Reviews (page 3 of 8)
Vamos con la primera de dos semanas cortas que se nos vienen, hoy con Roxy Music, tremendo bandón que no envejece. La voz de Bryan Ferry me recuerda de a momentos a Boxie, así como varias de las canciones (Out Of The Blue es full Ziggy Stardust). Un 10 el disco. Un 10 la banda, con la voz fundamental de Ferry. Gracias y hasta mañana.
The album cover gave my false hope this band had women in it and made me realize this album generator hasn't shown me an album including a woman since Fever to Tell two weeks ago. ANYWAY fun album, you can definitely tell Roxy Music is where Brian Eno cut his teeth. But I think I may be too burnt out on brit rock to properly appreciate this album.
My first experience with this band, not at all what I expected but I really enjoyed it! Thought I was having a stroke when "Bitter Sweet" switched to German. Fave Songs- The Thrill of it All and Prairie Rose
Wow, what a neat little record. Pretty groovy, great production and it sounds like they really chucked it all at the wall to get these songs. I don't think it quite lives up to the album cover but pretty good nonetheless. Bitter Sweet takes a real left turn with the German but a lot of this is really great pop rock and feels much less goofily 70s than early Bowie. Definitely liked it!
All I Want Is You
Gets an extra mark just for the album cover
⭐⭐ Jag kan ju höra att det finns musikalisja kvaliteer här. Lyssnade på den två gånger när jag sprang och det kanske påverkar min recension. Detta är inte min grej. Känns som att det tekniskt håller måttet men att det inte engagerar. Blir en 2a. Bäst är The thrill of it all.
idk, doesnt feel all to glamourous considering its glam rock. smth just off abt thisidk
Seen the cover a thousand times but for some reason never played it. Interesting music for its time. Just not for me. It sounds like the soundtrack of a cult film
Mielenkiintoista. 3,5/4.
2.5
3 stars
What in the easy listening hell was this? I cannot stand Brian Eno, and I, clearly incorrectly, thought I might like a Roxy Music album he has nothing to do with, but somehow this was worse. This has been described as their most “consistent” album, and I guess that means consistently boring. At least other Roxy Music stuff I’ve heard is different, even if I didn’t like it. But this was plain. Music like this has been done better by countless different artists. The vocals were lifeless and the instrumentation was bland. “A Really Good Time” was the only decent song on the album, but when I listened to it again I couldn’t remember what made it stick out to me in the first place. An absolute waste of an album.
Country Life ist das vierte Studioalbum der englischen Art-Rock-Band Roxy Music, erschienen am 15. November 1974. Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andrew Mackay und Paul Thompson präsentierten sich hier straffer und kompromissloser als auf dem Vorgänger Stranded – weniger verspielt, dafür mit einer fast aggressiven Direktheit, die dem Glam-Rock-Gestus der Band eine härtere Kante verpasst. Die Produktion durch John Punter und die Band selbst in den Londoner Air Studios klingt noch heute bemerkenswert kohärent: warm, dicht, ohne die Kälte mancher Zeitgenossen. „The Thrill of It All" eröffnet mit einem Tempo, das kaum Luft lässt, während „All I Want Is You" – UK-Single, Platz 12 – zeigt, dass Ferry auch im kommerzielleren Kontext nichts von seiner seltsamen Eleganz einbüßt. „Casanova" ist das Herzstück der B-Seite: zynisch, treibend, mit einem Saxofon-Einsatz Mackays, der förmlich schmerzt. „Prairie Rose" schließt das Album mit einer fast cineastischen Weite ab – ein Texas-Ode, die mehr Melancholie transportiert als Folklore. Das kontroverse Cover – zwei spärlich bekleidete Frauen vor Bäumen, fotografiert von Eric Boman – wurde in den USA in undurchsichtige Folie eingeschweißt und in Australien teils verboten. Es lenkte seinerzeit von der Musik ab, was schade ist: Country Life ist kein Skandalalbum, sondern eines der handwerklich stärksten Werke des britischen Art Rock. Rolling Stone listete es 2003 auf Platz 387 der 500 größten Alben aller Zeiten. 9 / 10 – Roxy Music auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer frühen, kantigen Phase. Wer nur Avalon kennt, wird überrascht sein, wie viel Biss diese Band einst hatte.
it's 3.5
The Thrill of It All - 4.5/5 Three and Nine - 3.5/5 All I Want Is You - 3.5/5 Out of the Blue - 4/5 If it Takes All Night - 3.5/5 Bitter Sweet - 3/5 Triptych - 3.5/5 Casanova - 4/5 A Really Good Time - 3.5/5 Prairie Rose - 4/5 A good mix of eras between prog rock and the glam rock and/or art rock genres yet to come. It’s nice that they had a good amount of variety and they managed to hit on most of it. Good listen, probably more of a 3.5 but I have to round due to the system here. Overall: 3.5/5 Favorites: The Thrill of It All, Out of the Blue, Casanova, Prairie Rose
Once again in that tough spot between a four and a five. The case for a five is this album’s influence and how ahead of its time it was. That all depends on you liking glam rock and new wave, which I very much do. Indeed, I enjoyed the *sound* of this album even more than anticipated… I played it even more times than my typical 1001 pick just to have nice background noise all day long. But I become to realize that to hit five stars for me an album had to speak to me emotionally, and I never quite found the message or feeling in Country Life that does that. But it did make me want to listen to more Roxy Music to see if it’s there elsewhere.
Beer, rednecks, MAGA, and pigshit? No thanks.
Instrumentals were good
I like Roxy Music but I feel like listening to them in full album lengths is the wrong way to do it.
Snoozefest. Three and Nine song is interesting, sounds like a chill spring day, but i wouldnt listen to this album again. Nothing is really memorable for me.
Enjoyed the classic rock tracks a lot, less of a fan of the prog ballads in the middle
kinda meh tbh
Lush and ornate and arch, but ends up sort of wafting over you, not to be grasped, just enjoyed via osmosis. Pretty but hollow.
Great album cover and I loved the sound even though I am usually not into this type of music
It was fun but not really memorable
0/10 bekannt 5/10 Beste Songs: the thrill of it all, all I want is you, Bitter Sweet
Atrociously boring.
Occasionally gets a bit to arty, but mostly this just rocks. Riff-forward and rocking, keeping the best of their previous albums and culling most of the bad parts.
I get that this is important because it was unique at the time. It isn't as dated as I would have thought from my feelings. I just found this to be sort of average. I didn't hate. I didn't love it. I listened to the whole album. It was pleasant enough. 3/5
OK but not Roxy at their best.
Interesting but pretty weird. I liked the first song
The taste level of this list is truly flabbergasting.
