BBC4 showed the classic Roxy Music at Frejus Arena gig a while back and I recently got around to watching it. I've seen this August 1982 show many times before but it's always worth another look.
It was recorded at a beautiful Roman amphitheatre in the south of France, a terrific venue for the louche cool of Roxy (and King Crimson
was the support act that night!). This is Roxy Music on the Avalon tour and
what a darned fine show it is.
Excellent musicianship, cracking performances,
and loads of Bryan Ferry lolloping across the stage in a weird attempt to
dance. His singing was spot on, but the man simply cannot dance. He hasn't got
a funky bone in his body. Every movement is jerky, out of time and supremely
awkward. He's always been like it, but the gently insistent funkiness of the
Avalon era band seems to inspire him to attempt to dance more than usual at
this show.
The result is the King Of Cool basically doing embarrassing Dad dancing.
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