Category Archives: Roxy Music

Fripp & Eno | (No Pussyfooting) (1973)

Posted on April 3, 2024 by the press music reviews

The image used for the 1973 ambient masterpiece (No Pussyfooting), was designed by British photographer and filmmaker Willie Christie, and exhibits Robert Fripp and Brian Eno perched in a dramatic Infinity Mirror Room. The striking composition was photographed and designed … Continue reading →

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David Bowie | Album Reviews

Posted on March 20, 2024 by the press music reviews

David Bowie | Album Reviews/Homages (1967 – 2016). Bowie’s output was consistently interesting over a long period of time despite a false start. From the 60s Ken Pitt vaudeville beginnings resulting in his first self-titled album, through to the solo … Continue reading →

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Robert Fripp | Exposure (1979)

Posted on December 29, 2023 by the press music reviews

British guitarist Robert Fripp’s gleefully diverse debut solo album Exposure, was recently repackaged and released as a comprehensive 32-disc box set that examines the guitarist’s career from 1977 to 1983.  Worn out from constant touring and recording and an increasing … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Songs – Andy Newmark

Posted on May 30, 2022 by the press music reviews

Andy Newmark’s prolific treasure trove of session work spans decades with some of the biggest names in the music business. The Press counts down the American drummer’s Top 5 Songs. The drummer impacts the music more than anyone else in … Continue reading →

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More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on March 5, 2021 by the press music reviews

Roxy Music – Siren (1975) South Stack, Anglesey, Wales. Supermodel Jerry Hall poses as a mermaid for the cover of their fifth studio album. Led Zeppelin – II (1969) The design was based on a photograph of a Division of … Continue reading →

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Talking Heads – Remain in Light (1980)

Posted on October 10, 2020 by the press music reviews

The name of the band is Talking Heads, and the name of the album is Remain in Light. Released in October 1980 it is simply one of the greatest records in music history. A record without precedence, it was released … Continue reading →

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Bryan Ferry – In Your Mind (1977)

Posted on July 4, 2020 by the press music reviews

Bryan Ferry had achieved iconic status by 1973 after only the second Roxy Music classic For Your Pleasure and quickly launched a concurrent solo career with an adventurous departure from rock conventions, the enjoyable covers album These Foolish Things which … Continue reading →

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#12: Roxy Music – Manifesto (1979)

Posted on May 5, 2014 by the press music reviews

Following a four year hiatus which included Bryan Ferry’s underrated In Your Mind (1977) and the astonishing Bride Stripped Bare (1978), Roxy Music’s Manifesto is often considered a failed attempt to exploit the dance/pop market prevalent in 1979. While it … Continue reading →

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