For your pleasure
| For your pleasure | ||||
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| Studio album from Roxy Music | ||||
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Publication |
1973 |
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| Label (s) | EG Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
8th |
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running time |
42 min 16 s |
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| occupation | ||||
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Chris Thomas , John Anthony, Roxy Music |
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For Your Pleasure is an album by the British glam rock band Roxy Music , released in 1973 .
It was the band's second album and the last to feature synthesizer and sound specialist Brian Eno , who later became a well-known solo artist and producer.
History of origin
The group had spent more time in the studio recording this album than they did on their debut album , combining song material by Bryan Ferry with sophisticated recording techniques . In the song In Every Dream Home a Heartache , Ferry ode to a Blow-up Doll ( "I blew up your body / but you blew my mind!"), Such as the music dips to appear on it again with all instruments are all clearly out of phase. The title track is faded out with an elaborate mix of ribbon loop effects.
During the recording process, the artistic and personal tensions between Eno and Ferry came to light. The creative tensions that made the debut album a classic became insurmountable, and so Eno left the band after the recordings.
The album's more upbeat pieces, Do the Strand and Editions of You , were both built around the haunting rhythm of the band's first single, Virginia Plain .
The cover shows Bryan Ferry's girlfriend at the time: singer and model Amanda Lear .
For Your Pleasure peaked at # 4 on the UK charts in 1973. In 2000, Q magazine voted the album # 33 of the best British albums of all time.
Track list
All the songs were written by Bryan Ferry
- Do the Strand - 4:04
- Beauty Queen - 4:41
- Strictly Confidential - 3:48
- Editions of You - 3:51
- In Every Dream Home a Heartache - 5:29
- The Bogus Man - 9:20
- Gray Lagoons - 4:13
- For Your Pleasure - 6:51
Song info
Do the beach
Do the Strand is one of the most played songs by Roxy Music. It was released as a single across most of Europe, Japan, and the United States. In Great Britain it was only released in 1978 as a release from the greatest hits album. The album version is the longest with 4 minutes, the shortened single version (3 min 40 s) and the "Street Life Compilation Version" with 3 min 19 s still exist. In Germany the song reached number 41 in the singles charts. The song is supposed to describe the beach as a kind of dance. Do the Strand has been referred to as Roxy Musics' original anthem.
Beauty Queen
Beauty Queen deals with a model from Newcastle named Valerie Leon, known as B-movie actress known and was the ex-girlfriend of Bryan Ferry.
Editions of You
Editions of You was the B-side of Do The Strand . The song features a number of solos by Andy Mackay ( saxophone ), Brian Eno (synthesizer) and Phil Manzanera (guitar). It is often referred to as the first punk song of all time. The text is written in the style of a love letter to a past lover. Well-known cover versions come from Mudhoney and Men Without Hats .
In Every Dreamhome a Heartache
There are several cover versions of the song, including Fields of the Nephilim and Rozz Williams . It served as the namesake for the tribute album Dream Home Heartaches: Remaking / Remodeling Roxy Music , which was created by Nigel John Taylor .
The Times wrote of the song:
In Every Dreamhome A Heartache is the coupe de grace, a sprechgesang ballad ... laconic, sinister, brilliantly observed and nuanced to perfection, it is a modern masterpiece. Ferry is the man to bring a real intelligence to bear on pop.
“ In Every Dreamhome A Heartache there is the Coupe de Grace , a chant ballad ... laconic, eerie, brilliantly observed and nuanced to perfection, it is a modern masterpiece. Ferry is the man to bring real intelligence to pop. "
For your pleasure
At the end the sentence “you don't ask why” by Judi Dench can be heard. The sentence is a response to "Well, how are you?", A line from the song Chance Meeting from the debut album, which was sampled here . In 1975 the song appeared on the B-side of the Both Ends Burning single. The song was covered by the Simple Minds .
Individual evidence
- ↑ For Your Pleasure at Allmusic (English)
- ^ Roxy Music. Retrieved June 30, 2012 .
- ↑ In Every Dreamhome A Heartache. Retrieved June 30, 2012 .