Roxy Music

[Chilly Willy]

What I liked most about the As Time Goes By album and the Live In Paris dvd is that he did not use modern technology. If he's doing a Cole Porter song, it's acoustic guitar and stand-up bass.

I agree that he doesn't bring too much that's new to these songs (other than himself, which is a pretty considerable contribution) but it's always great to hear quality songs performed by quality musicians.

Plus, it gives me something to put on when my 85-year-old mother-in-law is hanging around that we can both enjoy.

[elie]

[QUOTE=Chilly Willy]What I liked most about the As Time Goes By album and the Live In Paris dvd is that he did not use modern technology. If he's doing a Cole Porter song, it's acoustic guitar and stand-up bass.

I agree that he doesn't bring too much that's new to these songs (other than himself, which is a pretty considerable contribution) but it's always great to hear quality songs performed by quality musicians.

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Totally agree! That 's why those covers are genial! He doesn't have to put anything else to it but his smooth singing.

And by the way, in the Live in Paris DVD, he looks like a nice fella, too. I just love it that he looks more like the average english upper-class gentleman than a former coke head rock star. And I mean that the nicest way possible

[Chilly Willy]

Another thing I like about the performance on the dvd is that you can tell how much the band is enjoying themselves. Laughing and making faces at one another. They were really into it, and it comes through in the music.

[chiliD]

I started getting into Roxy Music around Country Life (and the song "Thrill Of It All"), although, never got hooked until around Flesh & Blood...I think it was "My Only Love" and their covers of "Eight Miles High" & "In The Midnight Hour" that hooked me. Then Avalon was phenomenal all the way through. I finally saw them in concert during the Avalon tour...awesome. (and as a bonus, the opening band was Burning Sensations riding their popularity from the massive airplay of "Belly Of The Whale"...now THERE's an album that needs to be released on CD and hasn't yet been)

Bryan Ferry's post-Avalon solo material was really good, too (especially Boys & Girls & Bete' Noire).

[Livia]

Love 'em. Avalon is a must-have, imo. I look forward to their new release with great antici....(say it!)...pation!

[elie]

Originally Posted by chiliD

I started getting into Roxy Music around Country Life (and the song "Thrill Of It All"), although, never got hooked until around Flesh & Blood...I think it was "My Only Love" and their covers of "Eight Miles High" & "In The Midnight Hour" that hooked me.

It's interesting that you say that, because when I think of what got me hooked, I would say "My Only Love" and "Out of the Blue" , a song out of Country Life (which by the way, is one of the best records of the 70's, IMO).