thediceareloaded
(Berlin, Germany) | | Posted: Jan 27, 2010 - 22:20 | |
The stick, the stick! The whip, the whip!
Throw him in the lake!
rtrudeau wrote:No no no - the 80's was definitely all about  |
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songbirdfemme
(syracuse ny) | | Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 15:10 | |
rtrudeau wrote:No no no - the 80's was definitely all about yeeeeah.... foooonnnnnduuuuuuueeeee |
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stevematic
(sandy eggo) | | Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 15:09 | |
the female vocalist takes you to another place. truly amazing. |
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oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri) | | Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 15:07 | |
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keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | | Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 10:42 | |
Don't exactly know what triggered it —- maybe hearing their gawdawful cover of Eight Miles High here —- but I have come to the conclusion that Roxy needs a long, long rest. |
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peter_james_bond
(The Burg) | | Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 10:41 | |
catnip wrote:
Yes, yes, and yes. This post ticks all the boxes and gets it right- you can just about see the CD case sitting on a Docklands coffee table full of unread books of Terence Conran designs, and which is surrounded by braying City slickers thinking they're so cool as they "groove" to Sade and Roxy Music.
But...
(There must be a "but").
Listen to the rest of the album, and you'll find a sonic genius that probably is only audible now: the production glistens almost as much as the mirror under the band's collective nose, and the instruments and Ferry's voice slither in and out of focus, creating sinews of sound which are actually quite beguiling.
In context, I'm with you, it's Chelsea wine bar music with over-oaked Chardonnay and whining Sloanes.
Out of context, it's actually quite good.
Oh, possibly apart from this song (I'm a bit at a loss as to how I once rated this so highly).
Catnip....YOU ROCK!  |
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donnyballgame
(41*53'36.29N 87*38'20.43W) | | Posted: Nov 23, 2009 - 19:38 | |
Sounds suspiciously like a disgruntled East-Side Boy.
catnip wrote:
Yes, yes, and yes. This post ticks all the boxes and gets it right- you can just about see the CD case sitting on a Docklands coffee table full of unread books of Terence Conran designs, and which is surrounded by braying City slickers thinking they're so cool as they "groove" to Sade and Roxy Music.
But...
(There must be a "but").
Listen to the rest of the album, and you'll find a sonic genius that probably is only audible now: the production glistens almost as much as the mirror under the band's collective nose, and the instruments and Ferry's voice slither in and out of focus, creating sinews of sound which are actually quite beguiling.
In context, I'm with you, it's Chelsea wine bar music with over-oaked Chardonnay and whining Sloanes.
Out of context, it's actually quite good.
Oh, possibly apart from this song (I'm a bit at a loss as to how I once rated this so highly).
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lmic
(Influential for All the Wrong Reasons) | | Posted: Oct 25, 2009 - 16:28 | |
rtwingo wrote:I hear this song, and all I can think of is this abomination...
Aaarrgh!! |
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Shaker
| | Posted: Oct 25, 2009 - 16:17 | |
Such a beautiful classic. Enjoy EVERY TIME I hear it!
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namp
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rtwingo
(Out of my mind (be right back)) | | Posted: Oct 09, 2009 - 17:12 | |
I hear this song, and all I can think of is this abomination...   |
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catnip
(teetering) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 12:39 | |
fredriley wrote:Archetypal Yuppie music from the 80s - just hearing RM, or similar Yup bands like Spandau Ballet, evokes images of stripey shirts, red braces, loud barrowboys, flat-top hairstyles, mobile phones like housebricks, Docklands Light Railway, Porsches, and all the other attributes of unbridled Thatcherite redistribution of public assets to private pockets at quite astonishing profit margins. An era long gone, and gladly so, yet the damage caused by these power-dressing 'ok, yah' and 'loadsamoney' types will last for generations. I can't hear RM or Spandau Ballet or Heaven 17 without thinking of gated apartments in the London Docklands and Class War activists giving the yups gyp on the street. An accursed time. Yes, yes, and yes. This post ticks all the boxes and gets it right- you can just about see the CD case sitting on a Docklands coffee table full of unread books of Terence Conran designs, and which is surrounded by braying City slickers thinking they're so cool as they "groove" to Sade and Roxy Music. But... (There must be a "but"). Listen to the rest of the album, and you'll find a sonic genius that probably is only audible now: the production glistens almost as much as the mirror under the band's collective nose, and the instruments and Ferry's voice slither in and out of focus, creating sinews of sound which are actually quite beguiling. In context, I'm with you, it's Chelsea wine bar music with over-oaked Chardonnay and whining Sloanes. Out of context, it's actually quite good. Oh, possibly apart from this song (I'm a bit at a loss as to how I once rated this so highly). |
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jonahboo
(in a corner) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 12:34 | |
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: please give me some Clash NOW!!! This song gives me the creeps. agreed - these assholes are over-rated |
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unclehud
(300 feet above the planet) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 12:34 | |
romeotuma wrote:This song is good for the ears...
