Conference mr1pst::music

    It is a new release, but it is all covers.  Pleasant enough, but in 5
    years he could only come up with a cover album?
    
    brian
    

    Flesh and Blood is one of my all time favorite CDs.
    
    I love Roxy Music's version of Midnight Hour
    
    Joyce

Avalon is an excellent album too ... one of my favorite songs is "More Than
This."  

- Dave

    Ferry is back in the studio working on a new album of original
    material.
    
    - Dave

    
    
    I like Avalon a lot too.
    
    What is the discography of Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry ?
    
    Lale
    

    I've always liked More Than This esp. the female singer at the end of
    the song - anyone know her name?????????????????????????
    
    
    	
    				Stuart

    This is from memory.  This stuff has appeared on various labels. 
    First two Roxys were originally on Warner Bros., but when the band
    started with Atco on the third album, the first two were reissued, etc.
    Avalon was on Warners again...it is confusing.
    
    I think in the UK they were all on Island?
    
    						Brian
    
    Roxy Music:
    
    Roxy Music
    For Your Pleasure
    Stranded
    Country Life
    Siren
    Viva Roxy Music (live)
    Manifesto
    Flesh and Blood
    Avalon
    The High Road (live)
    ??posthumous live one issued recently??
    Greatest Hits (compilation)
    Street Life (compilation, both Roxy and Ferry solo)
    
    Brian Ferry:
    
    These Foolish Things
    Another Time, Another Place
    In Your Mind
    The Bride Stripped Bare
    Bete Noire
    Taxi

    Wasn't there a solo release called "Boys and girls"?
    
    Brian
    

    re: .7
    
    I think they were all on Island in the UK too, but I'm not 100% sure.
    
    The first three in Brian's list (Roxy Music, For Your Pleasure and
    Stranded) are generally considered to be the ones to have, although they 
    all have their moments.  I've got the first two, plus Country Life 
    (patchy, but "Out Of The Blue" is a must) and Viva (a pretty good live 
    album IMO; I particularly like the song selection).
    
    Intelligence and avant-garde style have always been their key points.
    Some of their music is forgettable but they did produce some of the
    most imaginative music of the 70s (Remake-Remodel, The Bogus Man,
    Virginia Plain, In Every Dream Home A Heartache).
    
    The lineup also changed at least twice, but I think the classic Roxy
    Music lineup was:
    
    Bryan Ferry - vocals
    Phil Manzanera - guitar
    Brian Eno - keyboards
    Andy Mackay - sax
    Paul Thompson - bass
    A.N. Other - drums (name escapes me)
    
    Dom

    Yes, Country Life and Viva are 2 of my faves. I've had to replace
    each atleast once.
    
    "In every dream home a heartache" is still one of my favorite songs
    of all time. Top 25 anyway.
    
    I still love what Brian does but since Roxy he's lost his edge.
    Basically he had been through the door and came back through.
    Lucky for him, some never did.
    
    Jim C.
    
    
     

    
    Re -2.
           I think Paul Thompson was the drummer and A.N.Other played bass.
    I don't believe they ever had a regular bass player,in fact the first
    album credits changed from one chappie (Graham Something?) to possibly 
    John Wetton who was,in the early days their most regular bassist.
    
    
    Derek.

    I stand corrected. In fact, I wasn't too sure about Thompson when I
    wrote that note, and forgot to check the album covers last night.
    
    I believe Wetton played bass on Viva.
    
    Dom

    What happened with Roxy bassists was their original bassist Rik Kenton 
    (pictured on the inner sleeve of the first LP) had to quit (story was a
    nervous breakdown).  Apparently they were never able to find a suitable
    replacement and just hired bassists as they needed them.
    
    For recordings they started to use John Porter and John Gustafson,
    Wetton only did live work with them.  "Viva" lists two or three
    bassists if I recall (Wetton, Gustafson and ?).
    
    After the initial breakup, Thompson also left so the band continued as
    a trio (Ferry, Manzanera, Mackay) plus hired hands form "Manifesto"
    onwards.  I always dug Thompson's playing, but he seems to have dropped
    out of sight since leaving Roxy.
    
    							Brian

    Since the details of lineups are getting brought out, Eddie Jobson
    deserves a mention for violin and keys on "Viva" at the very least
    (and the (somewhat well known?) bootleg "Champagne and Novacaine") -
    perhaps Brian would recall whether he was with them for studio work
    too (I think he was, but can't be sure).
    
    \chuck

    Re: Jobson
    
    Eddie Jobson, who had gone pro at age 17 with the band Curved Air, was
    Brian Eno's replacement.  Eno left after "For Your Pleasure" and Jobson
    was around until "Viva".  
    
    Jobson of course went off to form UK with Wetton and since then has had
    some success with solo projects which veer into the new age
    instrumental category.
    		
    							Brian

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    }}Re: Jobson
    
    }}Eddie Jobson, who had gone pro at age 17 with the band Curved Air, was
    }}Brian Eno's replacement.  Eno left after "For Your Pleasure" and Jobson
    }}was around until "Viva".  
    
    	I've been a fan of Eddie Jobson since the Curved Air days.  He made
    an excellent replacement on violin and keyboards for Darryl Way as well
    as Brian Eno in Roxy Music (of which I'm also a VERY big fan of!!  When
    I first did a search for Roxy Music in this conference and came up
    blank I was real disappointed until I found this note.)
    
    }}some success with solo projects which veer into the new age
    }}instrumental category.
    
    	Can anybody come up with some possible album names here for
    Jobson's solo projects?  I wouldn't mind checking them out. I lost
    track of him after Roxy.....
    
    -=Dave=-
    
    

    Jobson was prominently featured on Tull's "A" album, and was also
    excellent on the 2 UK albums (UK [Bruford/Wetton/Jobson/Holdsworth]
    and Danger Money [Wetton/Jobson/Bozzio]) ...
    
    - acp

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    }}Jobson was prominently featured on Tull's "A" album, and was also
    }}excellent on the 2 UK albums (UK [Bruford/Wetton/Jobson/Holdsworth]
    }}and Danger Money [Wetton/Jobson/Bozzio]) ...
    
    	Thanks for the info. I have Tull's "A" on a cassette as that is
    another one of my main bands that I listen to.  But the cassette insert
    gives very little info. (Just song titles and that's about it.)
    
    	I'll have to check out this band UK that you mentioned.  I think
    I've head of them but I'm not sure, I may be confussing the name with
    U2.  Nothing on Jobson's solo projects huh?  Well, thanks a lot for
    what you were able to supply. It's appreciated.
    
    -=Dave=-
    
    

    I don't believe everyone forgot Bryan's classic solo album:
    
    	Let's Stick Together.
    
    Probably his most famous release!
    
    
    
    The Bishop

    
    I have tickets to the upcoming Bryan Ferry Concert in Boston 
    November 25th.  I don't think Boston is the first stop on the
    tour, so I was wondering if any reviews are in on this concert?
    
    Jayne

    Orpheum show ??  tix available thru ticketshafter ??
    
    thanx,
    
    Wes

    
    It's at the Orpheum and I heard tickets are sold out.
    
    Jayne
    

How was the show?

    Quite awesome... great old and new tracks; 3 or 4 from the latest one,
    and even some Roxy hits from the first albums (Virginia Plain, Do the
    Strand, Pictures of You).  9 piece band (3 guitars), excellent bass
    playing (8 string at times, funky and impressive slapping solo).  Bryan
    was in great form.
    
    \chuck