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This morning I did a bit of research on Roxy Music because, while I am aware of their influence, I don't actually know much more than their US hits.

Things I have learned:

- Their first album was back in 1972!? That's earlier than I thought. Also at least 1 or 2 tracks felt very proto-punk, which was surprising.

- Brian Eno was only with the band for the first 2 albums, neither of which had any songs I was familiar with going into this. Love is the Drug, Avalon, and More Than This... all of those were well after Eno had anything to do with the band.

- After RM broke up, David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd) and 2 members of Dire Straits played on Bryan Ferry's 1985 solo album Girls and Boys.

"Oh tell me why, I like Mondays …"

Because of Symphonic Monday!

So here's one of the Roxy guys with an orchestra conducted by Martyn Ford, and string arrangements by Eddie Jobson –

Bryan Ferry, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (live 19 Dec 1974)

A cover of the 1933 Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach show tune, which Ferry had recorded for his second solo release, July 1974's "Another Time, Another Place".

youtube.com/watch?v=MRtXjJOUvd

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Bryan Ferry became known as the visionary behind Roxy Music in 1970, but he's been making solo records for almost as long. @RollingStone talked to "the king of elegant melancholy" about "Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023," which comes out on Friday, as well as his collage sensibility, approach to music-making and why he writes such lonely songs.

"I’ve always been the kind of person who occupies the corner in a party. I’ll try and hide because I like to be in the shadows, and I like to observe. I’m always curious about life and to see what’s going on," he says. "And then when you have those quiet moments at the piano, when you’re working and trying to express yourself, all those experiences come into play."

flip.it/yvoy9o

Rolling Stone · Bryan Ferry Looks Back at 50 Years of Roxy Music, Romance, and Elegant MiseryBy Rob Sheffield