POLLing and turning, how can I sleep?: The Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry Results Thread

btw one more note of thanks chiming in, Charlie. It's been great fun relistening and watching video of one of my favorite bands ever.

thanks JF

Apparently dilettant-e is the UK pronunciation, dilettont the US. I never knew that till now.

Thanks charlie.

thank you, charlie! this has been fantastic!

this was my first poll—how was the turnout compared to others?

since i'm too excited to sleep right now, so what the hey:

The ILM Bryan Ferry Solo Honour Roll -- The Top Ten Tracks

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1. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall 391 points (15 votes)
2. These Foolish Things 167 points (7 votes, one first place)
3. Let’s Stick Together 128 points (7 votes)
4. The ‘In’ Crowd 102 points (5 votes)
5. Don’t Stop The Dance 86 points (5 votes)
6. Slave To Love 83 points (4 votes)
7. Sign Of The Times 79 points (4 votes)
8 The Price Of Love 54 points (3 votes)
9. Song To The Siren 50 points (2 votes)
10. 2 H. B. (BF Version) 40 points (2 votes)

43 ballots is a super respectable turnout. The record is Bowie (either 70 or 80, I can't remember which but it was a nice round number), some polls fight to get 20.

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good to see "Sign of the Times" so high.

and thanks once again guys, this was more fun to put together than i would ever have imagined.

now that the BF top ten is up, feel free to post your ballots.

will post the full rundown of songs sometime tomorrow.

Holy hell, I've never heard this before, has this abandoned album been mentioned?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKzU2l6a3C8

the abandoned tracks are no worse than what ended up on teh album

the idea of Ferry doing that Mother Of Pearl vocal cold in a single first take just blows my mind

rogermexico's ballot

1 mother of pearl
2 if there is something
3 ladytron
4 avalon
5 out of the blue
6 more than this
7 the thrill of it all
8 to turn you on
9 both ends burning
10 just another high
11 nightingale
12 my only love
13 all I want is you
14 oh yeah
15 for your pleasure
16 is your love strong enough (ferry)
17 flesh and blood
18 mamouna (ferry)
19 over you
20 same old scene

my ballot:

1. Street Life
2. Editions Of You
3. Amazona
4. Do The Strand
5. Serenade
6. Mother Of Pearl
7. Virginia Plain
8. Sunset
9. Out Of The Blue
10. Re-Make/Re-Model
11. Grey Lagoons
12. If There Is Something
13. Just Like You
14. The Thrill Of It All
15. Both Ends Burning
16. Ladytron
17. For Your Pleasure
18. Strictly Confidential
19. Psalm
20. Love Is The Drug

Still kicking myself for forgetting Pyjamarama.

1. Out of the Blue
2. Mother of Pearl
3. More Than This
4. The Thrill of It All
5. All I Want Is You
6. A Song for Europe
7. Editions of You
8. A Really Good Time
9. Avalon
10. Street Life
11. Do the Strand
12. Love Is the Drug
13. Virginia Plain
14. If There Is Something
15. She Sells
16. Both Ends Burning
17. Psalm
18. Re-Make/Re-Model
19. Ladytron
20. 2HB

i'm totally digging that Horoscope MOP btw. world needs more Ferry/Prince collabs imo

1. End of the Line
2. Mother of Pearl
3. Just Like You
4. Beauty Queen
5. 2 H.B. (Ferry solo)
6. Editions of You
7. Ladytron
8. The Bogus Man
9. Triptych
10. Sentimental Fool
11. Serenade
12. Just Another High
13. Whirlwind
14. Avalon
15. South Downs (b-side)
16. Prairie Rose
17. The Price of Love (Ferry solo)
18. Take A Chance With Me
19. All I Want Is You
20. Kiss and Tell (Ferry solo)

i left a lot of the heavy-hitters off, figuring they'd get lots of votes.

Songs:
1. Mother Of Pearl
2. Editions of You
3. More Than This
4. If There Is Something
5. Beauty Queen
6. Virginia Plain
7. Oh Yeah!
8. Street Life
9. Do The Strand
10. Angel Eyes
11. Sentimental Fool
12. A Really Good Time
13. The Thrill Of It All
14. Psalm
15. Ladytron
16. Re-Make/Re-Model
17. Both Ends Burning
18. Just Another High
19. Same Old Scene
20. One Way Love

Album Covers:
Country Life
For Your Pleasure
Viva!

My 20. Repped for my two favorite "In Your Mind" tracks even though I knew they'd go nowhere.

