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Stranded by: Roxy Music List Price: £10.99 CD-Charts Price: £4.98 You Save: £6.01 (55%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0724384745127 Format: Original recording remastered Label: Virgin Manufacturer: Virgin Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Virgin Release Date: September 13, 1999 Studio: Virgin Sales Rank: 4007 MPN: 47451 Disc 1: Related Items: Related Items:      see moreBrowse for similar items by category:
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 Rating: - WatershedThe third Roxy Music album and also a watershed. This album marks the beginning of the movement towards mainstream commercialism. That is not to say that this album is bad. Far from it. This album contains some of Ferry's best songwriting and his voice is stronger too. The band sound more mature along with the production that compliments these great songs. 'Street life' still sounds like an out-take from the previous album, 'For your pleasure', with its distorted intro and Manzenara's blistering guitar. For me though , 'mother of Pearl' is the highlight of the album and marks Ferry's maturity as a songwriter. Another little gem on this album is 'Sunset' - Ferry's slow homage to the sun - wonderfully sad and thought provoking. With Eno ... Read More: Rating:  - Beauty and the beastlyThe peaks of this third album soar higher than anything before or since from Roxy: Mother of Pearl,Song for Europe, Sunset, Just for You. But there is no getting away from the weaknesses, and this is the first Roxy album which showed the feet of clay which would stomp so ploddingly on later albums like Manifesto. It is a crossroads album; Eno had left, and Ferry was now the tuxedo-wearing crooner of "Another Time, Another place". The beautiful lyrics and perfect playing remained; but the humour and the fun had gone from Roxy. From now on, songs like "Psalm" would re-appear on each album which Ferry produced;as if he had to tackle serious themes to be taken as a serious artist. The creative tension which existed between the ... Read More: Rating: - There's nothing much like thisRoxy's self-titled first album, although containing some of their strongest songs, is too poorly produced in parts to be considered their classic. ''For Your Pleasure', the follow up, tends to claim this accolade but for me 'Stranded' is the epitome of Roxy Music. Coming as it did, smack bang in the middle of their glorious early/mid period, it contains songs that could easily belong on any of those records. Included is all the wierdness, exotica, brooding beauty and surprise that you would associate with the band across those first five albums. That's not to say the album is at all diffuse, various would best describe it, with every song sounding very 'Roxy-like' without ever really sounding like the last. If 'Stranded' ... Read More: Rating: - Mother of a PearlThis re-mastered CD is phenomenal and easily the best purchase I have ever made (I jest yeah not) and I am in possession of hundreds of CDs, across a broad spectrum of music. The copy I now possess is the 5th copy having worn out 3 LPs (remember those quaint 12" entities) and 2 CDs. Not mentioned in the other reviews of this CD (I apologise if I missed them) are the rhythm section - Johnny Gustafson on bass and the Great Paul Thompson on drums what a combination they are awesome throughout (even better live - those were the days). Eddie Jobson is also amazing and even though I love FYP, for me you can keep Eno and give me Eddie's incredible virtuoso performances any day. Great songs, song writing skills and lyrics and a powerhouse display by all ... Read More: Rating: - A song for EuropeWow. The album - wonderful. A Song For Europe. Where do I begin? I grew up to this track. It brings back memories of Spain. Last holidays with parents. Girls to kiss and swim with. Moonlit beaches and love and romance that will last forever. Or at least until the plane leaves for Manchester Ringway. A song to stay in the mind, bonded with every holiday romance. 'Here as I sit, at this empty cafe, thinking of you...I remember, all those moments, lost in wonder, that I'll never find again......Oh god I found a new way of living with this LP....... |
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