Roxy Music: Stranded (Island)
Ian MacDonald, NME, 10 November 1973
IN A WAY, Roxy Music's original ambiguous stance the Chinese Box thing that was probably their most enticing quality always fought against their acceptance as a for-real rock 'n' roll band.
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