“Flesh & Blood” found Roxy Music at the height of their transition from the very eclectic and experimental style of their initial first and extraordinary album in 1972 through 1975’s “Siren”. Following the much underappreciated “Manifesto”, and culminating with “Avalon” in 1982. Ferry and Co. continued to expand on their own brand of ‘post modern’ and progressive sound, that would eventually become one of the biggest influence along with Bowie on a slew of the New Wave bands to come. Bryan Ferry’s lounge lizard incarnation seemed to have come to full fruition on “Flesh & Blood”. I think all the songs on here are exceptional, including the covers “In the Midnight Hour” and “Eight Miles High”. I especially like “Flesh and Blood”, “Rain Rain Rain”, “My Only Love”, the Ferry/Manzanera penned “No Strange Delight” and “Running Wild”. The absence of the great Paul Thompson was made up by some great session drummers, like Allan Schwartzberg, Andy Newmark, and Simon Phillips. In my humble opinion, Roxy Music never made a bad record! —Carlos
