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Country Life
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724384745325
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Virgin Records Us
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
MPN: 47453
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Virgin Records Us
Release Date: March 14, 2000
Studio: Virgin Records Us
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Editorial Review:
Some contend Roxy Music peaked on their first two LPs, the ones with Brian Eno. Others contend they were best on their next two LPs, without Eno. Country Life is the second LP of the latter grouping, and it probably is the highpoint of the band's career (although its predecessor, Street Life, is stiff competition). The haunting, melancholic "The Thrill of It All," the art-rockin' "Out of the Blue," the almost-pure '50s rock of "If It Takes All Night," and the decadent Berlin-before-the-War affectations of "A Really Good Time" all lead to the concluding "Prairie Rose," Bryan Ferry's campy ode to Texas and amour Jerry Hall. This was "alternative" rock before the term existed. After this, Roxy Music became an entirely different band. --Bill Holdship
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - No Wonder I Never Got Into This Band In The Slightest
Turgid, plodding music. Could barely get through a single playing of the CD before taking it hastily out of the player.
Rating:  - Roxy's #1 Recording
After reading a few ho hum reviews about this album, I scrolled up and looked at the songs again. Not a loser in the bunch. I have owned at least 5 versions of this as an LP, cassette or cd and this is absolutely the one to buy if you want to experience Roxy Music at it's best. The lineup is incredible and each song is a unique experience. If this music doesn't get you up and moving, you must be dead.
Rating: - Get It Right
The Bill Holdenship editorial review is not accurate. The first lp sans Eno was Stranded, not Street Life. Street Life was the title of the lps first song. There is no other band like Roxy Music. With Eno or without, every 70's lp was a classic. If you are going to write an editorial review, get it right. I first heard Roxy music on Canadian radio while growing up in Detroit, CJOM! Mother of Pearl was only heard on CJOM at the time. It made me a Bryan Ferry fan for life!
Rating: - music to enjoy again and again
Roxy Music's Country Life is a rather interesting listen. It's not really country music, if you ask me. It's more like experimental vocal melody-dominated pop music. "The Thrill of It All", in no way related to the Black Sabbath song, begins the album and shows you how experimental the band can be. Not your ordinary album opener with its David Bowie-like vocal melody, jazzy instruments, and guitar soloing. Right from the beginning you can tell these guys are going to give you an experimental ... Read More
Rating:  - Yes, it's every bit as good as the cover!
Took me a long long time to get past that album cover (20 y/o testosterone, and all that) - but 2 of my favorite Roxy songs are on here. 1) "Bittersweet," the concluding chorus to which, Ferry sounds like he's being carried away by Hitler's troups (although a 2 hour glance thru a German textbook belonging to my wife, revealed that Ferry's just really bellowing, "NO, IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD, I THINK I'LL JUST SIT HERE AND DRINK!") And 2) "If It Takes All Night" - about the closest thing Roxy ... Read More
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