Alternate Universe: What if Bryan Ferry let Eno record songs for Roxy Music and he remained in the group after "For Your Pleasure?"

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well?

― James Morris (HorrayJames), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)

The cover of U2's "Joshua Tree" would have had four seminude models looking off in different directions in the desert.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

:::shakes head::: goddamn. damn damn damn.

― angel duster, Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Some of the ballads on "Stranded" might have had some more interesting, um, textures on them (I find 'Sunset' and 'Psalm' a little ordinary) but I don't know how side one of "Country Life" could be any better, less rock noise with Eno around maybe, but you wouldn't have had Jobson's fab viola solo on "Out Of The Blue".

I'm one of those who thinks Eno's contrinution is overplayed anyway, but the later stuff might have been better - "Manifesto" would have been a masterpiece if it was all like the title track.

Would have been fun to hear Ferry sing "Baby's On Fire" though.

― LondonLee (LondonLee), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Avalon would have much longer songs and the arrangements would be more simple making it worse, but Flesh and Blood would have much more interesting sounds on it making it better.

― A Nairn (moretap), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)

The transition to the serene calm of Avalon would have happened much earlier.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)

They would've finally remade 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" with Eno in the Bette Davis part and Ferry as Crawford.

It only got better after The Bald Peacock packed his feather boas and hit the highway. Although 'I Thought' off that last Ferry record is hot stuff.

--rumple.

― rumple., Tuesday, 27 January 2004 23:41 (twenty-two years ago)

They did much better without each other, really. I can't stand For Your Pleasure aside from the two singles or much of side B of the debut.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 00:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Real Amazons in the studio during making of "Amazona." Good Roxy M. version of "7 Deadly Finns." Would have forced RM to do cool cover of Huey Piano Smith's "Little Chickee Wah-Wah" instead of lame version of "In the Midnight Hour" on "Flesh + Blood." A more watery "Avalon." Eno in Humbert Humbertish smoking jacket on arm of Jerry Hall and Ferry completely prematurely bald.

I'm a Roxy fan, esp. the great "All I Want Is You" and "Amazona" and the tracks collected on the orig. best-of LP...close call whether I like Eno or Roxy more, actually...

― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 00:49 (twenty-two years ago)

They would've finally remade 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" with Eno in the Bette Davis part and Ferry as Crawford.

This is shockingly hysterical.

― Sean (Sean), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 00:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Some of the ballads on "Stranded" might have had some more interesting ..

I have a cd computer-video-single released in the late '90s called 'Psalm', and it has footage of eno playing on "Street Life", which makes me wonder whether 'Street Life' would have had that great dissonant synth start if it hadn't been for eno.

There's plenty of evidence of those 'oblique strategies' on the first two albums but i'm sure roxy music didn't just forget eno's ideas after he'd left.

― george gosset (gegoss), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 01:00 (twenty-two years ago)

As both made better music after separating from each other, it is a good thing this didn't happen.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 01:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Didn't "Sultanesque" kinda render this question moot?

― jwd, Wednesday, 28 January 2004 13:20 (twenty-two years ago)

problem with "Sultanesque" i suppose is that it's the last haraah for any of that in RMs arsenal, and as abandoned b-side a "goodbye to all that"

Ferry wanted to be slick first, arty second from that point, i assume, whereas Eno's late '70s stuff is art=slick, up until the unfortunate U2 art-slicking anyway.

― george gosset (gegoss), Thursday, 29 January 2004 05:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I would have liked to have heart Eno produce the albums, if not continue as a full member. I'd still like to hear him completely produce a Ferry album (Mamouna wasn't that great, admittedly).

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Thursday, 29 January 2004 08:02 (twenty-two years ago)

'Your Painted Smile' not that great? Be still my heart.

― rumple., Thursday, 29 January 2004 08:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd say Mamouna was Ferry's worst album. Not that it's *bad*, but if you have to pick a worst...

― Sean (Sean), Thursday, 29 January 2004 09:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd go for "My Favourite Thing" as Ferry's worst album.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 29 January 2004 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I know I'm supposed to say "The Bride Stripped Bare" but I've always loved "Let's Stick Together", re-done Roxy tunes and all.

― LondonLee (LondonLee), Thursday, 29 January 2004 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)

(I mean as his best solo album that is, not worst)

― LondonLee (LondonLee), Thursday, 29 January 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

here's where i say that everybody needs to see the roxy reunion live in london dvd that came out a year or two ago. you will be floored.

― dan (dan), Thursday, 29 January 2004 22:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm so mad I missed it when they toured. I was away and got back the day after they came through my area. I'd like to hear more stuff like the last song on Frantic. That songs is both very Eno and very Ferry at the same time.

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 29 January 2004 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I was out of town when they toured in 2001 -- but then they played here in Costa Mesa last year, but then they charged ridiculous goddamned prices so no.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 January 2004 02:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw 'em! It was fab. I saw them tour for Avalon in '83, too.

― Sean (Sean), Friday, 30 January 2004 02:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I meant to go and see them on the "Manifesto" tour at the Hammersmith Odeon but thought "nah, they might not be much cop live" (I'd only just got into them). That gig was televised and, of course, they were fucking great and I've been kicking myself ever since. Still haven't seen them.

― LondonLee (LondonLee), Friday, 30 January 2004 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

stranded is my favorite one; i can't imagine what it would be like with eno. but what if taking tiger mountain had never occured because he was so busy with roxy? that would surely be a crime.

this is like QUANTUM LEAP! or that movie THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT that just opened....

― j fail (cenotaph), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:18 (twenty-two years ago)

You just have to hear "I Thought” off Bryan's latest album to see how brilliant they work together.

― David Firmin, Tuesday, 10 February 2004 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

eh? like, live, or on the actual track? surely he left b4 the 'stranded' sessions?

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

You just have to hear "I Thought” off Bryan's latest album to see how brilliant they work together

I drool at the thought of a Wrong Way Up-style collab b/w Ferry and Eno.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

% Homer finally arrives back panting and walks slowly up the basement
% steps.

Eno: Good morning, dear.
Homer: What's my name? What color is the sky? What of donuts? What?!
For the love of God, tell me!
Eno: Homer, the sky is blue, donuts are plentiful, Friday is T.G.I.F.
night on ABC. What's gotten into you?
Homer: Nothing...nothing at all. Let's just eat.
[everyone but Homer eats with long forked tongues]
Homer: Ehh, close enough.

― M. V. (M.V.), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:55 (twenty years ago)

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