What does For Your Pleasure sound like?

Glamorous yet avant-garde, the album marries lush orchestrations with art rock's experimental edge. Rooted in new wave and art rock. Start with "Do the Strand".

Is For Your Pleasure a good place to start with Roxy Music?

Yes, For Your Pleasure is recommended as a starting point for new Roxy Music listeners. Glamorous yet avant-garde, the album marries lush orchestrations with art rock's experimental edge. For Your Pleasure is Roxy Music's second album, arriving just over a year after their influential debut. At this point, the band was solidifying their identity within the glam rock and art rock movements, exploring more sophisticated themes while pushing musical boundaries.

Who is For Your Pleasure for?

For Your Pleasure works well if you're into long, immersive listening sessions, dynamic emotional journeys and layered, dense sonic textures.

How many songs are on For Your Pleasure?

For Your Pleasure has 8 tracks, running approximately 42 minutes.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music · 1973

42 min · 8 tracks · new wave

Glamorous yet avant-garde, the album marries lush orchestrations with art rock's experimental edge.

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Top tracks — play these first

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Do the Strand Start here — This opening track sets the tone for the album with its infectious rhythm and playful lyrics, encapsulating the band's glam aesthetic while introducing their unique sound.
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In Every Dream Home a Heartache — This track delves into themes of consumerism and disillusionment, featuring haunting melodies that juxtapose the glamorous imagery typically associated with the band.
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The Bogus Man — With its experimental structure and extended length, this song showcases Roxy Music's willingness to push sonic boundaries, blending jazz influences with art rock's avant-garde spirit.

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Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

70 /100

Alpine

Higher than 94% of albums we've rated

The album showcases strong songwriting and production, with distinct tracks that blend glam and art rock elements.

What we noticed

The opening track features a driving rhythm and layered instrumentation, establishing an energetic tone that persists through the first half of the album.
Several tracks incorporate abrupt tempo changes, such as 'In Every Dream Home a Heartache,' which shifts from a slow, haunting intro to a more dynamic middle section.
The final track, 'For Your Pleasure,' concludes with an extended instrumental section that gradually fades out, creating a sense of closure.

Composition 25% of the score: 8/10
Craft 20% of the score: 8/10
Durability 25% of the score: 7/10
Distinctiveness 18% of the score: 8/10
Sequencing 12% of the score: 6/10

Influence 6/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

long, immersive listening sessions
dynamic emotional journeys
layered, dense sonic textures
atmospheric background focus

Where this album fits

In the catalog: Critical Peak — The album showcases Roxy Music's artistic ambition and influenced future music movements.
Career context: For Your Pleasure is Roxy Music's second album, arriving just over a year after their influential debut. At this point, the band was solidifying their identity within the glam rock and art rock movements, exploring more sophisticated themes while pushing musical boundaries.
Stylistic neighbors: David Bowie· Brian Eno· Talking Heads