Customer Reviews
Timeless classics. - By: S. Williamson, 12 Sep 2008 
I was never a Roxy fan,I was only a kid during the 70`s & only knew of them because my oldest sister was in love with Ferry,I heard some of the early Roxy songs & never thought about them much until I started getting into music myself at the start of the 80`s & remembered hearing Avalon,More Than This & Same Old Scene on the radio very often.
The surprising thing to me on this collection of songs is just how good & how many hits Roxy had,the only thing that drops a star for me is that the early stuff is harder for me to like but hey I`m an 80`s child.
For me this record has done what it was intended to,it`s made me want to go out & buy the other Roxy albums.
A Review by someone who isn't a Roxy Music Fan - By: MR I T HARRIS, 08 May 2008 
Browsing through the many offers & ratings for different albums, I found this best of Roxy Music cd, highly rated at 4.5 & only £5. As I'm trying to branch out my collection of music through the ages & genres including the 80's/70's, I though Roxy Music would be an excellent addition to my ever improving collection. Having read alll the 5 star reviews it sounded like a worth while purchase.
Now... If I was born in the 60's/70's, I may be interested in the band but from this album I can only say I would have probably gone back to 60's & 70's for some severe help. This is never in a million years 5 star album. All I can think is that quite a lot of Roxy Music fans are trying to improve the rating of their childhood band. 'Love is the Drug' & 'Virginia Plain' are the stand out tracks which are unfortunately 10 & 17 tracks down the line, by which time I was so bored I was starting this raving review.
Maybe it's just me, or maybe I'm just missing the mellow sounds & uninspiring vocals. No wonder so many reviews are annoyed about the sound not being surround sound. It sounds terrible up to track 9 which is ok at best. A pleasant version of 'Jealous Guy' makes a nice track 3 but thats it for me.
Maybe it just sounds average compared to the three other albums I bought along side it: 'Takk by Sigur Ros', 'Good Morning Vietnam (Soundtrack)' & 'With Love & Squalor by We are Scientists'.
Sorry Roxy Music fans. Not a great album I'm afraid. An album not suited for the younger generation, maybe.
Five-star Roxy - By: A. L. Sharples, 12 Jul 2007 
The sound quality on this release is outstanding. Some people may bemoan the lack of multi-channel but the stereo sound is terrific - we should alll be thankful these songs are available on SACD at alll! Owners of Roxy's Avalon SACD will surely buy this disc.
Excellent compilation - By: J. Edwards, 09 Aug 2006 As someone who's always liked Roxy, but never reallly rated their albums, this is an ideal compilation of their best known songs from every phase of their career. The reverse chronological sequencing works reallly well & gives the songs a slightly unfamiliar context - much better than the random track order of a lot of comps.
re the "missing song" in jez1153's note - By: , 02 Aug 2005 Slave to Love is "missing" becasue it's not a Roxy track.
This is a well-judged single disk Roxy compilation. Bit pricey though.
