasn’t even that interesting either but maybe that is just because the band was really influential.
3.5, but rounding up for influence
mediocre
experimental rock/psych
point8.
Das letzte Lied war okay, der Rest leider nicht
Amazing debut album! If There Is Something and Virginia Plain are just amazing. I love the tempo and vibes of this album so much.
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
This is pretty boring even by British standards.
This is kinda like if the talking heads weren’t as good and lacked that bit of imagination that makes them special.
I thought the lady on the album art was going to be the musician. I don't know if that would have made this better or worse. It's fine.
I remember Roxy Music from the 80s. I thought the soft pop was okay back then. You could hear it everywhere. I hadn't heard their debut album before. It reminded me a lot of Talking Heads, a lot of whose music I don't like. This album was a bit catchier. But I won't be listening to it again. 2/5
Some good, catchy songs
Une pochette qui claque. Une pin-up tout droit sortie d'un fantasme de magazine pour gentlemen des années 50, du rose bonbon, du kitsch à la pelle, et ce nom, Roxy Music, qui sonne comme un cinéma de quartier sur le déclin. En 1972, en pleine gueule de bois post-Beatles, alors que le rock se prend au sérieux avec ses solos interminables et ses concepts fumeux, débarque cette bande d'extra-terrestres sapés comme des lords sortant d'une orgie futuriste. Bowie venait de lancer Ziggy Stardust, mais même lui paraissait presque conventionnel à côté de ces types. D'un côté, un crooner en smoking, de l'autre, un type androgyne avec des plumes et des paillettes qui tripote un synthétiseur gros comme une armoire normande. Le décor est planté. Évidemment, en 1972, j'avais deux ans. Mon univers musical se limitait aux borborygmes et aux hochets. J'ai découvert cet album bien plus tard, au tournant des années 90, en plein dans ma période radio. C'est le genre de disque que tu sais important, que tu respectes infiniment pour ce qu'il représente, pour les portes qu'il a défoncées. Mais, et c'est là que le bât blesse pour moi, ce n'est pas un disque que j'ai aimé d'amour. C'est une oeuvre que j'admire intellectuellement, une pièce de musée sonore fascinante, mais qui ne me prend pas aux tripes. D'où la note de 3 sur 5. Un classique, oui, mais un classique qui me laisse un peu sur le bas-côté de l'autoroute de l'émotion. Pourquoi ? Parce que ce disque est une pure schizophrénie. C'est le son d'un groupe qui n'a pas encore choisi son camp, et c'est précisément ce qui le rend à la fois génial et frustrant. Le coeur du réacteur de ce premier album, c'est un duel. Un combat à mort entre deux visions radicalement opposées de la musique populaire. D'un côté, il y a Bryan Ferry. Le dandy, le crooner, l'esthète. Le type veut être une pop star, une sorte de Sinatra déviant qui chanterait des amours tordues avec une classe folle. Sa voix est un instrument à part entière, maniérée, vibrante, pleine d'un romantisme suranné qui contraste violemment avec l'époque. Quand il chante, on imagine des cocktails, des soirées mondaines qui dérapent et des coeurs brisés sur des tapis de soie. Il est la façade, la vitrine incroyablement stylée de Roxy Music. Et puis, de l'autre côté, dans l'ombre, ou plutôt sous des projecteurs stroboscopiques, il y a Brian Eno. Le cinglé de service. Le non-musicien autoproclamé qui ne voit pas ses synthétiseurs et ses magnétophones comme des instruments, mais comme des outils de sabotage. Eno, c'est l'anti-Ferry. Il n'en a rien à foutre de la pop song parfaite. Lui, ce qu'il veut, c'est la déconstruire, la tordre, la faire grincer. Il balance des sons venus d'une autre galaxie, des textures électroniques qui n'ont rien à faire là, des manipulations de bandes qui transforment une mélodie naissante en un chaos magnifique. Il est le grain de sable dans l'huître, le saboteur dans la salle des machines. Et tout l'album repose sur cette tension insoutenable. Un morceau comme "Re-Make/Re-Model" est l'exemple parfait : une structure rock'n'roll quasi basique, sur laquelle chaque musicien vient poser un solo complètement barré, avant qu'Eno ne vienne tout saccager avec des bruits de soucoupe volante en panne. "Ladytron" commence comme une ballade sublime et vaporeuse avant de se faire dévorer par un synthé menaçant. C'est un grand huit permanent. On passe d'une mélodie accrocheuse à un bordel sonore avant-gardiste en l'espace de trente secondes. Entre ces deux pôles, il y a le reste du groupe qui essaie de maintenir la barque à flot. Phil Manzanera à la guitare, qui livre des solos aussi étranges que virtuoses, Andy Mackay au saxophone, qui souffle le chaud et le froid, et une section rythmique qui assure une cohésion quasi miraculeuse à l'ensemble. Pendant mes années en magasin de disques, cet album était une curiosité. Une vente de connaisseur. On voyait passer la pochette de temps en temps, achetée par des jeunes qui découvraient le glam ou des vieux nostalgiques de l'époque où le rock osait encore être bizarre. Il n'a jamais été un best-seller constant, mais son influence est inversement proportionnelle à ses ventes. Sans ce disque, une bonne partie du post-punk et de la new wave n'aurait tout simplement pas existé. De Bowie (qui a tout de suite compris le danger et a engagé Eno pour sa trilogie berlinoise) à Pulp, en passant par Talking Heads ou Duran Duran, tous ont une dette envers ce premier Roxy Music. Alors voilà. Ce n'est pas l'album que j'emmènerais sur une île déserte. Il est trop fragmenté, trop tiraillé entre ses deux génies contradictoires. C'est un laboratoire d'idées, un prototype fascinant, mais pas encore la machine de guerre pop et sophistiquée que le groupe deviendra par la suite. C'est une oeuvre séminale, indispensable pour comprendre une décennie de musique, mais qui, à l'écoute, reste une expérience exigeante. Un 3 sur 5, donc. Un "très bien, peut mieux faire", mais le "très bien" en question a quand même changé la face du rock. Un autre classique du glam rock, mais un classique qui porte encore les cicatrices de sa naissance douloureuse et géniale. Respect éternel.
