Mike Tyler

Roxy Music formed in the summer of 1971, in and around London, England.  The group evolved from the late-’60s art-rock movement and had a fascination with fashion, glamour, cinema, pop art, and the avant-garde, which separated the band from their contemporaries. Dressed in bizarre, stylish costumes, the group played a defiantly experimental variation of art rock which vacillated between avant-rock and sleek pop hooks. During the early ’70s, the group was driven by the creative tension between Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno, who each pulled the band in separate directions: Ferry had a fondness for American soul and Beatlesque art-pop, while Eno was intrigued by deconstructing rock with amateurish experimentalism.  Released in 1982, “Avalon” became Roxy Music’s biggest album and the band plan on putting out a new release in 2008.

For a nice deposit in your Jack Nation points account, what did singer Bryan Ferry’s father do for a living?

A)  Bus Driver

B)  Coal Miner

C)  Construction Worker

Make your answer ONE WORD and enter it in the BONUS CODES section of this website to pad your account.

Thanks for checking out my rock trivia blog and there’ll be “More Than This” tomorrow.

Mike