The beautiful girl in the video is English actress, Sophie Ward. I saw her at the theatre last year, and she is still stunning and so lovely. The glamorous makeup and hair was very much the 80s style. I really love ‘Don’t Stop The Dance’ and ‘More Than This’.
The very beginning of this track is the band readying themselves to begin playing.They were accomplished musicians and this track is a testament to the music.
You should check out Ladytron from The Old Grey Whistle Test 1972. Brian Eno on synth. And Out Of The Blue Live from the Apollo 2001. Phenomenal violin solo by Lucy Wilkins
That Brian Ferry...So damn slick. What a Rotter & Scoundrel. Total Bounder! ;/ Killing Joke ''Love Like blood''. If you get time. Please review them ;)
Greetings from UK! I loved the reaction and comments you guys made...you have a good eye sir for detail in videos. I've watched this video hundreds of times and never noticed the thing about the falcon landing blindfolded and the timing of it facing outwards in sync with Bryan! As to Bryan's voice...you guys should listen to his later songs (he did a whole album of Dylan covers) and his recent Love Letters LP (3 tracks American classic covers) Bryan's voice has changed a lot now he's older and is more of a flatter soulful crooner sound.
Yep ! Great track by a Brilliant Band ! Can I put my Geek hat on for a moment . The word "Avalon " or what the word means is interesting . But the "Island of Avalon " is drawn from the King Arthur Legend from the 11th or 12 Century , Thee have been a couple of contenders for said Island ,but for me the Glastonbury Tor is the place , It has so much History going on there . as it was surrounded by water ! Hat off now ,Cheers
@@colrhodes377 Oh ! Thanks Col . Been keen on our local history for a while , if you check out a documentry called "Light in the West " 1977 its covers the ancient Tin trade in Cornwall and the Lead trade in Priddy ,near Glastonbury ,Joseph of Aramathia ,Jesus as a boy, the Doomsday Book !and much more . Brilliant little doco , then I went down loads of other Rabbit holes !have a good one ,Graham
I've been to the top of Glastonbury Tor a couple of times. A very mystical place. In fact, as I type, I'm looking at a large framed photo I took of the Tor a few years ago.
@@sdwill66 Thats Brill ! Yes tis a fantastic place . If you have a look at a documentry called "Light in the West " 1977 it touches on the Tin trade in Cornwall , Lead mines at Priddy near Glastonbury , Joseph of Aramathia , the whole story of William Blakes poem "Jerusalem " well worth a look , The Arthur bit is a much later thing , Cheers ,
The bass player in the video clip is Michael Dempsey, The Cure's original one. He didn't play on the actual recording nor on any other Roxy Music songs, though!
I love this song. Roxy Music's 'Avalon', Joe Jackson's 'Night & Day', Simple Minds' 'New Gold Dream' and Icehouse's 'Primitive Man' were five of my favourite albums of 1982. I remember my sister and I going to the cinema after a Saturday morning shift to see the Dark Crystal. The air conditioner would cool the dimlit auditorium against the summer heat outside. Roxy's 'Avalon' would quietly play on the speakers as my sister and I munched on cinema icecreams; staring at the curtains that covered the screen and trying to relax our minds from the demands of customers. That's the memory that comes back whenever I hear this song.
@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering Gillian writes here all the time. As you say, prosaic! I get your drift, though . Something quite special could happen. I wrote two books just to see if I could do it. One a kids book, the other was darker. A publisher offered a deal on the darker book but wanted me to change the mid section to something she wanted. I said no!
@@colrhodes377 get away !! I know writers have artistic souls that need space to breathe and MUST suffer for their art and there’s no place for compromise col…. BUT..to get that 1st book published and maybe get picked up for further books and the ball gets set rolling … and Daddy NEEDS that new Porsche and a swimming pool … I’d be there with a pair of scissors , a typewriter and a big smile on my face ! ….. and THAT right there is why I’d never make a writer 🤣🤷♂️ good on you col . 👍🏴
@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering I began writing my own little stories as a kid, and then I fell (by pushing my way) into the world of Countdown, where I constantly wrote letters to Countdown staff about what music they should play on the show. I had letters published in Dolly and Countdown magazine. I also got into a fun creative writing course in the early 90's. Then I had to write a LOT when I was running a business in interior designing. So, I guess that's where it comes from. Thank you for those kind words. I do appreciate it. 😊
Great track and glad you enjoyed it. To me Avalon is a mythical land that was once to be found off the coast of Britain. Sort of like a British Arthurian Atlantis.
Roxy Music are a band of two halves, early Roxy were more experimental and later more polished and MOR, for me I like it all, but I much prefer early Roxy.
