Reviews (page 5 of 7)
It was alright, good to listen to
Average at best.
its fine. nit viel hängengeblieben on the first listen
It's great but it's not their best. That has to go to Avalon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
меня потрясло какая аудитория у них. но не захватило, они норм
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.
I liked this album though I feel I need listen to it a bunch more times to get it
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
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.
Pretty zany! Didn’t totally move me, but a band I’d like to explore a little more regardless
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
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.
Doesn’t do much for me.
Quirky, much more inventive and camp than I thought they were. I liked it though
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.
Good enough, nothing outstanding to me.
Like a Talking Heads album, but not as catchy
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.
First listen was while fumbling around with some sprinkler heads. Stood out as a high 3, maybe 4. The best moments reminded me a lot of certain flavors of Ty Segall in their garage-rockiness. The rest sort of just washed over me without effect. Listening again now to see where this falls. Weird goat-like singing on If There Is Something. Song is a jam otherwise. The Bob (Medley) is the one that I got Ty Segall vibes from in the best of ways. Obviously, I'm no music historian, but this feels well ahead of its time relative to other albums we've reviewed from the early 70s. After another listen, I feel like my mood hasn't been shifted significantly. This was fine with momentary glimpses of something more interesting. Certainly a quirky one, but not revolutionary in my mind. High 3 territory.
No notes.
A restless album brimming with creativity and musical ideas. Lead singer Brian Ferry is a wild frontman, sounding like a cross between David Bowie and David Byrne. Roxy Music are still in the “respect them don’t exactly love them” camp for me but I enjoyed this, especially the first half of the album. I see this described as art rock. Sometimes the art half gets in the way of the rock half, at least for my taste, and that’s when my enthusiasm flags a bit.
noniin ja brittialbumia joka ei todellakaan ole listalla vain sen takia koska influentiaalisia engelsmanni henkilöitä ollut jossain vaiheissa mukana hehehehe 1001 parasta albumia tehnyt noin 60 eri ukkoa ehheheh ollaan katsottu syvälle musiikin syövereihin heheheh...brian eno kummittelee vittu painajaisissani... noh kuraisen aloituksen jälkeen albumi on ihan kuunneltavaa tavaraa. välillä pojat unohtaa että pitää sitä musiikkiakin soittaa ja semmosta sontaa ujutetaan korviin että tekee mieli jättää koko peli kesken.. sitten tuleekin jotain eksperimenttiä jonka kaltaista ei ole koskaan kuullut ja runkkausrinki saa uutta virtaa... ontää ihan kiva kuitenki if there is something
Trying not to let me feelings about Bryan Ferry influence my view. It's alright, basic 70s AOR, with a slight punk tinge. But really my bag. 3/5
Nice, but not my Cup of Tea.
Odd and interesting mash of sounds and instrumentation. I got notes of Captain Beefheart, Peri Ubu, Talking Heads. First half of the record is pretty strong but falls off on the second.
Certainly an interesting experimental record, but the lead's voice is just awful sometimes. Really brings down the experience. Favorites were Re-Make/Re-Model, Virginia Plain, and Would You Believe?
good
So campy. I do not like anything about the aesthetic of this - the vocals, the cover art, even the name "Roxy Music" kinda gives me icky vibes. I do respect the experimentation and that this is quite forward thinking for 1972, but I don't really feel like it translates into good songs. Having listened to Here Come the Warm Jets it makes total sense that this is where Eno came from. I'm happy that he found a way out of this weird little cabal though. 2.7/5
This is cool, lots of interesting stuff trying to explode some popular song forms. Just a little distant for me, I guess? It isn't quite parody or pastiche or whatever, but much of it has that feeling of being afraid to put your heart in it. It's still good enough that I'll listen instead of just think 'come on you cowards', and that's a rare thing. music: appreciated. (⌐o_0)
not my cup of tea but was a fun listen
Dug it, kinda faded on the back half
When Bryan and Brian sing goofy on several songs, it’s hard to like the album. Great bones, though.
Meh. Tracks were a bit disjointed for my taste, especially Chance Meeting. Would You Believe was my favorite on the album
p276. 1972. 3 stars. Inventive and schizophrenic debut that epitomises early 70s Brit Glam/Art rock. Points deducted for the dated sound - one track and you can immediately picture long hair, glitter, platform shoes and flares - and for Bryan Ferry's voice, which is an acquired taste.
The 70s were a pretty great time for music. And it’s safe to say that glam rock and prog were thriving. A decade where Yes, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, T. Rex and Jethro Tull are all co-existing definitely sounds like thriving to me. Although before today, I was not familiar with the name Roxy Music. They seemed to have a good reputation though. Plus I thought the combo of glam and prog would be interesting. “Interesting” is definitely a word to describe this. This still didn’t sound anything like what I imagined it would. The best description I could come up with while listening to it is if Ween were a thing in the 70s and had a prog rock phase. Although I myself don’t really know what prog rock actually means, I think this album fits that category pretty well. The positives for this are as follows. Really solid drumming that definitely has some jazz in there. Songs that flow pretty well and feel multi-faceted enough to be considered progressive. The vocals are both one of the better parts of this, and one of the least desirable aspects of it. They aren’t exactly good, but they sure do fit the sound. Very strange and almost manic like. Sort of reminds me of how Iggy Pop sounded when he was with The Stooges. I can also appreciate the somewhat experimental edge this has. But that’s where my positive thoughts end. Because as much as I love experimental music, sometimes it can be too much. And it needs to feel fulfilling and reasonable. Maybe this album is just too out there for its own good? If it had toned that art rock aspect down and focused more the fusion between glam and prog, I would have enjoyed it more. I also understand that it can sometimes be hard to separate prog rock from experimentation. But I have heard albums in my life, like Thick as a Brick, which can do prog without pushing away a portion of their potential audience for being too much. There are still some memorable moments on this album though. Rating: 5/10
Parempi kun muistelin! Mukiin menevää peruselementeistä koostuvaa poppirokkii 3/5
2.5/5. Not bad, but not for me. Overall a bit weird, and sometimes boring.
