Virgin Radio Classic Artists - Roxy Music

Roxy Music founding members Andy MacKay and Phil Manzenera talk with Jamie East about their formation as an art rock band through the 80’s when the million-selling albums Flesh and Blood and Avalon made them global stars.
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[@davidmoss4280]

Great hearing these guys from the worlds greatest band ROXY MUSIC.

[@edwardmulholland7912]

I have all their studio albums and they are all wonderful. I personally like the first 4 albums more than the last 4 and “Country Life” is one of my favorites because Phil and Paul are really shining on that album. Roxy were also a brilliant live band as live footage and bootlegs show and “Viva” is that rare thing - a great live album. Great, great band. Love them. Let’s not forget Bryan Ferry who wrote or co-wrote those great songs and had a unique voice.

[@TRANZEURO]

I'll be a bit more forgiving than you and say I personally like the first 5 albums more than the last 3. "Siren' is a good album.It's not as good as the four albums that came before it but it's still better than the three albums which came after.Oh,and 'Country Life' is my favorite Roxy Music album as well. lol

[@vinny9708]

Stranded is their best i think

[@carolilseanne2175]

I suffered 'Slings and arrows' at school for loving Roxy Music - it's never stopped me or changed my opinion 🥰🥰🥰

[@keithmackenzie-ingle757]

And that's why we continue to love THE avant rock band this country's ever produced.VIVA ROXY MUSIC!!!

[@davidellis5141]

For Your Pleasure , A Top 10 Album Of The 70's.

[@antoniosvallis6637]

I feel greatful to them for the music they produced. They are virtuosos !!

[@johnpandolfino8663]

One of my favorite bands......so nice to hear these little stories about how they worked ...... I had the privilege to see them backstage at the Academy of Music in NYC.....magical night..... I was standing probably about 10 feet or so from Andy on the side of the stage and remember his pointed sideburns quite vividly..... Brian was wearing a red leather suit and tie .... musical perfection that evening....the sound on stage was impeccable

[@jackgrattan1447]

Roxy Music had a rabid following in Cleveland Ohio, and I can attest to their being an influence on punk whether they realize it or not. Just listen to some early Pere Ubu if you don't believe me. Matter of fact, Ubu called their music "avant garage". And prior to the formation of Ubu, vocalist Dave Thomas was a writer for Cleveland Scene magazine. He RAVED about the first Roxy Music album.

[@siobhangreaney191]

Flesh n blood and Avalon I love them all As gathered the rest I started listening to them once I heard Dance sexy in 1979 that was it once I heard that fan for life. ❤❤❤❤🎉

[@siobhangreaney191]

That was meant be Dance away when I wrote this post sorry.

[@leskorpics1723]

Real time music and classy ladies!!! ROSEXY!! What can I say, my time and memories never been taken away!! Period!!

[@user-ls7sb2wd6r]

Bryan always gets the attention for his sartorial style but I've never seen Andy Mackay look anything less than dapper over the years. He has a cool calm presence.

[@coonagh1]

Wonderful to see and hear.

[@jm252]

Awesome! Thanks

[@baronoflivonia.3512]

Great video on 2 of important artist's of early 70's. Middle albums are my favorites.

[@DestryAlecto]

Oboe on other similar era music... all I can think of is Soft Machine who had numerous uses of the oboe from Fourth through Alive and Well in Paris.

[@charlesnolan7602]

Hello Andy.... Hello Phil...

[@hiraeth1340]

Shame this interviewer didn't know the history and importance of Roxy Music. His clear lack of knowledge about the chronology and significance of the group really stymied this. These guys were an open book, ready to talk about anything, and the interviewer just misses opportunity after opportunity to dig into the story and the songs. Also, yea why make a big point about how Roxy were "his parent's generation", when he looks as old as they do.

[@timleffel6665]

Right..

[@MrNemo-oi8cl]

30 secs in and he is a prat.

[@siobhangreaney191]

😂😂😂that is quiet funny saying that he does look older then then Phil n Andy

[@kelb6073]

My favorite album is Siren. Perfect album. The ones after are not as good, but still have some classics in them. But those first few albums are perfection!

[@grahamking6837]

What is Jurgen Klopp doing on here, he soon lost his German accent 😂😂

[@DOCLASHOE]

Did they say "Fours" on the bass drum? What does that mean?

[@robertkahn6817]

On each of the 4 beats of the 4/4, the bass drum is hit. 1 2 3 4. Thud thud thud thud.

[@patricketienne2579]

How many times will the interviewer say "kind of"? Is ANYTHING 'actual'?

[@christopherdavies3079]

Looks like Andy Mackay isn’t happy that Bryan Ferry gets the credit for writing the first 2 Roxy Albums probably due to the royalties that he’s missed out on . Not quite sure why he’s brought it up now when he’s says it’s too late to worry about .

[@caeserromero3013]

Is the guy in the glasses Jurgen Klopp?? 😂

[@siobhangreaney191]

Yeah he looks like the liverpool manager 😂😂😂

[@adampage8065]

Global stars yet Virgin cannot spell Manzanera. Bit of an insult

[@issajones4388]

Your not Jamie east your Juergen klopp 😂

[@GrahamHarvey-g7x]

Interviewer is rubbish, jumping from virginia plain to dance away, , clueless, manzanera and mackay class acts , great musicians, deserved better

[@australiana58]

The interviewer doesn't properly introduce the guests. Pretty elementary. The interviewing is so crass and inept, makes it more boring than it should be.

[@mike_burke]

I could listen to Phil Manzanera all day, such an open, intelligent guy with a million stories to tell. Rarer to see Andy interviewed. A wasted opportunity, I agree. Someone with a bit of genuine interest and/or knowledge of the band would have been better. Rather than someone who vaguely remembers his parents playing Dance Away over and over 😉

[@broceliandeforest7420]

So the interviewer heard their music through his parents? He looks older than they do. Its a crappy and mannerless things to say to guests.

[@simonineaston]

old blokes, half-remembering the faded memories of their youth... looking old and forgetting what they did, why they did it and why they're there. Pointless, boring & embarassing, even! Yaaawwwnnn...

[@warrogue1798]

Yes, it's sad that we have to get old and lose our youthful beauty. It will happen to you too, if you live ,long enough. If you are not interested in what these musicians have to say, why are you here?

[@carolilseanne2175]

You had to watch it anyway, didn't you? 😉😉

[@petephillips6494]

Simon Painter these guys were rock legends. What will you be remembered for? You’ll get old one day and people will say that about you. Boring old fart. Ha Ha

[@siobhangreaney191]

People that say these these never think they are going to get old or lose their memories through dementia I hope he he doesn’t say that about his own parents when they get to 70 ,80 or 90