3. roxy music in 3 wuche oder so? geile afang. sehr 70er artrock ich ha gern. ouuuuuyeah. isch s cover chli grusig oder afoch mega gewagt? würkli guete song the thrill of it all. huere abwechsligsriich und fun. und füre. three and nine sehr cool, mundharmonika nice. background vocals au uhuere. tönt alles soo guet? out of the blue seehr cool. ich mues ELO lose aber das isch sehr cool. bass tönt super. und de flanger überall uuuuh bass break und denn refrain ouuuuyea?? ich finds würklich uhuere guet. a really good time slappt sehr fest. er singt super, chords sind super es überrascht eim. bis jetz perle album. s cover isch mer bitz unagnehm zum im newsroom zeige irgendwie.
WIEDER ROXY MUSIC sie mached halt schono cooli musig glichzitig ischs halt iwie glich wie die vorherige 2 albe? weiss nöd d bridge bi out of the blues isch seehr geil und allgemein de bass🥵 bitter sweet isch jz nöd gad öppis wo ich nomal wett lose aber s isch ns cool? JAA KEI AHNIG same für triptych he weiss nöd. ich han all 3 albe vo roxy music cool gfunde und bis jz immer es 4i geh, aber es isch jz scho nöd e band, wo ich 3x 4 stern gib? drum gits I guess da es 3 aber es chönnt gad so guet bi eine vode anderne 2 albe sii, s tönt alles chli glich (wenn au guet) für mich
The Good: Who doesn’t like country life? The Bad: Finding out that there is not BBQ included… The Ugly: And that the latrines are full and it is our turn to clear them out… Mar 06 2026, that’s when this album was presented to me. June 8 2026, that’s when I am writing this review… Why have I let 3 months fly by?… I really wanted this album to be a 4+* album… I really did. I have a soft spot for Mr Ferry and his vibrato… but it’s irritating me on this album… really irritating me. Virginia Plane is a top notch song, but the rest of the album… not so top, nor so notch. I think I am going to listen to “In Your Mind”, an album that is sadly missing on Apple Music, but I have a CD version of it, so off I go and think fondly of Mr Ferry again… 2 1/2* upgraded for effort...
Meh.
Nothing special from this album. 2.7
Ok, Roxy Music. More 70's pop/rock. Dull/unmemorable. What is this doing here?
I have never been able to get into Roxy Music's arty pop rock. Gave this a careful listen. Still can't.
A few glimmers of the moody vibe I associate with Roxy Music, but this album was all over the place, and not in a good way.
Middle of the road art rock that left me mostly indifferent on first listen. Maybe this was original in 1974, but now it just feels like a less talented and exciting version of the Eno / Bowie collaboration. It's not a bad album, however, and it kind of grew on me after a second try. There are certainly some enjoyable moments - I liked Bitter Sweet with its Tom Waits vibe, and most of the B-side was all right. The instruments are pretty good (nice horns !), but the record as a whole lacks depth and feeling, probably due to the flat and subdued voice of the singer. I doubt I'll revisit it. And no, hinting at boobs and pubes on the cover is not enough to get my attention. I’m not 13, for crying out loud. 5/10
I am afraid age doesn't give the album justice. At the end the cover is what's most to remember about it (and that we cound't do it anymore).
Having already tried to work my way through Roxy Music’s discography, I’m not surprised that it still doesn’t click for me. And yet the album starts pretty well. I can easily acknowledge the influence Bryan Ferry had on the music of the 70s and beyond. But then… I lose interest quickly, too quickly. It’s eclectic and creative, sometimes even intriguing, but it leaves me with little to no emotion.
A classic album that I've been listening to for decades.
Not super familiar with him, aside from a few greatest hits, and gotta say this was disappointing. Not really sure who this is for. There no Steely Dan that is for sure.
I wish I liked this more than I do.
Hit and miss for me.
The Thrill of It All All I Want is You
This was interesting. I liked it. A solid listen. Give it a 3.5 but on the 3 side.
I preferred the later stuff.
I liked a few tracks from here, but more than half of the record was kind of meh. Favourite Track(s): If IT Takes All Night, A Really Good Time Least Favourite Track(s): All I Want Is You, Prairie Rose
The first song sounded like Car Seat Headrest it really threw me off. Not my kind of music, tbh. Fav song is ‘If It Takes All Night’.
Album cover 10/10 Music: 6/10 It’s pretty good, actually. Rocky Music and Brian Ferry are an aquired taste, but there’s something pretty good about this album. It’s not as weird as some of the other albums, and more rock oriented.
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Yes! This album cover used to make me feel tingly and weird inside as a child, but as an adult I now know two things. 1) My parents were oddball as fuck when it came to their music collection and 2) the music contained within ALSO makes me feel weird and tingly inside.
I think I like solo Eno more than any Roxy Music stuff
Irgendwann im März 2026 ~ ein Wirrwarr an Momenten ~ Immer wieder probiert reinzukommen, aber ich kann mit dem Album nicht so viel anfangen.
Dienstag 10.03.2026 Spaziergang Domäne Dahlem vormittags, Philologische Bibliothek Obergeschoss
Weird album for me... Loved a couple songs like If it Takes All Night and Prairie Rose. But most of them just felt overdone, but not in the fun way like Queen. Not sure how to feel about it.
I have to admit that the album cover is pretty clickbait-y - I wanted to check if these were band members, but turns out that the lead singer simply met those two girls and asked them to be on the cover. As you may realise, this album wouldn't have been accepted everywhere at the time, so there is an alternative album cover where they are just normally dressed. Anyway, music-wise, this is actually not too bad, and it was alright leaving it in the background while I was doing other stuff.
Not bad. Bit awkward to open up spotify and see the NSFW album cover while at work, but pretty good music
Ну в общем, ничего особенного я тут не услышала. Тетка с красивыми сиськами, улет 5/10
🎧Probably the best Roxy I’ve heard so far. Avalon, however, is my favorite and not on the list
++: The Thrill of It All, Three and Nine, All I Want Is You, If It Takes All Night, Bitter-Sweet, A Really Good Time, Prairie Rose +: Out of the Blue, Casanova +-: Triptych 9,1/10
Its ok. But really not for me but still alright to listen to.
Artsy and muscular
(3/7) mid
Pretty cool, interesting songs. Rock, maybe some kind of prog vibe, punk edge, something like that.
