Roxy Music clones in music

I have just wonderd that in the 80s many of the Neo-prog bands have been called clones of Genesis, or they are been said that they are very influenced, (i don't like using the word clone, but it sort of fits the way i will build this thread)

I now listen to Orchestral Manouvers in the Dark, and i found them sound like Roxy Music, i have felt te same with Talking Heads and Japan and even Talk Talk,. it is both heard in the synth, the guitar work but also the crooning vocals is appearant in the music, so i think is Roxys influence in the 80s as big as Genesis, they seem to be everywhere if one look closly on Neo prog, New wave and were both meats in synth rock, both bands seems to have laid its mark on the 80s sound, both Tony Banks synths and keybord pioneering and Bryan Ferrys crooning and songwriting.

im also blatantly looking for a band have 50% of Roxy and 50% of Genesis in the music, ,  a clone of the two, who comes closest to that.



 

Roxy is influencual to most 80s synth and new wave bands, that include Talking Heads

Edited by aginor - November 29 2011 at 07:37

Originally posted by irrelevant Originally posted by aginor Roxy is influencual to most 80s synth and new wave bands, that include Talking Heads ok. I guess you were talking more about the influence on the sound in general.

yeah i doo, i just like that sound, it is raw but still the synths makes it also mystical, and airy, and airy is one of my favourit moods in music with etheral and lush

Originally posted by aginor I have just wonderd that in the 80s many of the Neo-prog bands have been called clones of Genesis, or they are been said that they are very influenced, (i don't like using the word clone, but it sort of fits the way i will build this thread) I now listen to Orchestral Manouvers in the Dark, and i found them sound like Roxy Music, i have felt te same with Talking Heads and Japan and even Talk Talk,. it is both heard in the synth, the guitar work but also the crooning vocals is appearant in the music, so i think is Roxys influence in the 80s as big as Genesis, they seem to be everywhere if one look closly on Neo prog, New wave and were both meats in synth rock, both bands seems to have laid its mark on the 80s sound, both Tony Banks synths and keybord pioneering and Bryan Ferrys crooning and songwriting. im also blatantly looking for a band have 50% of Roxy and 50% of Genesis in the music, ,  a clone of the two, who comes closest to that.

Early Ultravox! too to a lesser extent than Japan or Talk Talk perhaps, and John Foxx  didn't go in for the Ferryesque crooning, but the influence is there in the music.

I wouldn't worry too much about the clones.  Beware of the zombies though. 

Skip the clones and go straight Phil Manzaneraville.




Edited by Slartibartfast - December 04 2011 at 12:48