tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post8870890216015224382..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Roxy Music's not-so-secret ingredientDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-10939410403991774792008-09-27T10:02:00.000+01:002008-09-27T10:02:00.000+01:00It doesn't preclude him. It just seemed curious th...It doesn't preclude him. It just seemed curious that while everyone else was involved in an "I was there" capacity, he wasn't.David Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541581777824775884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-16184293109204188622008-09-27T09:39:00.000+01:002008-09-27T09:39:00.000+01:00Why does the year on Simon Reynolds' birth certifi...Why does the year on Simon Reynolds' birth certificate preclude him from commenting on Roxy Music?Andrew Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968231919253150433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-21065374307747666162008-09-26T22:37:00.000+01:002008-09-26T22:37:00.000+01:001st 3 albums = flawless1st 3 albums = flawlessMikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639836396121576665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-33668407099136491572008-09-26T15:55:00.000+01:002008-09-26T15:55:00.000+01:00Bracewell's new book on their art school roots is ...Bracewell's new book on their art school roots is a great read by the way.londonleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179744928331353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-16397718755563107382008-09-26T15:52:00.000+01:002008-09-26T15:52:00.000+01:00Even my mum fancied Bryan, the cover of the "Anoth...Even my mum fancied Bryan, the cover of the "Another Time, Another Place' album made her swoon.<BR/><BR/>There is some incredible video on YouTube of them playing live on German telly when Eno was still in the band. Bryan is wearing a dazzling white suit and the combo of sound and visuals just blows you away, you think for that short moment in time they were the greatest band on the planet. I love Bowie but it makes what he was doing at time look a bit creaky.londonleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179744928331353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-77214003862937782052008-09-26T14:06:00.000+01:002008-09-26T14:06:00.000+01:00I've always felt Roxy never get anywhere near the ...I've always felt Roxy never get anywhere near the credit they deserve - hipper than Bowie they arrived fully formed, looking like the sixties never existed. Hugely influential across all genres- almost all punk bands name check them, Chic styled their upmarket look on Roxy and a stack of 80s bands copied the Roxy template (David Sylvian stretching it a bit too far).Then of course there's Eno! Also <BR/><BR/>Spin up Pyjamarama over the weekend it's an underplayed nugget<BR/><BR/><I>PS - Ferry's one of the few heavy hitters that didn't go off the boil in the 80s</I>Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-40038462181305861512008-09-26T13:15:00.000+01:002008-09-26T13:15:00.000+01:00I love the images created by Oh Yeah (On The Radio...I love the images created by Oh Yeah (On The Radio).Matthew Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842392964784000029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-78935732783775964392008-09-26T12:24:00.000+01:002008-09-26T12:24:00.000+01:00Fantastic doc for all sorts of reasons. Interestin...Fantastic doc for all sorts of reasons. Interesting to hear that ex-punk Gary Tibbs was hired as bassist to bring down the average age of the ensemble because only a couple of days earlier I heard veritable stripling Jeremy Hardy explaining that he had been hired by I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue for precisely the same reason. Eno was brilliant and brilliantly funny of course. And also – although I'm the world's smallest fan of rock reunions – wasn't it nice to see the ridiculously down-to-earth Paul Thompson back in the band? Even though he seems to have morphed into a Sontaran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-20291629064568631862008-09-26T11:06:00.000+01:002008-09-26T11:06:00.000+01:00I first became of them via Bryan Ferry's solo stuf...I first became of them via Bryan Ferry's solo stuff as a 12-year-old in 1977. I thought Tokyo Joe was the best record ever. <BR/><BR/>And when they released new stuff in '79 I was locked in for life. Now they're one of my favorite bands.Jon Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471926651090670258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-81922009564245353102008-09-26T08:41:00.000+01:002008-09-26T08:41:00.000+01:00It's the ending of Virginia Plain that does it for...It's the ending of Virginia Plain that does it for me. Being too young to remember them in their early 70s days, I only have the late 70s/early 80s incarnation to look back on. I then saw Virginia Plain on some reply of Whistle Test from when it was old and grey and was stunned by where they had come from.Blackacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808024417861534968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-42606427846282539712008-09-25T23:29:00.000+01:002008-09-25T23:29:00.000+01:00Yes, Ferry was Newcastle's (only) Mr Sex.I watched...Yes, Ferry was Newcastle's (only) Mr Sex.I watched the doco, and, David, as you said, bland. But what lovely chaps, eh?Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914896847679973163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-13441588131510307232008-09-25T23:25:00.000+01:002008-09-25T23:25:00.000+01:00Yes, precisely. I still think 'Love Is The Drug' h...Yes, precisely. I still think 'Love Is The Drug' has one of the best intros ever (as well as being a sublime and accomplished song as well). A style much copied but never really brought off authentically by later artists.office pesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15516888180507856752noreply@blogger.com