En dehors de la pochette séduisante, un album qui emporte dans son ambiance !
well produced but the songs are not good
Not for me
I definitely like this more than For Your Pleasure, but not as much as their original self-titled release. Still, this is a pretty good record overall; maybe not one I'll come back to often, but I certainly enjoyed listening to it a few times today. 3.25/5
initially was getting along with this, but by the end I was feeling a bit bored with it. There's enough here that I still had a good time though. I never noticed it until this album, but the dude from Franz Ferdinand is really aping this vocalist. 3/5
Genial. Uno de los de Roxy Music que escuché no me había encantado del todo, pero el resto de los discos a los que les he entrado me han parecido increíbles, y creo que Country Life es el top hasta ahora. Me encanta ese pop que se siente tan pop y tan serio a la vez. Letras intensas, música que provoca y que hace que dan ganas de escuchar más para ver qué tanto se esconde por aquí.
That album cover is saying something... I don't know what it is apart from "sex sells", but it's definitely got a statement. Music is meh
kind of a weird queeny ivbe. not bad
I can definitely hear how Bowie was influenced by RM. Or was it the other way round?
Brilliant!
It sounds like the typical early 70s glam album (like say Bowie's Aladdin Sane, only not quite as good). It also sounds like something from a decade later in the middle of the synth pop craze in the early 80s. I thought it was good, but very little of it was great. 3.5
It is a well produced, engineered, and instrumentally performed album of art/glam rock. The instrument choices certainly don't get boring. The album itself is neither pleasant nor unpleasant. Like Bryan Ferry's vocals, it just kind of croons in the same narrow bandwidth, no matter what else is going on. Plenty of okay to good hooks for the verses, but the chorus hooks never kick it up to the next level. A tad lyrically heavy for my tastes. I can see how this influenced both the hair metal and indie genres in the 80s and 90s. "Triptych" sounds like it might have influenced goth rockers that would arrive about a decade after the album. I did not add any tracks to my collection.
I thought Country Life was a very enjoyable album. Apparently this was the only Roxy Music album on this list that Brian Eno didn't work on. Overall i liked the glam rock vibe as it gave me that feeling that most of David Bowie's albums did with that extravagant jazzy feel which i can be a sucker for in a lot of cases. I honestly was expecting this to be overly self-indulgent especially with that album cover but this album managed to not do that so thankfully that never got to be an issue. I guess if i can think of one issue, it would be that the album could get a bit forgettable especially with the starting songs sounding a bit samey but i really enjoyed this one. Best Song: Bitter-Sweet Worst Song: The Thrill Of It All
Decent glam rock, rousing, energetic, colorful. Personally speaking it went one ear and out the other.
I've been listening to Roxy Music a lot since picking up a random copy of Avalon at 2nd and Charles two years ago. I wasn't expecting to love it as much as I do. I listen to Avalon album and, to a lesser extent, For Your Pleasure, on vinyl all the time. I'm actually a little bit obsessed with Avalon. Country Life was probably the first Roxy Music album I heard, as it's likely the most popular album in the group's output. I remember liking it but not being super impressed. I think I just didn't "get" what they were doing until digesting Avalon and For Your Pleasure. It took one or two full listens for Country Life to really lock in for me. This entire album, and the band for that matter, is an experience in seeming contradictions. It feels at once a parody of itself and deadly serious simultaneously. Take the song "Bitter Sweet." It alternates between Lou Reed-style dark symphonic pop and German Oom-Pah, which gradually gets stranger until it devolves into chaos. Bryan Ferry's croon is both inviting and off-putting, soothing and terrifying. On the surface, he sounds sensual. Listen carefully to his breath and the quaver in his voice, and he starts to sound unhinged, at times almost psychotic. The production and recording are fantastic on this record, but it is the most abrasive I've heard the band sound. I still have a few records in their catalog to dig through, so I should be careful about making definitive statements. Roxy Music is a band that crafted pop songs that use familiar patterns and tropes but express them in ways that challenge the listener and, most importantly, are full of layers, textures, and energy. Country Life probably won't unseat Avalon as my favorite Roxy Music album, but it is absolutely a masterpiece. Five stars.
Fine
chaotic, like the soundtrack from a musical, but less melodic. not my cup of tea.
I wouldn't say anything in particular stood out to me while listening to the album, other than the cover, which I'm sure was quite the attention grabber when it was released. After doing some investigating of the cover art, apparently the models had to be persuaded to take part in the photo shoot that resulted in this picture, which could be pretty gross depending on what was meant by "persuaded". Focusing on the music itself, as a fan of this genre, I should like this album more than I do. The problem for me is that, for being a 70s rock album, the vocals are quite unimpressive. I didn't necessarily dislike any of the songs, but admittedly I was quite bored by the end of the album.
The background singers in "all I want" sound like the seagulls from Finding Nemo. This is what I imagine singing impersonators sound like when performing covers on cruise ships.
This album was… fine. I could see how someone could be into this music. Not a fan of the lead vocalist’s voice, though some of the instrumentation was enjoyable. Just kind of meh about it, so much so that I can’t really think of anything else to add.
Still don’t have a spot for these guys in my rotation. But the album cover is an all time top 10! 3 stars for memories of prepubescent fantasies!
Better than the last one I heard of theirs.
Of the three Roxy Music albums on this list this is my least favourite. It’s actually one too many and the list would have been served by just having their debut album on it. That album was truly ground breaking and different whilst what followed was a variation on a theme. In fact you could argue that after the first album things went downhill. Not off a cliff as this is still a good album and worthy of a further listen today. I own the debut Roxy Music album and that is the one when I am in a Roxy mood will go to rather than this. 3/5 11/2/26
Helt ok, ikke noe for meg. Sterk 2.
Ganske ok, likte noen av låtene
Tja
not for me
Awesome !!!
I hadn’t thought about Roxy Music being on this list, but it makes perfect sense. I only knew a few of their tracks before this, but I found them catchy and unique. Listening to a whole album, it exudes that uniqueness. Songs sound entirely different from each other with different featured instruments and styles. It’s a smorgasbord of variety that’s pleasing to listen to and leaves you quite entertained.
So Roxy Music is one of those bands where if you listen to enough indie music, eventually someone will recommend them to you. So having heard about them for years I’ve checked out their singles but never been that impressed. This is my first time with a whole album. It’s pretty good in that way where you know something is good but it just doesn’t hook you. Intellectually I like this but- it doesn’t get past that first layer of skin. This is what you listen to when you LOVE 70s-era Lou Reed and Bowie and you’ve worn those albums out and want something in the same vein. “Out of the Blue” has a particularly cool solo. This is fine. THREE STARS
They never released a bad album, from their debut to Avalon. This is one of my favourites.
Not my jam
eh, alright
A dangerous album to open while at work. Enjoyable, but not groundbreaking. Favorite Song: Out of the Blue
I like their earlier work and later work better, but this was a solid album. Casanova is great
Genre defining tunes that resonate and influenced your favorites of today.