It's quite unusual in many ways, but has a nice vibe about it. A lot of the tracks are quite joyous and fun, and make for a good listen. Virginia Plain is a real tune. I don't really do karaoke, but that would make a great go-to karaoke hit, due to all the theatrical warbling. I've been known to tackle it in the shower on more than one occasion.
While I appreciate the eclectic nature of what Roxy Music are doing, I expect you would need to immerse in this album for a while. The genre hopping is actually mindblowing, but I can't recall much of what I listened to. I will definitely check out more of their albums, but this is a 3.5 for me--dropping to:
I think it was OK... I'm sure if I gave it another listen I might've gotten into it more & rated it higher.
I think this needs a couple more listings before I can rate it
Highlights: Virginia Plain, Bitters End. In a nutshell: avant glam meets proto-new wave. As far as 70s debuts go, it's good. I wonder if David Byrne and Jarvis Cocker were inspired by Brian Ferry's vocal affectations. Overall: 5/10
Felt modern for the time. Liked more than I expected given UK and 70s
All I knew about Roxy Music I learned from my mom. And all I learned from my mom about Roxy Music was “Mother of Pearl.” “Mother of Pearl” is not on this, Roxy Music’s debut album. I was disappointed. That disappointment wasn’t entirely relieved after hearing this album. This was alright. I’m a sucker for quirky 70’s rock. But this is their debut album and definitely not them at their best. It brings back an idea I’ve had throughout this project which is this - if most artists only get one album on this list, does placing an artist’s debut album on the list mean that it’s their best, that they peaked immediately? Did Roxy Music peak with their first album? Or do they have another on here? Because if they don’t have another then I do not see the hype after their debut album. This was good but lacking direction, cohesion. There’s a lot of ideas but it suffers from the familiar rawness of a debut album. You can hear the potential here but most of it just doesn’t do it for me. There’s variety only because they didn’t know their sound or identity yet. and that’s alright; it’s their debut. But I want to hear them at their best, not at their first. 3 stars for trying but they can do better. Standout tracks: Re-Make/Re-Model, Ladytron, If There is Something, Would You Believe?
Listened to this while playing 7th Citadel. For some reason, this is not exactly what I was expecting. It was just ok...some pretty epic tracks, and I can see the influence this had on later bands...but just not something that blew me away.
The instrumentation is very good, I would enjoy this more if they shut up and just let the band play. Stand-out: If There Is Something
Nothing quite like a crowd during the intro. Sets up a bit of a "live" aesthetic. The long instrumental section changed Re-Make/Re-Model from a generic 70s rock song to a genuine experience. Loved the way the drums concluded the song. Ladytron is musical ASMR for 2 and a half minutes before the guitars and brass decide to be the main character. They might be a bit too loud compared to the rest of the song, but it kinda made them hit harder. I'm also sensing a trend with this album. I wonder if every song will be 70% instrumental. The theory holds strong. I sure hope I'm not supposed to process the sparse lyrics. Virginia Plan is what people thought Rock and Roll was before Queen happened. By this point, I've accepted that I don't like the vocalist and also can't understand what bro is even saying in the first place. ALSO, THIS SONG JUST ENDS LIKE THAT??????? I wonder what not liking the most popular song on the album says about me... I am starting to lose interest. The spunk that the first few tracks had is nowhere to be seen in 2HB. The Bob is a 1970s Linkin Park song. Yeah, my enjoyment of this group seems to depend entirely on how often I hear the main vocals. Yeah no. This album ping pongs between actually good music and The Beatles wannabes. When they show their instrumental prowess, the album is amazing. But every time it simmers down for the vocalist, I just want to rip my ears out of my sockets. Upon checking the bio, it all makes sense now! I can absolutely feel the tug of war between Bryan and Brian. Brian Eno definitely has the better aged music sense, but I feel like this album could only sound this way with their conflicting musical ideals.
Paar echte topnummers, maar ook veel matige. Invloedrijk, voor de mainstream.
🎧This album is something else. Must’ve really blown some minds back in 1972. Love Bryan Ferry’s goody weirdness on a lot of these songs. Virginia Plain is my favorite. First half is solid weirdo uptempo art rock. Meandering in the second half, not a strong. Eno had not yet figured out how to get the most out of a synth.
C'était cool.
Variety. Interesting. Not quite rising to the awesome level.
Decent album.
Good Roxy Music album. Certainly not the best one.
It’s ok
I thought there'd be, y'know, more than this.
Arch, occasionally enjoyable, occasionally impenetrable, I liked parts more than the whole. Just didn’t quite grab me, maybe with further listens it will.
Someone take the mic away, he's ruining some good music. Just listen to the instrumentals on Chance Meeting, it could be so good... Liked the instrumentals a lot
Good album that I haven't listened to in too long.
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.
A great debut album, not at their peak though
Never been a fan of Roxy Music, this certainly hasn't changed that.
Fun album! It was surprising to me that it was produced in the early 70's because it took stylistic influences from so many places. Even though I enjoyed listening to it (I gave it 4 listens), it's a 3 for me because no single song felt truly "memorable" to me. I'll probably listen to the album again though.
This was one weird ride. Experimental rock ranging from kick ass jams to unlistenable whackness. Cool in some ways but didn't make the playlist.
3.5/5
The main thing I remember about Roxy Music is being rather enamoured with the vinyl artwork in my parent's collection as a young lad
The first song was sooo good but then it got kinda glam rocky which was disappointing
Really enjoyable record, I liked how eclectic it felt. There's a quote from one of the founding members about them proving that rock could accommodate anything instrumentally and I think that's a great description of their sound. The opening track "Re-Make/Re-Model" reminds me of Talking Heads a bit, like what if TH wrote a bluesy rock jam.
