Roxy Music 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 a breathless blast through their first single (and even uses the original VCS3 synth, donated by Eno for the tour), "Avalon" is just as beautiful as the original with Yannick Etienne guesting for the unique backing vocals. The core members of Roxy Music - Bryan Ferry on sublime vocals, Andy Mackay on heartbreaking sax and oboe, Phil Manzanera on killer guitar (check out the ending of "Ladytron"!) and the Great Paul Thompson on those rock solid drums - are bolstered by some solid extra musicians - the aforementioned Chris Spedding is superb. The lovely Lucy Wilkins fills both Eno and Eddie Jobson's shoes on synths and violin - her solo on "Out Of The Blue" is astonishing and Colin Good plays some rhapsodic piano. The sound quality is top notch, the performances are top notch and the songs are top notch. This is basically Roxy Music at their best and I can't recommend it highly enough.
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