Roxy Music - The High Road - Video Review
By Michael Shore
Rolling Stone yearbook, circa 1983
Shot at Frejus, France during Roxy Music's 1983 tour, The High Road has to be one of the most basic, straightforward concert videos of all time. There's not a single special effect used anywhere; nor is there any fancy-dan cutting of any sort. It's simply Roxy live onstage, caught from the minimum-requirement of camera angles and long/medium/close-up shots, and with gratifyingly few of the obligatory crowd shots. The High Road lives up to its name by being commendably honest -- indeed, it's right in keeping with ex-fashion plate Ferry's shockingly dressed-down look on the tour -- and letting the band stand or fall entirely on its own merits.
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