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THE SOFT MACHINEThe Soft MachineCanterbury Scene3.96 | 686 ratings |
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Well, I guess if I want to review a project with Kevin Ayers involved, this is it; his solo
work, though often progressive, is not to be found here (yet?). I saw these guys open for
Hendrix (both acts only had one album out at the time), and of course, they did nothing
for me. I was only 14 or 15; even Hendrix did little for me, although I recognized
the "hits". The auditorium in San Antonio had horrible acoustics, and both acts came
across as a wall of muddy noise. Anyway, NOW I can say without hesitation that this
album has many examples of genius (mixed in with many examples of self-indulgent
goofiness). It's really hard to go back to the "beginning" objectively after devouring nearly
every solo album Ayers and Wyatt have released over the years. I'm sure that if I
listened to this album for the first time now, without ever having heard that solo work, that
I would be unimpressed and perplexed. Moot point.
soundsweird |
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