An even slicker record than Manifesto, Flesh + Blood precariously balances between alluringly seductive, sophisticated soul-pop and cloying, radio-ready disco-pop.
At its best, the album is effortlessly suave and charming -- "Over You" is one of their greatest singles, and "Oh Yeah" is nearly as persuasive -- but much of the record is devoted to ill-formed, stylish lounge-pop.
In particular, the reliance on reworked covers of "In the Midnight Hour" and "Eight Miles High" is distressing, not only because it signals a lack of imagination, but also because it suggests that Flesh + Blood is simply a lesser solo effort from Bryan Ferry.
And even the handful of undeniably strong moments can't erase the feeling that Roxy Music were beginning to run out of ideas.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh YeahBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 04:50 | 0 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | Same Old SceneBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 03:57 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Flesh and BloodBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 03:13 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | My Only LoveBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 05:19 | 0 MB | 34 MB |
| 5 | Over YouBryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera | Roxy Music | Play | 03:27 | 0 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Eight Miles HighGene Clark, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn | Roxy Music | Play | 04:53 | 0 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Rain Rain RainBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 03:20 | 0 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | No Strange DelightBryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera | Roxy Music | Play | 04:44 | 0 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | Running WildBryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera | Roxy Music | Play | 05:01 | 0 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | The Midnight Hour | Roxy Music | Play | 03:12 | 0 MB | 21 MB |
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 277 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Carrack | Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Strings |
| 2 | Gene Clark | Composer |
| 3 | Bob Clearmountain | Mixing |
| 4 | Steve Cropper | Composer |
| 5 | David Crosby | Composer |
| 6 | Rhett Davies | Engineer, Producer |
| 7 | Martin Ditchum | Percussion |
| 8 | Bryan Ferry | Art Direction, Composer, Concept, Cover Art, Cover Art Concept, Cover Design, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer, Vocals, Voices |
| 9 | Neil Hubbard | Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 10 | Neil Jason | Bass |
| 11 | Neil Kirk | Art Direction, Concept, Cover Art, Cover Design, Photography |
| 12 | Bob Ludwig | Digital Remastering, Mastering, Remastering |
| 13 | Andy Mackay | Saxophone |
| 14 | Phil Manzanera | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Lead |
| 15 | Roger McGuinn | Composer |
| 16 | Andy Newmark | Drums |
| 17 | Simon Phillips | Drums, Percussion |
| 18 | Wilson Pickett | Composer |
| 19 | Anthony Price | Cover Art |
| 20 | Antony Price | Art Direction, Concept, Cover Design |
| 21 | Simon Puxley | Art Direction, Concept, Cover Art, Cover Design |
| 22 | Roxy Music | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 23 | Peter Saville | Art Direction, Concept, Cover Art, Cover Design, Typography |
| 24 | Allan Schwartzberg | Drums, Percussion |
| 25 | Allen Schwarzberg | Drums |
| 26 | Alan Spenner | Bass |
| 27 | Gary Tibbs | Bass |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |