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Track Listings
| 1. Avalon (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 2. More Than This (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 3. Jealous Guy (Edit) (2000 Digital Remaster) |
| 4. Over You (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 5. Same Old Scene (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 6. Oh Yeah! (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 7. Angel Eyes (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 8. Dance Away (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 9. Both Ends Burning (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 10. Love Is The Drug (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 11. Out Of The Blue (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 12. All I Want Is You (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 13. Mother Of Pearl (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 14. Street Life (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 15. Do The Strand (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 16. Pyjamarama (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 17. Virginia Plain (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 18. Re-Make/Re-Model (1999 Digital Remaster) |
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At the start of the 1970s, when the music world was ruled by grim longhairs and wafflesome prog rockers, Roxy Music appeared to have beamed in from another planet. Impossibly alien and exotic, they bucked contemporary trends by being kitsch, avant-garde, experimental and yet unashamedly pop. Bryan Ferry was the louche, sensual front man, Brian Eno threw his deconstructionist spanner in the works and they played songs that sounded like demented, sexy logarithms. After Eno left in 1973, frustrated that Ferry was marginalising his input, Roxy became a different beast entirely, developing a suave, sophisticated pop-soul that abandoned the art-rock niche to embrace a wider audience. This lush Best Of compilation, released to accompany their reunion tour (minus Eno), captures both sides of Roxy and, true to the subversive spirit that informed their early years, does so in reverse order. This anti-chronology means they open with the languid, supper-club croon of 1980s hits "Avalon" and "More Than This", plus the beauteous cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy", then peel back the years through mid-period gems like "Dance Away" and "Love Is The Drug" before closing with the hyperventilating, superbly twisted bubblegum of "Pyjamarama" and "Virginia Plain". A bonkers track-listing then but an essential souvenir of a band--and a talent--in a million. --Ian Gittins
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Qu'ont en commun la peinture futuriste (et dadaïste) de Marcel Duchamp, l'ambiance feutrée d'un palace sur la Riviera italienne ou une nuit blanche dans un club huppé de Londres ? Tout simplement la musique de Roxy Music. Mené de main de maître et d'une voix de crooner par Bryan Ferry, le groupe anglais, pénétré de la richesse de la culture européenne, a créé un style qui, bien au-delà du glam-rock et de l'art-rock, est l'un des plus sophistiqués et musicalement élaborés de toute l'histoire du rock. Heureuse compilation, donc, que ce Best Of, qui, d'"Avalon" à "Do The Strand", de "Love Is A Drug" à "Re-Make/Re-Model", vient rappeler à ceux qui auraient eu l'outrecuidance de l'oublier que Ferry est bien le parrain du néo-romantisme (n'est-ce pas Spandau Ballet ?), Brian Eno (trop vite parti) l'un des grands pionniers de la musique électronique et le groupe dans son ensemble un laboratoire d'idées musicales nouvelles, voire révolutionnaires. Seule interrogation : pourquoi les titres sont-ils placés du plus récent au plus ancien ? --Philippe Margotin
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great stuff from a different kinda band ...,
By Brian Campbell (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Best Of (Audio CD)
First discovered Roxy via the opening sequences of Times Square the movie (remember?) with Same Old Scene. Became more familiar as years passed. Now I love every song on this album. Both Ends Burning is the tops! Great music from a great band ... need more be said? :)
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE BEST BAND EVER,
By MEHMET SANDER (LONG BEACH, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Best Of (Audio CD)
IF YOU ENJOY GOOD MUSIC, YOU'VE TO OWN THIS CD.
4.0 out of 5 stars
An intriguing & successful retrospective...,
By nicjaytee (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Best Of (Audio CD)
Compiling a one CD "Best of Roxy Music" is a tough task. Why?... well, not only did the group re-invent itself in personnel & style on at least three occasions during its 10 year life but, the strength of its most effective albums (in particular "For Your Pleasure", "Country Life", "Flesh + Blood" and "Avalon") lies in their cohesion, making the selection of individual tracks out of context extremely difficult. So... better to forget any pretensions to a "Best of..." title and to consider this compilation for what it actually is: an intriguing and successful retrospective.Intriguing because it's sequenced "back to front", starting off with the "radio friendly", beautifully crafted tracks produced at the end of their career and then progressing backwards (in time at least!) to the distinctly less "easy listening" and far more radical outings from the beginning of their career. Compare this album's first track ("Avalon", from their last studio recording) to its last track ("Re-Make/Re-Model", from their first record) to witness the scale of the change involved. Successful, because it gradually takes the listener from the familiar to the "strange" and, in so doing, pretty effectively maps out the group's career while providing, on the way, an excellent "sampler" of what's to be found on their individual albums. A job well done but, "The Best of...": unlikely/impossible!
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