Roxy Music
Somewhere between a 1940s matinee idol and a science-fiction film sat Roxy Music, art-school glamour wrapped in leopard print and glitter. Bryan Ferry crooned like a lounge singer, Phil Manzanera's guitar slashed, Andy Mackay's oboe and sax honked, and Brian Eno treated everyone's sound through his synthesiser.
Their debut and For Your Pleasure were gloriously strange, and after Eno left, Stranded, Country Life and Siren, with 'Love Is the Drug', grew sleeker and more seductive.
Avalon turned that polish into misty, sophisticated romance, a style echoed by countless 80s bands.
If you like Roxy Music you should check out: Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, David Bowie, T. Rex, Sparks, The Velvet Underground, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, Pet Shop Boys, The Smiths