I'm not really into this one either.
I do like Roxy Music but also find their early stuff a bit strange at times, especially Ferrys yodelling! Still an enjoyable listen and probably a bit of a surprise for those who think they were all lounge suits and smooth ballads.
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.
The first side of this album is 5 star material. Rocking, melodic, accessible yet unique and unwavering. Side 2 is more eclectic though at times it finds a nice tight groove. But the point of side 2 is to challenge notions of what rock mudic should be. Did these guys invent art-rock? Quite possibly yes. An important album that broke through barriers. 4.5 stars
Good not great. Sorry, Brian.
Arranco bien pero al final me dejó muuuuuy poquito. Es un rockito que se queda entre lo melódico y lo psicodélico, la voz es buena onda Talking Heads.
Apart from "Virginia Plain", definitely not to my taste at all!
It's alright. Nothing stood out, but nothing was really bad either.
It's like Bowie meets Television
Fun
Certainly one of the more interesting albums I’ve listened to. I liked a decent amount of this. Still don’t know what the hell was going on for a lot of side 2, though - some of it was good, but a lot of it was weirdness for weirdness’s sake.
eh
Vraiment partagé sur ce groupe. C’est sympa mais pas fou, ou plutôt a toujours un truc dans la production, la façon que cela sonne, l’écriture des chansons, qui me laisse un peu sur le bas-côté. Comme “If there’s something” qui a de très bons passages (à 2 minutes quand il revient avec “I would do anything for you…”), et de grosses longueurs, voire un solo de clarinette assez douloureux pour au final un titre de 6’35. “Virginia plain”, “2HB” sont sympas. Au final c’est souvent bordélique et ça aurait gagné à être un peu plus resserré, avec quelques envolées en solo en moins. La fin du premier titre qui donne la parole à tous les instruments par exemple, ça devait les faire marrer mais c’est sans grand intérêt. L’album s’enfonce de plus en plus dans le décousu et l’expérimental et arrivé à “The Bob (Medley)” et “Chance Meeting”, je lâche un peu l’affaire.
There's a lot of perfectly good albums that came out around this time that do one thing, possibly very well, but just repeat that one thing for 40 minutes. This is not that. I'm not quite sure how to describe this, it's a bit all over the place. I'd throw it in the '70s glam rock category, but there's a lot going on here. It has some classic guitar-and-drum songs, it's got a singer that sometimes sounds like Hozier and sometimes sounds like an '80s synth-pop guy, it's got Brian Eno laying down some weird ambient/electronic/outer-spacey noise. Truly a bit of everything. I like this quote from one of the guys in the band, "Discussing the music, Andy Mackay later said "we certainly didn't invent eclecticism but we did say and prove that rock 'n' roll could accommodate – well, anything really"". It is certainly eclectic. It was also produced by one of the King Crimson guys, and I kind of see some similarities (wide variety of instrumentation, some long songs that keep the beat going, for instance on "If There Is Something"). I started this and during the first song basically completely judged a book by it's cover, and I regret that. This is solid, and it's fun having some early Eno somewhat in the confines of a band. There's a few songs that aren't hits for me and the front half is definitely stronger, but on the whole this is super enjoyable. Favorite song: If There Is Something Other: Ladytron, Virginia Plain, 2HB, Chance Meeting, Would You Believe? 1/22/25
3.5
kind of a lopsided and malformed tracklist...even considering that it amusingly predicts several future eno-involved projects with Explosive A Side, Atmospheric B Side, the b side's got a bit more to go...if anything, it perhaps remains Slightly too propulsive and jarring, and therefore hard to soak in! its hard for me to fault any individual song on either side tho, there is always something of sonic interest on offer, often densely and evocatively so...often the impression is that things are so much more then just a band playing in a room. also pete sinfield produced this??? i had no idea??? really great work, definitely a rly good album overall, but theres probably a better one with more or less this same material ordered in a more flattering way
Pop genius
Pretty cool at parts, pretty mind-numbing at others.
Don't like Bryan Ferry but this album surprised me.
If tête is something of amusing. The rest falls a little flat.
7.5/10 Nice one, this. Weirdo glam-art-rock. Built on familiar rock styles but infused with a really fun strangeness Sounds great, love the musical choices especially the saxophone Really loved it when Eno whips the synth out Best: Sea Breezes
Bryan ferry gets a bit annoying.
