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Roxy Music are an English rock band that were formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry–who became the band's lead singer and main songwriter–and bass guitarist Graham Simpson. Alongside Ferry, the other longtime members were Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe), and Paul Thompson (drums and percussion). Other members included Brian Eno (synthesizer and "treatments"), Eddie Jobson (synthesizer and violin), and John Gustafson (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. Roxy Music became a successful act in Europe and Australia during the 1970s. This success began with their self-titled debut album, Roxy Music (1972). The band pioneered more musically sophisticated elements of glam rock while significantly influencing early English punk music, and provided a model for many new wave acts while innovating elements of electronic composition. The group also distinguished their visual and musical sophistication through a preoccupation with glamorous fashions. Ferry and co-founding member Eno have had influential solo careers. The latter became one of Britain's most significant record producers of the late 20th century. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Roxy Music No. 98 on its "The Immortals – 100 The Greatest Artists of All Time" list, though it dropped the group from its updated list in 2011.The band's final studio album was Avalon (1982), which became platinum-certified in the United States. In 2005 the band began recording a new studio album, which would have been their ninth, and would have been their first record since 1973 with Brian Eno, who wrote two songs for it and also played keyboards. However, Bryan Ferry eventually confirmed that material from these sessions would be released as a Ferry solo album, with Eno playing on "a couple of tracks", and that he does not think they will ever record as Roxy Music again. The album ultimately became Ferry's 2010 solo album Olympia, which featured contributions from Eno, Manzanera and Mackay (amongst many other session players.) Roxy Music played a series of 40th anniversary shows in 2011, but has since become inactive as a performing entity. In 2019, Roxy Music were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Genres rock glam pop rock art rock electronic

Albums

  1. Roxy Music
    1972
  2. For Your Pleasure
    1973
  3. Stranded
    1973
  4. Country Life
    1974
  5. Siren
    1975
  6. Manifesto
    1979
  7. Flesh + Blood
    1980
  8. Avalon
    1982

Other releases

  1. Virginia Plain
    1972
  2. Pyjamarama / The Pride and the Pain
    1973
  3. Do the Strand
    1973
  4. Street Life / Hula-Kula
    1973
  5. The Thrill of It All
    1974
  6. All I Want Is You
    1974
  7. Love Is the Drug
    1975
  8. Both Ends Burning
    1975
  9. Viva!
    1976
  10. Greatest Hits
    1977
  11. Angel Eyes
    1979
  12. Trash
    1979
  13. Dance Away
    1979
  14. Over You
    1980
  15. Oh Yeah
    1980
  16. The Same Old Scene & Lover
    1980
  17. Jealous Guy
    1981
  18. More Than This
    1982
  19. Avalon
    1982
  20. Take a Chance With Me
    1982
  21. The High Road
    1983
  22. Girls, Giggles, and Gags
    1983
  23. The Atlantic Years
    1983
  24. Street Life: 20 Great Hits
    1986
  25. The Ultimate Collection
    1988
  26. Heart Still Beating
    1990
  27. Live USA
    1992
  28. Out of the Blue
    1993
  29. The Thrill of It All
    1995
  30. More Than This: The Best of Bryan Ferry + Roxy Music
    1995
  31. Wild Weekend
    1997
  32. Tokyo Joe: The Best of Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music
    1997
  33. Concert Classics
    1998
  34. The Early Years
    2000
  35. Vintage
    2001
  36. Live in Glasgow
    2001
  37. The Best of Roxy Music
    2001
  38. Ladytron
    2002
  39. Reflection
    2002
  40. Live
    2003
  41. The Platinum Collection
    2004
  42. The Collection
    2004
  43. Remix # 01
    2006
  44. Concerto Manifesto
    2007
  45. Remix #03
    2007
  46. Live at the Apollo
    2008
  47. 12 of Their Greatest Ever Hits
    2009
  48. Remixes (Blue)
    2010
  49. Essential
    2011
  50. 5 Album Set
    2012
  51. The Complete Studio Recordings
    2012
  52. Showing Out
    2014
  53. The Studio Albums
    2015
  54. Orpheum Theatre: Boston, MA March 31, 1979
  55. First Kiss