Alright, so here we have a Roxy Music album with one of Bryan Ferry's girls on the cover, as it should be. Girlfriend-to-be, in any case. It's Jerry Hall we see as a mermaid. The legend tells that Ferry offered her to wash off all the blue color on her body at his home after the photo shoot. Once at his home he seduced her, and they became a couple. According to the legend. Jerry Hall left Ferry a few years later for Mick Jagger.
Many hold Siren as one of Roxy Music's best albums, if not the best. One of the reasons was, of course, that there are really good songs on it, but also that all tendencies towards art and avantgarde were more or less extinguished. Instead, it's fast-paced glam pop / rock without experimental ingredients or suggestively dark songs. Some people of course thought this was a bit sad, a crowd that perhaps were drawn to the band just because of the experimental side. I belong to the latter kind of people. Siren is a good album, but I appreciate the previous albums more. They are more interesting to listen to.
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| Jerry Hall and Bryan Ferry |
The big hit from Siren was Love Is The Drug, which reached a 2nd place in England, and became one of the band's most famous and appreciated songs. The second hit was Both Ends Burning, reaching a 25th place in England. Siren is the kind of record that gets spots on lists like 500 best albums made, Best albums 1975, etc. If I sound somewhat negative, it's because I compare Siren with the band's earlier works, compared with a lot of other music from the same time, or other time spans for that matter, it's a pretty good album. That Ferry writes good songs was been known since before. So, uptempo glam rock without avantgarde tendencies, a loss according to me, a good thing according to others.
Tracklist
Side A
1. Love Is The Drug 4:11
2. End of the Line 5:14
3. Sentimental Fool 6:14
4. Whirlwind 3:38
Side B
1. She Sells 3:39
2. Could It Happen To Me? 3:36
3. Both Ends Burning 5:16
4. Nightingale 4:11
5. Just Another High 6:31
Nice collection of vinyls Markus! I haven´t listen to Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music earlier, even if i know that he has recorded "great albums". As a former Heavy Metal, Hard rocki´n guy, this was the kind of music that didn´t attract me. As years pass by I find myself maturing in my taste of music. I will definetely listen to Roxy Music I sense there are gold there to be found. The kids wrecked my vinylplayer years ago and when i tried to start up my old yamahareceiver it was broken too. Must admit that i have been deeply buried in the spotifylistening habits with my cellphone. Vinyl has more qualitys that you miss out in modern musicstraming. Luckily i had the oppurtunity to replace my old plastic yamahaplayer with an old Dual 504 from the seventies. Haven´t tried it because I nedd to get another receiver, or fix the old one. Thank´s for an interesting blog ion vinyls! Anders Malma skogsväg Uppsala
ReplyDeleteNice collection of vinyls Markus! I haven´t listen to Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music earlier, even if i know that he has recorded "great albums". As a former Heavy Metal, Hard rocki´n guy, this was the kind of music that didn´t attract me. As years pass by I find myself maturing in my taste of music. I will definetely listen to Roxy Music I sense there are gold there to be found. The kids wrecked my vinylplayer years ago and when i tried to start up my old yamahareceiver it was broken too. Must admit that i have been deeply buried in the spotifylistening habits with my cellphone. Vinyl has more qualitys that you miss out in modern musicstraming. Luckily i had the oppurtunity to replace my old plastic yamahaplayer with an old Dual 504 from the seventies. Haven´t tried it because I nedd to get another receiver, or fix the old one. Thank´s for an interesting blog ion vinyls! Anders Malma skogsväg Uppsala
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