115/1001 First listen. My second album by Roxy music. I have no memory of that album but it got the same rating as this one from me. This was pretty rockin’ and weird enough that I could see it growing on me if given a chance. That cover though. Lady, You need two both to cover that bush. Pretty wild stuff for its time. 5/10
lowk prog i like it
Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
Like nearly every other Roxy album, *Country Life* is frustratingly inconsistent, half-stocked with some absolute jewels and...some second-rate stuff. After the experimental leanings of their first two records, the band's sound on their fourth album is somewhat more conventional, and as a result, the songs live or die on the strength of Bryan Ferry's songwriting. Half of these tracks, including "The Thrill Of It All" and "Out Of The Blue" are stellar - they have tremendous rock and roll punch but still retain Roxy's characteristic out-there flavor. The remaining tracks are *too* conventional however, as though Ferry and the band are pulling back on the reins a little too much.
Pure vibes
Well, the album cover is certainly something, I'll give it that. You know what else I'll give this album? Genuine praise because it's pretty good. This is my second encounter with Roxy Music after getting their self-titled debut about a year and half ago. I liked that album and I like this album too. I'm honestly not sure which one I like more. They're around the same level for me. A lot of what I liked there is still here, though not everything is the same as Brian Eno had left the band by this point. Of course, Brian Eno is a generational talent, but it seems Roxy Music managed to do just fine without him. The band's playful energy is still here in full force. I really dig the showmanship of Country Life. The whole album has this pizzazz to it that I derive a considerable amount of enjoyment from. The album's pretty quirky, but still grounded enough to give the album the balance that it needs. The songs are pretty good. "The Thrill of it All" and "Out of the Blue" in particular are great. I don't really have a ton to say. Country Life is just a consistently enjoyable rock album with some artsy flair. 4/5.
Bara allt í læ
Þetta er dæmi um plötu þar sem summan er meiri en heildin.
That was pretty cool
Cool but fades a bit on side b
yeah, this one is pretty good, even without the cover
# Album Name: Country Life # Artist: Roxy Music # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Very good album. # Top Tunes: Thrill of it all / 3 & 9 / All i want is you / out of the blue / Casanova # Would I listen to it again? Yes
Coldplay left me well, cold
Poundland Bowie
Étonnamment rigolo.
Awesome bass player. Quite showy.
Not my cup of tea. Didn't enjoy the voice and the songs were a bit all over the place. Disappointing.
I gave it one listen, and nothing really popped for me. There were a couple early songs I enjoyed, but the whole ordeal was a little underwhelming. 4/10
Roxy try new things on Country Life and plenty of them could, in less accomplished hands, be failures. Instead, the album holds together as a piece, the weaker moments being the more predictable ones.
Ta okładka… a do tego jeszcze sama płyta. Nie jest to nic, co wybrałabym z własnej woli. Niby nic drażniącego, po prostu przeciętny łagodny rock, ale stężenie kiczu trochę drażni zarówno uszy jak i oczy 5/10.
I love RM but this was just ok
J'ai trouvé l'album vraiment intéressant avec pleins de diversité dans les sonorités qui mélangent de nombreux styles. D'autre part l'ambiance et la tonalité de l'album a su bien se modifier tout au long du projet ce qui creer un vrai fil conducteur interessant.
3.5/5
I’ve been seeing this album and hearing about Roxy Music for almost five years, and for some reason I never gave it a proper listen until now. I’m genuinely glad I finally did, because this is a really fun record. Great opening track. “The Thrill of It All” does exactly what the title promises and throws you straight into the album without hesitation. It’s also fun hearing Brian Eno’s synthesizer work here. It’s still mostly in the background, but you can already hear ideas that later become much more prominent in his solo work. I’m completely in love with the weirdness of “Bitter Sweet”. It’s overdramatic in the best possible way and leans fully into its theatrical mood. “Casanova” is packed with perfectly layered sounds and easily the grooviest track on the album. It had me nodding along uncontrollably for its entire 3:27 runtime. I’ll definitely be coming back to for Country Life. It’s fun, catchy, and confidently strange. 9/10.
The first half of this album was really, really good. It fell off a bit on the second half of the album but not too much that I would not recommend it. I think I prefer Country Life to For Your Pleasure and the self-titled album, because these songs feel less "Eno" and more accessible, while still being Roxy Music. The first half of Country Life is almost perfect and the second half feels more experimental and less "fun" than the first side. Regardless, this is a great album and what I did not enjoy as much about For Your Pleasure is present on Country Life. For Your Pleasure may have better individual songs but Country Life is a better album overall. Out of the three Roxy Music albums I've heard, this is the one I enjoyed the most. There is still a lot of saxophone on here, so if you are allergic to sax then this one isn't for you. My favorite songs: The Thrill of It All Three and Nine All I Want Is You Out of the Blue If It Takes All Night A Really Good Time Prairie Rose
This is pretty cool. I like how it’s a bit glam, a bit boogie, and even a little punk. In a lot of ways it reminds me of Queen. Especially with the pop songs. The more obscure songs feel very much like David Bowie (which I think I called out in my last review). This feels like something I’d like more if I spent more time with it, there’s a lot of cool elements in terms of instruments and production.
On this album, you can really hear a refined evolution for Roxy Music. If you listen to their catalog from start to finish, you’ll notice a gradual growth in polish and refinement across their songwriting, instrumentation, and most importantly, their production. This is the album where they truly found their niche for radio friendly, glossy music with that cosmopolitan, glamorous sound. At the same time, they maintained their avant garde edge, which gives the record its sophistication.
GOING IN: Not fussed really LISTENED WHILE: Morning coffee FAMILIARITY: Know the artist, not the album SKIP RATE: Played it straight through REPLAY VALUE: Once was plenty DISCOVERY CURVE: Never happened ALBUM ARC: Pretty even, consistent VERDICT: Fair enough BODY'S VERDICT: Statue mode My Rating: 2
Turns out that removing Brian Eno (god, how I loathe Brian Eno) is the best thing this band could do. It seems more contemporary than 1974, but still fits in the Bowie era.
great cans on the cover, but the music never reaches anything that good. I saw Country Life and immediately furrowed my brow at how off the mark it was, but I realized a 70's British rock bands version of country music is closer to UK folk music and that kinda makes sense here. Some harmonicas and lazy sounding vocals contribute to the sound, but the lead singer just sounds out of breath or in pain or sometimes agonized yodeling. I'll give them this, there is a large variety of sound here, different tempos, sometimes you get a distortion-laden guitar solo, sometimes an aforementioned harmonica. Also its like they're trying to ape other artists, If It Takes All Night is just an Elvis impersonation, Three and Nine sounds like an Elvis Costello/David Bowie joint, etc. I've heard people say that a sandwich should be greater than the sum of its parts, and the same could be said of music and countless other things. Thats my gripe with this album, its just a bunch of mishmashed instruments and sleepy vocals, creating a real audio gruel.
