The most innovative band of the early 70s was Roxy Music. What we have here is their first hit, "Virginia Plain" as performed on Top of the Pops. The guy with the long blonde hair on playing the synthesizer is future uber-producer Brian Eno. This was, of course, Brian Eno's first pop band.
One can argue that the true spirit of glam rock was not David Bowie, but Roxy Music. While David Bowie was the consummate showman who had immeasurable media savvy, Roxy Music — while Brian Eno was a member — pushed pop music to places no one expected it to go. I think the results speak for themselves.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
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It's always oh so lovely when someone who wasn't even born at the time tries to tell everyone what the music was about.
FYI, Roxy Music had nothing whatsoever to do with Glam.
It's always oh so lovely when someone who wasn't even born at the time tries to tell everyone what the music was about
By that reasoning, we shouldn't study Mozart since we weren't born in his time. To me, music isn't about "time". Music is timeless. And I'm not telling everyone what the music was about. I'm stating an opinion.
FYI, Roxy Music had nothing whatsoever to do with Glam.
Take it up with Roxy Music's entry on Wikipedia:
"Their debut single "Virginia Plain", which reached #4 in the British charts, was typical of the band's blend of highly literate lyrics and musical inventiveness, combined with a powerhouse glam rock backbone."
Well for a living breathing modern day equivalent try mr solo
or even his evil twin mr sulu
both at myspace.com/mistersolo
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