Considering that some of these artists had been releasing music before Roxy Music's 'Flesh and Blood' came out, is it possible some of the influencing went the other way? 'Flesh and Blood' and 'Avalon' were good stuff, and I know a lot of people like it, but I much preferred Roxy's earlier stuff (along with Manzanera's and Eno's), and I know that Siouxsie was influenced by that, as she's said as much.
Roxy Music - The Same Old Scene
In just this one song, I hear the likes of Depeche Mode, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, A Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, Heaven 17, General Public, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, New Order, Naked Eyes, Berlin and countless others. I've never heard another song having so much influence over so many bands, singlehandedly. Which one song do you consider extremely influential?
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@tylermunns - and of course Kurt Cobain was heavily influenced in style by the Pixies. @shtinkydog - hah! Indeed, those were my record business days, and when 'Flesh and Blood' and 'Avalon' came out, I was thinking that these sounded more like the 'yacht rock' that was popular at the time, like Boz Scaggs in the 'Silk Degrees' era. And indeed, that audience did take to those records. But this was not the band that did ''Ladytron"! 🤣 |