[troutman]

I select in the 1982 category, AVALON by ROXY MUSIC:

This is one sexy record. I can't think of many more romantic albums. I think one of the first videos I ever saw was Avalon on FM Moving Pictures way back in the day. Makes me want to put on a white tuxedo and pursue super-models like Brian Ferry. Pull this out for your next booty call. Roxy Music has re-united (with Brian Eno) and will be releasing a new record this year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_(album)



In 1989, the album was ranked #31 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "The 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s". In 2003, the album was ranked number 307 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Avalon is the highest entry of four Roxy Music albums that made the list (Siren, For Your Pleasure and Country Life being the others).

1. "More Than This" – 4:30
2. "The Space Between" – 4:30
3. "Avalon" – 4:16
4. "India" – 1:44
5. "While My Heart Is Still Beating" (Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 3:26
6. "The Main Thing" – 3:54
7. "Take a Chance with Me" (Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 4:42
8. "To Turn You On" – 4:16
9. "True to Life" – 4:25
10. "Tara" (Ferry, Mackay) – 1:33

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:wuabqjmwojha

Flesh + Blood suggested that Roxy Music were at the end of the line, but they regrouped and recorded the lovely Avalon, one of their finest albums. Certainly, the lush, elegant soundscapes of Avalon are far removed from the edgy avant-pop of their early records, yet it represents another landmark in their career. With its stylish, romantic washes of synthesizers and Bryan Ferry's elegant, seductive croon, Avalon simultaneously functioned as sophisticated make-out music for yuppies and as the maturation of synth pop. Ferry was never this romantic or seductive, either with Roxy or as a solo artist, and Avalon shimmers with elegance in both its music and its lyrics. "More Than This," "Take a Chance With Me," "While My Heart Is Still Beating," and the title track are immaculately crafted and subtle songs, where the shifting synthesizers and murmured vocals gradually reveal the melodies. It's a rich, textured album and a graceful way to end the band's career. [Virgin's 2003 version included the bonus track "Always Unknowing."]

More Than This


Bill Murray touchingly sings More Than This in Lost In Translation


Avalon