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The 1973 album that still doesn’t disappoint Brian Eno over 50 years on: “Absolutely brilliant”
Brian Eno has praised Roxy Music’s 1973 album *For Your Pleasure* as an enduringly satisfying record, calling it “absolutely brilliant” more than 50 years after its release. The article highlights the album’s importance both as a key work of glam-era experimental rock and as the final Roxy Music record to feature Eno before he left to pursue his influential solo career.
Released as Roxy Music’s second studio album, *For Your Pleasure* combined Bryan Ferry’s theatrical songwriting with Eno’s electronic textures and tape manipulation, alongside contributions from Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson. Although it was not a major commercial success at the time, the album has since gained critical recognition and is often regarded as a defining example of the band’s adventurous early sound.
In short
- Brian Eno still considers *For Your Pleasure* “absolutely brilliant”.
- The 1973 album was Eno’s final record with Roxy Music.
- Its experimental sound has earned lasting critical acclaim.
Explained simply
Roxy Music were a British band who mixed rock with art-school ideas, theatrical style and new studio techniques. Singer Bryan Ferry wrote and performed songs with a distinctive, dramatic approach, while Brian Eno used electronics and tape effects to create unusual sounds.
For Your Pleasure was the band’s second album, released in 1973. It brought together Ferry’s songwriting and Eno’s sound experiments, with contributions from guitarist Phil Manzanera, saxophonist and oboist Andy Mackay, and drummer Paul Thompson; it was the last Roxy Music album Eno made before leaving to work on solo music.
The album did not make a major commercial impact when it first appeared, but later earned a strong critical reputation. It is often seen as a landmark of Roxy Music’s early experimental rock and helps explain the band’s influence on artists who blended pop music with studio experimentation.