# “Quicker, cheaper, wilder”: the three words that defined the magic of Roxy Music’s 1973 masterpiece

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/quicker-cheaper-wilder-the-three-words-that-defined-the-magic-of-roxy-musics-1973-masterpiece/
- Published: 2026-11-14T06:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T06:20:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/three-words-defined-magic-roxy-music-1973-masterpiece/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Ferry aimed to make Roxy Music’s second album “quicker, cheaper, wilder”.
- Its experimental sound included long, disorienting tracks.
- It reached number four in the UK and number 193 in the US.

## Summary

Roxy Music’s second album, *For Your Pleasure*, pursued Bryan Ferry’s ambition to make the band’s sound “quicker, cheaper, wilder”. Released in 1973, the record pushed their glam rock towards stranger, more experimental territory and helped establish Ferry as a cultural icon, despite its challenging, sometimes disorienting sound.

Ferry drew on ideas from his former tutor, Pop Art pioneer Richard Hamilton, treating music like a collage of contrasting elements. Much of the album was written in a two-week burst, and producer John Porter stepped in after bassist Rik Kenton left shortly before recording at London’s AIR Studios. The album reached number four in the UK and stayed in the charts for 27 weeks, while peaking at number 193 in the US; it was also Brian Eno’s last Roxy Music album.

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