Weird, as expected. But not charmingly weird. Annoyingly weird.
Weird and out there in a way I don’t vibe with
Fav: Would You Believe? Least Fav: Bitters End It’s a 3 for now, undecided on how I feel but you can tell Brian Eno was part of this
Musically this was cool, but I didn’t love the vocals. I think I expected a bit more funk to this, not sure why. As it is the arty rock stuff is pretty interesting.
Simultaneously too much and too little. The long tracks go on for days and a lot of the shorter ones finished without grabbing my attention. There are some good points to this album. I enjoy how weird and experimental the sound can be - particularly on "Chance Meeting". Would, by the way. For your information. In case you might like to know. For your perusal. As a matter of fact. Truth be told.
Pretty cool and impressive stuff, especially for 1972, although probably not something I'll be playing an awful lot.
That wasn't quite what I expected, but I think I liked it!
some fun drums I guess
Roxy Music, at least in this stage of their career, seems to be a "weird-for-the-sake-of-weird" kind of band. The chaos of the opening track, Re-Make/Re-Model, is something pretty special – particularly with the brass and saxes. It sets up the music as being unpredictable, energetic, and highly dynamic within individual tracks (you love to see it!). Each song is almost its own proto-prog vignette. The genre is thrown around haphazardly, even tossed out the window completely in some cases. I mean, can you even begin to categorise the bass-heavy, oceanic "epic" that is Sea Breezes, the dozen completely distinct song sections of The Bob, or the combined horror movie and delightful end-credits sound of Virginia Plain? If these guys were trying to avoid fitting into one musical categorisation, they definitely succeeded. All that being said, I have some problems. The singing isn't great. It's wild, wobbly, and difficult to latch onto as a listener. There's little in the way of melody or catchy, head-nodding hooks. The vibes are fun, sure, but is this really something you'd want to put on for your friends? Does this music work in any setting, social or otherwise, other than scrolling through Spotify in search of quirky post-Summer-Of-Love oddities? I guess it could fit into the underground scene, but it also sounds a bit like punk (which is anything but underground) and perhaps art rock à la Brian Eno. The listener is left happy but confused. 3/5 Key tracks: Re-Make/Re-Model, Virginia Plain, Chance Meeting
pretty chill. seems like itd be great to listen to on a road trip.
Better than most 3s. But in the end only with flashes of brilliance.
More odd British rock. Eh. I'll pass. If There is Something and Sea Breezes had some nice music, and the music in the rest of the album was fairly good, but the singer was boring. Best song: If There Is Something
i actually really dig the music but dear lord someone needs to go back in time and tell bryan ferry to put a sock in it
When I first went through Roxy Music’s discography, this album didn’t really click with me due to how strange it was. After a relisten this album clicked with me and now I enjoy it quite a lot.
An okay album, I liked Ladytron the most.
A little noisy. I can appreciate that, but I've been in a different mode lately... this probably will be something I need to revisit when I am in the right frame of mind for it.
I'll keep it 100: from seeing the words "art rock" on this album's Wikipedia page, I got the feeling I wouldn't like this. Kind of a sense of dread, actually, that I'd hafta spend the next forty minutes with this. Y'know, I haven't had very good experiences lately with "artsy" music — particularly post-punk and some experimental music. I mean, if there's any impression I've gotten lately from music that's tryna be "artsy," it's that it's usually atonal, noisy and verging on unlistenable for nothing more than for the sake of being "uncommercial." As if actually being appealing to people is somehow the worst thing in the world. It's the kind of music I imagine some folk like just because it makes them feel like a smarty smart big boy to "get it," unlike all the other plebeians and "normies." Luckily, though, my fears were found to be unfounded — and as it turns out, completely irrelevant. Like, yeah, there's quite a few moments on here that fall into being atonal and/or noisy, but none of it's ever abrasive. Y'know, none of it screams out "LOOK AT HOW UNCONVENTIONAL WE ARE; CLAP FOR US, DAMMIT." In fact, I probably shoulda paid more attention to the first genre classifier Wikipedia had up: glam rock. 'Cuz this is actually way closer to what I like from glam rock than was on ELECTRIC WARRIOR — and again, that's a good album. But here, it's bigger, it's wilder, and it is **not** restrained. The way "Re-Make/Re-Model" trades off solos at the end is amazing. "Would You Believe?" has a lot of that old rock n' roll flair, and it's great. But even when it does get artsy, like with the oboe melody at the front of "Ladytron"... Gawd, it's vibes. So much of this album is vibes. It's really something how much this album, in vibes, reminds me of Brian Eno's ambient work — and I do love me some ambient. Just as much, it's incredible that these vibes don't feel out of place next to all the hard rockin' glam. They just fit together so well. Oh, and also, going back to the traded off solos on "Re-Make/Re-Model" — each one quotes a different piece of music, from "Day Tripper" to "Ride Of The Valkyries", and that was such a Frank Zappa move to my ears that that alone convinced me that this album was good, actually. So once again I've learned to not judge an album by its genre label on Wikipedia. ("Once again?" Has it happened before? Probably, but heck if I can tell you where or when. And it'll happen again, let's not kid ourselves.) It's a real good album — one that's obviously not aiming for big mainstream success, but at the same time not aiming to be a big, off-putting mess just for the sake of it. I would listen to it again, and I wasn't even thinking I'd give it that much. So, yeah, it's a... Mm, yeah, a 5. I'll say I was impressed enough for that. It's nice to know some good Roxy music that wasn't played by Zappa and his band, I tell yah. Goodness.
