LIST OF ALBUM REVIEWS:

Roxy Music (1972)
For Your Pleasure (1973)
Stranded (1973)
Country Life (1974)
Siren (1975)
Viva! (1976)
Manifesto (1979)
Flesh & Blood (1980)
Avalon (1982)

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Brief album summaries:

Roxy Music (1972)

This is an ambitious debut! As an album, these guys were certainly more consistent later down the road... Just the same, this is one explosive work.

Overall Album Score: 9.1 out of 10

Average Song Score: 9.3
Album Tilt: 8.5
Artist Tilt: 9.5

Link to the full review:
Not All Music Sounds Like Roxy

For Your Pleasure (1973)

This is where your favorite WEIRD band goes absolutely nutzo! And, voila! What we've got here is an excellent masterpiece! One of the most wonderful offerings to come out of the Glam camp.

Overall Album Score: 9.2 out of 10

Average Song Score: 9.0
Album Tilt: 9.0
Artist Tilt: 9.5

Link to the full review:
[Feather Dusters Are] For Your Pleasure

Stranded (1973)

Brian Eno leaves the band in disgust and Bryan Ferry and Co. are left to fend for themselves. And they come up with something that ain't half bad! In fact, it's all good! Wonderful decadent stuff!

Overall Album Score: 9.6 out of 10

Average Song Score: 9.4
Album Tilt: 9.5
Artist Tilt: 10

Link to the full review:
Oh Someone Please Rescue Me! I'm Stranded On a Deserted Island With a Hollywood Cutie ... Um. On Second Thought ...

Country Life (1974)

What'll you do if you get away from Brian Eno for more than a year? GET EVEN MORE NORMAL? Oh well. It's still mah good ole Roxy Music.

Overall Album Score: 8.6 out of 10

Average Song Score: 8.8
Album Tilt: 8.5
Artist Tilt: 8.5

Link to the full review:
Country Knife

Siren (1975)

The Roxy Music come up with one awesome pop album! And they hadn't exactly sacraficed their artsy side for the cause, either.

Overall Album Score: 9.3 out of 10

Average Song Score: 9.3
Album Tilt: 9.5
Artist Tilt: 9.0

Link to the full review:
Sirens Are Never Good. Especially When They're Attached to Police Cars. I Would Like to Meet One of Those Odysseus Sirens, Though. They Can't Be That Awful.

Viva! (1976)

Roxy Music have a live album! Yayyyyy! Yayyyy!!! Yaaaaaayyyy!!!! ... Eh, it ain't so great. You were better off just releasing a the studio Roxy Music tunes and removing some of the layers.

Live Album Score: *

Link to the full review:
Liver!

Manifesto (1979)

*Puts clothes pin on nose*

Overall Album Score: 6.0 out of 10

Average Song Score: 6.5
Album Tilt: 5.5
Artist Tilt: 6.0

Link to the full review:
Manifesto Destinyo

Flesh & Blood (1980)

The good thing is that this is a more focused effort than that absolute whack previous effort. Nevertheless, Roxy Music still ain't what they used to be.

Overall Album Score: 7.4 out of 10

Average Song Score: 7.7
Album Tilt: 7.5
Artist Tilt: 7.0

Link to the full review:
Mmmm... Flesh & Blood

Avalon (1982)

Awwww! Roxy Music finally puts out a good and unique album during their late-period, and then they fold. Ohhhhhh this world is so unfaiiiir!

Overall Album Score: 8.4 out of 10

Average Song Score: 8.6
Album Tilt: 8.0
Artist Tilt: 8.5

Link to the full review:
You Mow the Avalon With an Avalon Mower