Editing Roxy Music (section)

==Legacy and influence==
In 2005, [[Tim de Lisle]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' argued that Roxy Music are the second most influential British band after [[the Beatles]]. He wrote, "Somehow, in a landscape dominated by [[Led Zeppelin]] at one end and [[the Osmonds]] at the other, they managed to reach the Top 10 with a heady mixture of futurism, retro rock'n'roll, camp, funny noises, silly outfits, art techniques, film references and oboe solos. And although their popularity has ebbed and flowed, their influence has been strikingly consistent."<ref name="de Lisle"/> In 2019, ''[[The Economist]]'' also described them as "the best British art-rock band since the Beatles", arguing that "among English rock acts of that time, their spirit of adventure and their impact" was "surpassed only" by [[David Bowie]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2019/03/19/how-roxy-music-helped-define-generations-of-pop| title=How Roxy Music helped define generations of pop|newspaper=The Economist|date=19 March 2019|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> Bowie himself cited Roxy Music as one of his favourite British groups and in a 1975 television interview described Bryan Ferry as "spearheading some of the best music to come out of England."<ref>{{YouTube|id=aS4jBB-KMdE|title=David Bowie about Bryan Ferry - Rare - 1975.mov}}</ref>

Roxy Music's sound and visual style have been described as a significant influence on later genres and subcultures such as [[electronic music]], [[punk rock]], [[disco]], [[New wave music|new wave]] and [[new romantic]].<ref name="Vice.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-guide-to-getting-into-roxy-music/ |title=The Guide to Getting into Roxy Music |date=17 May 2018 |publisher=Vice.com |access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="Ultimate Classic Rock">{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/roxy-music-hall-of-fame-reasons/ |title=5 Reasons Roxy Music Should Be In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame|date=12 November 2018 |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Economist">{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2019/03/19/how-roxy-music-helped-define-generations-of-pop|title=How Roxy Music helped define generations of pop|newspaper=The Economist |date=19 March 2019|access-date=19 August 2019}}</ref> [[Madness (band)|Madness]] are among the artists that have cited Roxy Music as an influence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.madness.co.uk/1976.html |title=Madness |publisher=Madness |access-date=20 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720083259/http://www.madness.co.uk/1976.html |archive-date=20 July 2011}}</ref> They paid tribute to Bryan Ferry in the song "4BF" (the title is a reference to the song "[[2HB]]", itself a tribute to [[Humphrey Bogart]] from [[Roxy Music (album)|the first Roxy Music studio album]]). Other artists who have cited or been described as influenced by Roxy Music include [[Echo & the Bunnymen]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2013 |title=Q&A: Echo & The Bunnymen's Will Sergeant on new instrumental trio Poltergeist |url=https://slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/06/17/will-sergeant-interview-poltergeist-bunnymen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120085621/https://slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/06/17/will-sergeant-interview-poltergeist-bunnymen/ |archive-date=January 20, 2025 |access-date=April 11, 2025 |website=Slicing Up Eyeballs |quote=Everything is influenced by something. [[Echo & the Bunnymen | The Bunnymen]] were influenced by [[Punk rock | punk]], [[The Velvet Underground]], [[David Bowie | Bowie]], Roxy Music and [[Psychedelic rock | psychedelia]], etc., etc.}}</ref> [[Melvins]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nielsen |first=Jacob Paul |date=December 20, 2022 |title=A Conversation With The Melvins |url=https://magnetmagazine.com/2022/12/20/a-conversation-with-the-melvins/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613083014/https://magnetmagazine.com/2022/12/20/a-conversation-with-the-melvins/ |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2024 |website=[[Magnet (magazine) | Magnet]] |quote=That's nothing new, as far as that's concerned. We did an album of all covers, (2013's) ''[[Everybody Loves Sausages]]'', basically to clue people in on bands that were a big influence on us, that maybe they hadn't thought of, like [[David Bowie | Bowie]] or Roxy Music or [[the Fugs]].}}</ref> [[Wire (band)|Wire]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brodsky |first=Rachel |date=April 17, 2015 |title=Q&A: Nobody Puts Wire in a Corner |url=https://www.spin.com/2015/04/wire-interview-graham-lewis-colin-newman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207140356/https://www.spin.com/2015/04/wire-interview-graham-lewis-colin-newman/ |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |website=[[Spin (magazine) | SPIN]] |quote=Going back to when we started playing together, I think we had very disparate influences, but one of the common ones was pop music from the '60s, what we were brought up on. The early music from Germany: [[Neu!]], [[Can (band) | Can]], people like that. We're big fans of [[Captain Beefheart]], obviously. The very early [[Roxy Music]] stuff was good. At the time, when we actually started working together, we'd been doing things like [[Patti Smith]]'s first album, [[Ramones | the Ramones]], that stuff, [[Television (band) | Television]].}}</ref> [[Parquet Courts]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2014 |title=Louder Than War Interview: Parquet Courts |url=https://louderthanwar.com/louder-than-war-interview-parquet-courts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514074344/https://louderthanwar.com/louder-than-war-interview-parquet-courts/ |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Louder Than War |quote=Truth be told, [[Pavement (band) | Pavement]] is not a big influence on [[Parquet Courts]]. I like them and respect them, but I think we share similar influences, like [[The Velvet Underground | Velvet Underground]], Roxy Music, [[The Fall (band) | The Fall]], etc… and therefore we have certain sonic similarities.}}</ref> [[Crime (band)|Crime]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Aaron |date=May 2007 |title=Crime |url=https://www.furious.com/perfect/crime.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521164738/https://www.furious.com/perfect/crime.html |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Perfect Sound Forever |quote=There was no scene as far as we were concerned. Influences were: rock'n roll like [[Eddie Cochran]], [[blues]] like [[Howlin' Wolf|Howling Wolf]], country like [[Hank Williams]], garage like [[The Misunderstood]], beat groups like [[The Rolling Stones | the Stones]], [[Glam rock | Glam]], like Roxy Music, and trashy rock 'n roll like [[the Stooges]].}}</ref> [[Nile Rodgers]], [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]], [[Duran Duran]], [[U2]], [[the Smiths]], [[Spandau Ballet]], [[Radiohead]], [[Scissor Sisters]], [[Talking Heads]], [[Imogen Heap]], [[Goldfrapp]], [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]], [[Sex Pistols]], [[the Human League]], [[Todd Terje]] and [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]].<ref name="Vice.com"/><ref name="Ultimate Classic Rock"/><ref name="The Economist"/>

