Name: Country Life
Brand: Roxy Music

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roxycd4

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2007-10-09

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Universal

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Roxy Music

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Classic

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Roxy Music were an English rock band formed in 1970 by lead vocalist and chief songwriter, who became the band's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist. Alongside Ferry, the other longtime members were (guitar), (saxophone and oboe) and (drums and percussion), and other former members include (synthesizer and "treatments"), (synthesiser and violin), and (bass). Although the band took a break from group activities in 1976 and again in 1983, they reunited for a concert tour in 2001, and toured together intermittently between that time and their break-up in 2011. Ferry frequently enlisted members of Roxy Music as session musicians for his solo releases.

Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 (Performers)and Roxy Music frontman was awarded a CBE by Her Majesty the Queen of England on 30 November 2011.

Discogs records that Roxy Music have released 28 albums since their inception back in 1971. Of these,18 have made the UK Top 40 music charts with four albums reaching No.1 position.The albums to hit the top spot are 'For Your Pleasure' , 'Flesh + Blood', 'Avalon'and 'Country Life'. All these four albums cumulatively spent thirteen weeks at No.1 position.All eighteen

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from the idiosyncratic art rock of their self-titled debut to the seductive pop of albums like 'avalon', roxy music covered a lot of ground, but 'country life', which falls somewhere in between, synthesizes all of their strengths. singer bryan ferry's vision of sophisticated, 'gentleman' rock emerges on this release, yet the strident, driving quality crucial to the band's early sound still looms large. the combination of textures is exhilarating, and the songwriting which draws on elements of r&amp;b, cabaret music, and glam rock - is among the band's best. standouts include 'bitter-sweet', a clear homage to the bombast and fading glory of german cabaret music, and the work of kurt weill in particular, and 'casanova', a dense funk track carried along on a complex bass line and a wavering synthesizer. the album's last track, 'prairie rose', leads off with a heavily echoed guitar solo, and features some of andrew mackay's most expressive saxophone playing. everything from the famously controversial cover art (which depicts two very scantily clad models) to the varied, often spectacular music within, marks country life as unique. it is one of the finest moments in the band's impressive catalogue.

Country Life

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