Roxy Music are an English art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry (vocals and keyboards). The other members are Phil Manzanera (guitars), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe) and Paul Thompson (drums and percussion).
Former members include Brian Eno (synthesizer and "treatments"), and Eno's replacement Eddie Jobson (synthesizer and violin). Although the band broke up in 1983, they reunited for a concert tour in 2001, and have announced that they are recording a new album for a yet-to-be-confirmed release date. Roxy Music attained mainstream popular and critical success in the UK and Europe through the 1970s and early 1980s, beginning with their Top 10 debut album, Roxy Music, in 1972. The band proved to be a significant influence on the early English punk movement, as well as providing a model for many New Wave acts and the experimental electronic groups of the early 1980s. Ferry and co-founding member Eno have also had broadly influential solo careers, the latter emerging as one of the most significant record producers of the late 20th century, with credits including landmark albums by Devo, Talking Heads, U2 and Coldplay. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Roxy Music #98 on its "100 The Greatest Artists of All Time" list.
Discography
* Roxy Music (July 1972)
* For Your Pleasure (April 1973)
* Stranded (December 1973)
* Country Life (November 1974)
* Siren (November 1975)
* Manifesto (April 1979)
* Flesh and Blood (May 1980)
* Avalon (June 1982)
Band members
* Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards (1971–1983; 2001-)
* Phil Manzanera – guitar (1972–1983; 2001-)
* Andy Mackay – saxophone, oboe (1971–1983; 2001-)
* Paul Thompson – drums (1971–1980; 2001-)
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