A couple pairs of yabbos on the cover can’t save this album from being forgettable as frick. Listened to the whole thing in one sitting today and couldn’t tell you a thing about it. Oh well thanks for the yabbos
Country rock it was ok
Definitely did not expect the glam side of Roxy Music to be like this, but it is and I'm all for it. Album starts off strong with some bangers, but gets a little sideways in the middle with random German lyrics, but finishes strong with Casanova and Prarie Rose. 3.1 / 5 stars
Really interesting history around Roxy Music. The vibes were there and can understand how this album left an impression on the decades following.
I just can’t get into them. I think the vocal and musical delivery are too similar or something, I find it boring, nothing hooks me.
6/10 Not a major fan of the Roxy Music sound, although they do have some very good songs. These aren't on here unfortunately. Highlights: Out of the Blue Bitter Sweet
This album cover is obviously legendary. I have never considered that the album would be any good. I enjoyed listening to this, and thought it was pretty awesome. I feel like I listened to things over multiple genres. There was some form of country, but also some crazy stuff there in the end with glam rock and other crazy stuff. Pretty cool, and I think I'd definitely listen to this again!
Strong first half
Pretty okay album
Another album from these guys on this list. Home cooking again.
This is the third Roxy Music album we've had on here, and I think this may be the only one that belongs on the list. That isn't to say it's stellar or anything, jsut that I don't remember a single thing about the other ones. I do think this is good until we get to Bitter Sweet, then it picks up again on the last track. Half an album of good songs does not an unforgettable album make, unfortunately. I do like the first bunch of tracks, but again, I don't think I get what makes this band special. They're a decent group of musicians that write pop-rock music. It's fine, again. Better than before but c'mon.
Another risqué album cover for work.
After listening to the first couple sounds, I started to think this could be 5 for me, but then If It Takes All Night came on, and I knew it would not. And then Bitter Sweet was next, and I started looking for an exit to the circus that I was apparently transported to. I skipped the last minute and a half of that one. I like Roxy Music, and I love how experiential and groundbreaking they were at the time, but the experimental nature of some of their tracks makes making listening to a full album a bit painful. How could this album have come out in 1974? Even though I absolutely hate a couple of these songs, what’s important to me is this: They were not boring. I’d take annoying over boring any day. At least they were *trying* something!
I've been sleeping on Roxy Music apparently.
I like the album cover and "Casanova"
First listen Saved 4/10 Top track: The Thrill of It All
I liked this one, groovy with a classic rock vibe. All the songs after “bitter sweet” except for “prairie rose” were a little too slow for me tho.
Bitter sweet es igual a Rocky horror movie show. Elaborete on that? No. Para mí un discazo, me gusta el juego de sonidos en una misma canción.
Not sure you HAVE to listen this before you die, but I didn’t mind it
I don't understand the hype. Cloying voice and sounds pretty generic.
instrumentally everything’s here, love the variety that they use and it made the 2nd half of every song enjoyable, but otherwise the vocalist kinda bored me
I barely remember this, the instrumentation was sometimes good but the vocals were bland and boring High 2
Some cool songs like I liked triptych. But felt repetitive and boring overall
Need to give it more listens but I like the overall sound of it!
Decent enough. Nothing that stood out in a good way or a bad way. Just generally enjoyable to listen to. Not an all timer or anything like that but enough. About as middle of the road as you can get for me personally.
Groupe connu, chanteur connu mais pourtant jamais pris le temps d'écouter. Quelques beaux titres mais le reste m'a semblé plus fade.
An interesting album that didn't grab me.
Boppy new wave. It’s infectious, but not as complex as some of their other albums.
Interesting and different, but not very good and some songs are sonically irritating/unpleasant. 2 - a good album but not my thing
2 out of 5 Some songs were chill but got very repetitive after awhile. Not a big fan of this.
I just love them. Had a slight jump scare at the sudden German, but that's ok.
was expecting female vocals smh clickbait existed back in the 1970s. they did have some tunes on here, esp going out of their way not to be every rock band and add some more instrumentation in a nice way, prob eno pushed it into their heads before he left haha.
This album is fairly interesting but steady throughout, which is not bad but also not amazing. Definitely more inspired by the glam rock elements of the time, instead of their more pop style later on.
I love Roxy Music and this is a great album with a punchy sound. There are a few songs I'd skip though (e.g. the old fashioned R&R song If it Takes all Night).
Look I have come to LOVE Brian Eno, but does Roxy Music need 3 albums on here? That's just filler at this point. On "Out of the Blue" you can hear that Eno bass, which is distracting from an admittedly impressive guitar solo. I'd go as far as to say its just a tick or two below Free Bird, partially because the mix seems so muddy. The back to back of "Bittersweet" and "Triptych" took things in a trippy direction. I appreciate the experimentation, and at the same time it kinda lost me here. What's here that I havent heard on a million other 70's albums? Maybe a 3/5 on substance alone, but I’ve gotta 2-bomb this thing for not being the best of the THREE Roxy Music records on this list smh
Good stuff here, especially musically. Lyrics have a bit of a show tune vibe for my taste. For the record, Bryan Ferry is a jerk.
I enjoyed it for the most part but I also didn’t care to listen to the entire album. All of it is a bit the same. I did like Out of the Blue because there were parts that reminded me of Tame Impala’s older work. Overall, would listen to if mixed into a playlist of other stuff but probably won’t listen to the actual album again.
Wowie this is bad. His voice is so terrible and the production is really muddy. I knew Roxy Music was bad, and they just keep getting worse with every album I hear. How are they so acclaimed? They're God awful.
Far better album than I anticipated. Great listen, and would listen again. Quite ahead of its time, despite being from the 1970s.
Torn. On one hand that album cover should mean it gets a 10. But then I listened to the music and it deserves a 1. Decisions, decisions...
Rv
I listened. It was okay. I won’t listen to it again.
This was my most satisfying listen of this album yet.
Genuinely was bored the whole time. It’s not my thing. It simultaneously sounded too theatrical but also too unoriginal.
The bassist is the fucking shit followed closely by guitar. The vocalist, however is a whiney stooge. 3/5
it was okay but didn’t blow me away, i liked the end
70s rock that sounds 80s
Not too much country, is it?