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.
Favorite Track: Re-Make/Re-Model
2.0
Interesting music, painful vocals. 2.9.
I can see how this was very influential for new wave and electronica. Reminded me a bit of Devo. Probably one of the best debut albums I've listened to recently. Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
Weird group, weird mysic, and I liked it. If There Is Something is very nice. Upbeat, funky, some good solos, goofy singing, and overall a great song. This album also feels strangely placed in time. For 1972, it sounds like not much else from that era, and that gets it some bonus points for me. Starting to see Brian Eno's fingerprints all over this list and it's cool to start noticing connections between groups.
I honestly didn’t care for the singing and lyrics but the instrumentals were really good
3.6
if you’re a velvet goldmine fan like me this album is already an established hit
Liked it, different from the later stuff, but I like the later stuff more
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.
Not great. Felt a bit lost through this trying to keep track of the multiple styles in each song
Enjoyable doo-wop moments
Good but again my issues is that a lot of these albums sound the same
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.
Standard Brit rock vocal feel. Nothing bad but nothing standing out too positively either.
An album of two halves (sides) for me. Liked the 70s romp through the first four tracks, but less so the more experimental songs that followed. Will have to listen again another day, give it another go.
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.
Not what I expected. And better.
Love Bryan’s vocals. Something about them is cool and smooth.
Like the B-52s had an unholy love child with a worse arctic monkeys and there were no plans or song structures and the singer was a budget Bob Dylan. I will not be listening to this again. Sea Breezes was one of the worst songs I've ever heard.
Good listen! 3.5/5
Not terribly memorable but still pretty good.
british twinks having fun
Look I recognise it for it's contribution to a genre (multiple rather) that I enjoy. There were parts of the album that grabbed my attention but mostly I zoned out and was disinterested. At times the fuzz guitar drew me in. There's likely a mood where this album will fit my needs but ultimately I think there's other albums I'd go to first. In saying that it deserves some more listens and I think it's possible that it will grow on me more.
Hey I just heard Here Come the Warm Jets for the first time recently and I loved it. This really feels like the predecessor to it. Fun and experimental while also being listenable music
Favorite Track: 2HB
Really didn’t speak to me
this is a far cry from avalon and flesh and blood some bright spots don't hide the fact that this is overall a bit mid for roxy music's extremely high standards ends strongly best song: sea breezes worst song: remake/remodel
Solid 1.5 stars but I'm rounding up to 2 because 1 is too harsh. It all melded together and I didn't want to listen to anymore. Very forgettable. The biggest thing going for it was the fantastic amount of camp on the cover art. It was very misleading as to what the music was.
Feels like every song is its own new genre. Not bad but also didn’t really captivate me.
I’m a big fan of Roxy Music and I love these early albums.
- 1 9 7 2 -
Enjoyed it. Didn't love it. Kinda sounded exactly as i expected.
Rather boring.
I’m not a big glam fan but the instrumentals on this one were really good and despite the vocals I enjoyed it
Some nice songs
1. remake - 1 2. ladytron - 1 3. zomething - 1.5 4. virginia - 0 5. 2hb - 1 6. the bob - 1 7. chance - 1 8. believe - 0 9. zea - 1 10. end - 0
I was pleasantly surprised by both Country Life and For Your Pleasure when they came up earlier in this project (and Avalon, which I can’t recall now if I listened to because of this or just in my own time) Anyway, this is their debut and started strongly with a couple of really fun songs, and the diversity and interesting ideas of their later albums are still there but it’s so much more inconsistent. A few of the tracks are genuinely quite difficult to listen to, and it really seemed to drag despite being only 45 minutes
Bizarre fun. Look forward to spending more time with it.
I haven’t been able to latch onto this one and find something I really like. It’s good, it’s just hard to decipher. I feel like I could get to a 4 if I sat with this for a little more, but got to keep moving through the list.
it sounds like two parts influential and one part something that I want to actually listen to now, but it's cool and interesting
I like Roxy, but this is their early work, before they became "cool" later on in the 80s.
cool
I can still call this a good album despite how inconsistent it is. It just constantly reeled me in, then lost me, then reeled me back in, then lost me...
Musically some compositionally interesting ideas, but the vocals didn’t do it for me
Very fun rock.
Roxy Music's debut confounds me because it seems glam almost by accident -- there's almost none of the bluesy 50's worship or psychedelic strums of their contemporaries. rather, it feels someone accidentally beamed it in from a dimension where glam rock was a natural extension of prog rock, and Pink Floyd ditched the acid for cocaine and sequins. the woman on the cover is near incongruous to the music -- she could be an elf or a terrible Hipgnosis collage instead and i doubt it would fit the music any less. however, as interesting as the self-titled is, it does spin its wheels a bit more than go anywhere. songs like "2 H.B." and "Chance Meeting" are underdeveloped, not lacking in sound but rather lacking in stand-out ideas. there are moments of glammy greatness and weirdness on this album, but they don't often mix. i'm mostly wondering if Eno wishes he'd been in an actual prog band like Phil Manzanera was. also, i hate saying it, but the American version with the bonus track is essential; "Virginia Plain" is what i thought this band was gonna sound like before i hit the second track. i feel like not hearing on here is a big mistake, like leaving "Peace Love and Understanding" off of Armed Forces. a rare opinion from me, i assure you.
