Phil was a core member of Roxy Music through the '70s and early '80s, has released 10+ solo albums since 1975 and many collaborations—appearing on around 80 albums in total—with an experimental yet tasteful guitar that's sometimes mistaken for a keyboard or something else.
We discuss "No Church in the Wild" from The Sound of Blue (2015), which is a cover of the song by Jay Z and Kanye West based around a sample from Phil's song "K-Scope" from the album of that name (1970). We then talk about "Wish You Well" from 6:00pm (2004) and the title track from Diamond Head (1975). Finally we listen to "Magdalena" from Live in Japan (2017). Intro music: "Over You" by Roxy Music from Flesh & Blood (1980).
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Phil was a core member of Roxy Music through the ’70s and early ’80s, has released 10+ solo albums since 1975 and many collaborations—appearing on around 80 albums in total—with an experimental yet tasteful guitar that’s sometimes mistaken for a keyboard or something else.
We discuss “No Church in the Wild” (feat. Sonia Bernardo) from The Sound of Blue (2015), which is a cover of the song by Jay Z and Kanye West (Feat. Frank Ocean) based around a sample from Phil’s song “K-Scope” from the album of that name (1970). We then talk about “Wish You Well” from 6:00 pm (2004) and the title track from Diamond Head (1975). Finally we listen to “Magdalena” from Live in Japan (2017), with The Sound of Blue Band. Intro music: “Over You” by Roxy Music from Flesh & Blood (1980), co-written with singer Bryan Ferry.
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Here’s the song “K-Scope” in full and Phil teaching us how to play the main lick. Here’s the Kanye/Jay Z/Frank Ocean version of “No Church In the Wild,” and here’s the video for the version we discussed.
Here’s a full, recent Sound of Blue band concert. Here they are playing “Diamond Head” live at the BBC. Among other things, they play some pretty accurate versions of Roxy Music tunes. Here’s Phil live soloing in 1992. Here’s his instrumental song “Impossible Guitar.”
Here’s Roxy Music’s “Over You” in full. Bryan Ferry is confusingly playing the main guitar riff in the video,