It’s like David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed had a love child. I’m not sure what the thing about Roxy Music is that makes them influential but I also don’t agree with it after listening to this album. I won’t go to it again but I would listen to more
Never heard of this band. It's interesting... a bit weird. Had to skip a few of the slower songs that I couldn't get into. 3/5
Yllättävän hyvän kuuloisia juttuja. Varhainen glam, ja bändi, ei olleet kuin niminä tuttuja ennakkoon.
I play Roxy Music every few months. I always enjoy it, but never feel the desire to go back to it. I think that means I find them okay-at-best. 3/5
My favourite Roxy Music song is from the album Siren; Love Is The Drug. This album is nice to listen to, but doesn't really speak to me.
Immer wieder erstaunlich wie modern die Musik damals schon war. Und abwechslungsreich!
I enjoyed this way more than I expected based on cover art.
I liked it
3/5
Although I grew up in the glam rock era and love Bowie. Mud Slade and all I never took to Roxy. Nice sound but does nothing for me
I think possibly every woman I have ever dated owned Avalon and that's how I got to know Roxy Music. So it was a bit of a shock the first time I heard this album, which to me sounded more like Pere Ubu than than the Roxy Music I was familiar with. It's uneven but a lot of fun and I will always appreciate the role they played inspiring the punks.
I'm impressed some of us have now gotten *two* Roxy Music albums! It's hard not compare this self-titled album to "For Your Pleasure", and I feel like the comparison leaves their earlier album a bit wanting (in part because the production quality is a bit uneven, but mainly because it feels like they were just starting to get a feel for their style/sound). But, still, Brian Eno is everywhere!
low 3 Sqe aborrecido
I appreciate what this album is doing, and I actually love Avalon. But this record is pretty early in Roxy Music's career, and every artist has to find themselves a bit. This record proves that.
3.25
3,5! Expérimental
Impressed but wish the energy and vibes of first track was across the entire work. Talented group but vibes and energy just always doesn’t fit me. Still good listen.
None all the songs are great but some of them are. Looking back, we've been dealt other Roxy Music albums that also enjoyed. Maybe I am a fan of this band.
Está divertido.
Sounds dated now but influential
Roxy Music sure like to have sexy ladies on their album covers, am I right? I’ve heard one of their albums before which I quite enjoyed (Country Life) so I’m quite helpful for this one. Let’s listen! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Remake/Remodel There were parts of this album that were so fun, and parts that were so very strange. It felt very theatrical, with the final track feeling very much like an old timey outro shortly after silent movies stopped being a thing. This didn’t rock my socks quite as much as Country Life, but I definitely did still enjoy it. It just felt a little sillier, and doesn’t feel like it quite has the same staying power (but then again it was released in the 70s and I’m talking about it now, so I’m objectively an idiot).
I like this album.
Possibly another listen needed. Unique sound.
I really relate to the ethos of Roxy Music. It's decadent, wild, spirited and has tons of energy. It really has this lovely "anything goes" spirit, while being very baroque and extravagant in its arrangements, decisions. I just don't seem to like listening to it as much as that might suggest. It's kind of a hard listen. Even though everything on paper should really WOW me. It kind of does! Those weird, wild synth interruptions by Eno are really inspiring for the period. But yeah, in this case, the whole thing just doesn't add up to me enjoying myself that much. I'll give it a 3, even though I didn't have too wild of a time, simply for the ingenuity, creative risk-taking, and general IDGAF attitude you can feel throughout the whole record. 3/5
Sometimes I think I took too many years of voice lessons. All it really does for me now is make stuff like this that much harder to get into. I like the creative arrangements -- I genuinely dig the music, and if this was on at a little party I would say, Okay, cool. This is a cool party. As much as I can be nostalgic for different eras of music, the punk-fueled, anti-good-singing movement is one I am very glad we collectively moved away from.
sounds like a disorganised mess, but still somehow fresh. really dont like the vibrati-ridden vocals tho Significant 35/103 Liked 16/103 Added 4/103 YNN
I enjoyed it more than expected. Some parts had Talking Heads vibes.
Brian Eno just made a whole lot more sense. An eclectic album featuring all different kinds of tones and styles that pushed rock and pop music into new frontiers. Some of the choices I liked and some I didn't, but you can't always like every part of change
This was a good time, I really enjoyed how off-piste the second half of the album was. Zany at times, not enough albums are zany
Na ja.
Comme en 40
ca n'était pas horrible
Eh. Probably didn’t need to hear this before I die but it wasn’t terrible
Curious one this so far, just coming to the end of track three. Started off good, nice uptempo track one to get me vibing and ready to invest the time and then came track two, which started off slower and I was hoping this wasn’t going to be a sign of things to come, but then it got to the 1:48 point of the track and I was straight away pulled back into paying attention. Having finished it the following day I think the second half of the album didn’t live up to the first half for the fun and entertainment it was giving me.
More familiar with their later stuff (everone knows Virginia Plain), and had wondered why they were described as progressive. Now I know, and it's really rather good. Now that I've listened to all of it, yes there are a couple of dodgy bits. But on the whole my previous statement stands. Would I buy it yes. Would I look specifically for it, probably not but a definite 3.
not impressed
Stark 3 Bra album sköna solon
What a year 1972 was for music – debut albums landing from Lou Reed, Steely Dan, The Eagles, and of course, these guys. The sound is a rawer than I was expecting, especially in the songs where Brian experiments with his voice. I (for once) agree with critic Robert Christgau that side 1 is much stronger than side 2. I’m a fan of “Ladytron” and the electro-pop band the title spawned. I can’t help thinking that the fans who came to see Roxy Music live in ’75, only knowing “Love is the Drug” would have been taken aback by this stuff.