Listened to the first 2 songs then the holidays started… again didn’t love it
Holidays
Always found Roxy an interesting band, if not one I tended to listen to. Not doubting their influential standing, and Enos work is always pioneering, Ferry a quite distinct vocalist/image, this album one of their more consistent, maybe slightly less quirky. I liked it today and will probably give them another try. 4 Star
There are some good songs here but overall it is just an average album. 3 stars or C+.
There is a lot of good rock bands and albums from this era. This isn't anywhere close to the top for me. The slow rhythms just don't really work well enough to get me interested in wanting to keep listening or hear more.
Roxy Music is kind of indescribable. Louche cabaret music? If David Bowie performed in the 1940s? Sedative Techno? I don’t know. But it grows on me real fast. Listen to Braun Ferry sing the word “heroin” on that one song. You’ll be hooked.
Decent 4
"Oh dear, this album is not very good, is it? Better put some tits on the cover to boost sales."
Hard to believe this album is from the 70s. It surprised me, I enjoyed it.
Kind of horny. Overall a bit weird. Not my cup of tea.
This was some fine background music but not something I'd play on a regular basis or really dive into with full attention. That cover though... sheeeeesh!!!
So many of the artists I like from my youth list Roxy Music as a great influence so I was interested to hear this one. It was just Meh.
Not a fan
Arty pop is my best discription. Very good in places
I know I should like it. I like so many bands that cite them as an influence. I listened to it twice. Could not get anything out of it. ☹️
Probably my favorite of theirs I've heard so far, even if I'm not totally convinced by them. 3.5/5
Cool album cover, wasn’t super into the music. I listened to it last week and have really forgotten what it was. So I’ll say forgettable.
Decent album, not really a standout 3/5
I like Roxy Music better than Brian Eno's solo work but less than Bryan Ferry's solo work. But I suppose Eno wasn't involved in this one, so perhaps that's why I didn't mind this...
Bit of a weird one. Wasn't terrible but not particularly memorable.
Not bad, considering I am not much into this kind of music. 7/10
It's weird because I love singers in bands who were obviously influenced by Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music. David Byrne from the Talking Heads and Ric Ocasek from the Cars are two examples. But these singers have only picked up on the good parts of his voice. That vibrato he does at the end of every note is hard to handle. That said, if they had a singer that I liked this could be a four-star album. But if I can't get past the vocals, I can't get into the music. So the best I could do is two stars. The songs aren't that memorable either.
It was ok. Maybe a bit dated.
Boobs lmao
Hyvä kansi...musa sinnepäin
Ihan ok. albumin kansi 4,5 ⭐️
Aika perusrokkiahan se. Kannesta pisteet.
The album cover is so 70’s, but I can imagine why people bought it. Helps that music here is pretty good too! Solid glam rock offerings here. Love when a saxophone is thrown my way. All I Want Is You really reminds me of Is She Really Going Out With Him? Favorite songs were The Thrill Of It All, Three And Nine, All I Want Is You, Put Of The Blue, and A Really Good Time.
Wow that was annoying. I tried to like it but really struggled. There was only one track that grabbed my attention.. for a while, then it immediately went full circus/cabaret mode (who likes that?). Then I went on to check the notes and sure enough, its Brian Eno. I have no idea why but the fact that his albums are so revered and I really can't find any enjoyment in them baffles me.
Album review 017 Country Life by Roxy Music (1974) Rating 3/5 Roxy Music’s fourth album (and my fourth favourite so far) starts as strong as any album of this era with The Thrill Of It All, it’s just a shame that there’s nothing as good over the remaining nine tracks. Not to say that this is a bad album as there are some high points, including Phil Manzanera’s guitar work, but most of Country Life is just mediocre.
awesome album, awesome cover
it feels to me like there is not much social about this other than the obvious
My third album from Roxy Music. Let’s hit it. That album cover is… striking? I approve. Their look is aggressively 70s-alternative, including the heavy eyeshadow, and the fact that they're naked. So there's a common theme between Roxy Music's album covers. Interesting, then, that the music doesn't really sound like the visuals. The sound is soft-rock, mirroring something like early Eagles or Steely Dan. You got the high, soft, pillowy backing vocals during the choruses, the crisp acoustic rhythm guitar panned to one side, the simple classic-rock drumming. Plus some wackier instruments like the harmonica and string section thrown in for good measure. It reads, hilariously, like dad rock. You know, the kind of dads that go on YouTube and comment "0% drugs. 0% nudity. 100% talent." The irony is palpable. The Thrill Of It All is fantastic. The strings really cut through the sound, the chords are great, and the various song sections make for a pretty interesting overall structure. It reminds me of the Rolling Stones circa 1970, particularly Gimme Shelter. Later in the album, All I Want Is You gives a similar feeling, along with a touch of Zeppelin. Must be the piano and chord progression. Out Of The Blue has a kick-ass bass break around halfway through that overshadows the rest of the song. Though the spacey guitar tone is also pretty nifty. Reminds me a bit of Moonage Daydream. The first half of the album stands the test of time well, and has at least somewhat abandoned the weird-for-the-sake-of-weird from their first two records. But they back into that rut with Bitter Sweet on side 2, which is just not enjoyable compared to anything earlier. Triptych is better. Very psychedelia and folk influenced. But Casanova is where we get a return to form, and with it some solid guitars and bass. The rest of the album is standard glam-rock, on par with Bowie's material from the same time period, and it's great. 4/5 Key tracks: The Thrill Of It All, All I Want Is You, Casanova
Pleasant
Good album altogether. Enjoyed listening to it
Quite liked this record. Have listened to Roxy before (a couple Avalon songs and most of for your pleasure) and enjoyed it, but a lot less stuck with me. The thrill of it all was amazing, and while I love Eno (not here) and this record is more pop, it’s quite good. Definitely deserves at least 4 stars and more listens, and makes me want to check out more of their discography
This is now the second time I have had a Roxy Music album with a woman on the cover, causing me to expect a female vocalist, only to be surprised by the male vocals. Really thought I would have learned after the first time.
I like art rock and having never heard a Roxy Music album before, I’ve been looking forward to hearing this. It’s a bit weird and theatrical at times but in a good way. However, I think I wanted to like this more than I actually did. My first listen wasn’t the most focused but the final two tracks really landed with me so I made a decision to return. After my 2nd listen, I came to the same conclusion that the last 2 tracks were my favourite, and the battle to decide whether this deserved a 4th star just fell short. However, I’d return here and hope it clicks more with further listens if/when I get the chance.
