Greg's Collection
Roxy Music 05/26/1983
Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
| Media | Audio CDR 2 discs |
| Notes | Evolving from the late-'60s art-rock movement, Roxy Music had a fascination with fashion, glamour, cinema, pop art, and the avant-garde, which separated the band from their contemporaries. Dressed in bizarre, stylish costumes, the group played a defiantly experimental variation of art rock which vacillated between avant-rock and sleek pop hooks. During the early '70s, the group was driven by the creative tension between Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno, who each pulled the band in separate directions: Ferry had a fondness for American soul and Beatlesque art-pop, while Eno was intrigued by deconstructing rock with amateurish experimentalism inspired by the Velvet Underground. By the time of this show, the FM Liberated Boot "Out Of The Blue" (Swingin' Pig), things had changed a great deal. Eno had left years before, pissed that Ferry never used his material, and the group had developed a sophisticated, seductive disco/soul-pop sound that relied heavily on Ferry's stylish crooning. Popular in Europe but never big in the US, the album Avalon marked a new level in the group's success, production and musical sophistication, becoming their biggest selling album. This show is an excellent example of the Avalon tour and includes the band's non-LP cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy," recorded as a tribute to the slain singer, which became the group's only British number one single. The line-up is: Bryan Ferry (Vocals, Keys), Phil Manzanera (Guitar), Andy Mackay (Saxophone, Oboe), Neil Hubbard (Guitar), Andy Newmark (Drums), Alan Spenner (Bass), Jimmy Maelen (Percussion), Guy Fletcher (Keys), Tawatha Agee (Vocals), Michelle Cobbs (Vocals), Fonzi Thornton (Vocals). Super tight performance! Knock-out Ed. Big Ta for this one mate!! |
| Trades Allowed | Yes Traded from: Ed Sbar |
| Ratings | Sound: A |
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· Last Updated May 23, 2023
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