These guys put the glam in Glamorous, especially their lead crooner with the warbly voice Bryan Ferry and that chameleon Brian Eno. This is quite the audatious debut album from them and their immense talent is on full display. This was a strong debut album but I think that they steadily got better with each successive album - For your Pleasure, Stranded, Country Life and Siren. With Manifesto they took a sharp turn to the left, but that's another story.
Didn’t find it interesting. Rating: 2.7
Original and very often catchy. This was a joy.
Wonderfully weird.
I didn't realise Brian Eno was in Roxy Music!
Interesting new wave album. It sounded a lot like Talking Heads. I can hear how this may have influenced future acts as this album was very early in the genre. Overall it was a decent album
This is quite nearly as good as Bryan Ferry obviously thinks it is. The good songs are great, and 2HB in particular is a superb song. But so much of it is like something from a musical, and not even one of the musical's main songs, but one of the ones where they need to speed the plot along a little by having people singing exposition for no obvious reason. God I hate musicals. Anyway, for me, The Bob is really tough to get through, as is Chance Meeting. There's no questioning the quality, but there's also no questioning the lack of quality control. That feels like a harsh review for what's actually a fairly decent score, but I think I was mostly just a bit disappointed.
Feel like there's something going on beneath the surface on most tracks here that would be really rewarding on future listens. Very into the first half, but it lost me a good bit on the last few tracks. Three and a half. Fave track: If There Is Something
Definitely enjoyed some moments more than others, but there was some cool and weird sounds on here. Something about Brian Ferry's voice always seemed to bug me a little bit, but this was still a pretty decent record. Might not come back to it all the time, but not too bad at all. Fave track: Sea Breezes
It was quite meh Top Track: 1) Ladytron
I liked it way more than I thought I was going to after the first song. Had never heard of them, but it was cool.
Not as good as the other Roxy Music album I have heard (Country Life), and its all because of the second half, cuz the first half is fantastic. The second half is still ok, but sadly it doesnt even come close to living up to the first couple songs, which makes it a bit flawed as a full album experience.
pretty weird but only sometimes good
3.5 pretty good real weird
I didn't love this album but there were quite a few interesting qualities about it that I liked. The warbly lead vocals sounded a lot like deerhunter or something and the whole album had sound that at times was either super 70s and even psychedelic or it was proto-synth, mainly on virginia plain which was also the highlight of the whole thing.
Interesting without being innovative.
1/5 - never listening again 2/5 - its decent but not for me 3/5 - would listen again 4/5 - I love it 5/5 - going in my playlist No. Title 1. "Re-Make/Re-Model" 2/5 2. "Ladytron" 4/5 3. "If There Is Something" 4/5 4. "2HB" 3/5 5. "The Bob (Medley)" 3/5 6. "Chance Meeting" 3/5 7. "Would You Believe?" 3/5 8. "Sea Breezes" 3/5 9. "Bitters End" 4/5 I did not expect to have so much fun with this album, great songs. Album: 3.22/5 - Would listen again.
I want to like this album so bad, it feels cool, it ticks all the boxes - but I still can't totally see a great Roxy Music album. Maybe I'm not cultured enough, or maybe it's not a great record - but I'm applying the same rule I've applied to everything else on the list - would I pick it up again voluntarily? no...
This one was OK but still a bit jarring. I can hear the talent and there are good songs but not quite a full album.
I didn't know what to expect with this album, but I was pleasantly surprised.
Interesting album. Not really sure what to make of it. Nothing really grabbed me, and nothing made me recoil, and some of the music showed a bit of complexity, but beyond appreciating the work it does not pull on me.
Bit whacky. His voice is silly.
It's a rollercoaster. Album has some experimental elements, so that is a plus. I couldn't find a common ground in all tracks. It potentially could be a good thing, but for me it isn't. Gets messy.
A bit bland? Asking for a friend..
The woman in the album cover looks like she went to fart and accidentally sharted herself instead. It also looks like she wearing a giant pad as a scarf. While make the song “Re-Make/Re-Model” someone asked what instrument should they should use for a solo and they answered with “yes”. Really liked the eerie background music of “Ladytron”. “Chance Meeting” sounded like it was straight out of a Tim Burton movie (Sweeney Todd specifically), I really liked it. I will say almost every song sounded different unlike the majority of the albums we’ve already listened to. He was basically yodeling. Also, when I closed my eyes, I imagined him looking like Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In the song “Sea Breezes” it sounded like the guitar was weeping, it was heartbreaking. DOWN, DOWN, down, down. This is definitely Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, you can’t fool me. 5/10
For most of the album it sounded like a generic rock album until some eery production choices came in. The Bob and Chance Meeting have such a strange sound to them that feels so different from the rest of the album. The tonal shift comes back after and they finish out with usual rock again but I actually really liked the tonal swap and wanted more of it. Sea Breezes is a horrid song 6/10
Not a bad album! Gave it two listens. While I enjoyed it knowing a little more about Roxy Music than when I heard their other album on this list, it didn't really grab me lyrically or musically. Solid 3 for me.
This was cool. An musical era that I really like. Not huge on it.
Relatively interesting/enjoyable. I think I need another listen or 2. It could grow on me.
There are moments I love the kookiness of Roxy Music. But I never seek them out, best enjoyed randomly or in small doses perhaps.
way better than i expected in every way. wowee!
Weird but pleasant enough.
A+ use of saxophone. But the cover art, yikes, if ever someone was begging for help with their eyes, this is her.
Weird, not neccasarily a bad thing, sometimes a great thing, sometimes not. Never really understood what Roxy were, or were about, still don't. It's Bryan Ferry isn't it? Kinda associate him with Ferry across the Mersey dont know if that's fair (or accurate). All I know is the mersey was larger than i anticipated, much wider than the Thames or the Siene. To say as wide as the solent, maybe taking things too far but it was big, ocean like. Made we wonder what made people think "I can cross that" before boats and shit?
Faded somewhat on the b side, but still an enjoyable and interesting listen. Virginia Plain is an out and out classic
Quite fun. Some good tunes in there.