My interest in them had seriously waned by this point, though this is a killer song from the later period. Fun fact, it plays a minor part in the book of World War Z, but not the film iirc. Which is a pity, as it could have looked absolutely surreal.(don't get me started on the film)
Agreed, since Remake/Remodel, Roxy were on a downward spiral 😂 Joking aside Roxy are a bit of an enigma for me. If I had to rate their studio albums , I would pretty much put them in chronological order, not sure I could say that about any other band or artist that I enjoy. Not saying that the later albums were not good, just not as good as their predecessors. The law of diminishing marginal returns working to perfection in the music industry.
@@charlesappleby8049 I think I got off the Roxy bus at around Manifesto or Stranded, I think those were the last albums I liked as a whole. From then on it only seemed to be certain songs for me.
He would have been 74 then, and I wonder whether he really was too tired to be touring. Most people are retired by that age. Maybe he bit off more than he could chew. But he used to be an excellent live performer, just like David Bowie and Elton John.
@@amandawilliams7133 fairplay I'm almost 54 and have been listening to him since the seventies so yeah doing it for a long long long long long long long long long long long time
We did, indeed. We tried blurring the video. Didn't work. We're going to try it again. I (Chris) may have messed up the blur. It was late, and I was tired, OK 😴 😜
The beautiful girl in the video is English actress, Sophie Ward. I saw her at the theatre last year, and she is still stunning and so lovely. The glamorous makeup and hair was very much the 80s style. I really love ‘Don’t Stop The Dance’ and ‘More Than This’.
So many parts of this song are really cool. The bass line, the vocals near the end. Sublime sublety
A sound you wont hear anymore from a previous time and space when music confused the intellect taking you to a special place.
a true masterpiece
Early Roxy is more my favourite period. However, I really enjoy 'More Than This' and 'Take A Chance With Me' from the Avalon album.
"Over you" and "Same old scene" are good tunes
The very beginning of this track is the band readying themselves to begin playing.They were accomplished musicians and this track is a testament to the music.
You should check out Ladytron from The Old Grey Whistle Test 1972. Brian Eno on synth. And Out Of The Blue Live from the Apollo 2001. Phenomenal violin solo by Lucy Wilkins
we did both of those songs.
That Brian Ferry...So damn slick. What a Rotter & Scoundrel. Total Bounder! ;/
Killing Joke ''Love Like blood''. If you get time. Please review them ;)
Greetings from UK! I loved the reaction and comments you guys made...you have a good eye sir for detail in videos. I've watched this video hundreds of times and never noticed the thing about the falcon landing blindfolded and the timing of it facing outwards in sync with Bryan!
As to Bryan's voice...you guys should listen to his later songs (he did a whole album of Dylan covers) and his recent Love Letters LP (3 tracks American classic covers) Bryan's voice has changed a lot now he's older and is more of a flatter soulful crooner sound.
Sophie Ward followed her father Simon Ward into the acting profession.
Yep ! Great track by a Brilliant Band ! Can I put my Geek hat on for a moment .
The word "Avalon " or what the word means is interesting . But the "Island of Avalon " is drawn from the King Arthur Legend
from the 11th or 12 Century , Thee have been a couple of contenders for said Island ,but for me the Glastonbury Tor is the place ,
It has so much History going on there . as it was surrounded by water ! Hat off now ,Cheers
A good bit of historical information there, Graham. Much legend springs from truth
@@colrhodes377 Oh ! Thanks Col .
Been keen on our local history for a while ,
if you check out a documentry called
"Light in the West " 1977 its covers the ancient Tin trade in Cornwall and the Lead trade in Priddy ,near Glastonbury ,Joseph of Aramathia ,Jesus as a boy, the Doomsday Book !and much more . Brilliant little doco , then I went down loads of other Rabbit holes !have a good one ,Graham
I've been to the top of Glastonbury Tor a couple of times. A very mystical place. In fact, as I type, I'm looking at a large framed photo I took of the Tor a few years ago.
@@sdwill66 Thats Brill ! Yes tis a fantastic place . If you have a look at a documentry called "Light in the West " 1977 it touches on the Tin trade in Cornwall , Lead mines at Priddy near Glastonbury , Joseph of Aramathia , the whole story of William Blakes poem "Jerusalem " well worth a look , The Arthur bit is a much later thing ,
Cheers ,
The bass player in the video clip is Michael Dempsey, The Cure's original one. He didn't play on the actual recording nor on any other Roxy Music songs, though!
I love this song. Roxy Music's 'Avalon', Joe Jackson's 'Night & Day', Simple Minds' 'New Gold Dream' and Icehouse's 'Primitive Man' were five of my favourite albums of 1982.
I remember my sister and I going to the cinema after a Saturday morning shift to see the Dark Crystal. The air conditioner would cool the dimlit auditorium against the summer heat outside. Roxy's 'Avalon' would quietly play on the speakers as my sister and I munched on cinema icecreams; staring at the curtains that covered the screen and trying to relax our minds from the demands of customers. That's the memory that comes back whenever I hear this song.
That was quite prosaic liveitup. The way you describe that Saturday at the cinema is quite visceral and realistic . Have you ever written ?