I kinda liked this album. There is a variety of styles and you can see the later version of Roxy Music in parts. Not sure I will listen again, but one listen to this first incarnation of Roxy Music was fine...
Its fine
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.
sehr variabel, manches hat mir sehr gut gefallen, insgesamt wohl nicht so ganz meines aber jetzt kann ich mir zumindest was über roxy music vorstellen
Would it be bad to say, it's almost what I expected a whole Roxy Music album to sound like. Some of its OK, some of it was frankly rubbish. Middle of the road at it's finest.
It's early for them, and it's not my fav. I don't think it's super interesting, maybe in that there are slower songs??
It was alright, good to listen to
Average at best.
Super weird and experimental, for the time at least. I love the early stages of glam you can hear in this. This one is definitely not for everyone but I loved it. I'm not sure any specific song individually would be one that I would play just to hear it, but the album as a whole is great and I will definitely keep an eye out for it in the record store. 4/5
its fine. nit viel hängengeblieben on the first listen
I hate saying that albums are "unique", sounds like it was terrible and it's the only compliment I can gather, it is not the case for this one - it's unique in the best sense of the word
It's great but it's not their best. That has to go to Avalon.
Interesting music
The classic Roxy music record where everything is just perfect. Great music, good lyrics and some electronic experimentations. What else do you need?
2,5
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.
Ik kende de naam, maar had verder geen idee wat het precies was. Wat ik te horen kreeg was niet helemaal wat ik had verwacht. Een beetje punk, een beetje lhbti+, een beetje musical en een beetje Beatles. Op dit album staat geen enkel nummer wat ik voor m'n plezier nog een keer zal aanzetten, dus ik kan niet hoger dan een 2 geven.
This did not sound ANYTHING like the cover. It caught me really off guard. Fun album with an eclectic mix of rock and new wave sub genres
Ladytron and Virginia Plain are classics but the rest age less well and I lose interest after a while. Clearly, this was a band finding it's feet, and in the "chuck anything in there and see what works" phase. Interesting, but not the classic album I thought I remembered I am afraid.
Brian Eno's band, I'm guessing he's the most represented person in this project between Roxy Music, his solo efforts and the albums he produced. He has the famous quote about the Velvet Underground and there are moments where you can hear the influence. A lot of bands loved Roxy Music and I simply do not understand it. David Bowie, yes. The Sex Pistols, no. The Bob (Medley) revisits a theme from If There Is Something and expands on how terrible it is. Art rock is generally not a good genre. The album gets worse as it goes on. What happened to bands in the late 60s that made them think that an album with random guitar distortion in the background was appealing? Drugs?
We’re a pro-Brian Ferry, pro-Brian Eno, pro-Roxy Music family over here. Good listen.
Gold. True and Pure, never tire of listening to ALL THEIR ALBUMS
Always heard about Roxy Music. Never listened to Roxy Music. I really like Roxy Music!
It has moments of absolute brillance but the album as a whole sounded inconsistent to me. It's like they gave it their all right from the start but they've gradually lost their energy song after song. Still a really nice listen but I don't know if I would have picked this one as their essential release.
For 1972, this is pretty ahead of its time. Side A is much better than side B anyhow
I love the prog rock aspect of this glam rock album!Half of the album is very good, the other is pretty bad. 3 stars.
One digs the artier edge of glam. “If There Is Something” is really something and "Would You Believe" is also good fun, combining distinctly '80s vibes in the opening '50s diner-doo-wop – strange but cool, not unlike the lead singer who has a wonderful voice and knows how to use it to excellent effect. The sax work is great throughout, notably on "Bitters End." Really strong overall, even if much better was to come.
Well this band name certainly doesn't lie, that definitely was music.
Hm. Might Radiohead owe RM an unacknowledged debt?
Their best album obviously and just incredibly fun and innovative.
A fun album with some well know tunes. A worthy listen. 3.5 stars.
I liked this right off the bat, great sound and a lot of cool influences. It dips a bit in the middle/toward the end, but still overall a fun album
A good marker as an introduction to the band. Far too experimental to really be on the list. In that sense it might be good to hear once. Their later albums have stronger songs and more of a sense of a band. Here someone spent too much time on the knobs.
A solid debut. I still prefer For Your Pleasure but this is undoubtedly good. There are Brian Eno touches all over it but I feel that the album still has a pop sensibility that Eno would lean away from in later years. Some crazy Phil Manzanera guitars on here that sound better on headphones. Otherwise they get a little lost. Virginia Plain is the standout which is funny since it wasn’t on the original UK release.
First time listening to their debut; I got "County Life" and "For Your Pleasure" way earlier in my project. This is pretty much what I expected - some establishing glam rock stuff with their own Roxy Music twist, but also a bit of experimentation with different styles in the form of those weird ballads.
