The 1920's was a time not that unlike the 1960's in that it was a period when new fashions, new music and new freedoms were celebrated with a youthful exuberance that sought to shake off those of the older established mainstream.It was a time of partying and cheering for the end of the previous dark period of World War I, a time where women's suffrage was peaking and was subsequently celebrated with the rise of the independently-minded, adventurously daring Flappers.
Most notably, it was a glorious time for a musical genre called Jazz that had seen its birth in the African American communities of New Orleans, and was now seen as the dance band choice of the young and young-minded everywhere.
With radio broadcasts playing a large part in spreading the zest of Jazz, as well as folks flocking to dance-halls to see the bands themselves, Jazz became the rebellious music.
Bryan Ferry is no stranger to rebellion. Beginning as a part-time art teacher, his band Roxy Music released their stunningly original self-titled debut album in 1972.
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| No surprise! For as it turns out, not everyone in Roxy Music hated Jazz |
A melding of Pop Art, glittering glamour, and a Post Modern spaced out experimental hybrid, the album, and the musicians in Roxy Music themselves, were something new to behold—Rock and Roll without a precedent.
Bryan Ferry and his cohorts became iconic musical visionaries
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