Uwe wrote:
At first : WS2 will be disappointed. Bryan had put on his Engelbert Humperdinck Jacket.......
Hipsters,
Pour etre honnete, W2 is not a huge fan of these industry award events.
They are self serving and have a knack of making the participants look stupid. This one appeared to be a case in point.
There is one exception. The Hollywood walk of fame being it.The thing is so intrinsically L.A., it works.
That said, if you feel that you must participate, the late great Leonard Cohen showed how to handle it a few years ago. He was inducted by Lou Reed and as these things go, it was a class act.
This wasn’t. They were introduced by the Durans who’s speech was incoherent and indecipherable. The Duranees also looked like they’d just fallen out of a ‘80s Burton’s window.
Then three of the boys arrived. Ferry said a lot of very gracious thank you’s. Phil looked like he was waiting for his turn which never came and Andy looked like he didn’t know where he was.
There then came the music with the shadow band - again, not their finest set.
Sartorially the thing was also bizarre. For years our hero had the perennial question of what does the mature rocker wear licked.
His answer was clear, classic with a twist and he did it with such aplomb. Nobody rocked an A&S suit like our hero but now, for some bizarre reason he insists on sporting this Englebert Humperdinck rig that would look more at home in an ‘Only Way Is Essex’ wedding.
Sadly, none of this represented what was Roxy Music.
A huge part of Roxy’s and Ferry’s appeal was that they lived life and performed in a noir shadow. They were the avant-garde of modern music. Every track was a symphony for people who liked to live life their way. This overt commercialism simply isn’t for them or for W2.
Ironically, Eno and Paul turned out to be the smart ones.
Windswept would have preferred Ferry to stay in the Studio One bunker and rehearse a set list with TBFO.
Au fin de count, surely even the most ardent feather boa lover wouldn’t wish for a Roxy reunion after this ?
Sometimes the best ‘Hall Of Fame’ is the memories of those fabulous times. Roxy will forever live in Windswept’s.
Salutations,
W2.