--- Sez Kenneth Newman to Clark Ray ---
 
 CR> Roxy Music -- Viva! Roxy Music 
 CR> I've been listening to this many times since I wrote that message.   I 
 CR> like it very much.  There's really no song on it that I don't like and 
 CR> some of them, like "Out of The Blue," "If There Is Something," and "In 
 CR> Every Dream Home A Heartache," 
 KN> There's also a really good version of "IEDHaH" on the 
 KN> Bryan Ferry live video that he did in Paris, I think it 
 KN> was called _New Town_. 
I saw an 8 track of _For Your Pleasure_ yesterday!  Looked like the
foam pads need replacing, and the label was pretty wrinkled (pink,
with no artwork, just the track listing - :-P ) but other than that,
it appeared to be in good condition.  50 cents, if you want me to
pick it up for you...  The _Jesus K. Reist Superstar_ 8 track was
in worse condition or I prolly woulda picked it up.  _This Is The
Moody Blues_ wasn't bad, but it was only one tape of a 2 tape set.
Four Elvis tapes looked to be in minty condition, but even at half
a clam each they were not appealing...  No prog content to speak
of, either...
I'm a pretty big fan of the first four Roxy Music albums, and if
Clark likes _Viva_, I 'd recommend _Country Life_ or _Stranded_
next.  If he doesn't like the music, the cover art should
compensate somewhat...
 CR> _Avalon_, which is OK for some light jazzy kind of stuff, but it
 CR> doesn't have the teeth that this live material does.
 KN> Roxy was better with edges IMO
Quite agree.  _Siren_ had its moments, but later stuff like "Dance
Away" and "Over You" had to be appreciated at a different level,
if at all...  As for _Avalon_, I can never remember what any of it
sounds like when I get done listening to it.
 KN> Speaking of which, you need a copy of Quiet 
 KN> Sun _Mainstream_ if you haven't got one; it was a very 
 KN> good prog band with Manzanera on guitar and the excellent 
 KN> Bill MacCormick (Matching Mole, 801) on bass. 
 
Seconded.
 CR> I haven't heard any Moby Grape, and I'll guess by your description
 CR> that I don't need to.
 KN> There's some debate as to how wonderful they are and I'm 
 KN> never one to insist all agree with me, but I think 
 KN> they're probably not very far up your alley. 
They were really more country- or singer/songwriter- rock than
psychedelic, so it depends how that fits with your tastes...
I think their debut is better than Jefferson Airplane's or
Buffalo Springfield's or the Grateful Dead's...  But unfortunately
_Moby Grape_ (like _It's A Beautiful Day_) was inarguably the
band's high water mark...  And it's all downhill once you've passed
your peak, as some famous philosopher once sang.
 KN> NP: Yes _Tormato_ which is a much better album than we thought it 
 KN> was at the time. 
Is it bar time already?  Last call, gentlemen!
DM
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