ROXY MUSIC - Flesh + Blood (1980-2015) RM / SHM-CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

An even slicker record than Manifesto, Flesh + Blood precariously balances between alluringly seductive, sophisticated soul-pop and cloying, radio-ready disco-pop. At its best, the album is effortlessly suave and charming -- "Over You" is one of their greatest singles, and "Oh Yeah" is nearly as persuasive -- but much of the record is devoted to ill-formed, stylish lounge-pop. In particular, the reliance on reworked covers of "In the Midnight Hour" and "Eight Miles High" is distressing, not only because it signals a lack of imagination, but also because it suggests that Flesh + Blood is simply a lesser solo effort from Bryan Ferry. And even the handful of undeniably strong moments can't erase the feeling that Roxy Music were beginning to run out of ideas. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist:
1 The Midnight Hour 3:12
Bass – Tibbs
Drums – Schwartzberg
Guitar – Hubbard, Manzanera
Keyboards – Ferry
Saxophone [Sax] – Mackay
Written-By – Cropper, Pickett
2 Oh Yeah 4:50
Bass – Jason
Drums – Schwartzberg
Lead Guitar – Manzanera
Piano – Ferry
Rhythm Guitar – Hubbard
Saxophone [Sax] – Mackay
Strings – Carrack
Written-By – Ferry
3 Same Old Scene 3:57
Bass – Spenner
Drums – Schwartzberg
Guitar – Manzanera
Keyboards – Ferry
Saxophone [Sax] – Mackay
Written-By – Ferry
4 Flesh And Blood 3:13
Drums – Newmark
Percussion – Schwartzberg
Synthesizer, Guitar – Ferry
Written-By – Ferry
5 My Only Love 5:19
Bass – Spenner
Drums – Newmark
Guitar – Hubbard
Lead Guitar – Manzanera
Percussion – Schwartzberg, Phillips
Piano, Strings – Ferry
Saxophone [Sax] – Mackay
Written-By – Ferry
6 Over You 3:27
Drums – Schwartzberg
Guitar – Manzanera
Keyboards – Ferry
Saxophone [Sax] – Mackay
Written-By – Ferry, Manzanera
7 Eight Miles High 4:53
Bass – Jason
Drums – Schwartzberg
Guitar – Hubbard
Keyboards – Ferry
Lead Guitar – Manzanera
Saxophone [Sax] – Mackay
Written-By – Crosby, Clark, McGuinn
8 Rain Rain Rain 3:20
Bass – Spenner
Drums – Schwartzberg
Guitar – Hubbard
Keyboards – Ferry
Saxophone [Sax] – Mackay
Written-By – Ferry
9 No Strange Delight 4:44
Bass – Jason
Drums – Schwartzberg
Guitar – Manzanera
Keyboards – Ferry
Oboe – Mackay
Written-By – Ferry, Manzanera
10 Running Wild 5:01
Bass – Spenner
Drums – Schwartzberg
Organ, Piano – Carrack
Piano – Ferry
Rhythm Guitar – Hubbard
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – Manzanera
Saxophone [Sax] – Mackay
Written-By – Ferry, Manzanera