As a follow-up to the close to perfect art rock LP "Country Life", this is slightly smoother. A little less experimental and not so varied, but with such great songs and enough adventure involved to make it another killer. And though they did good stuff even later this is, as far as I'm concerned, the last great Roxy Music album. A mix of sweet and salt candies politely served by an artfully intoxicated crooner and his band of merry men. All tasty on a level very few groups have had the skill or fortune to reach during their existence - making the quirky and difficult appear like simple and catchy with commercial qualities. Cause that is what I get here - superficially inviting, but those who dig deep will find odd chord changes and a darker shade of lyrics carried by a progressive art backing. So an exterior that grabs immediately and interior making it stick for a very long time. I guess that's the reason it's been equally embraced by both critics and buyers, doing well on the charts at release and still appearing on a large number of public "best album" lists. Personally I'm a little more intrigued by "Country Life", but this comes close...very close. Favorite tracks - "She Sells", "Both Ends Burning", "Whirlwind" and "Just Another High". Issued and reissued on vinyl and CD world wide through the years, also originally on cassette and 8-track. First US on ATCO (SD 36-127). Premiere UK had label as shown here and thin glossy cover with black Island inner. (ÄNÖ*)
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