フォーマット |
CD |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (イギリス盤) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2008年10月27日 |
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規格品番 |
REWIGCD 40 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
5034202204022 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:39:29
Rock Bottom, recorded with a star-studded cast of Canterbury musicians, has been deservedly acclaimed as one of the finest art rock albums. Several forces surrounding Wyatt's life helped shape its outcome. First, it was recorded after the former Soft Machine drummer and singer fell out of a five-story window and broke his spine. Legend had it that the album was a chronicle of his stay in the hospital. Wyatt dispels this notion in the liner notes of the 1997 Thirsty Ear reissue of the album, as well as the book Wrong Movements: A Robert Wyatt History. Much of the material was composed prior to his accident in anticipation of rehearsals of a new lineup of Matching Mole. The writing was completed in the hospital, where Wyatt realized that he would now need to sing more, since he could no longer be solely the drummer. Many of Rock Bottom's songs are very personal and introspective love songs, since he would soon marry Alfreda Benge. Benge suggested to Wyatt that his music was too cluttered and needed more open spaces. Therefore, Robert Wyatt not only ploughed new ground in songwriting territory, but he presented the songs differently, taking time to allow songs like "Sea Song" and "Alifib" to develop slowly. Previous attempts at love songs, like "O Caroline," while earnest and wistful, were very literal and lyrically clumsy. Rock Bottom was Robert Wyatt's most focused and relaxed album up to its time of release. In 1974, it won the French Grand Prix Charles Cros Record of the Year Award. It is also considered an essential record in any comprehensive collection of psychedelic or progressive rock. Concurrently released was the first of his two singles to reach the British Top 40, "I'm a Believer." ~ Jim Powers
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1.[CD]
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1.Sea Song
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2.Last Straw
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3.Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road
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4.Alifib
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5.Alife
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6.Little Red Robin Hood Hit The Road
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墜落事故からの復帰作である1974年の作品。ドラムは叩けなくなったがが、その代わりに神がかった歌声がある。一つ一つの音を紡ぎ寄せる様な崇高な音世界は、例える言葉が思いつかないほど美しい。ニック・メイスンによるプロデュースで、マイク・オールドフィールドやカンタベリー系アーティストの演奏もお見事。文句なしの傑作です。
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