I don't know what Roxy Music's self-titled album provided that their follow-up album For Your Pleasure didn't already provide, seeing as both albums are on this list. I'm flummoxed as to why two Roxy Music albums are here, especially when they changed their sound ten years later--meaning it would be at least something different for my ears. This is that artsy, experimental rock popular in the early seventies. Bryan Ferry's leading vocals were too high and grating. Experimental music usually doesn't do a lot for me, but I can recognize how different Roxy Music's sound was even from their contemporaries.
Another Roxy Music album, another confused listening experience where I find their sound to be pretty unique overall but their direction to be unclear. It really makes for an intriguing but overall unsatisfying listening experience. Wish I could say that the weirdness and uniqueness were enough for me.
Brian Eno shines on the keys and Andy Mackay kills on the Sax. Some King Crimson vibes which checks out considering a member of KC produced the album. Musically amazing and unique. Lyrics and vocals leave something to be desired. Each song is an experience.
It's another band I have zero experience listening to, but let's give it a whirl. I listened through this album and really couldn't tell you anything I remember about it. It blends with some bands from the time period, but other than that. To the pit of Misery.
First artist I have absolutely zero familiarity with. Who the hell are Roxy Music?! Tons of fun, definitely should have been in the conversation for 70's rock. Fav Track: If There Is Something
It vexes me
Das letzte Lied war okay, der Rest leider nicht so
Virginia Plain is a banger but good lord I cannot stand Bryan Ferry’s voice
2.5
I love 'If There is Something' and its split personality. I first heard it in 2008, 'Flashbacks of a Fool' starring Daniel Craig, and I was immediately enamored.
I can appreciate that this was ahead of the curve for 1972, and it deserves props for that. The issue is that I just didn't enjoy it. In fact I found it to be mildly annoying most of the time.
An extremely disappointing album, as it seems to be pigeonholed into glam rock just because it has some light motifs of the genre, but this just feels like a stepping stone for us to get Brian Eno one day, as Bryan Ferry just doesn't feel like that notable of a lead for a majority of the album, and anything quirky about this release is quickly subdued by cheesy saxophone solos and rock able to appeal to any dad. It isn't bad, I just expected this group to be something truly out there, with an oddly all-star line-up and a peculiar set of album covers, I knew very little about the group going in except that I was hopeful, and I come away seeing that the genre change to soft rock makes far more sense than it used to. Still hopeful for their other releases but my expectations are far more tempered. (Written prior to listening to For Your Pleasure and Country Life, two FAR BETTER albums)
My mind was a bit distracted listening to this, but I liked it. It was more or less what I was expecting. If anyone out there is reading this and liked this album, you might like Indiscreet by Sparks as well. This album sounds like it served as inspiration for Indiscreet.
I’d probably give this one a 3.5. This is the 2nd album I’ve gotten of theirs and I think this one was much much better.
Not bad, classic.
Just OK
Roxy Music is the debut studio album by the English rock band Roxy Music, originally released in 1972. This is actually pretty different than their later work. This record is way more glam rock than art rock. There's a bit of prog here and there and even a dash of psych at times. The vocals aren't my favorite and overall this record sounds pretty British. I'm kinda surprised this reached number 10 on the UK charts because it's just enough "out there" to dissuade mainstream audiences. I had a few of Roxy Music's other records earlier in this list, and I wasn't a big fan. This one was better. It's still cool to hear their sound progress.
No all bad but very show tune sounding
Not bad, but didn’t stand out really.
this is a superb album. i love how strong the eno influence is. art rock in its purest form
меня потрясло какая аудитория у них. но не захватило, они норм
Roxy Music is great. They stood in this weird crossroads of glam and prog (definitely with Eno and Pete Sinfield) and seem to create the framework for Post Punk. Or is it Proto Punk? While this is a striking debut, I think they went on to put out even better music. This one will sneak up on you, though. Also, I really like Ferry's over the top nature and croon.
I wasn’t a huge fan of this album unfortunately it just was kind of strange and I didn’t love it. I think it was somewhat uninteresting and I just don’t totally see its influence.
I find Bryan Ferry tough to take on this one more than I do on their next 2 albums - fortunately there's so much other weird shit going on that I can often ignore him. e.g.: a) the oboe solo on Ladytron what. b) that wild way-too-loud-but-still-cool synth on Virginia Plain. ... Ferry is *really* annoying on this which sucks because the music is so fun and diverse and quirky yet still rock ... I'm gonna have to give this more of a chance, and yet I wish I could get a remix with Ferry barely being audible. Thinking with repeat listens I might get used to him. Great band tho... 6/10 3 stars.
This feels like every band Fred Armisen parodies in SNL/Portlandia in a good way. 2HB has some beautiful electric piano/wind textures. Re-make/Re-model goes hard for an opener. Ladytron is cool/weird. I like this a lot better than Country Life. Feels like this record influenced everyone from Queen to the Talking Heads.
This album is at its best when it sticks to relatively straightforward rock n' roll. The only tracks that I can enjoy in full are "Re-Make/Re-Model" and "Virginia Plain." The other songs are weighed down by their eclecticism.