In 1997, bassist [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]] of [[Duran Duran]] produced the tribute album ''Dream Home Heartaches... Remaking/Remodeling Roxy Music''. The compilation features Taylor as well as [[Dave Gahan]] ([[Depeche Mode]]) and [[Low Pop Suicide]], among others.

Sex Pistols guitarist [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] named his first band ''the Strand'' after the Roxy Music song ''Do the Strand''.<ref name=SJint>{{cite web |author=Olsson, Mats |date=23 July 1977 |title=Sex Pistols |work=Expressen |url=http://www.acc.umu.se/~samhain/summerofhate/expressenjuly23.html |access-date=17 March 2009}}</ref> Jones has also described Roxy Music's style as a strong influence on the later punk craze of which he would go on to become a part, and cited their first album as one of his all-time favourites.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/05/09/steve-jones-lists-his-12-must-have-cds/ |title=Steve Jones lists his 12 must-have CDs |website=EW.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/sex-pistols-steve-jones-favourite-albums-playlist/ |title=From Morrissey to Roxy Music: Sex Pistols' Steve Jones picks 12 essential albums |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>

The [[Electronic music|electronic]] band [[Ladytron]] took their name from the title of a song from Roxy Music's first album.<ref name=AMGR1>{{cite book |last=Bogdanov, Vladimir |title=All music guide to rock |publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation]] |year=2002 |page=638 |isbn=978-0-87930-653-3 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>

The British band [[Bananarama]] took their name, in part, from the Roxy Music song "Pyjamarama".<ref>{{cite web |title=BANANARAMA Biography |url=https://www.bananarama.co.uk/biography/ |access-date=2022-02-02 |website=bananarama.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>