Roxy Music

United Kingdom, 1972–1983

English band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry, with Brian Eno on synthesizer in its first two years. They combined period pastiche, art-school presentation and studio experiment.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Roxy Music and 8 artists Roxy Music influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Roxy Music?

• The Velvet Underground — The Velvets' art-school fusion of rock and the avant-garde was the documented model for Ferry and Eno's conception of Roxy Music.

Which artists did Roxy Music influence?

• Chic — Nile Rodgers has told the story many times: seeing Roxy Music in London in 1976 directly inspired the concept of Chic as a total-style band.
• Talking Heads — Roxy Music's art-rock — and Brian Eno's role in it — were a direct model; Eno went on to produce the band's most adventurous records.
• Simple Minds — Roxy Music's art-rock glamour was one of Kerr's named foundations — the band later covered them on Neon Lights (2001).
• Ultravox — Ultravox's art-rock foundation was Roxy Music — the Ferry/Eno template of glamour and synthesizer experiment they extended into new wave.
• Duran Duran — Duran Duran's glamour and art-pop poise are Roxy Music's inheritance — Ferry's template of style as substance.
• Pulp — Roxy Music's arch, stylish art-pop is a clear model for Pulp's blend of disco sheen, wit and glamour.
• Mika — Glam as costume and pastiche rather than swagger — the presentation Mika built his own act out of.
• Goldfrapp — Part of the glam and disco Goldfrapp melded, with T. Rex, Donna Summer and Blondie.