I can't help but think of that Shooting Stars skit of Virginia Plain, Vic Reeves' doing Bryan Ferry, so funny! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su1gbmpFj0I
Nothing special
Enjoyed this! A little odd but had fun listening.
It’s Roxy music!
Hmmm not bad
Not Roxy Music's best stuff but nonetheless engaging with some interesting soundscapes. The quirkiness is much appreciated - it makes the band feel even smarter in their decision-making and musical layering because they don't seem to take things as seriously and by-the-book as they could. Never would have found this album otherwise, but glad I did.
B- Re-Make/Re-Model 2 Ladytron 4 If There Is Something 4 Virginia Plain 2 2 H.B. 3 The Bob (Medley) 3 Chance Meeting 4 Would You Believe? 3 Sea Breezes 3 Bitters End 3 I'm a big Roxy Music fan, but I only listened to Country Life before this. It doesn't reach the heights of Country Life, but it is still good.
This is not quite Roxy Music at their fullest potential, but there are glimpses of greatness and darkness on 'Chance Meeting' and 'Sea Breezes'.
some really cool horn layering throughout and some cool wacky synths. I enjoyed myself a lot but if I'm honest with myself that enjoyment definitely came from being able to hear the amount of uppers they were on as opposed to good songwriting and structure. of which there was little...
É possível perceber a importância histórica pela parte experimental e camadas variadas de um rock carregado de alegria.
Good album, has kind of a country rock feel.
Sounded like a mixture of Bowie and the Velvet Underground, with honkey-tonk piano. I was expecting less musicianship and more glam. I don't think there was actually any glam rock that I could hear. I liked the first half better than the second half, but it was all not bad.
This album came out two weeks after Ziggy Stardust. Ziggy clears. Decent album though.
If I have favorite Roxy Music album this might be it, or perhaps it's the one I dislike the least.
This one is a little more out there and a little more avante garde than Country Life. But I don't like or dislike it any more because of it. It's fine.
Another band I've never hear of. Nice rock album. Enjoyed almost every song. Some of it had a real throw back 50s feel with the bari-sax.
This album surprised me. I thought I knew Roxy Music but I didn’t at all. It was far more challenging than I had expected. A good listen.
I enjoyed this album, has hints of different genres while still being New wave.
Favorite Song: Probably Virginia Plain because I’m basic. This album was neat, but didn’t knock my socks off. Definitely some crossover David Bowie/Pink Floyd-y vibes. It would be good background music at a mildly interesting party.
was aight
19th April 2023 Listened on the journey into work and in the office. Busy work day and guys and dolls in the evening. Eno has such a distinctive sound that this magpie of a record immediately made me think of Bowie.
If I could give this 2 and a half stars, I would. But I do like Virginia Plain
Thought I’d like this more than I did
I mostly like the stuff Brian Eno is doing on this album, but overall not bad. It feels a bit of a contrived thing though, like everyone is kind of doing a routine and it's not super cohesive. Like a lot folks have their own little solo time, then the next part, etc. Not bad but could be much greater.
Ferry and Eno are weird. Still, there were some cool parts to this album. Re-Make/Re-Model was a great opener. Ferry's vocals were a bit too much on Ladytron. Maybe ditto for If There is Something, despite some cool musical stylings. And even though Ferry's vocals are prominent on 2 H.B. I thought it had an eclectic and cool sound. Virginia Plain was awesome and The Bob was a close second. The rest of side two was so-so in my opinion, though Ferry actually hit some admirable vocal highs on Sea Breezes. He ruined it with Bitters End though. All in all, a very cool but uneven album.
I now know where Arcade Fire and other ( newer ) Indy bands get some inspiration from.
I didn't like or hate this album. It was just boring. Very weak three.
Echt ein schräges Ding mit viel verschiedenem Zeug reingemischt. Trotzdem teilweise interessant
I've heard of Roxy Music and Brian Eno but have never listened to anything by either as far as I knew. Then I heard Chance Meeting and thought about how I could literally hear Roxy Music's influence on Trent Reznor. Aside from the vocals, I could picture this song on any NIN record so I did a quick Google search and found that Brian Eno and Reznor have quite the musical relationship. As for the whole album, I enjoyed it. I don't think this is something that will get added to a regular listening for me, but I found that musically, there were many times that felt completely timeless. For an album released in 1972 I found myself hearing a lot of modern sounds coming through. I'm glad I got this album.
I had to start listening to this album again after finishing it yesterday because I couldn’t decide if I liked it. I got about halfway. It’s certainly not bad and it’s got a cohesive vibe and is interesting. Kind of at a 3.5 but gonna round down because it just doesn’t have the it factor
I liked the first few songs a lot. Reminded me of a combination of David Bowie and The New York Dolls. After that it was just ok.
Very much an album of two sides. The first half is far better than the second.
não chega a ser ruim mas não chamou muito a atenção
Artier than mere glam, but much rockier than folks who know mainly Roxy’s/Ferry’s later work might expect. There’s lots of late glam chugging and the sax is strong. Nice, loose soloing all over the place (especially “If There Is Something”). "If There is Something" and "Virginia Plain" and “2HB” is a wonderful sequence of songs. “Would You Believe” manages to predict the ‘80s sound to come even as it harkens back to straightforward ‘50s rocking. This feels like a debut record, with a few rough edges and some filler, but its best bits are quite good indeed.
Roxy were very weird - generally a good thing…I think.
Not what I expected at all and really liked it. I don't know what genre it is. Glam?
Can hear Brian Eno loud and clear on those synths, but seems overall a pretty roughly made record. Prefer RM's later stuff.
Deffo got better in the 80s but overall not too bad
Another one I was really looking forward to. But am worried I am becoming one of those people who only knows the hits. I loved side 1 of this - Remake & Virginia Plain have an amazing otherworldly every, yet are still somehow pop. And the atmosphere of Ladytron is also something else. But I found the flip side of this disappointing. It felt too indulgent and laboured, with an almost-Big Bopper rockabilly show band vibe thrown on top in places. Half an amazing album. 2.5 stars.