👍🏴
@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering Gillian writes here all the time. As you say, prosaic!
I get your drift, though . Something quite special could happen.
I wrote two books just to see if I could do it. One a kids book, the other was darker. A publisher offered a deal on the darker book but wanted me to change the mid section to something she wanted. I said no!
@@colrhodes377 get away !! I know writers have artistic souls that need space to breathe and MUST suffer for their art and there’s no place for compromise col…. BUT..to get that 1st book published and maybe get picked up for further books and the ball gets set rolling … and Daddy NEEDS that new Porsche and a swimming pool … I’d be there with a pair of scissors , a typewriter and a big smile on my face !
….. and THAT right there is why I’d never make a writer 🤣🤷♂️ good on you col .
👍🏴
@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering I began writing my own little stories as a kid, and then I fell (by pushing my way) into the world of Countdown, where I constantly wrote letters to Countdown staff about what music they should play on the show. I had letters published in Dolly and Countdown magazine. I also got into a fun creative writing course in the early 90's. Then I had to write a LOT when I was running a business in interior designing. So, I guess that's where it comes from. Thank you for those kind words. I do appreciate it. 😊
@@colrhodes377 Wow Col.. Well I guess you do need to stick to your guns if you have a vision..
Prairie Rose is the greatest “yet to be reacted to” Roxy Music song. ❤
Loved this song
Also, there is a beach in Australia called Avalon.
Try Eight miles High, from Roxy Music. Great tune. They did a lot of great tunes. More than This, is probably their most famous song.
A great track from another great LP by Roxy. Creativity all the way.
Video directed by Ridley Scott.
Always a fan of Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music. Peace out.
Great track and glad you enjoyed it.
To me Avalon is a mythical land that was once to be found off the coast of Britain. Sort of like a British Arthurian Atlantis.
The female vocalist was a - Philippino? - singer, working on her album in the studio next door, and was asked in to bring something, she certainly did
Roxy Music are a band of two halves, early Roxy were more experimental and later more polished and MOR, for me I like it all, but I much prefer early Roxy.
Who ever did the Art on the white board 🤔 very good 👍 👌
Flowers - Can't Help Myself nzoz1980
The band were influenced by Roxy Music and would change name to Icehouse. Look forward to seeing a reaction. Thx
My interest in them had seriously waned by this point, though this is a killer song from the later period.
Fun fact, it plays a minor part in the book of World War Z, but not the film iirc. Which is a pity, as it could have looked absolutely surreal.(don't get me started on the film)
Agreed, since Remake/Remodel, Roxy were on a downward spiral 😂 Joking aside Roxy are a bit of an enigma for me.
If I had to rate their studio albums , I would pretty much put them in chronological order, not sure I could say that about any other band or artist that I enjoy.
Not saying that the later albums were not good, just not as good as their predecessors.
The law of diminishing marginal returns working to perfection in the music industry.
@@charlesappleby8049 I think I got off the Roxy bus at around Manifesto or Stranded, I think those were the last albums I liked as a whole. From then on it only seemed to be certain songs for me.
Best track on Avalon is The Main Thing & it has an interesting video.
I could listen to Bryan Ferry talk on the subject of his choice all day. Such an interesting person...check out an interview with him.
"Nice" is a good description of this, but most people prefer early Roxy which was less commercial. I suppose BF wanted to be rich rather than quirky.
Tori and i saw Roxy music about four years ago Brian seemed disinterested in being there i was a little bit disappointed well a lot really
It was the same with Gary Moore, I waited for years to see him and walked away disappointed
@@colrhodes377 sucks ah
He would have been 74 then, and I wonder whether he really was too tired to be touring. Most people are retired by that age. Maybe he bit off more than he could chew. But he used to be an excellent live performer, just like David Bowie and Elton John.
@@amandawilliams7133 fairplay I'm almost 54 and have been listening to him since the seventies so yeah doing it for a long long long long long long long long long long long time
Can't wait for my Robert Palmer request
We just did one of them on Wednesday. Which one were you hoping for next?
Brian ferry/roxy music have so many good songs, i much prefer his version of jealous guy.
Fabulous song. Try any track from Flesh and Blood too ❤
Mr Smooth
I'd wanted to see Roxy music for most of my life and 😢 not what I'd hoped it would be 😢
A beautiful song. I especially love the guitar break on the last chorus. Terrible video though.
Did the 2nd vid get pulled?
Looks like they had an issue with The Clash's 'Tommy Gun'.
@@liveitup67 Bah!
We did, indeed. We tried blurring the video. Didn't work. We're going to try it again. I (Chris) may have messed up the blur. It was late, and I was tired, OK 😴 😜
Anyway, it's on Patreon for you guys if you're interested. Free, of course.
@@hanierfamily I'll take a look. 🙂
It's creepy Bryan again. I have to look away. He really does give mebthe creeps
Satire?
@thrusta100 Nope, I can't stand to look at him. His music is tops, but there's something of the night about him