1. Mother Of Pearl
2. Virginia Plain
3. A Song For Europe
4. Do The Strand
5. Editions Of You
6. Just Another High
7. Sentimental Fool
8. Out Of The Blue
9. Love Is The Drug
10. Casanova
11. Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
12. These Foolish Things
13. In Every Dream Home A Heartache
14. The Bogus Man
15. Sea Breezes
16. Remake/Remodel
17. This Is Tomorrow
18. In Your Mind
19. More than This
20. Avalon

Roxy Music
1. Re-Make/Re-Model
2. Just Another High
3. Same Old Scene
4. All I Want is You
5. Mother of Pearl
6. Serenade
7. More Than This
8. Editions of You
9. Over You
10. Out of the Blue

Bryan Ferry
1. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
2. Sign of the Times
3. Help Me
4. The "In" Crowd
5. Don't Stop The Dance
6. Don't Worry Baby
7. The Name of the Game/Kiss & Tell
8. The Price of Love
9. All Tomorrow's Parties
10. Can't Let Go

i had a full weekend so i didnt get my shit together in time, but if i had, this would have likely been my ballot:

1. india
2. angel eyes
3. love is the drug
4. 2HB
5. amazona
6. remake/remodel
7. mother of pearl
8. the space between
9. ladytron
10. the thrill of it all
11. more than this
12. grey lagoons
13. in every dream home a heartache
14. virginia plain
15. a song for europe
16. both ends burning
17. do the strand
18. psalm
19. bitters end
20. she sells

1. Out of the Blue
2. Mother of Pearl
3. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
4. Both Ends Burning
5. Just Another High
6. If It Takes All Night
7. Psalm
8. Do The Strand
9. Virginia Plain
10. Re-Make/Re-Model
11. Love is the Drug
12. It's My Party
13. More Than This
14. The Thrill of It All
15. Avalon
16. She Sells
17. Casanova
18. These Foolish Things
19. Editions of You
20. Just Like You

"It's My Party" is awesome.

nerve_pylon, you were the only vote for Kiss and Tell i believe, which i found quite surprising.

"Kiss and Tell" a tie on my original ballot.

Kiss and Tell >>>>> Slave to Love

tracks

1. Roxy Music – Street Life

2. Roxy Music – Same Old Scene

3. Roxy Music – Prairie Rose

4. Roxy Music – If There Is Something

5. Roxy Music – The Main Thing

6. Roxy Music – Dance Away

7. Roxy Music – Virginia Plain

8. Roxy Music – All I Want Is You

9. Roxy Music – Ain’t That So

10. Roxy Music – The Bogus Man

11. Roxy Music – Remake/Remodel

12. Roxy Music – Editions of You

13. Roxy Music – Over You

14. Roxy Music – Ladytron

15. Roxy Music – Both Ends Burning

16. Roxy Music – Manifesto

17. Roxy Music – 2HB

18. Roxy Music – Pyjamarama

19. Roxy Music – Mother of Pearl

20. Roxy Music – Avalon

Album Covers

1. Roxy Music - Roxy Music
2. Roxy Music - Country Life
3. Roxy Music - Flesh + Blood

1. Prairie Rose
2. More Than This
3. Just Another high
4. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
5. Dance Away
6. Street Life
7. Same Old Scene
8. End of the Line
9. Love Is The Drug
10. The Thrill of It All
11. All I Want Is You
12. Virginia Plain
13. Out of the Blue
14. Avalon
15. While My Heart Is Still Beating
16. Do The Strand
17. The Space Between
18. To Turn You On
19. Oh Yeah
20. 2 H.B.

Mother of Pearl was one of many I considered for #20, but obv. didn't need any help from me!

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is that another us/uk deal? it's ferry's biggest hit in the us but didn't reach top 40 in the uk. although i've never listened to much of ferry's stuff i feel like i know his hits but "kiss and tell" was unknown to me until this poll.

and yeah it's a good track.

If I'd made a ballot, I'd have voted for Kiss and Tell as well.

nerve_pylon, you were the only vote for Kiss and Tell i believe, which i found quite surprising.

i'm more surprised by the apparent no-shows of End of the Line, and Triptych. and kudos to gr8080 for Bitters End!

1. Mother of Pearl
2. Sentimental Fool
3. Do the Strand
4. A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall (Ferry).
5. Virginia Plain
6. More Than This
7. Let's Stick Together (BF)
8. Editions of You
9. Casanova
10. She Sells
11. Amazona
12. In Your Mind (BF)
13. Re-Make, Re-Model
14. Slave to Love (BF)
15. 2HB
16. Same Old Scene
17. If There Is Something
18. Love Is the Drug
19. Psalm
20. These Foolish Things (BF)

Kiss and Tell was another soundtrack turn for Ferry (Bright Lights, Big City) that is pretty far and away his biggest US hit.

More Than This
Avalon
The Main Thing
True To Life
To Turn You On
Tara
If There Is Something
Mother of Pearl
Over You
A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall
Psalm
Is Your Love Strong Enough
Casanova
2 H.B.
My Only Love
Same Old Scene
Sentimental Fool
Manifesto
Do The Strand
Could It Happen To Me?

End of the Line came close to cracking the top 40 with 147 points, 7 votes, and one number one vote. i had it in my top 20.

Triptych... uh, 96 points, 5 votes.

I should maybe spend more time with Boys and Girls and Bete Noire. I so seldom pull either out to listen to, and like them fine when when I do, but they both seem like so much foggy one-chord vamping I don't really distinguish the songs.

that's about right!

