A pleasant day to you all.
Most here know that I love many Art-rock bands and when we had the "Albums Reviews" section, I reviewed many of the band's works here on this forum. Roxy Music has been recognized as one of the leading innovators of the 70's Rock scene with their experimental Glam Schizophrenic Experimental Rock of Roxy Music and For Your Pleasure and afterwards the following releases became more streamlined following the trends towards a more dance oriented sophisticated sound.
I remember discovering the band like most here in the United States through their most popular song "Love Is The Drug" and on occasion on the then great Classic Rock Radio station here in New York City WNEW 102-7 FM which would play "Dance Away" or "Avalon", yet it wasn't until I discovered the Alternative Rock station that I got to hear songs like "Pyjamarama", "Ladytron", "Both Ends Burning", "Jealous Guy" etc. that the band received more airplay here in New York City than I realized yet they seem to be a band that was popular in the more larger cities here in The States.
Anyway to the post, despite loving this band immensely, I've often felt that Roxy Music was an acquired taste, my sisters growing up loved "Dance Away" and "Avalon" yet they disliked anything else by them. Going onward in years, I've been reading from those that saw them in the U.S. really didn't have nice things to say about the band's quirky sound and strange stage shows, yet those that saw them in Europe and Australasia saw shows that bordering on brilliance.
Should the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame recognize a band that was quite influential overseas yet barely known here in this country?
Charles
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