A hint at what was to come. The debut is decent, but also rambling. I struggled to make it to the end tbh. Virginia Plain carries an extra star for the level of BONKERS-ness.
This album was so confusing. Some really fantastic rock, jazz, and orchestral moments, but I felt like I was listening to the soundtrack to a movie that I didn't know the premise of. 60% of lyrics were incomprehensible. Super long songs with many different concepts and vibes. No idea how to rate this.
Reminds me of Franz Ferdinand a little bit. I like the wide variety of instruments on the whole album
"If there is something" is one of my favorite songs. That alone adds a star. Otherwise, though I've never loved this Album, I have to respect it.
I expected this to be just 80s synthpop (I realized afterwards that this came out in '72 so it was really ahead of its time), but I liked the quirkiness - there were some DEVO vibes and the singer even channeled a bit of Jello Biafra from the Dead Kennedys (!) but ultimately not all of the songs and I didn't like Side 2 as much.
An original and interesting album, even after all these years. I do consider Avalon to be Roxy Music's best, though.
The only Roxy Music that I was familiar with before this was their final one, Avalon. I've always really liked that one. This one is light years different. It's interesting, and I see how it is influential.
More dreamy background music
Prog rock/concept album feel
Overall a little uneven for me, but holy cow Re-make / Re-model is fantastic! 5 stars for that song for sure, 3.5 for the album overall
Not terrible, wont listen to it again but it wasnt bad by any means
Sufficient ‘70s rock that does what it needs to do. Most of the songs meld together but I will say that meld sounds fantastic. Great guitar and smooth horns all coalesce wonderfully well but don’t standout.
Had some interesting sound samples and synth-y sounds throughout. Unfortunately the songs were pretty forgettable for me.
This has a really cool sound and I'm sure I'd like some of the tracks a lot if I had more time to delve into them but as an album I have to say this didn't especially grab me. I also found some of the sounds stressful on parts of this album but I am super irritable today so maybe it's my fault, hehe.
I like it, but it's nothing groundbreaking or anything. Just some cool glam-ish rock that sort of sounds like Talking Heads but with a slightly less annoying vocalist (sorry David Byrne).
Lead singer's voice is atrocious, I hate it. Instrumentals are cool though.
I've heard of this band before because it was the band that Brian Eno was in. I don't particularly enjoy Eno's solo work (gotten 3 albums so far) so I went into this with a lot of trepidation. It wasn't too bad. I didn't overtly hate it but I didn't love it. The album opens with a banger but goes down hill after that.
Less melodic and more chaotic than I was expecting. Felt like the intersection of punk and later art noise bands.
A surprising find, Roxy music is before my time so I was only familiar with their later work. This album starts strongly, great first side - edgy and new sounds The second side really lets it down though, it seems to lose it's way a little side 1 = 4* but side 2 only 3*
Fairly melodic but too off-the-wall quirky to stick together properly for these ears. They nailed it on the Avalon album I reckon.
I preferred Roxy Music when they got over their bizarre, quirky stage and made better use of Ferry's great voice. I appreciate the freshness of the sound though.
A bit all over the place, but well put together. Must’ve been refreshing to hear when it came out.
Roxy Music had a totally different sound to any other band when they burst on the scene. Virginia Plain was brilliant in the 70s and still stands the test of time today. However the rest of the album was fairly average.....or perhaps that was just my mood. 3*
Solid album better then their other one on this list.
Not my favourite but not bad. 5/10
Enjoyed the first half
I'm a big fan of Roxy Music but didn't think this album highlighted their best work. If anything their later efforts showed it was addition by subtraction when Brian Eno - who would go on to co-produce U2's greatest albums - left the group. Burying Bryan Ferry's distinctive vocals didn't do the songs any favors; just compare where they are in the mix on most of the album vs. how forward they are on the post-Eno song 'Mother Of Pearl.' The standouts for me were 'If There Is Something' with its driving sax/oboe line and increasingly urgent lyrics and the Chuck Berry riffs/Jerry Lee Lewis licks in 'Would You Believe?'. I think we'll definitely see the band's final studio album Avalon on this list and suspect in listening to their more mature material it'll be clearer why the band is considered so influential.
This one is full of earwigs, most often (at least for me) triggered by that entrancing and insistent percussion. I could do with less tight Bryan Ferry vibrato, though.
Interesting but could never get into Roxy Music
68/100: This wasn’t a stellar album, but it was fun, I’ll give it that. Something about the lead singer’s voice just screams that he’s having an absolute blast delivering each line—that paired with the fun sax solos and interjections just makes for a really lively and fun album. This album, though, feels to be quite literally all fun and games—there’s no room for anything else. It doesn’t seem to be very well produced, either, in that it feels like there are twice as many songs in here than there actually are. Most of the songs have breaks at seemingly random points throughout only for the band to kick off a completely different song within the same song. I get the sense there was a lot of cocaine involved in its production (maybe I’m confusing cocaine and fun in my analysis of this album, in which case I wouldn’t be the first person to make that mistake in life). I will say, I found one of my favorite parts of the album only about 3 minutes into the opening song, “Re-Make/Re-Model,” with their little nod to, or possible rip-off of, the iconic bass line in Day Tripper. Even if it was an intentional ripping-off of the Beatles, I think they pull it off well, adding a new flavor to the already well-known riff. Hearing the drums and guitar cease only for that bass line to playfully break the silence followed immediately by the guitar player vigorously returning to his solo with the drums beating back on in the background damn near gave me goosebumps.