I liked this album though I feel I need listen to it a bunch more times to get it
I have heard of Roxy Music many times but never checked them out, so I was a little excited when this popped up. I can’t recall having been this disappointed in a long time. Some wasn’t terrible, but too much sounded like a bad attempt at DEVO before DEVO came along.
Pas mauvais, un peu avant-gardiste sur les bords, mais rien non plus qui m'a plus impressionné. Je dois leur donner que c'est leur premier album donc probablement que leur son était plus safe et moins avantureux. 6.5/10
Wat een debuutplaat jongens. De eerste keer dat Eno zijn toverkunsten vertoond, naast een ontketende Bryan Ferry. De eerste reeks van vijf nummers heeft alles wat glam-rock zo aantrekkelijk maakt. De songs zijn zichzelf telkens opnieuw aan het uitvinden, door de vele vreemde geluidjes, synths, schele saxofoons, keyboardloopjes en echoënde gitaren. Waar dit wel eens te veel van het goede kan zijn bij alternative rock in de jaren 70, is hier het credo 'more is more'. Een motto dat past bij de werkwijze van Brian Eno (vóór hij juist meer voor 'less is more' ging in z'n ambient-periode), een benadering dat later in Roxy Music's carrière wel gemist werd. Geen nummer in die eerste fase lijkt op elkaar, en er gebeurt genoeg om de aandacht van de luisteraar op te eisen. De opener 'Re-Make/Re-Model' is proto-post-punk als je het zo mag noemen. Een mondvol, maar het dekt wel de lading dat deze plaat ontzettend voorloopt op de trend. Een explosie van energie, en dé manier om je kenbaar te maken aan de wereld. Iets later horen we 'If There Is Something', mijn absolute favoriet van het album. Sterker nog, een all-time favorite van de 70s, en mogelijk de beste art rock song ooit. Die opbouw, met die mood switch, en het expressieve vocale werk van Ferry. Om door een ringetje te halen. Het zalige 'Virginia Plain' en '2HB' - een vermakelijke tribute aan Humphrey Bogart - zorgen ervoor dat een fenomenale eerste plaatzijde van Roxy Music's loopbaan wordt afgesloten. De tweede helft slaat iets meer naar de theatrale prog rock toe, en laat de bouncy art/glamrock van kantje één veelal achterwege. De conclusie is dan vaak dat het mij koud laat. 'Would You Believe?' en de kalme afsluiter 'Bitters End' laten me toch nog even opveren. Maar het kruit was voor een groot deel al verschoten in de eerste helft. Die was zo sterk dat de 4 sterren al wel binnen waren. 8/10 Highlights: Re-Make/Re-Model If There Is Something Virginia Plain Bitters End
Sterk debuut van Roxy Music. Nog niet super strak geproduceerd en lekkere mix van Glam- en Artrock. De introsong heeft al veel Talking Heads in zich. En je hoort die Eno-dingetjes door de hele plaat terugkomen. Genialiteit die de nummers echt onwijs interessant maken. En die je eigenlijk niet in 1x kan ontcijferen. De stem van Ferry is uniek en ook wel sterk, maar ik vind zijn manier van zingen soms wat irritant. Dat is hij meer gaan doen en valt hier op het debuut nog wel mee, gelukkig. Ik vind If There Is Something een waanzinnig 70-s nummer, en toch vond ik 'm enigszins misplaatst op het album. Gek, maar wel genoten. Zeker met Virginia Plain erachteraan. Afdronk: Roxy Music klinkt op het debuut erg 70-s rock. Dat kan je ze niet aanrekenen maar is gewoon niet mijn favoriet. Ze doen wel iets bijzonders leggen de art-rock lat echt een stuk hoger. En Eno is simpelweg te geniaal om dit niet tof te vinden. 8/10 Highlights If There Is Something Virginia Plain
I’ve never heard of Roxy Music before this. This album sounds waaaay ahead of 1972! Great listen, bonkers sounds that are unique yet consistent throughout! Very cool album.
Enjoyable. I don’t have any deep thoughts on this album or anything, it’s just enjoyable.
What a weird bizarre surprise this album was. This is not even close what I expected, given the album cover and year of release. Honestly sounds like a proto-Talking Heads album. It’s a good mix of some soft songs with some nice guitar heavy romps. Not quite perfect, but very great. Favorite track: Re-make/Re-model Other hits: Virginia Plain, 2HB, The Bob (Medley), If There Is Something, Chance Meeting
postmodernist boogie woogie. Thomas Pynchon's musical son.
This isn't really my favorite, but they get an extra star for sounding like this in 1972. They definitely sound late-70s in a decent way.
Dude. This is weird. But you know what? It's a good weird. Roxy Music's self-titled debut is a very fun album. A word I've seen people use to describe the sound of this album is "eclectic" and I would have to agree. The sound is widely varied, and I really like that. Bryan Ferry's voice is one of those love-it-or-hate-it voices in a similar way to someone like David Byrne from Talking Heads. The vocals here are certainly weird, but very fitting for an album like this. The writing is probably thing I cared for the least. It's not bad, it's just probably the least interesting part of this album. I might be wrong though. My one other problem is that some songs are a bit long. The overall album is a great length, but some songs drag a bit. However, there are some pretty good songs here. Despite not being on the original album, I'm very glad I listened to "Virginia Plain." It's probably the best on the album. As for the best song that was on the album's original pressing, I'd probably have to go with "If There is Something." That one's good. It's fascinating that this marked the beginning of Brian Eno's musical career. Yes, the guy responsible for an album called "Ambient 1: Music For Airports" also did some funky keyboard work for an album like this. Crazy. Anyways, this album's pretty good. It's not for everyone, but I liked it well enough. Light 4/5.
