Product Description

Best-of compilation for the reformed Roxy Music. Founder members Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno have had long-running solo careers. This album includes all their best known hits including 'More Than This', 'Love Is The Drug' and their cover of John Lennon's 'Jealous Guy', their only UK No.1.

Track Listing

1. Avalon
2. More Than This
3. Jealous Guy
4. Over You
5. Same Old Scene
6. Oh Yeah!
7. Angel Eyes
8. Dance Away
9. Both Ends Burning
10. Love Is The Drug
11. Out Of The Blue
12. All I Want Is You
13. Mother Of Pearl
14. Street Life
15. Do The Strand
16. Pyjamarama
17. Virginia Plain
18. Re-Make/Re-Model

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1880 in Music
• Released on: 2001-06-11
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.co.uk Review
At the start of the 1970s, when the music world was ruled by grim longhairs and wafflesome prog rockers, Roxy Music appeared to have beamed in from another planet. Impossibly alien and exotic, they bucked contemporary trends by being kitsch, avant-garde, experimental and yet unashamedly pop. Bryan Ferry was the louche, sensual front man, Brian Eno threw his deconstructionist spanner in the works and they played songs that sounded like demented, sexy logarithms. After Eno left in 1973, frustrated that Ferry was marginalising his input, Roxy became a different beast entirely, developing a suave, sophisticated pop-soul that abandoned the art-rock niche to embrace a wider audience. This lush Best Of compilation, released to accompany their reunion tour (minus Eno), captures both sides of Roxy and, true to the subversive spirit that informed their early years, does so in reverse order. This anti-chronology means they open with the languid, supper-club croon of 1980s hits "Avalon" and "More Than This", plus the beauteous cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy", then peel back the years through mid-period gems like "Dance Away" and "Love Is The Drug" before closing with the hyperventilating, superbly twisted bubblegum of "Pyjamarama" and "Virginia Plain". A bonkers track-listing then but an essential souvenir of a band--and a talent--in a million. --Ian Gittins

Customer Reviews

A Review by someone who isn't a Roxy Music Fan
Browsing through the many offers and ratings for different albums, I found this best of Roxy Music cd, highly rated at 4.5 and only £5. As I'm trying to branch out my collection of music through the ages and genres including the 80's/70's, I though Roxy Music would be an excellent addition to my ever improving collection. Having read all the 5 star reviews it sounded like a worth while purchase.

Now... If I was born in the 60's/70's, I may be interested in the band but from this album I can only say I would have probably gone back to 60's and 70's for some severe help. This is never in a million years 5 star album. All I can think is that quite a lot of Roxy Music fans are trying to improve the rating of their childhood band. 'Love is the Drug' and 'Virginia Plain' are the stand out tracks which are unfortunately 10 and 17 tracks down the line, by which time I was so bored I was starting this raving review.

Maybe it's just me, or maybe I'm just missing the mellow sounds and uninspiring vocals. No wonder so many reviews are annoyed about the sound not being surround sound. It sounds terrible up to track 9 which is ok at best. A pleasant version of 'Jealous Guy' makes a nice track 3 but thats it for me.

Maybe it just sounds average compared to the three other albums I bought along side it: 'Takk by Sigur Ros', 'Good Morning Vietnam (Soundtrack)' and 'With Love and Squalor by We are Scientists'.

Sorry Roxy Music fans. Not a great album I'm afraid. An album not suited for the younger generation, maybe.

Five-star Roxy
The sound quality on this release is outstanding. Some people may bemoan the lack of multi-channel but the stereo sound is terrific - we should all be thankful these songs are available on SACD at all! Owners of Roxy's Avalon SACD will surely buy this disc.

Excellent compilation
As someone who's always liked Roxy, but never really rated their albums, this is an ideal compilation of their best known songs from every phase of their career. The reverse chronological sequencing works really well and gives the songs a slightly unfamiliar context - much better than the random track order of a lot of comps.