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Always in Fashion.(Roxy Music's 'The Thrill of It All')(Brief article)(Video recording review)

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Bands like Fall Out Boy are comfortable wearing eyeliner, but who is man enough now to wear blue eyeshadow and a short-waisted jacket that looks like an enormous silver pompom? In 1973, that long-haired man was Brian Eno, then merely the synthesizer player for Roxy Music. A new two-DVD set, "The Thrill of It All," from Virgin Records, captures thirty-six performances, from the band's androgynous start, in 1972, all the way through to 1982, when they released "Avalon," their deathless baby-making album. The ...

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