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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Underrated Classic!, November 5, 2002
Sadly, FLESH & BLOOD is considered to be one of the lesser Roxy Music albums. While it is clearly not as chaotic and amazing as, say, FOR YOUR PLEASURE and COUNTRY LIFE, or as expertly crafted as the later AVALON, it is a collection of amazingly well-written, well-played songs that come together quite nicely. Furthermore, if one listens to many of the songs on FLESH & BLOOD, they will realize why Roxy Music was so far ahead of their time. Songs on this disc look forward to not only AVALON, but also works by other bands of that era such as DURAN DURAN and BLONDIE, to name just two.
IF you can get past the mediocre, at best, covers of EIGHT MILES HIGH and THE MIDNIGHT HOUR, you will be in for a treat. OVER YOU, OH YEAH, SAME OLD SCENE, MY ONLY LOVE, and RUNNING WILD rank as some of the finest Ferry-penned songs of the 1980's. Give it a listen. You won't be disappointed!
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Roxy, least adventurous but man did it sell, June 19, 2003
In 1980 Roxy Music released Flesh & Blood. The beginning of the Ferry Lounge Lizard phase, it was less than favourably received by the critics who continued to expect ground breaking progressive rock from Bry & the Boys. For me this is the least dated sounding of all the albums and probably the most influential in terms of the New Wave thing that occured with OMD, Simple Minds, Human League, ABC et al. Highlights are the Byrd`s Eight Miles High with the Funky brilliant, ending. Over You a great pop tune. My Only Love, Ferry`s ode to whoever he was involved with at the time. Oh Yeah another poignant moment with great vocal delivery. I just wonder what McKay did whilst waiting for his sax pieces which are few & far between. It appears Roxy were pretty much Ferry, Manzanera, McKay at this time with lots of session superstars, Andy Newmark, Paul Carrick ex Squeeze & other mid 70 British pop bands, Neil Hubbard & Garry Tibbs on bass of Adam & the Ants became Roxy`s touring bassist. Realistically there are no weak moments on the album. A step up from Manifesto & certainly Siren.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Thoroughly Underrated Release, August 23, 1998
Of Roxy Music's eight studio releases, "Flesh + Blood" tends to be the most overlooked. While probably not the best (the usual nod for that goes to either "Siren" or "Avalon") or filled with the jaded ennui of their first four albums, "Flesh + Blood" marks the transition that was fully realized in "Avalon" to a quieter, less threatening (and Brian Eno-less) Roxy Music. The opening track, a cover of Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" paves the way for a more tuneful, less quirky album, filled with sentimental gems such as "Oh Yeah" (one outstanding make-out track) and "My Only Love" and the brooding "Flesh And Blood." It's a fine collection of tunes, and serves as an excellent starting point for people interesting in checking out one of the most underrated bands of the '70's and early '80's.
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