On Roxy Music's debut, the tensions between Brian Eno and Bryan Ferry propelled their music to great, unexpected heights, and for most of the group's second album, For Your Pleasure, the band equals, if not surpasses, those expectations.
However, there are a handful of moments where those tensions become unbearable, as when Eno wants to move toward texture and Ferry wants to stay in more conventional rock territory; the nine-minute "The Bogus Man" captures such creative tensions perfectly, and it's easy to see why Eno left the group after the album was completed.
Still, those differences result in yet another extraordinary record from Roxy Music, one that demonstrates even more clearly than the debut how avant-garde ideas can flourish in a pop setting.
This is especially evident in the driving singles "Do the Strand" and "Editions of You," which pulsate with raw energy and jarring melodic structures.
Roxy also illuminate the slower numbers, such as the eerie "In Every Dream Home a Heartache," with atonal, shimmering synthesizers, textures that were unexpected and innovative at the time of its release.
Similarly, all of For Your Pleasure walks the tightrope between the experimental and the accessible, creating a new vocabulary for rock bands, and one that was exploited heavily in the ensuing decade.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do the StrandBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Beauty QueenBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Strictly ConfidentialBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | Editions of YouBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | In Every Dream Home a HeartacheBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | The Bogus ManBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 09:20 | 21 MB | 51 MB |
| 7 | Grey LagoonsBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | For Your PleasureBryan Ferry | Roxy Music | Play | 06:52 | 15 MB | 32 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 227 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Anthony | Producer |
| 2 | CCS | Artwork |
| 3 | Nicholas Deville | Art Direction, Photography |
| 4 | Brian Eno | Keyboards, Synthesizer, Tape, Tapes |
| 5 | Bryan Ferry | Art Direction, Composer, Cover Art Concept, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 6 | Jennings | Crew |
| 7 | Bob Ludwig | Digital Remastering |
| 8 | Andy Mackay | Oboe, Saxophone |
| 9 | Phil Manzanera | Guitar |
| 10 | John Middleton | Engineer |
| 11 | John Porter | Bass |
| 12 | Anthony Price | Clothing/Wardrobe, Hair Stylist, Make-Up, Wardrobe |
| 13 | Antony Price | Clothing/Wardrobe, Hair Stylist, Make-Up |
| 14 | John Punter | Engineer |
| 15 | Roxy Music | Arranger, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 16 | Smile | Hair Stylist |
| 17 | Karl Stoecker | Photography |
| 18 | Chris Thomas | Producer |
| 19 | Chris E. Thomas | Producer |
| 20 | Paul Thompson | Drums |
| 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). |