Chuckle, chuckle. |
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CamLwalk
(Albany NY) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 12:34 | |
But what about my best friend? Jahooli the Leopard?  |
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
| | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 12:33 | |
apd wrote:
Very relevant today - the thirtieth anniversary of Thatchers first election.
...need to play some Clash...
please give me some Clash NOW!!! This song gives me the creeps. |
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sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 12:32 | |
Luv me some Roxy!  |
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crockydile
(The swamps of Houston) | | Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 11:34 | |
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Ag3nt0rang3
(Canada) | | Posted: Jul 17, 2009 - 12:54 | |
johkir wrote:Actually a portrayal of Avalon, where Excalibur was forged, maybe 1000 years ago. Depends how much of the King Arthur pseudohistorical account you believe.  The Matter of Britain was actually one of the dominant themes of the Pre-Raphaelites, particularly the grail quest. Hannio was right (but then so are you). |
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kcc
| | Posted: Jul 04, 2009 - 18:51 | |
Beautiful. Gives me chicken skin every time.
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nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | | Posted: May 20, 2009 - 11:00 | |
Ah, relaxing on my back deck with Barbara, who turned me on to Roxy Music. Thanks, girl, and you're still beautiful (despite the cancer and mastectomy). Be well and continue to bust my chops when I need it.
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WayUpNorth
(Edge of Nowhere) | | Posted: May 20, 2009 - 10:59 | |
Lots of good memories of this song. Played this record to death.  |
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romeotuma
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: May 20, 2009 - 10:58 | |
This song is good for the ears...
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peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS) | | Posted: May 04, 2009 - 12:29 | |
Hannio wrote:More of a modern portrayal of a pre-Raphaelite theme, I'm thinking.
Here's a piece of trivia - the person wearing the helmet was Bryan Ferry's girlfriend at the time, Lucy Helmore (whom he later married) - and this continued the trend of having a picture of at least one woman on every Roxy Music album cover. Jerry Hall is on the cover of the fifth Roxy Music album (Siren). She was Bryan's girlfriend until they broke up and she ended up with Mick Jagger. |
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johkir
(Davis, CA) | | Posted: May 04, 2009 - 12:26 | |
Hannio wrote:
More of a modern portrayal of a pre-Raphaelite theme, I'm thinking.
Actually a portrayal of Avalon, where Excalibur was forged, maybe 1000 years ago. Depends how much of the King Arthur pseudohistorical account you believe. |
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apd
(Toronto, On) | | Posted: May 04, 2009 - 12:21 | |
fredriley wrote:Archetypal Yuppie music from the 80s - just hearing RM, or similar Yup bands like Spandau Ballet, evokes images of stripey shirts, red braces, loud barrowboys, flat-top hairstyles, mobile phones like housebricks, Docklands Light Railway, Porsches, and all the other attributes of unbridled Thatcherite redistribution of public assets to private pockets at quite astonishing profit margins. An era long gone, and gladly so, yet the damage caused by these power-dressing 'ok, yah' and 'loadsamoney' types will last for generations. I can't hear RM or Spandau Ballet or Heaven 17 without thinking of gated apartments in the London Docklands and Class War activists giving the yups gyp on the street. An accursed time.
Very relevant today - the thirtieth anniversary of Thatchers first election. ...need to play some Clash... |
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johkir
(Davis, CA) | | Posted: May 04, 2009 - 12:20 | |
Just saw a BBC documentary about Roxy Music. I had no idea how influential they were/are. We just didn't get to hear them on US radio.
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DavidS_UK
(Hemel Hempstead, UK) | | Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 13:50 | |
Whne I was 14, Bryan Ferry was my mentor in what was cool and suave. Great band, and what a pedigree of musicians as well, especially Brian Eno, who is much underrated in his ongoing impact on music.
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Hannio
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 13:09 | |
Sloggydog wrote:Was that album cover supposed to be kind of heavy metal? If so WHY? More of a modern portrayal of a pre-Raphaelite theme, I'm thinking. |
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LastChance
| | Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 13:03 | |
One of the best things produced by the 80s. What an album!
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