BIOGRAPHY
Roxy Music formed in London in 1970 around Bryan Ferry and Graham Simpson, soon joined by Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, Paul Thompson and Brian Eno. Their self-titled 1972 debut is regarded as one of the greatest debut albums ever made, reaching number 10 on the UK Albums Chart and later ranked 62 on Rolling Stone's list of best debut records, which praised its fusion of 'nerdy art-rock and sexy glam-rock'. Following Stranded (1973) and Country Life (1974), albums Rolling Stone called the zenith of British art rock, the band broke through in America with Siren (1975). After splits and reunions, their final studio album Avalon (1982) went Platinum in the US. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 and toured together as recently as 2022.