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  • Audio CD (May 14, 1993)
  • Original Release Date: 1977
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: E.G. Records
  • ASIN: B000003S0Y
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #198,772 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1977 album now digitally remastered with 3 bonus tracks, 2 previously unreleased. Additional artists include, Brian Eno, Eddie Jobson and Paul Thompson (Roxy Music), Dave Mattacks(Fairport Convention) and Godley and Creme (10CC). --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Achingly beautiful, December 11, 1999
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After 801 Live, I wasn't expecting this at all. More subdued - different vocalist (who IS Simon Ainley, after all?) - and less...simple...in structure than the live record (how complex is "You Really Got Me" anyway?).

But, like all great records, this one becomes great after repeated listenings. Took a dozen or more runs through it and now it's become another of my favorite 10 records ever. There's not a bad cut on it. It's got Godley and Creme, Eno, Simon Phillips - what more do you want from a great record?

A Must Have. Seriously.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Listen now, later, or whenever---just listen, September 5, 2001
Any completist or progressive rock fan will want to investigate the "solo" recordings of Phil Manzanera, the sublime guitarist best known for his work with Roxy Music.

This recording, a bit dated now in some of its conventions, is still a good one either for focused listening via the headphones or for cranking up on solo trips. After his stunning solo debut "Diamond Head" snaked its way to the top of the British music charts, Manzanera assembled another all-star set of crack musicians to deliver this sometimes paranoid glimpse into a world gone mad.

"Listen Now," the title track, telegraphs the plotline of a sci-fi movie or novel against a sinister-sounding bass-drum line. "Flight 19" crackles with excitement as Manzanera proves again why he is one of the top ten rock guitarists. "Law and Order" recounts a world where freedom has been surrendered for safety, asking the same tough questions on many lips since September 11, 2001. "Island" and "Postcard Love" represent the more ethereal side of things.

Bill and Ian MacCormick provide solid support as both players and songwriters, Eno and his replacement in Roxy Music, Eddie Jobson, are both on-board, as are Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner from Spitz Enz, the great New Zealand band that later morphed into the superb Crowded House. Super session players like Simon Phillips and Dave Mattacks on drums, Frances Monkman on keyboards, and the ubiquitous Mel Collins on reeds plus Creme and Godley (former 10cc brain trust) and you have one stellar lineup.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The other reviewers have it right, but ..., March 25, 2004
By Floyd Ian Slipp "Enthusiast" (Rochester, NY, YouEssuvA) - See all my reviews
I just can't help but add my two cents' worth on how important this recording is. If for no other reason than the stellar, open production of this classic, you should hear how someone who's definitely NOT a musical household name puts together a brilliant set of tunes with a brilliant set of musicians in brilliant arrangments and then records it brilliantly. Is this enough? Sure. Buy the record and hear for yourself one of the reasons why Roxy Music influenced so much of today's younger talent. Manzanera's playing is, to me, at its best on this album. Like Dizzy Gillespie said about Miles Davis, "Man, it's not about the notes he play, it's about the notes he DON'T play."
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great album, glad I rediscovered it
I first heard this album in 1979 on vinyl. I loved it then, but when CD's came into existence it was relegated to a milk crate in my garage. Read more
Published 15 months ago by j

3.0 out of 5 stars review for listen now
Well, I had to order this cd twice. The first time it arrived, the cd that I ordered was not inside the cd case, a different one was instead. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Anna Robertson

1.0 out of 5 stars Listen Now I wish Amazon would!
I had to return this twice because the jewelcase and recorded tracks are correct but the printing on the CD was something else entirely. Read more
Published 22 months ago by John Eagan

4.0 out of 5 stars Listen now, later, or whenever---just listen
Any completist or progressive rock fan will want to investigate the "solo" recordings of Phil Manzanera, the sublime guitarist best known for his work with Roxy Music... Read more
Published on June 1, 2007 by loce_the_wizard

1.0 out of 5 stars What are they listening to?
I don't know what the other reviewers have been listening to but it can't be the cd I just got. It is a dreadful, limp, dated piece of prog-jazz fusion. Read more
Published on June 20, 2006 by Bruce W. Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars A blue-ink kiss ain't here above
I'm lucky enough to have access to a large college record library. And I listened to this on the recommendation of Steve Maravetz, whom I ordinarily hate cause he's a Springsteen... Read more
Published on January 19, 2005 by Horst Meisterfluscher

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless, Political Prog-Rock
From the opening lines of this album, it prophetically breathes the current state of the nation. The title cut, "Listen Now" is peppered with lyrics that ring as true today as... Read more
Published on December 4, 2004 by AZ Written

4.0 out of 5 stars Begs To Be Listened To
More great sounds from Roxy Music guitarist Manzanera. One of his main strengths, of course, was to select just the right kind of performers to back him up and it's that quality... Read more
Published on August 9, 2000 by Ralph Quirino

5.0 out of 5 stars You gotta Listen Now
A true classic of eclectic music. Compare it to anything by Brian Eno (Before and After Science) or Curved Air and it stands strong as "different, but very listenable"... Read more
Published on July 25, 2000 by Lincoln Dreher

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Manzanera's stronger efforts
Listen Now, Diamond Head, K-Scope, and 801 Live are all albums that represent a period in Manzanera's career that many long time fans consider his strongest. Read more
Published on June 20, 1999

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