KEVIN AYERS & THE WHOLE WORLD: SHOOTING AT THE MOON

First of all, for those who don't know him, Mr. Ayers is, in my opinion, one of the great voices, different but just as great as that of the first Greg Lake or Ian Anderson (in the early '70s). But Kevin is also an example of creative freedom, which transcends mere musical composition. In particular, on this second album, he began to move away from Soft Machine and developed his own avant-garde, led by experienced jazz musicians, and a young Mike Oldfield whose solo on the song "Lunatics Lament" is in the anthology of monumental solos. The lyrics, the singing in French, the intelligence and lyricism of the lyrics, plus the delicate balance between experimentation and the apology for beautiful and sophisticated melodies, make this a fundamental album, without commercial commitments, without being accountable to anyone other than to his own art.