Cest correct , un peu psychedelique, je connais pas l'annee de parution mais ca sonne quand meme bien. 3
It was okay. I could see how some bands have pulled from this sound
Not having heard their music, and basing my opinion on Bryan Ferry turning up on various family TV shows over the years, I had assumed Roxy Music would be a MOR croonfest. I was wrong. This is a weird album with a lot going on. It's a bit of a cacophony overall, but definitely not a boring croonfest. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Re-Make/Re-Model Date listened: 15/08/22
Enjoyed this great debut album deserves its place on the list.
eh? ambivalent. i think they were fine but i waited too long to review
Nothing grabbed me here.
Intriguing 80s fare
Never heard of them before. Pretty enjoyable.
Some weird songs here, but I quite liked em.
I've always wanted to like Roxy Music but haven't gotten into any of their stuff. But I haven't heard this before. Let's see what's up: The album starts strong. Listening through twice, I like the feeling of all of it, but I'm not drawn in. And it's been so long since I listened to something new that really drew me in that I wonder if the problem is me. For sure I shouldn't be listening to this during work. Work is a real distraction. But I'll give this a few more listens when I can really listen. Maybe I'll end up liking Roxy Music after all. Aaaaaand now I see that Apple Music has screwed me again - I was just thinking "jesus this is a long album" and that was because of the 14 extra tracks tacked to the end of the album. Come on with this.
Enjoyed this. I've listened to Avalon and this one for sure sounds very different up front. Lots of energy. I get Talking Heads vibes here and there, but that's another band from this era that I don't know enough to really be talking about. And yet here I am! I want to give this one another spin now that I know what to expect. Suspect it could be a grower, not a show-er.
Full disclosure, I have COVID, so I'm a bit grumpy. There is some good stuff on here, and usually I'm okay with it, but Bryan Ferry's mannered delivery was just getting on my nerves today. Like an unfunny Viv Stanshall. I'm bumping it to 3/5 because I feel like I'd give it one more on a day where I'm not locked inside with grotty lungs.
Classic British Rock. 4/10
Not a fan of the vocals, but the music was very interesting and fun to listen to.
Pretty cool album. Feels like a Wolf Parade precursor.
Upon hearing the first song, I thought maybe this was the missing link between VU and Devo! I should love this, right? The rest of the songs kind of sound like Sparks. I like the use of synthesizer and Mellotron. There are interesting sounds and a pleasant variation of tunes but nothing here quite sticks to my palate for longer than the length of each song. On occasion it veers into Rocky Horror Picture Show territory and that's where I begin to lose my appetite.
Weak 3, I enjoyed this
Je serais prêt à parier que Brian Eno ne savait pas au moment de l'enregistrement de cet album qu'il composerait six ans plus tard la bande-son de tous les aéroports du globe.
Brian Eno tu commences a nous les briser toi et ton groupe de merde.
Today I learned ... My love for Brian Eno does not extend to Roxy Music. 'Virginia Plain' was pretty good and I used to listen to a band called 'Ladytron' but the song wasn't anything special... speaking of Tron, did you know they're making a THIRD Tron movie... ? That Daft Punk Tron soundtrack was waayy good. I hope they do another one like that for Tron 3, "One Day, I Got In.." or whatever they decide to name it. The Daft Punk album we had on this list really bites or, ahem, 'bytes' it's not the soundtrack, but has the song that Spike Jonze did the music video for. You know, the one that has the dog going into a liquor store and buying milk but won't get on the bus ...? Ugh, I hate that song, and that album really. This Roxy Music album is much better. Maybe a three.... tho it could be enhanced by a meaningless Spike Jonze music video... yep, it's a three. Three!
This happened and I listened
I didn't like it as much as their other music I've heard
Foxy Music.
Dang, not quite back to back from Roxy Music but pretty close! I'd put this between the two we've had in terms of how much I like it. Doesn't pack as much of a punch as For Your Pleasure, but has that weird, whimsical edge that Country Life lacked (I'm guessing that's an Eno touch). This one's good, but it doesn't quite have the strength or staying power that I wish it did. I do like this band though, after hearing three albums I'd consider myself something of a fan (despite the mixed results). The singer has that wavering, alarming voice that I honestly enjoy. Cool band, very British, but cool nonetheless. Favorite tracks: 2 HB, If There is Something, Sea Breezes. Album art: That's three in a row from them featuring women on the cover. This one's less striking than the other two, but still pretty good. The lady looks pained. 3.5/5
It was fair, maybe just heard a bunch of others who followed in path.
I have no idea who the target audience for this music is. A bit more proggy that I was expecting and I liked the off balance bass work on Sea Breezes and obviously I'm happy that this is the version of the album with Virginia Plain on it. However, The Bob just makes me wonder who they were writing for. There ain't no faded glamour in that track. Ferry just about stays on the right side of bleating, so that was ok. Generally weird.
Not bad
⭐⭐⭐
I have friends into Roxy Music and honestly was a little disappointed. Maybe it's a first album thing or I missed something.
glamorous rock indeed
As a great man once said "I have no strong feelings one way or the other".
Interesting
First listen. Super strong start and love the instrumentals, horns and sound effects. Once I realized it was Brian Eno made sense. Wish the singer's voice was stronger on some tracks.
I feel like the 2nd half drags a bit. First track is awesome!
A bit kitsch for my liking, but some interesting sounds here
3.5/5
Rock. Un poco extraño a veces .
Good but not great.
Also weirder than I was expecting but I didn't really care for it. But it's more Brian Eno. And I wanted to.
meh.... not sure what kind of music it was. not bad, but it all sounded the same.
Roxy Music debuts strongly with a series of artsy tracks characterized by its glam rock influence, creative synths by the emerging Eno, and a sound that stands out from anything else from the early 70s, opening the gate for a kind of crisp and clean sound rock is capable of in later alternative music of the decade. The first half is fantastic, among the best in their discography, indicating how far they'll take these ideas into their dark sequel For Your Pleasure. Not only does the band come together, but the synths and sax are incorporated so well despite them not being very common at the time. Not to mention Bryan Ferry's voice, very glam-like and pop-oriented, used for so many purposes in a single track. The second half is severely lacking, with some highlights, but no coherent songs to carry the impressive display of the former.
