ROXY MUSIC / ロキシー・ミュージック / CONCERTO / CD

1979年にデンヴァーで行われたライヴを収録した2枚組。往年のヒット曲オン・パレードで、ロキシー・ファン、またロキシーを全く聞いたことがない人でも満足のいくアルバム構成となっています。ボーナス・トラックに‘Mother Of Pearl’‘Editions Of You’を収録。

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Roxy Music: Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Paul Thompson, Andy Mackay, Gary Tibbs, David Skinner. Recorded live at the Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California on April 4, 1979 and in Denver, Colorado on April 12, 1979. All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Released 22 years after the fact, this two-disc set documents Roxy Music during their Manifesto tour. The band was beginning to veer from more adventurous progressive rock leanings to concentrate on the sophisticated pop and dance music that would surface on Flesh & Blood and Avalon. Six of the first eight songs are from the pivotal Manifesto, cutting a wide swath of styles, including the improv opening of "Manifesto," the moody "Stronger Through the Years," and the light-punk flash of "Trash." The remainder of the set is filled with old favorites ("Out of the Blue," "In Every Dream Home a Heartache," and "Do the Strand") that have been covered on the band's other live releases. The band is in excellent form. Bryan Ferry excels as both dreamy crooner and swaggering rock & roll frontman. Phil Manzanera plays some scorching guitar solos, particularly on the coda of "Out of the Blue" and "Ladytron," Andy Mackay provides evidence that he is one of rock music's most melodious saxophone and oboe players, and drummer Paul Thompson is thunderous throughout this show. Track listing

DISC 1:1. Manifesto 2. Angel Eyes 3. Trash 4. Out of the Blue 5. Song For Europe, A
6. Still Falls the Rain 7. Ain't That So 8. Stronger Through the Years

DISC 2:1. Ladytron 2. In Every Dream Home a Heartache 3. Love Is the Drug 4. Do the Strand 5. Re-Make/Re-Model 6. Mother of Pearl - (bonus track) 7. Editions of You - (bonus track)