When they arrived in 1972 they signalled a new genre as much as a rock group. They were a brilliantly warped hybrid: far too intellectual and stylish to fit in glam-rock’s cod futurism, and too strange, kitsch and sequined to represent any continuum with post-hippie prog-rock. They were a fetishized projection of cinematic, rock n roll and pop-art romanticism.

 

They used to wear outlandish costumes in the early days, and the covers of their albums certainly drew a second glance.

 

With songs like Virginia Pain, Pyjamarama, Dance away and Love is the drug, they certainly wrote memorable songs.

 

quite liked 'virginia plain' and my fav 'pyjamarama' but in general i cant say i liked their lated stuff..

quite liked 'virginia plain' and my fav 'pyjamarama' but in general i cant say i liked their lated stuff..

 

so your not gonna listen to bryan ferry murders sings the hits of bob dylan then??? :lol:

 

might be funnier than his reading of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, but i doubt it.

 

 

btw Dylanesque is yours to buy from your local Tescos (no doubt) on 5th March 2007

 

I'm a big fan of Roxy Music - their second album (and final album with Brian Eno) For Your Pleasure (1972) remains their best work.

 

Roxy Music - In Every Dream Home A Heartache (1972 Live performance)