wrighta wrote:
I have often wondered if the frosty atmosphere on the 2011 tour was caused by the fact that the Roxy project was never to see the light of day, the timing of that tour was certainly strange and I have also wondered why Jorja Chalmers was brought in on second sax and if Andy was happy about it.
Renowned Roxologists,
“Wrighta” raises the most controversial sequences of events :
‘Olympia’ is released towards the end of 2010, yet ‘Roxy’ embark on their FYP tour in January 2011. A little puzzling n’est-ce-pas ?
What’s more, by the time Windswept sees them in Sydney in February, the atmosphere has become as cold as a witch’s tit.
Despite one of the best set lists ever and a note perfect performance,
our hero couldn’t disguise the fact that he’d rather be anywhere else than on that stage.
Three short months later he was.
He was on the road with ‘Olympia’ and when W2 took in the show at the beautiful Vienna State Opera House in July, he was as happy as a pig in the proverbial.
What’s more, there was only one song from ‘Olympia’ in the set but the band was almost exactly the same mais sans Manzanera, Andy and Paul (albeit TGPT did return for the US leg).
As to why this sequence of events occurred, one can only pontificate.
Was BF seeking to help the other members after the much anticipated 9th Roxy album failed to materialise?
Was it some sort of contractual obligation ?
At the end of the day, who knows?
But one thing was for sure. W2 left the Sydney show convinced he’d never see the remaining members of Roxy together on stage again and so it turned out.
What’s more the quick turnaround for ‘Olympia’ served as another, concrete illustration, not that one was needed, that Ferry is Roxy and Roxy is Ferry.
Oh, and by the way, ‘Olympia’ was the better gig in every regard.
Salutations a tous and as is the popular vernacular aujordhui, stay safe !
Windswept.