Ok
Pa dobro
Okej album, nije me ništa previše dirnulo. Skužio sam kad sam mamuran sam baš zao što se tiče rejtanja albuma. Al bit ću dobar.
Sounds like they sat down to listen to Bowie and their main takeaway was, "We should be weird like him!" Some of it worked and some of it very much did not. Best track: Virginia Plain
This ROX, ok maybe not it was fine. Favourite songs: If There Is Something, Would You Believe?, Bitters End
I was ready to write that no second side so spectacularly fails to fulfil the promise of its first, but then I, you know, listened to it again. Know what? Those last five songs are nowhere near as disappointing as I remembered. The Bob is silly but tolerable and Chance Meeting can go, but Would You Believe? Sea Breezes and Bitters End can stay. Sure, they're not as fabulously daft or mesmeric as the gay Dylan we get on side one, but they still belong to the cocktail party Ferry & co. construct out of their seventies dream of romantic liberation and industrial quantities of hair gel.
6/10
I'm surprised how much Bryan Ferry sounds like David Byrne here, but perhaps it's more accurate to say that David Byrne sounds like Bryan Ferry. There's something special about the sound of this album. Sometimes it feels like it's very much a product of the early 1970s with echoes of the '60s, but other times it feels lightyears ahead, forging bold new paths and kind of inventing its own genre. Spotify had the American version with "Virginia Plain" among the tracklist and I'm happy with that.
I thought Roxy Music were 90s electro, so this was surprising. Some good, some bad. Didn't set my world alight.
Rating: 5/10
Certainly an ambitious and interesting debut album. Ahead of its time in a lot of ways for 1972. I have a hard time getting past Bryan Ferry's creepy vocal stylings though - just not appealing to me. 3 stars.
Some great tunes on here, can certainly hear how they have influenced later artists
Really enjoyed. Not a fan of the vocals but the music is well written and enjoyed a lot
Incredibly meh
Half gedraaid, eigenlijk beter dan ik dacht. Toch nog eens wat vaker proberen.
Best ok.
Promising start. Moments of fun. But overall, I just find Roxy Music irritating - purely personal preference, can't quite put my finger on why.
I'd heard this once before and generally enjoyed listening again- though I think the first half of the album is much stronger. Remake/Remodel is an excellent, chaotic, humourous introduction to the band, with a driving, insistent beat and number-plate backing vocals and pop music allusions galore. This seems to pre-empt the spirit of art-punk five years early and carries through to other tracks like Ladytron, If There is Something and parts of Bob Medley. The doo-wop closer is pleasant but a bit lightweight, and other longer tracks like Sea Breezes and Bob Medley end up feeling a bit disjointed rather than adventurous. I'd still like to hear this again though and think it may grow on me.
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Re-Make/Re-Model, Ladytron, If There Is Something, Would You Believe?, Sea Breezes Cutting Edge: 2HB Overall Notes: Glam Bowie for nerds, Pink Floyd for the gays. Sounds like bits and pieces of lots of things yet as a whole is like nothing I've ever heard. Despite the number of songs I saved I wouldn't say that I especially liked it so much as I spent the full 45 minutes marveling at it. 3.5 rounded down.
Wel leuk in het begin, maar verveelt nogal snel
Musically very interesting, just not my cup of tea really, style wise. Not a fan of this typically 70s instrumental cacophony :)
Never heard these guys but heard of them. I know it's that early glam rock stuff. Might be ok, might suck. Gets pretty spacey at times but also rocks, I guess Bowie comparisons? Got a bit long towards the end, couldn't honestly remember any of it even an hour or two later, but still 3/5 for not pissing me off at the time haha.
сколько там, полгода прошло с прошлой ревьюхи? за это время пытался прогнать альбом ну раз пять наверное. и, при всей привлекательности на бумаге, так и не мог найти для него место в сердце, ну просто тупо мало хорошего контента, хотя начинается как раз с козырей. первую песню всегда отмечал очень положительно. а потом как-то все сливалось, вроде вокалист своей саркастической харизмой приязнь вызывает, но его в песнях по минимуму, куда больше места занимают унылые проигрыши и дрочьба в пустоту. сонграйтинг тоже не передовой, разных партий в песнях много, но над ними не проведено работы, они не склеены и не перерастают друг в друга, просто есть и довольные торчат как заноза в жопе. потом, буквально с неделю назад, смотрел фильм Бархатная Золотая Жила, и там услышал песню Ladytron. и внезапно понял, несколько она мне нравится. прямо такой: ну все, надо собраться с силами, переслушать и проникнуться окончательно. переслушал - и понял, что все, нахуй надо. ну не идёт никак, не западают остальные песни в голову. Что-то в каждой есть, но не так много, чтобы внимание этому уделять. поэтому ставлю прямо середняру - 5/10, да и бог с ними, хороших песен у них все равно достаточно, неуклюжий дебют вполне можно простить
Wiec dowiedzialem sie, ze thinkpadowa klawka ma super fukcje zmiany stronki zaraz obok klawiszy strzlkowych, a nie bede drugi raz pisal tego samego do czego co juz wiem, to zebym tylko mial z czym kojarzyc roxowy music jedno stwierdzenie musi pasc, Brian Eno Top
Meh, it's not bad, but Roxy Music has never hooked me.
Me lembrou um Talking Heads e nao era nem um pouco o que eu esperava (julgando o livro pela capa do album)
3
Pretty cool. Knew of them, never listened. Kinda Bowie-esque.
Bootleg Radiohead.
Fun arty and weird vibes. Definitely an album for a specific time and mindset, but excellent if it is what I am craving that day.
Enjoyable and interesting. Excellent in parts but a bit grating in others. A pretty solid 3 for me