The inclusion of two (at least, I’m only 230ish albums in) Roxy Music records has me irritable, when I know how many good post 2000’s records have been left off this list. This album wasn’t as good as the RM album that came after it, not was it unique enough to justify its place on this list
Roxy music had a few songs I liked back in the day. None on this album. I found this bland, and suffered through some.
Pretty zany! Didn’t totally move me, but a band I’d like to explore a little more regardless
Love me some early Roxy Music. Bryan and Brian are my good friends
These first two Roxy Music albums really appeal to me as an Eno guy, it's the points where I can really hear his instincts come across that I enjoy the most on these two records... that being said I've still never been the biggest Roxy Music fan and something about them just doesn't work for me... anywho it's great just not always my thing!
i listened to this for the first time a couple years ago, and i still feel the exact same about it… there are few songs that i really like but overall, i’m not crazy about it. definitely ahead of it’s time though. probably around a 3.5
My testicles are smaller having listened to this.
Decent guitar pop which veers into strange a few times. Another one id like to have listened to in context, as it does seem quite different to watch else was around this time, to get its full impact.
164/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Debut album, very good
Doesn’t do much for me.
Enjoyable, maybe not as fresh and new to a modern audience as when it released
Strange enough I get Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen vibes. Throw in some synthesizer weirdness and this album earns its spot on this list.
Quirky, much more inventive and camp than I thought they were. I liked it though
For fuck sake…
8/8/24. Surprising fun listen today! Not familiar with Roxy Music but sounds so familiar. Always love when the artist pushes the boundaries outside the typical pop sound.
This was a lot of fun - the more grown up version of glam, Bowie-esque. I’ll definitely listen again.
I didn't know what to expect going into this as I hadn't heard of the band before, especially based on the album cover. But I really liked this, particularly the first half. It sounds much more modern than it should for an album released in 1972! I think it falters toward the end - the second half isn't as strong as the first - but I still liked this overall.
Didn't find anything for me here on this album, overall boring and... not very good. Singer reminds me of a worse version of David Byrnes as well. I'd say this borders between weak 2 and strong 1, but haven't had a 1 in a long time so I feel adventurous to explore other ratings as well. The reason it tips the scale towards 1 was that it was so uninteresting, and actually sounded a bit bad a times.
Not necessarily a bad album but it for sure has some duds like "Chance Metting". I generally like the groove of "Roxy Music" but this is our third album and I think this is the one that left the least impression.
Glam rock, it's a bit pretentious. Don't mind it but don't love it. Better albums to come I think, and of course Brian Eno went to on much much greater things.
Too much clarinet
Too experimental and artsy for my taste. The high energy sections often worked very well, the guitar solos were great, but I just don’t feel like it worked as a cohesive piece.
Roxy Music is loads better than the last one of theirs we had; I found For Your Pleasure to be a pretty bad example of glam rock, while this isn't really glam rock for much of the album, and it's a lot more interesting for it. It's a lot more eclectic, apparently by design, replicating or taking the piss out of a lot of genres, but they manage to pull it off with some brilliant sounds tbf; If There Is Something is a brilliant Skynyd-esque riff-driven country rock song, Virginia Plain (on the US release, which is the Spotify version) comes off the back of that has a bit more driving 70s sound to it, sprinkling the glam into a proper rock and roll bassline, and even at the back end something like Sea Breezes is interesting enough to not outstay its welcome. There's a bit too much filler to give it a really high score (Bitters End isn't good, and although I like saxophone it's used too much in the wrong places throughout the record) but it's a high 3 or a low 4, happy to have listened to this.
Tries to do a lot of flavours of rock-adjacent, doesn't really do any of them well really. I don't really like his voice, he seems mostly as disinterested as I was. Not my cup of tea, 2/5.
Good enough, nothing outstanding to me.
Like a Talking Heads album, but not as catchy
Very listenable!
The singer sounds like a part time high school drama teacher who just got off a 12 hour flight, drunk, ears clogged, and the airline lost his suitcase where he packed his inhibition and sense of melody.
Glad I revisited RM after I was *sure* I didn't like them back in the 80s. This has become one of my favorite not-already-overplayed-classic-rock 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.
i looked up the band and im disappointed that the lady on the cover isnt the artist but i also found that one dude in the band is a literal vampire look at him. re make re model- 5 or 6. ladytron- 4 if there is something- 5 virginia plain- 4 or 5 2hb- minecraft. 5 the bob- 4 chance meeting- ?? 3 or 4 would you believe- 4 or 5 sea breezes- I. HURT MYSELF TODAY. shit is ass 2 or 3 bitters end- it sounds like the guys in the back are going "huzzah" which is probably better than whatever theyre saying. 4 or 5 favorite track- maybe the casablanca one idk they were all the same
It was alright I guess, pretty experimental for those times, but nothing revolutionary.