Such great songs and brilliant guitar from Phil Manzanera
Good
on third listen, yeah, is definitely a 4. out of the blue is one of my favorite roxy music songs.
maybe the best Roxy Music album on the list but your worldview has to be narrow indeed to think that 3 out of the 1001 most important albums ever are by Roxy Music
An odd choice for Roxy Music. Their first 2 albums definitely belong here, but I think both Stranded and Siren have a stronger case. On this one, Ferry settles into that sort of crooner mode that served him well, but became his entire persona for a while. Some of the lyrics here are really bad. But still, it's Roxy Music. Four stars.
Not my thing.
pretty mid
Interesting enough to get me to stop and pay attention, but was lacking in any show stopping moments that justify the price of admission. Still a good intro to the band. I like it ✨
This is clearly contemporary to ‘70s Bowie. Some wild swings artistically. Bitter-Sweet was a standout.
I remember being somewhat scandalized by this album cover when I saw it in record stores as a kid :) This is enjoyable stuff, even post-Eno. "Out of the Blue" is a highlight, but I enjoyed pretty much the whole album.
I'm surprised how much I liked almost every song on this album. Admittedly, I am a Brian Eno fan. A big fan. And I probably couldn't recognize Brian (?) Ferry from a lineup. But this album rocked...4 easy stars. Every cut was impressive, musically/lyrically.
One of the classic Roxy Music albums - though I do prefer the first two which had Eno on board.
Man, side two really shits the bed
Rokkia jossa on vähän new wave ja jänniä musikaali piirteitä. Sopivan vekkulia. Ja kuten levyn nimi sanoo on tässä vähän myös kantri rock vaikutteita. Hyvää ja menevää. Parhaat: Three And Nine, Casanova, Prairie Rose
It was okay!
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This is listenable but not for me
Listened but have no urge to go back and listen again. Fine music but no oomph for me.
If this is a 5 everything else Roxy Music is a 6 but this is a 5 that is my conviction
I'm already a fan of Roxy Music so i might have an inclination on positive feedback/rating.This album has songs for everybody,but not everybody can listen to it.Tricky,isn't?Quite genius i say.It has so many influences:Glam,New Wave(before New Wave),Progressive and Art Rock to name a few.The band plays exceptionally the whole time supporting their creative and interesting ideas:Brian Ferry's expressionism and falsettos,virtuoso keys,guitars,bass,drums,sax,flute,horns.. The songs that really impressed me: The Thrill Of It All,powerful with great guitars,piano and awesome from start to finish with exceptional lead vocals.Some''quiet''artful bridges adds to the song especially the backing vocals.One of my favourites. All I Want Is You.New Wave vibes,this could have been a Cars song. Out Of The Blue,this reminded me a bit of Duran Duran and Bowie.Absolutely fantastic guitars(the solos!) and groovy bass,flanger,chorus,reverbs.delays fx treated as art. Bittersweet reminded me in the "quiet" parts a bit of the Crystal Ship of Doors,the vocals resonance.It has theatrical tensions with German lyrics at times which i didn't liked that much though. Triptych,exceptional baroque harpsicord keys,medieval polyphony in vocals.Highly progressive rock elements mixed with Roxy weirdness.Brilliant. Casanova,tongue to cheek,ironic lyrics and the whole band's amazing playing throughout the song. A Really Good Time,orchestral background, some synth arp,bluesy vocals,sweet saxophone.Bliss. Prairie Rose,new wavish with great vibes.Sparse sax in tune and totally in time along with great guitar.Nice bass change at the end. Too bad Brian Eno left,but they did great apart.
Finally, a Roxy Music album without Eno, and it's pretty rocking. "The Thrill Of It All" is a blistering opening that really sets up everything else that follows. Also an S-tier album cover....
Never judge a book by its cover, they say. It's the case here, this is a surprising album, toeing between vanilla rock and proggy bits.
Interesting album. Had hints of what was going to happen soon in rock but then really had some dumb stuff in the second half of it that dragged it down for me. 6/10
bleh
Fuck
I don't like it
Bowie-esque in a good way. I enjoyed it on first listen. Would listen to again but not sure if I ever will.
Oh my God. Titties. HYGYESSSSSS. In a continuing trend of this list dredging up artists I listened to a long, long time ago, the last Roxy Music album I listened to was nearly 250 albums ago - probably the largest album gap I've had to date. I haven't been living a Roxy Music-less existence to this point, however. I've rolled three Brian Eno albums in the lead up to this triumphant return. I don't remember much about Roxy Music's debut beyond it having some weird vocals and being decent at points. Hopefully this final album from their included discography will leave a stronger impression. This album kind of came and went, I'll be real. I can respect the unusual instrumentation and quirky vocal styles, though there isn't much going on here which hooks me. Still, not a terrible listen overall. "The Thrill of it All" is a good opener. The guitars are pretty sweet. The vocals less so, but it averages out to a good tune overall. "Out of the Blue" has some similarly good guitars, and I like the dub-esque percussion in the background. "Bitter Sweet" has a nice, sombre sound. I like the delicate piano. "Casanova" has a fun vocal style, and the funky instrumental is pretty cool, too. Book time. A bit of a transformation within their sound. That's about it. Wikipedia says that this album is "among the band's most sophisticated and consistent", charted well in the Yookay and has a respectable critic backing. Hmmmm. I can probably let this one slip by. It's pretty unique-sounding, even if I don't feel much towards this album. I cosign the inclusion.
Better than Coldplay
So promising at the beginning, I thought I was going to get a surprise 4 but by halfway through, some of the songs were getting annoying and a bit boring
I'm surprised I haven't spent time with this album before given how many listens I gave Avalon. I think I could have obsessed on this one, too, had I been paying attention back in the day.
This album has multiple songs with the same title as other songs I really like but they aren't the same songs at all. Also, they don't make album covers like this anymore.🤨
Again, I had no idea what this was going to be. I think I was imagining Duran Duran? Anyway, it's not that much like Duran Duran at all.
Roxy Music are another rock band that I really should like more than I do and it's hard to put my finger on why I don't. I find them Ok, more than Ok actually, but aside from a greatest hits compilation, that I owned on vinyl many years ago, I now only posses their debut album, and rarely play it. I had never heard "Country Life" before today and it's a very good album (4/5) that marks a noticeable, if occasionally jarring (schizophrenic), shift from their early Art Rock toward a smoother Pop/Rock sound. The standout tracks for me were: - "All I Want Is You": A high-energy rocker featuring great lead guitar, prominent saxophone, and a stomping drum beat that perfectly fit the 1974 UK glam scene. - "Out of The Blue": Shares a similar powerful, driving vein with "All I Want Is You." - "Bitter-Sweet": is a dramatic song, cabaret influenced, partly sung in German. Decadent and dark. It's right up my Straße so to speak! - "Casanova": A hard-rocking tune defined by sharp guitar work and a signature sneering Bryan Ferry vocal. Side one 1 "The Thrill of It All" (4/5) 2 "Three and Nine" (3/5) 3 "All I Want Is You" (5/5) 4 "Out of the Blue" (5/5) 5 "If It Takes All Night" (3/5) Side two 1 "Bitter-Sweet" (5/5) 2 "Triptych" (3/5) 3 "Casanova" (5/5) 4 "A Really Good Time" (3/5) 5 "Prairie Rose" (4/5) Total - 40 Average - 4 152/1001 82/152 albums reviewed were new to me.
