Advantages: all the best Roxy tracks in concert Disadvantages: none
RoxyMusic reformed in 2001 after 18 years apart.
No new material but the tour was a triumphal success, proving that Roxy could still cut it in the 21st century.
This double live album collates tracks from all across the tour, seemlessly edited together to create the ultimate Roxy concert.
From the opening thrill of "Re-Make /Re-Model" to the closing sigh of "For Your Pleasure" this is simply one amazing track after another.
Not only are the original songs effortlessly recreated on stage but there are numerous little embellishments that actually improve upon the originals. For example - Colin Good's beautiful piano into to "A Song For Europe", Chris Spedding's slide guitar in "Both Ends Burning", Lucy Wilkins' gorgeous voilin embellishments in "Tara" and many more.
All the classics are present and correct - "Virginia Plain" is ...
sounding bass filling out the track which has the opening lines “So it gets to seven and I think of nothing”.
To close this album and in a way to underline the music that had gone before an atmosphere instrumental track “Tara” written by Ferry/McKay that has a saxophone intro which carry’s the main theme that is filled out with keyboards and as the track finishes the sound of waves can be heard crashing on the shore as if to say you made it home.
The perfect end to a superb atmospheric album that still sounds superb today and with the re-mastering by Bob Ludwig, which has brought this collection to HDCD standard. ...
Advantages: Of many greatest hits of albums for Roxy this is the best Disadvantages: None
This was the first of the Greatest Hits compilations which Bryan Ferry and RoxyMusic produced. When originally released it contained 20 tracks as a double album but although each side of the LP had 5 tracks the running time was as little as 16-17 minutes for a couple of sides. The later version of their greatest hits (the CD ‘More Than This’ released in 1995) had a longer total running time on a single CD. Plus ca change.
For me this album better defines the essence of good RoxyMusic and, ergo, good Bryan Ferry. Don’t get me wrong I like Bryan Ferry as a solo artist but for innovation and inventiveness he was at his best when with the musical influences of Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay. It was the first 12 months of Roxy which was so new and fresh. There were one of a number of bands who grew from close ...
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Product details
Title
Collection, The
Performer
Roxy Music
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Art Rock
Release Date
18/03/2005
Recomended Retail Price
5.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
Disky / Disky
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
8711539025243
Additional notes
Album Notes
This concise, low-priced Roxy Music collection presents many of the British art-rock ensemble's finest songs, including "Do the Strand" and "Street Life."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Virginia Plain
2.
Do The Strand
3.
Street Life
4.
Thrill Of It All
5.
All I Want Is You
6.
Love Is The Drug
7.
Out Of The Blue
8.
AIn't That So
9.
Dance Away
10.
Same Old Scene
11.
Main Thing
12.
More Than This
Ciao
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18/10/2005
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