Nobody apart from possibly Rod Stewart has ever maintained the group singer/solo artist dichotomy as well as Bryan Ferry, even though at times you couldn’t slide a petal into the difference between his solo work and that with Roxy Music, so close that he’s released joint Roxy and Ferry compilations.
Roxy Music are more anthologised, being a proper 70s rock band, but it’s finally time for this epic set: 80 or so tracks from 50 years of a solo career that’s gone from ironically loving covers of teen pop songs to ironically loving jazz band covers of Bryan Ferry songs, and from blasting Chris Spedding-led guitar rock to moody Johnny Marr-led guitar funk.