Folky, sleepy 70s rock with vocals reminding me of Elvis. Not too memorable but easy to listen to.
I've never listened to this album (48). Not bad for alt rock! Some great parts.
Middle of the road music
It was fine, nothing in there got me excited but neither was I offended.
Enjoyable
Buenardo, no tenía ni idea, suena a glam pero un pelín más duro, como un Bowie que se bajó al gym. En el segundo tema hay una armónica que suena a lego arturito. Me lo acabé escuchando un par de veces y gozándomelo que flipas.
1. thrill - 1.5 2. nine - 1 3. uuant - 1 4. Blue - 1.5 5. Night - 1.5 6. Sweet -2 7. Trip -1.5 8. Casanova - 0 9. Good - 1 10. Rose - 0
Not for me. It's for someone tho
Was set to give this a 3. It’s not my favorite Roxy album, but having listened through I’ll go to a 4. Great album.
Another that takes some time to sink in.
Only aware of their singles really. A band I wanted to check out. Starts strong, 70s art pop sound is cool, then the bluesy tracks hits not so fresh. Loses me for a bit but I'm back by the end. 3.5 rounded up Heard before? Some Owned: No: 24/96 (25%) Will I get? ?
First listen - a little bored for first handful of tracks. Then increasingly intrigued by the lead singer’s Dracula-like intonations. In the end: a fan
No private session used for Spotify. Never got into Roxy Music and this album cover reeks of desperation, I like it and have spent too much time admiring it, but it seems like if the music was great they wouldn't need to have a cover like this. Anyway, the way the dude sang bothered me, music wasn't bad though. I listened to it twice, but I won't listen to it again, might enjoy the album cover some more though.
It was ok
Lowkey seductive.
I really enjoy the music in particular the bass lines. The singing can be good but it can also be grating and repetitive.
3/5
ok.I likedit
Always thought they were overrated, and neither the sexploitation cover or the music changed my mind. The 7os was definitely the Decade Taste Forgot.
This site needs a NSFW filter, I listen to my daily album at work! Did people buy this because of the cover? Synthy pop, some Elvis, some ren-faire. Was ok. 2*
Album 936 of 1089 Roxy Music - Country Life (1974) Rating : 3.5 / 5 I’ve always enjoyed Roxy Music and the unique space they carve out in the rock landscape. I’ve never considered them the very top of the heap, but they’ve also never let me down - this album is another solid example of their craft (even with the recent departure of Brian Eno). The songs are stylish and well put together, filled with that blend of sophistication and edge that defines their best work. It flows beautifully, balancing the romantic with the moody, the melodic with the experimental. Maybe not their all-time best, but a fine, confident record from a band that consistently delivered quality and class.
Wasn't familiar with your game Roxy Music.
one of those albums i feel quite impartial about. i can certainly appreciate that it's a decent album but i feel like i've heard it a million times before. the vocals are quite difficult to fall in love with but i did enjoy some of the instrumentation - creative guitar parts and the drums sound decent. won't be coming back to it but i'm glad i've listened to it.
Rating: 0.7 I think anyone who makes “sophisti-pop” or uses that term should be strung up by their toes and pelted with rocks.
I didn't care for the first two Roxy Music albums on this list, but this one I dug. Rocked pretty hard but still had some pop sensibilities and prog weirdness to keep this interesting while adding some glam rock flare. Shades of Bowie, Peter Gabriel era Genesis with a shade of Zeppelin makes this concoction a fine listen. A quibble. Avalon should have been on this list as well. Still, solid stuff.
Cover art approved by Vince Noir/content approved by Howard Moon
Anything by Roxy Music is gold
This is generally enjoyable, but really forgettable. I listened to it 3 different times because I forgot to rate it and couldn’t remember how I felt about it.
A very solid album, but I recognise is in no small part influenced by my pre-existing fondness for this time period and genre. It can be a bit experimental, but it has an Oresteian feeling to it; unlike the earlier Deee-lite album which relies on cheap gimmicks, this album maintains strong fundamentals which carry it through its less rhythmic moments. While there is some experimentation with stereo sound I feel this was under-utilised, and broader deployment across tracks would have added depth.
Yeah it was ok! Listened to it in the car on the way to touristy stuff. Didn't pay much attention to it but enjoyed what I heard.
Weird in places but enjoyable
The two girls on the cover are the sister (white bikini) and girlfriend (black bikini) of Can's Michael Karoli. It captures the mood and style of 'Country Life' as perfectly as any cover ever has- it's almost a certainty that the way you feel about the album cover you will feel about the music on the album. The lead vocals are absolutely perfect; Bryan Ferry sounds effortlessly sophisticated and both ahead and behind his time. The music predicts both punk and new wave and frankly sounds positively alien. I remember first seeing this album when I was around 11/12 and being fascinated by the two girls on the cover and asking my dad if I was going to look like them someday. "We'll see." he said SPOILER I did not grow up to have a positively perfect body but also my face looks nothing like Michael Karoli's girlfriend's (girl with the black bikini bottom) face and for that I'm grateful as I always found her face (★★⯪) a tiny bit off. On first listen Country Life sounds flawless but after a few spins it clearly isn't a perfect album but it's awfully close.
Bittersweet and Triptych are strange, both require another listen. Everything else has been winding, bendy, sexy, sleazy, cool, jazzy and funky. Prairie Rose (last track) is my favorite.
Started strong. Back half not as great
This was unremarkable. Truly wasn’t worth the listen. I found myself wondering why I was listening to it, and I had only made it a quarter way through.
I just don't like Roxy.
I believe country life is 70% cover 30% album. I mean, come on it’s an iconic cover! But there’s probably 3-4 really good songs
ok
Roxy music is ok.
Almost as good as the bazookas on the cover
I think on a day I was craving Bowie, this would slap. Today I feel a little bored? by it
not a fun time
Pretty average glam rock
Alright; fairly standard 1974 album. I like the horns
I hate when male bands have women as the album cover and no women are singing