Comments on: Lost in the ’80s: Roxy Music, “Same Old Scene”

By: Arch K

Arch K — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:17:34 +0000

Insane! As it's a gorgeous tune. Oh well. The rock world felt they were traitors jumping aboard the disco ship. Still, it's just brilliant. Sexy, nostalgic.

By: Arch K

Arch K — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:17:34 +0000

Insane! As it's a gorgeous tune. Oh well. The rock world felt they were traitors jumping aboard the disco ship. Still, it's just brilliant. Sexy, nostalgic.

By: Arch K

Arch K — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:17:34 +0000

Insane! As it's a gorgeous tune. Oh well. The rock world felt they were traitors jumping aboard the disco ship. Still, it's just brilliant. Sexy, nostalgic.

By: noodlesnake

noodlesnake — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:31:44 +0000

The nuance of “Take a Chance With Me” is awesome. Great build up and everything mixed so good. In fact, Same Old Scene and Take a Chance… are my favorite Roxy songs. Don't get me wrong, I like the early stuff but the instrumentation with the romanticism make those two songs fantastic to my music-loving ears.

By: 360sound

360sound — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:11:37 +0000

It took a while after being exposed to Roxy Music for it to really kick in. For me, it was 'Siren', especially “Both Ends Burning” – which is quite different from “Same Old Scene” – and both are great, and 'Avalon' will always work with me. The B-side, “Lover”, while kind of slight, actually turned up years later on one of the subsequent volumes of 'Miami Vice' soundtracks…

By: DavidMedsker

DavidMedsker — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:09:33 +0000

My love affair with Bryan and Roxy began in late 1985 when my sister gave me Avalon. From there I went backwards, buying Flesh and Blood, Manifesto, etc. I was already a fan of ABC and Duran Duran (especially "New Moon on Monday," which is a love letter to Roxy Music), so from the moment that I first heard "Same Old Scene," I was hooked. Love, love, love this song.

I pulled out Flesh and Blood the other day, actually. Not their best work, but I still think that "Same Old Scene," "My Only Love" and "Oh Yeah" save it from being the wreck that Rolling Stone claims it to be.

By: :::theroux

:::theroux — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:22:32 +0000

I had seen the Roxy vids on MTV, “More Than This” & “Avalon,” and didn't like the songs at all.Too soft or something.
When I discovered “Times Square” in 85, I fell in love with “Same Old Scene” (the song opens the film, almost in entirety, and it works set against the scummy Manhattan nightlife of the early 80's.) “Scene” was so different from what I had known of Roxy Music, and it's the only Roxy song on my ipod. But I do play the hell out of “Is Your Love Strong Enough” by Ferry & Tangerine Dream.

By: Jeff B.

Jeff B. — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:33:47 +0000

I played the HELL out of my double album “Times Square” soundtrack and it really exposed me the first time to 'semi-famous' Artists like Gary Numan, The Pretenders, Suzi Quatro and especially Roxy Music. It featured songs that weren't overplayed on the radio (if I never hear “Cars” or “Brass in Pocket” again it won't be soon enough), and my 2nd favorite on the whole album was “Same Old Scene” (sorry- “Down In The Park” was my fav)- made me forgive Roxy for “Love Is The Drug”…

By: hagen

hagen — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:50:13 +0000

I don't know… I would probably bear Bryan Ferry's chilluns if I had the requipment. Uh, that's figuratively speaking. On the other hand, I have all the Roxy Music discs and all the Bryan Ferry discs, so I guess that speaks figuratively, too.

By: JohnHughes

JohnHughes — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:14:34 +0000

I'm with you on preferring "arty" Roxy to the Bryan Ferry Hour, but you have to remember, those early albums were CRUCIFIED by American music critics, at least. Witness Lester Bangs unleashed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycneOGo6fPc