1
Do the Strand
Street Life
Just Like You
Mother of Pearl
Ladytron
Amazona
Beauty Queen
Psalm
2 H.B.
The Bogus Man
A Really Good Time
If There is Something
The Thrill of it All
Sentimental Fool
Re-Make/Re-Model
Virginia Plain
Casanova
End of the Line
Just Another High
Pyjamarama
20

i didn't think too much when making this list as i found it difficult to rank most of it. i could have placed any number of these at the top. "do the strand" is amazing though, "virginia plain" turned up to 11. dance on moonbeams slide on rainbows!

i'd like a 12" of 'Sensation' b/w 'Kiss and Tell'

the "Don't Stop the Dance" 12" is balearic bliss

Do The Strand Explained
By Simon Puxley

My ballot:

1. Pyjamarama
2. Street Life
3. Just Like You
4. Nightingale
5. Virginia Plain
6. For Your Pleasure
7. Out of the Blue
8. Both Ends Burning
9. Prairie Rose
10. Do the Strand
11. Mother of Pearl
12. Editions of You
13. Sunset
14. A Really Good Time
15. She Sells
16. Re-Make/Re-Model
17. Could It Happen To Me?
18. Just Another High
19. Grey Lagoons
20. Would You Believe?

Also, I should say that these excellent poll results have restored by faith in democracy, at least for an hour or so!

If I were to redo this ballot after sifting through the post-Eno albums more thoroughly, I'd have to make room for "Amazona," "Out of the Blue," and "A Really Good Time." Thanks again for organizing this poll, charlie h!

1. pyjamarama
2. in every dreamhome a heartache
3. if there is something
4. 2hb
5. virginia plain
6. remake/remodel
7. ladytron
8. beauty queen
9. the bogus man
10. the thrill of it all
11. grey lagoons
12. all i want is you
13. do the strand
14. street life
15. editions of you
16. just another high
17. more than this
18. mother of pearl
19. both ends burning
20. a hard rain's a-gonna fall

My ballot. Only Triptych and Oh Yeah failed to place:

1. Mother Of Pearl
2. Prairie Rose
3. Just Another High
4. Do the Strand
5. A Hard Rain’s A-gonna Fall
6. Nightingale
7. Beauty Queen
8. All I Want Is You
9. More Than This
10. Street Life
11. If There Is Something
12. Psalm
13. Virginia Plain
14. In Every Dream Home A Heartache
15. For Your Pleasure
16. A Really Good Time
17. Triptych
18. The Bogus Man
19. Love Is The Drug
20. Oh Yeah

Bonus Round: Your least favorite song from any of the first 5 albums.

Sunset

tie: whirlwind, nightingale.

the cassette of siren switched "whirlwind" and "just another high", placing the most uninspired (to my mind) tracks at the end. it took me a long time to bother with side two.

The Bob (Medley)

Yeah, The Bob easily

1. The Thrill Of It All
2. Love Is The Drug (Roxy, though I do dig the simultaneously old-timey and sleazy Jazz Age take)
3. A Song For Europe (Roxy)
4. The Right Stuff (Ferry, I guess I love this for the Smiths connection; was amazing to hear something you've loved for years, suddenly with a melody and words)
5. Same Old Scene (Roxy)
6. Mother Of Pearl (Roxy)
7. I Put A Spell On You (Ferry, gorgeous; I assumed it was a cover of the famous old number, but now I'm not so sure; he owns it either way)
8. Manifesto (Roxy, surprised this missed; the intro is maybe my favourite two minutes of Roxy; and it's a treat to finally find a sibling to what Zep were doing on In Through The Out Door)
9. Re-Make/Re-Model (Roxy)
10. Don't Stop The Dance (Ferry; there's a whole album of remixes of this, and I don't know why; it's good though)

11. Just One Of Those Things (Ferry; is this Cole Poter? It could be. Great interpretation anyway)
12. Fool For Love (Ferry; Frantic is so good; no idea why it seems to be the scapegoat album)
13. Sensation (Ferry; love the whole Boys And Girls sound; it and Avalon are peerless imo)
14. My Only Love (Roxy; this is incredibly beautiful, especially the guitar solo but tbh everything about this is stunning; Flesh + Blood is way better than its reputation suggests)
15. Let's Stick Together (Ferry; surprised this wasn't top Ferry, it's huge fun)
16. Me Oh My (Ferry)
17. San Simeon (Ferry; was awestruck by the beauty of this on first listen; it's never quite recaptured it, but is still very fine)
18. Tara (Roxy; 'Ta-ra, chuck')
19. Sea Breezes (Ferry; I marginally prefer his version to Roxy's but they're both great; astonished this missed)
20. Don't Think Twice It's Alright (Ferry; my Dylan choice; he's such a great interpreter, way better than McGuinn)

1. Country Life
2. Flesh + Blood
3. Roxy Music

1. Taxi (stayed with me after the Melody Maker mockery mentioned upthread; a successful composite imo)
2. In Your Mind (this was always in the library racks when I was a teenager, along with Hotel California; they've assumed a legendary status that may not be quite deserved)
3. Another Time, Another Place (I loved seeing the outtake upthread; it's incredible seeing new angles on iconic images; it's like when I first saw the JFK film shot from over Oswald's shoulder)

yeah the manifesto intro is fantastic. there's a great live version on youtube.